Supporters
Through funding, in-kind, and technical support, our partners are actively working with and within the community to execute on the goals of the Colorado Media Project. Drop us a line if you are interested in becoming a supporter.
Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation established by Pierre Omidyar to help ensure that our political system can withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Democracy Fund’s Public Square Program invests in people and organizations who are working to create a stronger public square that is trusted, connected and reflective of the full diversity of our nation. The program does this by rebuilding the infrastructure for local news, fostering community engagement and diverse, inclusive and equitable newsrooms, and expanding press freedom.
Since 1946, the Denver-based Gates Family Foundation has been a community resource for advancing long-term quality of life in Colorado. The Foundation has supported public and independent media for decades, especially as vital issues such as public education, rural issues, and natural resources have faced declining media coverage from traditional outlets. The Colorado Media Project is the primary focus for the foundation’s Informed Communities and Local News portfolio of strategic grantmaking.
Project X-ITE is Denver University’s cross-discipline innovation hub for technology and entrepreneurship. In addition to providing a nonprofit home for the Colorado Media Project, DU contributes multi-faceted in-kind faculty support coordinated by JB Holston and Lynn Schofield Clark, Chair of Media, Film and Journalism, as well as administrative and back-office support.
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation strategically provides grants and fellowships to advance the arts and inspire creative leadership in Denver. The foundation is richly steeped in Denver’s cultural history, but is also a contemporary leader in fueling innovation and exploration in our creative economy. Each year it gives more than $3 million to arts organizations and nonprofit leaders, because it believes these entities and individuals are critical to building and sustaining a vibrant community.
The Colorado Health Foundation is committed to helping Coloradans live their healthiest lives, by advancing opportunities to pursue good health and achieve health equity. The Foundation partners with nonprofits, health care leaders, policymakers, educators and the private sector to support impactful work critical to improving health in Colorado.
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation’s mission is to invest in the future of journalism by building the ethics, skills and opportunities needed to advance principled, probing news and information now and for the future. EEJF does so through contributions to media institutions and journalism schools, primarily in areas of investigative reporting, professional development, Oklahoma journalism, and special opportunities.
Membership Puzzle Project is a research project funded by the Knight Foundation, Luminate, and Democracy Fund, and collaboratively run by NYU and the Dutch journalism platform De Correspondent. It is delving into research on ways that journalism organizations are diversifying revenue with a particular focus on membership programs and optimizing news for trust.
The Colorado Trust is dedicated to ensuring all Coloradans have the opportunity to thrive. The Trust partners with people and organizations across Colorado that are working to make positive changes in their communities; providing funding and other resources so that all people have the power to make decisions that improve their lives and the lives of their neighbors.
The Rose Community Foundation’s mission is to advance inclusive, engaged and equitable Greater Denver communities through values-driven philanthropy. Created in 1995 and anchored in its Jewish roots and legacy, the Foundation’s vision is a thriving region strengthened by diversity and generosity.
Bohemian Foundation is a private family foundation established in 2001. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Bohemian Foundation works to empower citizens and impact communities through grantmaking, programs, and events in its Community, Music, Global, and Civic Programs.
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation is dedicated to helping more people be healthy. Founded in 1955, they elevate the well-being of all Coloradans by advancing oral health equity and supporting innovative programs that improve oral health and overall well-being.