Newcomers Fund

Supporting new immigrants arriving in Colorado.

Established in December 2022, the Newcomers Fund provides grants to nonprofits that are meeting the vital needs of new immigrants in our community. Administered by Rose Community Foundation, the Newcomers Fund is led by a steering committee that includes representatives from the City and County of Denver, the State of Colorado, The Denver Foundation, Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, and Mile High United Way. 

All dollars raised through the Newcomers Fund are deployed quickly and strategically to Colorado nonprofits providing essential services. The Fund has received more than 5,000 donations from individuals, foundations and businesses, and has raised and distributed over $3.5 million to over 50 organizations in the Denver metro area and throughout Colorado.

In the last two years, the Newcomers Fund has supported local nonprofits that are providing one-to-one, direct support for new arrivals by offering food and clothing and connecting people with legal, employment, health, mental health and housing support. These organizations are also creating a safe environment where immigrants feel welcomed, valued and supported.

The Newcomers Fund will continue to respond to needs in the immigrant community amidst impending policy shifts at the federal level and threatening rhetoric targeting immigrants locally. For those individuals and families who have made their home here in Colorado, there are continued needs that our community can rally together to help address.

Support the Newcomers Fund

Thank you for considering a gift to the Newcomers Fund. Support from individuals, families, corporations and foundations makes a real and positive difference to those who have been building their lives in a new place. Every dollar received by the Fund is deployed directly and strategically to nonprofits in the Denver community.

To give via check, please mail to:
Rose Community Foundation
4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80246
Include “Newcomers Fund” in the memo line

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Grant Opportunities

At this time, the Newcomers Fund steering committee is not accepting unsolicited applications while we try to prioritize the highest needs in the face of looming uncertainty around policy changes at the federal level. We are currently fundraising for more resources to be able to deploy to nonprofits across Colorado.

Interested nonprofits, please fill out this form to share about your work and needs.

Grantees to Date

The Fund has supported nonprofits mainly in the Denver metro area, which serve a significant portion of new immigrants, and has also provided assistance to communities beyond Denver, spanning from Yampa Valley to Carbondale, and from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. The work of those nonprofits has been important in meeting the needs of new arrivals and enabling them to settle elsewhere in the state.