The Greenwood Fund

The Greenwood Fund is a donor-advised fund of The Denver Foundation that supports the conservation of museum artifacts and collections care projects within the museum community of Colorado and Wyoming.  Annually the Fund will award approximately $5,000 in small grants ($500-$1000).

Eligibility:  Grants are available to any museum with a permanent collection in Colorado and Wyoming that has current non-profit status (501C3) and that is open to the public on a regular basis.  Grants are not available to individuals and cannot be used for endowments, routine building maintenance, events, or travel.  Funds can be used to purchase equipment, archival supplies, and outside services. 

Funds are not available for exhibitions, education, salaries, general operating support, building expansions (unless for conservation labs), endowments (except for conservation), marketing, public relations, travel, or scholarships.  At this time, the grant will not cover collections management expenses such as computers, digitizing projects, or collections photography.

Preference will go to legitimate museums that have permanent collections on exhibit to the public.  (In other words, not to galleries, children's museums without collections, science museums without collections, corporate collections, etc. or "museums" that are without 501-C3 status.) 

Application Process: 

The application process will consist of a letter no longer than two pages which

1.) demonstrates the need for conservation/collections care

2.) outlines the project and steps taken to address the need

In addition to the two-page letter, applicants should include:

-a cover sheet with all necessary information: contact, mailing address, phone number, full name of institution, and type of museum.

-the names and credentials of personnel involved

-the project budget

-the organizational budget

- a copy of their organization’s IRS tax-determination letter

Applications are due on the close of business, August 15.  The committee will not consider late applications.  If you have previously received funding, you are eligible to apply again.  Notification will be mid-December.  Money will be available by early February and must be spent within the calendar year. 

Applicants should submit information to one of the following addresses:  greenwoodfund@denverfoundation.org 

or

The Greenwood Fund
c/o The Denver Foundation
55 Madison St., 8^th Floor
Denver, CO  80206

Upon completion of the project, grantees will submit a short letter to The Greenwood Fund outlining details of the work done, success and failures.   

Questions?
Email them to greenwoodfund@denverfoundation.org.  No calls, please.