Life is more colorful with SCFD
We fund culture
Seven counties. 300 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.
Performing Arts
Rocky Mountain Arts Association
Mission Statement
Rocky Mountain Arts Association’s member choruses, the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus and the Denver Women’s Chorus, are committed to building community through music. Mission: To spread a message of equality, acceptance and empowerment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals by providing artistic, educational, cultural and social enrichment for our audiences and our singers.Learn More
1 of 321 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Ars Nova Singers
Mission Statement
To delight, inspire, and enlighten audiences with choral music of the highest artistic quality.Learn More
1 of 321 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Historic Denver/ Molly Brown House Museum
Mission Statement
To enhance the city's unique identity through education, activism, and stewardship on behalf of local heritage and historic places. To enhance the city's unique identity by telling the story of Margaret "Molly" Brown's activism, philanthropy and passion through educational programs, exhibits and stewardship.Learn More
1 of 321 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Chamber Music Society of Boulder
Mission Statement
To promote classical musical arts and education to ALL people, through an engaging and profound musical experience.Learn More
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Performing Arts
Englewood Arts
Mission Statement
To enrich the life of its community through arts education and performance in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts.Learn More
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Natural Sciences
Growing Gardens of Boulder County
Mission Statement
To enrich the lives of our community through sustainable urban agriculture. To provide opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with their food, the land and each other.Learn More
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Natural Sciences
Ocean First Institute
Mission Statement
Our goal is ocean conservation through research and education. We educate and empower future generations to preserve our ocean and become future leaders in conservation. We do this by connecting youth with the wonders of the ocean and the importance of hands-on conservation through programming that highlights scientific exploration.Learn More
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Cultural History
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys
Mission Statement
To provide educational and cultural services to the greater Rocky Mountain region through the preservation, exhibition, collection and interpretation of the visual arts using miniatures, dolls and toys.Learn More
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Performing Arts
Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts
Mission Statement
To inspire and connect community members of all ages by providing access to the best of the world's music through education and performance.Learn More
1 of 321 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Inside the Orchestra
Mission Statement
To bring orchestra music to young children in the greater Denver metropolitan community, cultivating music appreciation and enhancing their education through an engaging first-hand experience with the orchestra.Learn More
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Free Days Are Back
Enjoy in-person and virtual programming from the cultural community. Please always check with organizations prior to attending as dates and times are subject to change.
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Historic Denver/ Molly Brown House Museum
2024 SCFD Voter Evenings at the Molly Brown House Museum: Free admission for the residents of: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties – must show ID. During our free evenings, please consider making a donation according to your ability. The Museum is much busier on free evenings, so also consider visiting on a regular admission day instead. If you have a large group or a group with special needs, we can book a tour any other day by offering free or reduced admission.
Denver Art Museum
Free Days at the DAM: Engage with art, explore onsite activities, and experience exhibitions on view all while enjoying free general admission!
Mizel Institute
Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) Free Day: SCFD Free Days at the all-new, state-of-the-art CELL Exhibit: Through this interactive and educational exhibit, you will discover the most pressing issues impacting national security and how you can play a role in enhancing public safety.
Denver Art Museum
Free Days at the DAM: Engage with art, explore onsite activities, and experience exhibitions on view all while enjoying free general admission!
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
SCFD Free Day - Satisfy your science curiosity during our SCFD Free Days and Free Nights. No need to reserve your ticket ahead of time online. Walk up anytime during Free Days or Free Nights and gain access to the Wildlife Halls or our permanent exhibitions. A separate ticket is required if you'd like to visit the planetarium or the brand-new Infinity Theater.
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
SCFD Free Day at Dino Ridge: Enjoy free admission to the exhbit hall at our Main Visitor Center and/or save $4 on a guided bus tour of Dinosaur Ridge. This is a perfect time to check out the nation's #1 dinosaur tracksite and Jurassic age dinosaur fossil still embedded in rock layers on the hogback east of Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre. All ages welcome! Wheelchair accessible. Be sure to bring drinking water for this outdoor Colorado experience located 20 miles west of Denver.
Mizel Institute
Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) Free Day: SCFD Free Days at the all-new, state-of-the-art CELL Exhibit: Through this interactive and educational exhibit, you will discover the most pressing issues impacting national security and how you can play a role in enhancing public safety.
40 West Arts
OUTPOURING Performance: Outpouring explores inspired stream of consciousness as a therapeutic release. Movement, poetry, lipstick all act as gestures to familial narrative. Rituals and mythologies come alive. This piece will develop over the course of an hour. Viewers are welcome to come and go as they please.
Longmont Museum
Longmont Museum Free Second Saturday: The second Saturday of each month is free admission at the Longmont Museum.
Wonder looks good on you
Culture creates vibrancy for us individually and collectively. It gives our kids a unique perspective and understanding of the world. It inspires all of us to get off the couch, discover the radical and the beautiful, and stretches our capacity to be transformed. Through our diverse, local culture, we come together, we come to new ideas, we come to our senses.
Going the Distance with India Wood
Over the course of 10 days in May, local naturalist and writer, India Wood, embarked on a diagonal hike across the Denver metro region. She had already hiked the first…
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Embracing Everything with Colorado MahlerFest
Following in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Lockley at Dinosaur Ridge
