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We fund culture

Seven counties. 300 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.

Boulder Ballet logo
Performing Arts

Boulder Ballet

Mission Statement

The mission of Boulder Ballet is to create, explore and extend the artistry, passion and joy of dance in community with its artists, students and audiences through the opportunities of performance, the excellence of training, the enrichment of education and outreach for all.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Control Group Productions
Performing Arts

Control Group Productions

Mission Statement

Control Group Productions is a platform for live arts research, development, distribution, and advocacy. Driven by the belief that art is integral to a healthy society, and guided by values of bold innovation in artistic excellence, we advance the Denver community and the global culture by creating original works, supporting other artists' work, and engaging the public with powerful, immersive aesthetic experiences, dialog, and education.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
St. Martin's logo
Performing Arts

St. Martin’s Chamber Choir

Mission Statement

To perform classical choral music to the highest professional standards, and to inspire appreciation of the choral art by educating audiences and the wider community.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Majestic View Nature Center logo
Natural Sciences

Majestic View Nature Center

Mission Statement

To promote environmental education and nature interpretation for Arvada and surrounding communities.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
JLF Colorado logo
Performing Arts

JLF Colorado

Mission Statement

The mission of JLF Colorado is to cultivate culturally diverse, literary, visual and performing arts programming; provide platforms for intercultural conversations, and to disseminate knowledge from diverse cultural perspectives.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
City of Lakewood Heritage, Culture & Arts
Cultural History

City of Lakewood Heritage, Culture & Arts

Mission Statement

To enrich and inspire people through places and programs that engage, celebrate and build community through heritage, culture and the arts.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Flatirons Community Orchestra logo
Performing Arts

Flatirons Community Orchestra

Mission Statement

To provide an avenue for the extension of musical studies and lifetime enrichment for instrumentalists of all ages and expertise. To study and prepare orchestral repertoire through regular rehearsals and free performances for the general public. To supply musical accompaniment for special events.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Youth on Record logo
Performing Arts

Youth On Record

Mission Statement

Youth on Record empowers young creatives to achieve their artistic, personal, and academic best by employing Colorado musicians and artists as their coaches and mentors.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Boulder Concert Band logo
Performing Arts

Boulder Concert Band

Mission Statement

The Boulder Concert Band was formed with the aim of bringing to the Boulder area a community based symphonic band.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Lighthouse Writers Workshop logo
Performing Arts

Lighthouse Writers Workshop

Mission Statement

To provide the highest caliber of artistic education, support, and community for writers and readers in the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond. To ensure that literature maintains its proper prominence in the culture, and that individuals achieve their fullest potential as artists and human beings.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD

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SCFD funds over 300 organizations in the 7-county Denver metro area.

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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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Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance

Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Free Days
Sat Nov 14, All Day
Denver, CO
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Denver Botanic Gardens

Free Days Denver Botanic Gardens at Plains Conservation Center
Sat Nov 14, 10AM-3PM
Aurora, CO
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Thornton Community Band

TCB Chamber Winds Fall 2026 Recital
Sat Nov 14, 2:30-3:30PM
Thornton, CO
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Motus Theater

Motus Theater Presents: What Love Requires in Lafayette, CO
Sat Nov 14, 6:30-8:30PM
Lafayette, CO
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Friends of Dinosaur Ridge

Celebrate the Sesquicentennial Dino Ridge Style! - Visitors enjoy free entry to our Exhibit Hall at the Main Visitor Center and can save $5 on guided bus tours of Dinosaur Ridge.
Sun Nov 15, 9AM-4PM
Morrison, CO
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Colorado Hebrew Chorale

Sharing Shalom
Sun Nov 15, 2-3PM
Lakewood, CO
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Free Days and Nights
Mon Nov 16, 9AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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Museum of Outdoor Arts

SCFD Free Day - Our dates are the 7th and 28th of October, and Nov 18th. The park opens at 10am on these dates and the last admission is 4pm...park closing at 5pm.
Wed Nov 18, 10AM-4PM
Greenwood Village, CO
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Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

Free Day
Thu Nov 19, 10AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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There's so much culture to experience. Learn more about SCFD-funded organizations here.
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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.

Emma and Daphne smile at each other over microphones at a white table.

Meet Daphne Rice-Allen, Board Chair of the Black American West Museum & Heritage Center

Dare to wonder with us in this new season of the SCFD Wonder-Cast! In this episode we chat with Daphne Rice-Allen about the Denver metro area’s vibrant Black history and…

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Community is Culture

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Add Sparkle to Your Summer with SCFD

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SCFD Wonder-Cast host Emma sits across from Animal Care Specialist Krystin at a white table on a blue background

Meet Krystin Maloney, Lead Animal Ambassador Care Specialist at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance

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