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
Augustana Arts
Mission Statement
Augustana Arts gathers community, supports the arts, and delights the spirit through performance, education, and engagement.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Sound of the Rockies
Mission Statement
To entertain with excellence To mold singers* of all ages To enrich and inspire our communities Sound of the Rockies is an affiliate of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) This IRS filing covers BHS and affiliates: BHS VISION: Everyone in Harmony: A B
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Colorado Brass
Mission Statement
Mission Statement: Building a brass band community through education, performance, and competition.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
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 349 organizations funded by SCFD
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 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Denver’s Arts District on Santa Fe
Mission Statement
The Art District on Santa Fe is dedicated to promoting public awareness of the north Santa Fe Drive area in Denver, Colorado as a unique art, cultural and creative district, and furthering arts, culture, creativity and its education in the Denver metropolitan community.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Denver Children’s Choir
Mission Statement
To inspire and unite children from diverse backgrounds by fostering harmony in music and in life.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural Sciences
Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance
Mission Statement
Our mission is to elevate the care and protection of wildlife by fostering a sense of community and collaboration through the Alliance!
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Visual Arts
40 West Arts
Mission Statement
The 40 West Arts mission is to enrich the community and enhance the creative, cultural, and economic vitality of the historic West Colfax corridor by creating community arts spaces and community arts events and by supporting creative enterprises, experiences, and activities in the district.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras
Mission Statement
To provide a variety of opportunities for young musicians to deepen their musical skills and passion and to engage the community through performances of the highest possible artistic level.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
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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Mizel Institute
Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) Free Day: SCFD Free Day
Access Gallery
Access Gallery Presents Paper Works from April 3 through May 16, 2026. The exhibition features more than 20 drawings, prints, and other works on paper by Access Gallery artists and was developed through a collaborative curatorial process with Denver artist and longtime Access Gallery collaborator James-Allan Holmes and Access Gallery artists Brittany Murdock and Stephen Ray Esparza.
Colorado MahlerFest
Mahler: Ideas & Insights- a Symposium
Colorado Honor Band Association
Colorado Youth Bands Spring Concert
Highlands Ranch Concert Band
"Swing into Spring" - Swing Shift Jazz Band
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Free Day
Museum of Outdoor Arts
Marjorie Park SCFD Free Day
Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
Joy Park Free Night
South Suburban Parks and Recreation – Nature Programs
Nature Center and Park Visitation - The Carson Nature Center is open for drop in visitation weekends from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Visit live animals, build city on our flood table, and explore exhibits. Over 6 miles of trails in the open space, and five fishing lakes are open sunrise to sunset daily.
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.
Meet Krystin Maloney, Lead Animal Ambassador Care Specialist at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
In the season 1 finale of the SCFD Wonder-Cast, meet Krystin Maloney, Lead Animal Ambassador Care Specialist at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance! Learn more about DZCA’s animal ambassador program…
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Meet Kin Quitugua, Master Falconer at HawkQuest
Meet Heidi Echtenkamp, Wardrobe Supervisor at the DCPA with the SCFD Wonder-Cast
