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.
Natural Sciences
Garden to Table
Mission Statement
Garden to Table empowers school communities with gardens and curriculum to engage all students in experiential outdoor education.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
The Colorado Choir and Chorus Organization
Mission Statement
To further the musical training of its members and to demonstrate our passion for music and thus inspire, educate and entertain our audiences.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Spoke N Motion Dance
Mission Statement
Spoke N Motion Dance’s mission is to unite the talents of dancers with and without disabilities in integrated dance, expanding opportunities for dance and challenging perceptions about people with disabilities.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Rocky Mountain Storytelling
Mission Statement
To create annual storytelling events that perpetuate the art of oral storytelling. To educate and expose the community to storytelling. To promote the history and traditions of storytelling from various social and cultural backgrounds; and provide a forum for the art, craft, and techniques of storytelling.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
The Venue Theatre Company
Mission Statement
To provide an accepting and enriching environment for the youth of our community - for discovery, exploration, and celebration of their unique and extraordinary abilities.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Boulder MUSE
Mission Statement
Boulder MUSE is a free music education program designed for under-resourced K-8 students in Boulder County. Our fundamental philosophy is that all children should be able to study music regardless of their financial circumstances.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Opera Colorado
Mission Statement
To enrich the quality of life through the presentation of opera performances that inspire our audience, and serves the community through education and cultural programs.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
The Playground Ensemble
Mission Statement
To promote the music of our time through performance, new music commissions, education, and community outreach.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Mission Statement
To provide cross-cultural instruction, performances and enrichment programs empowering all our communities by cultivating the healthy mind, body and spirit development for intergenerational students, artists and audiences.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural Sciences
Majestic View Nature Center
Mission Statement
To promote environmental education and nature interpretation for Arvada and surrounding communities.
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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Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Free Days and Nights
David Taylor’s Zikr Dance Ensemble
Zikr Dance Ensemble's Open Rehearsal Days! Our SCFD Free Days will be held on April 7 and April 14 from 10:45am - 12:45pm at Premier School of Dance, 12351 Grant Street, Thornton. Members of the public are invited to attend a live rehearsal of our Spring season production. Visitors may attend all or part of either or both rehearsals. Tickets and advance registration are NOT required.
David Taylor’s Zikr Dance Ensemble
Open rehearsal for "Runes" at Premier School of Dance, 12351 Grant St. Thornton 80241
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.
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Free Days
Thornton Community Band
TCB Jazz Band & Chamber Winds Recital
Denver Botanic Gardens
Free Days at Denver Botanic Gardens - York Street and Chatfield Farms
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.