Denver Civic Ventures Inc
Denver, CO · EIN 74-2187538. Reported 156 grants totalling $2,639,987 to 152 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Denver Civic Ventures Inc, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S20Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 152 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 3% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $9,500 and $17,000; the smallest was $5,620 and the largest $182,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14TH and Court LLC | Denver, CO | $182,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Department of State | Denver, CO | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Lincoln Park Condo Association | $56,314 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Denver Pavilions | Denver, CO | $54,177 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Agave Grill LLC | $44,005 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | |
| Centro 3M Inc | $40,013 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Telli's Restaurant Group | $40,013 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Spire Owners Association Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Dk-Ga Inc | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Stan's Downtown Barbers LLC | Denver, CO | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 633 17TH Street Operating Company L | $33,249 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| 3G Lodo LLC | $30,824 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| UP3 1755 Blake LLC | $30,256 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Menya No 1 LLC | $28,759 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | |
| Tr Denver Financial Center LLC | $28,175 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Gelato Boy | $24,644 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Urban 1530 16TH St LLC | $24,394 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Sadyta Inc | Denver, CO | $22,833 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| H & V Pretzels LLC | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Urban 1547 Blake St LLC | $17,581 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Btob LLC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Bulow Jewelers | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Caitlin Price | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Charmaine Billinsley Dba the Museum | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Colorful Colorado | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Courtney Phillips LLC Urban Luxury | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Denver Juice Inc | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dk-Ga Inc | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dream Kang LLC Dba Poke World | Westminster, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Earl's Restaurant Inc | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Elegant Pursuits LLC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Fluff Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Gift of Himalaya | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Grill Em' Holdings LLC | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hai Sung Chung Dba Chung Bros Inc | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hair By Claire | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Indyink Corporation | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kyoto Ramen Inc | Centennial, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lazo Foods LLC | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lil A21 Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Los Leones | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mazie Pop LLC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Meh Hair LLC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Modern Market | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nava LLC | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peakvolt Rentals LLC | Denver, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pure Nail Bar | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Roki LLC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Scarpaletto Shoes Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Skin By Nari | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Sweatshop | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Uncut Sole | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Williams LLC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Aloha Hat Company | Denver, CO | $15,545 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 1520 Blake LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 7 Eleven | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| A La Carte Gifts & Baskets LLC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Aaa & L Inc Dba Brooklylyns Fiines | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Appaloosa Grill LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blake Street Wayfarer LLC Dba Littl | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Body Odyssey Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Cassandra Allen Dba Vintage Hanbags | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chelyna Kokoy Dba Jadore Beauty | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Cholon Holding LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clocktower Entertainment LLC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Colorado Artisan Center | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Corporate Source of Colorado | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Dkga Inc Sports Fan | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Douglas Vincent Perry Dba Pierret D | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Eye Vision Optical Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Gg Nails | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ku Cha House of Tea Inc | Boulder, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leroux Bistro LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milk Tea People | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Muscorp Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Namastee LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nook on 16TH | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Penthouse Restaurant Cafe and Bar | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Pitapito LLC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Red Square Bistro LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salad Collective LLC | Golden, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Snap Colorado LLC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Soup 4 Him LLC | Frederick, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Suemins Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Taebur LLC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Tin Chau Dba Tin's Designs | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Tnt Food Concepts LLC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Topo Designs LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tscany Caf Inc | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Urban Luxury Salons | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Williams LLC Dba Rocky Mountain Cho | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| World Class Mens Cuts LLC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Zhijian Liu Dba Downtown 1617 LLC | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lazo Foods LLC | $14,998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Little Finch | Denver, CO | $14,843 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mimi Bubble Tea | Denver, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prit Core 501(C)(25) LLC Dba Wynkoo | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Salad Collective | $11,651 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Aldo Shave | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Apropos Pedal Cab Co LLC | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Ashton Romero Hair | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Beauty By B | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Bockai Aiah Ahmadu Dba Tour De Venu | Denver, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bring Me Bronze | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Catacombs Salon | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Denver Tricycle Marketing LLC | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Guillermo Pharis Bridal Inc | Denver, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hair By Meleah LLC | Elizabeth, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hermesto LLC | Denver, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Twerk for Glitter LLC | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Jonathan Louis Scherling | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Kjg Esthetic | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Lawrence Stoner Dba Sumos Pedicab | Denver, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lyndsay Mckeever Dba Luna Fox Pedic | Black Hawk, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michael Sonnefeldt | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Neil Zachary Weeks | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Orange Peel Pedicabs | Denver, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pedl LLC | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Simply Sugared Aesthetics LLC | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Snips | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Suphakit Trisivirat Dba Denver Pedi | Denver, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Thomas Keough | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Urban Alchemist LLC | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Vanessa Thomas Hair | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Vernon Milburn | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Tavern 16TH St LLC | $8,016 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Smashburger Acquisition | $7,933 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Aaa Inc | $7,644 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| 5280 Mobile Enterprises | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| 670 Inca St Dba Rubber Side Down Pe | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Aaron's Greenrides LLC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Andrea Lai | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Annie Mayer Hair LLC | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bags By Cab | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Chariots of Fire Ltd | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Cicc Contracting LLC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Classic Eye Brow Threading | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Daniel Vollmar Dba Wolf Pack Pedica | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Fly Guy Rickshaws LLC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Genius Solutions LLC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Hairlove Studio LLC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Inner City Studio LLC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Irish Rose Drafts | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Leoniza Cortez Tilloton Dba Denver | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Nina Anne Fresquez | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Rambling Rickshaw LLC | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richard Kanner Dba Denver Pedicabs | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roaming Rohs | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Stay Relaxed | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Stephanie Serra Dba Realty Access | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Sujei Jacquez | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Bprep 1801 California Street Owner | $5,620 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
4 of 152 (3%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | $115,770 | $24,394 |
| 2022 | 29 | $409,319 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 71 | $1,032,500 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 20 | $621,500 | $16,000 |
| 2025 | 31 | $460,898 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Denver Civic Ventures Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 0 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 31 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1515 Arapahoe St Tower 3 Ste 100, Denver, CO, 80202.
EIN 74-2187538 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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