Welcome to the City of Lakewood’s charitable giving program, the Lakewood Community Grant Program, administered in coordination with the Lakewood Legacy Foundation. The Lakewood Community Grant Program establishes a process for review and evaluation of funding requests received by the City from nonprofit organizations. The 2025 grant cycle is closed. Please check back in 2026. Each year, the Community Grant Program application opens Feb. 1 and closes March 31.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit organizations seeking funding must:
- Have a principal place of business in Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Allocate grant funds for services that support Lakewood residents.
- Be registered as a Colorado nonprofit organization with the Colorado Secretary of State and be organized in the State of Colorado.
- Have 501(c) (3) status.
- Have a current certificate of good standing from the Colorado Secretary of State.
- Have been in operation for three-plus years.
Please Note: Funding or sponsorship for events or conferences is not available through this grant program.
More Information:
Emily Andrews, Resource Development Supervisor
emiand@lakewood.org
The 2025 grant cycle is now closed. Please check back Feb. 1, 2026.
Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Organization background/experience
- Program or project information
- Lakewood community benefit
- Evaluation/impact
- Financial information
More Information:
Emily Andrews, Resource Development Supervisor
emiand@lakewood.org
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
40 West Arts District
Benefits in Action
Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver
Brothers Redevelopment
Catholic Charities and Community Development of the Archdiocese of Denver
CrossPurpose
Family Tree
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
GiGi's Playhouse
Gold Crown Foundation, Inc.
Hands of the Carpenter
Jeffco Eats
Jefferson County Library Foundation
Jovial Concepts
JUST Living Recovery
Lakewood School of Music Foundation
Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
Outdoor Lab Foundation
Ralston House
The Action Center
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts District
- Archway Communities
- Benefits in Action
- Brothers Redevelopment
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver
- Family Tree
- GiGi's Playhouse
- Gold Crown Foundation, Inc.
- Hands of the Carpenter
- Jeffco Eats
- Jefferson County Library Foundation
- JUST Living Recovery
- Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Sprout City Farms
- The Action Center
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts District
- Archway Communities
- Benefits in Action
- Brothers Redevelopment
- Brownbag Ministries
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Eaton Senior Communities Foundation
- Family Tree
- Gold Crown Foundation, Inc.
- Hands of the Carpenter
- Jeffco Eats
- JUST Living Recovery
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Sprout City Farms
- The Action Center
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts District
- Brothers Redevelopment
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Eaton Senior Communities Foundation
- Family Tree
- Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
- Gold Crown Foundation, Inc.
- Hands of the Carpenter
- Jeffco Eats
- Jefferson County Library Foundation
- Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Sprout City Farms
- The Action Center
2019 Awards
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts Inc.
- The Action Center
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver - Jeffco Club
- Brothers Redevelopment
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Eaton Senior Communities Foundation
- Family Tree
- Jeffco Eats/Harvest Mountain Ministries
- Kiwanis Club of Lakewood
- Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
- mpowered
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Second Wind Fund, Inc.
- Sprout City Farms
2019 Awards
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts Inc.
- The Action Center
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver - Jeffco Club
- Brothers Redevelopment
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Eaton Senior Communities Foundation
- Family Tree
- Jeffco Eats/Harvest Mountain Ministries
- Kiwanis Club of Lakewood
- Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
- mpowered
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Second Wind Fund, Inc.
- Sprout City Farms
2019 Awards
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts Inc.
- The Action Center
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver - Jeffco Club
- Brothers Redevelopment
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Eaton Senior Communities Foundation
- Family Tree
- Jeffco Eats/Harvest Mountain Ministries
- Kiwanis Club of Lakewood
- Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
- mpowered
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Second Wind Fund, Inc.
- Sprout City Farms
2019 Awards
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts Inc.
- The Action Center
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver - Jeffco Club
- Brothers Redevelopment
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Eaton Senior Communities Foundation
- Family Tree
- Jeffco Eats/Harvest Mountain Ministries
- Kiwanis Club of Lakewood
- Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
- mpowered
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Second Wind Fund, Inc.
- Sprout City Farms
2019 Awards
The following organizations were awarded funding through the Community Grant Program:
- 40 West Arts Inc.
- The Action Center
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver - Jeffco Club
- Brothers Redevelopment
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
- Eaton Senior Communities Foundation
- Family Tree
- Jeffco Eats/Harvest Mountain Ministries
- Kiwanis Club of Lakewood
- Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
- mpowered
- Outdoor Lab Foundation
- Ralston House
- Second Wind Fund, Inc.
- Sprout City Farms