Prosperity Denver Fund

09/03/2026

📩In our latest Stay Educated newsletter, we’re celebrating back-to-school and welcoming our Fall Distribution Window! Read all about it: https://bit.ly/4xN75rp

We’re pleased to welcome Denver City Council Member Darrell Watson to our Board of Directors!

Our team was proud to cheer on our CEO, Rebecca Arno, as she was honored as one of the Denver Business Journal’s 2026 Outstanding Women in Business in August! We also had a blast August 28 at Movie in the Park with Councilwoman Amanda P. Sandoval, Denver District 1

Finally, Prosperity Denver Fund is proud to partner with Greenhouse Community that is dedicated to providing educational opportunities and support to those with the potential to make a real difference. Thank you, Greenhouse, for your passionate work to provide scholars with comprehensive success resources ranging from professional, personal, and community leadership to young people in Denver.

Dear Denver Community, It’s back to school time! Students are headed into their school buildings still wearing summer shorts while also carrying huge backpacks. Parents are in the stores buying notebooks and pencil cases and those weird long sheets for dorm room beds. Cars are slowing down again i

08/24/2026

Yay! Welcome back to school, Denver students! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 Wishing you a strong start and successful school year! 🎉

08/21/2026

📢 Prosperity Denver Fund is proud to partner with PlatteForum, a local Denver nonprofit dedicated to supporting artists, youth and communities since 2002. Learn more about PlatteForum from Operations Director Kendall Kultgen:

"Our program is called ArtLab. Our youth internship program is a paid internship for high school students, supporting them in creative career training, also wrap-around resources and figuring out how to make it through high school and then go onto college. Prosperity Denver has funded our program supporting Denver youth. It is critical to have resources to support programs that are interfacing with students, that are creating safe spaces for students to be themselves … to peruse their passions, and funding to support that within our city only makes our city stronger."

🖼️ PlatteForum creates opportunities for youth and professional artists to collaborate on long-term, intensive projects, where they explore a wide array of special issues together and take creative risks in a safe and inclusive environment, all backed by wrap-around resources and economic support.

We’re grateful for the passionate work and support PlatteForum provides creative learners and the opportunity for youth and artists to develop academic, professional, social-emotional, and leadership skills in Denver that stay with them and our city! 🏙️

08/14/2026

✨ The Prosperity Denver Fund team can’t wait to see Denver students, families, and neighbors Friday August 28 from 6 p.m. -10 p.m. at Zuni Park, featuring How to Train Your Dragon, at Free Movie in The Park with Councilwoman Amanda P. Sandoval, Denver District 1📽

🫧 Stop by, say hello, and get connected to our nonprofit partners supporting Denver students ages 13–30 with college and technical scholarships, career training through apprenticeships and credentials, and high school support services! We can’t wait to see more Denver families, students, and neighbors! 👏🏽✨

08/10/2026

🎉 What a night celebrating our CEO Rebecca Arno! 🎉

On Thursday, our Prosperity Denver Fund team was proud to cheer on Rebecca as she was honored as one of the Denver Business Journal's 2026 Outstanding Women in Business!

✨This honor celebrates women making an impact through their leadership, career accomplishments and commitment to community in the Denver metro area, qualities Rebecca brings to Prosperity Denver every day.

Under Rebecca’s leadership, Prosperity Denver has continued to grow our partnerships and expand opportunities for Denver students to pursue accessible pathways to education. 📚

💙We’re grateful for her leadership and proud to work alongside her to uplift the Denver community.

Congratulations, Rebecca, and to all of this year’s Outstanding Women in Business honorees! 🥳

Read more: https://bit.ly/3PzIW6Z

08/06/2026

🌲 We had a great time in Genesee seeing firsthand what happens when we invest in young people! With Colorado facing devastating wildfires this summer, it's clear we need more wildland firefighters to help protect our forests and communities. Prosperity Denver is proud to fund Mile High Youth Corps. 🚒

🎥 Recently featured by CBS Colorado's Alan Gionet, Mile High Youth Corps' Fire Crew gives young people hands-on experience in wildfire mitigation by reducing fire risk in our forests. Along the way, young people earn industry-recognized certifications, build valuable job skills, and prepare for careers in wildland firefighting and natural resource management. 🌿

🎉Thank you, Mile High Youth Corps, for helping keep Colorado communities safe while opening doors for Denver's young people to build meaningful careers. We're proud to support your work!

📺 Watch the story: https://bit.ly/45M4uS4

07/31/2026

📩 In our latest Stay Educated newsletter, we're celebrating the young people building their futures through the trades! Read all about it: https://bit.ly/4fBO9Uw

Check out our recent media coverage about how Prosperity Denver is proud to fund the African American Trade Association's Renewable Energy Academy, training Denver students in electrical, solar, and HVAC careers, plus Mile High Youth Corps is preparing youth for wildfire mitigation and firefighting careers. 🔧🔥

This month we're also spotlighting our Prosperity Partner, PlatteForum, whose ArtLab program gives Denver high schoolers paid internships in creative career training, along with wraparound support to help them through high school and beyond.

We've attended 15+ community events this year, and we're not stopping there. Join us August 28 for Movie in the Park with Councilwoman Amanda P. Sandoval, Denver District 1.🎬 Stop by to say hello or connect with our amazing partner resources!

Dear Denver Community, On a Friday morning a few weeks ago, I sat on a bench in a packed gymnasium. Moms and grandmas, dads and uncles lined the walls. In the middle were rows of folding chairs filled with the graduates, mostly young men with a few brave young women among them, all ready to celebra

07/27/2026

🙌🏾🎉We’re excited to see our partnership with the African American Trade Association featured in the news!

Thank you to reporter Linus Loughry from Bucket List Community News for taking the time to tell this story and for the thoughtful coverage of the students, graduates, and the impact of this program.

With support from Prosperity Denver, African American Trade Association is helping Denver students get free training, build new skills, and start careers in the skilled trades.

Congratulations to the newest graduates! We’re proud to support this program that is helping students build bright futures in the city they call home. ✨🌠

Read the full story:

Prosperity Denver was recently featured in a Bucket List Community News story with our partner, African American Trade Association, which highlights the impact of its skilled trades pre-apprenticeship program and the students building new career pathways. With support from Prosperity Denver, Africa

07/21/2026

📰 ✅ Prosperity Denver Fund CEO Rebecca Arno and Colorado Thrives CEO Christine Heitz shared their perspective in today’s The Colorado Sun op-ed on House Bill 1317 and what it could mean for Colorado’s students and workforce. Read the op-ed: https://bit.ly/4wfE6Mh

The opportunity ahead is clear: build a system that helps every student find a path to success while helping employers connect with the talent and skills they need to thrive.

This work reflects Prosperity Denver’s mission of maximizing the investment of Denver taxpayers to support nonprofits that help students with financial need pursue college and career opportunities.

The state’s Transition Advisory Committee has an important role in shaping what comes next. We’re encouraging them to listen, think creatively, and advance solutions that put students at the center. ⏩

Prosperity Denver Fund CEO Rebecca Arno and Colorado Thrives CEO Christine Heitz shared their perspective in The Colorado Sun op-ed on House Bill 1317 and what it could mean for Colorado’s students and workforce. The opportunity ahead is clear: build a system that helps every student find a path t

07/13/2026

🗞️📰We're grateful for the feature on Prosperity Denver Fund in a recent edition of The Rise Report, a weekly newsletter covering postsecondary education and workforce development in Colorado.

In the newsletter, author Alison Griffin from Future Rise highlighted our last spring distribution and Prosperity Denver's innovative national funding model, which supports Denver nonprofits helping students succeed. Griffin shared:

"The fund's mechanics are themselves worth attention. Prosperity Denver is supported by a voter-approved 0.08% Denver sales tax — less than a penny on a $10 purchase — and operates on a pay-for-success model, reimbursing nonprofits only when students achieve postsecondary milestones. Since 2018, the fund has supported nearly 64,000 students and reimbursed more than $65 million to Denver nonprofits."

Read the feature and subscribe to The Rise Report!

We’re grateful for coverage from the Rise Report’s Alison Griffin who highlighted us in her most recent newsletter about our spring distribution. The Rise Report is a weekly dispatch from FutureRise covering postsecondary education and the workforce in Colorado: "The fund's mechanics are th