Our Leadership Grants
2. Equity-Focused Leadership Grants
3. Social Impact Artist Award
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Livingston Fellowship
The Livingston Fellowship stands as a beacon for Colorado’s social sector leaders, offering them recognition, inspiration, and unparalleled learning opportunities. This program seeks visionaries who demonstrate proven leadership, growth potential, and eagerness to learn while championing equity in their work.
Awarding $40,000 to senior-level nonprofit and community-focused for-profit leaders, the Livingston Fellowship not only acknowledges their past achievements but also fuels their future through personalized professional development activities. Each fellow crafts an individualized plan, while Bonfils-Stanton Foundation provides support, inspiration, and a platform for reflection and creativity.
Fellows have utilized this opportunity to expand their horizons—engaging in national and international travel, academic enrichment, and meaningful dialogues with peers in their fields. These experiences have not only sparked creativity but also broadened worldviews, enhanced resilience, and fostered a sense of well-being. The ever-growing network of Livingston Fellow alumni further enriches this journey, creating a community of support and inspiration that drives continuous, transformative change throughout the Denver Metro area.
The Equity-Focused Leadership Grants seek to nurture a pipeline of representative and inclusive leaders committed to driving positive change within their communities. Bonfils-Stanton Foundations believes in resourcing training and potential career opportunities for leaders who identify with and understand the challenges and unique advantages of historically marginalized communities across Denver. The Equity-Focused Leadership grants provide up to $10,000 in unrestricted funding to organizations supporting the leadership development leaders, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and/or adults with disabilities poised to lead in the social sector.
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and Denver Arts & Venues are proud to launch the Social Impact Artist Award. The award honors the outstanding contributions of three Denver-based artists or artist collectives dedicated to championing positive impact and social justice through their artistic practice with a $50,000 award that includes $15,000 for a socially engaged project.
Socially engaged art serves as a powerful catalyst for positive change within communities, fostering connections, dialogue, and collective action. Artists or collectives who work in partnership with local organizations and residents to co-create meaningful interventions and initiatives not only raise awareness about important issues, but also empower individuals to become active participants in shaping their own communities. By fostering empathy and solidarity, these artistic interventions build bridges across divides and inspire collective action towards a more equitable and just society. Ultimately, socially engaged art reaffirms the intrinsic connection between creativity, community, and social change, demonstrating the transformative potential of art to shape the world we live in.
Below are the more than 100 Colorado distinguished individuals and organizations recognized by Bonfils-Stanton Foundation for their achievements. Videos highlighting the accomplishments of recent honorees are viewable on our YouTube channel.
2020 Catherine O’Neill Thorn
2019 Damon McLeese
2018 Susan Jenson
2017 Arts and Humanities in Healthcare Program at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities
2016 Children’s Hospital Colorado
2015 Kristi Anseth, Ph.D.
2014 David A. Schwartz, M.D.
2013 Leslie Leinwand, Ph.D.
2012 Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
2011 Marion Downs*
2010 Charles A. Dinarello, M.D.
2009 Henry N. Claman, M.D.*
2007/08 David J. Wineland, Ph.D.
2006 Deborah S. Jin, Ph.D.*
2005 John L. Hall, Ph.D.
2004 Philippa Marrack, Ph.D. and John Kappler, Ph.D.
2003 Stephen J. Withrow, D.V.M.
2002 David W. Talmage, M.D.*
2001 Robert W. Schrier, M.D.
2000 Susan Solomon, Ph.D.
1999 Warren M. Washington, Ph.D.
1998 Robert T. Schooley, M.D.
1997 Carl E. Wieman, Ph.D.
1996 Victor M. Spitzer, Ph.D.
1995 John E. Repine, M.D.
1994 Marvin H. Caruthers, Ph.D.
1993 Randi J. Hagerman, M.D.
1992 David Patterson, Ph.D.
1991 Geno Saccomanno, Ph.D.*
1989 Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D.
1988 Gilbert F. White, Ph.D.*
1987 Gordon Meiklejohn, M.D.*
1986 Arthur Robinson, M.D.*
1985 Walter Orr Roberts, Ph.D.*
1984 Theodore T. Puck, Ph.D.*
2020 Marcela de la Mar
2020 Susan and Jeremy Shamos
2019 Anthony J. Garcia
2018 Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld
2017 Stephen W. Seifert
2016 Merle C. Chambers
2015 Adele Phelan
2014 David E. Greenberg
2013 Tim Gill
2012 Robert G. Tointon
2011 Bruce and Marcy Benson
2010 Patricia A. Gabow, M.D.
2009 Hank Brown
2007/08 Harry T. Lewis, Jr.
2006 Frederic C. Hamilton
2005 Carol Gossard*
2004 Elaine Gantz Berman and Steve Berman, M.D.
2003 Noel Cunningham*
2002 Nancy Gary, Ph.D and Sam Gary
2001 Anna Jo Haynes
2000 Patricia D. Kelly*
1999 Marion R. Gottesfeld*
1998 Anabel C.* and Jerome P. McHugh*
1997 E. Atwill Gilman*
1996 Dana H. Crawford
1995 Katherine W. Schomp*
1994 Nellie Mae Duman
1993 Edward A. Robinson and Richard L. Robinson
1992 Edith M. Sherman, Ph.D.*
1991 Elizabeth H. Paepcke*
1989 Sister Mary Andrew Talle*
1988 Beatrice W. Vradenburg*
1987 Ellen G. Harris*
1986 Richard D. Lamm
1985 John C. Mitchell II*
1984 William H. McNichols, Jr.*
2020 Ed Dwight
2019 Senga Nengudi
2018 Carlos Frésquez
2017 Marina Mosina
2016 Curtis W. Fentress, FAIA, RIBA
2015 Dianne Reeves
2014 Eleanor “Ellie” Caulkins
2013 Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.
2012 Patricia Nelson Limerick, Ph.D.
2011 Dianne Perry Vanderlip
2010 Hal Gould*
2009 Hugh A. Grant
2007/08 Maggie Divelbiss*
2006 John D. Anderson, FAIA*
2005 Calvin M. Frazier, Ed.D.*
2004 Lewis I. Sharp, Ph.D.
2003 Marin Alsop
2002 Rick J. Ashton, Ph.D.
2001 Morley Ballantine*
2000 Jil Rosentrater*
1999 Martin Fredmann
1998 Noël R. Congdon
1997 Lillian Covillo* and Freidann Parker*
1996 Albert C. Yates, Ph.D.
1995 Robert W. Craig*
1994 Jan Perry Mayer and Frederick R. Mayer*
1993 Daniel L. Ritchie
1992 Bruce M. Rockwell*
1991 Duain Wolfe
1989 Nathaniel Merrill*
1988 Edward R. Baierlein
1987 Otto Karl Bach, Ph.D.*
1986 Gordon Hardy*
1985 Cleo Parker Robinson
1984 Lloyd E. Worner, Ph.D.*
Grant Portal Quick Links
Livingston Fellowship
$35,000 award for senior-level nonprofit leaders, recognizing past contributions to the field and enhancing leadership through professional development activities.
Social Impact Artist Award
Cash prize celebrating the impact of artists dedicated to positive impact and social justice through their artistic practice.
Equity-Focused Leadership Grants
$10,000 to organizations that support the leadership development of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or adults with disabilities aspiring to lead in the nonprofit sector.
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