Three young girls participating in Center of the Arts Evergreen painting project

The Art of Impact.

The Sterling Hope Foundation was founded in 2025 to provide ongoing support to nonprofits and charities that share its mission, creating a charitable legacy for future generations.

Since 2024 the founders have awarded grants of more than $700,000 to nonprofits serving the Rural Foothills of the Denver Metropolitan Area , Colorado and Pima County, Arizona.

Total Grants Awarded (Fiscal Year July 1 – June 30) $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 $322,417 (4 grants) 2023-2024 $355,000 (4 grants) 2024-2025 $30,000 (1 grant) 2025-2026 (YTD as of 7/26)

Grant Recipients

  • Mountain Area Land Trust (2 years) 

  • Center for the Arts Evergreen (2 years) 

  • Denver University Men’s Golf (2 years) 

  • Always Choose Adventure (1 year) 

  • Stone Canyon Community Foundation (2 years)

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