The Denver Foundation
Carolyn Thornton is an experienced Office and Facility Manager currently working at The Denver Foundation since March 2020. Prior to this role, Carolyn served as Facilities Operations Manager at EarthLinks from December 2013 to March 2020, overseeing maintenance across multiple properties and significantly increasing volunteer engagement. In other capacities at EarthLinks, Carolyn managed social media and digital presence as Community Engagement Director, which included website management and analytics. Carolyn's entrepreneurial background includes owning SheBuilt from April 2005 to December 2013, where home improvement services catered to a niche female market, enhancing property value. Carolyn holds education credentials from Towson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
The Denver Foundation
The mission of The Denver Foundation is to inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community. The Denver Foundation is the product of 90 years of generous donors, hard working volunteers, and visionary grantees. In November 1925, community leaders came together to create an endowment to serve the future needs of Metro Denver. They recognized that community needs are always changing, and they wanted to give succeeding generations some resources to help meet future needs. Today it manages assets of more than $800 million; received $ 67 million in gifts last year (2015 not audited); and holds more than 1000 funds to date.