Denver, CO

DENVER BASIC INCOME PROJECT

EIN 93-2317246

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Shelter & Homelessness Services People experiencing homelessness Women & girls LGBTQ+ communities

Mission

The Denver Basic Income Project delivers unconditional cash transfers to people experiencing homelessness in Denver to increase housing stability, financial wellbeing, and inform policy through rigorous research.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About DENVER BASIC INCOME PROJECT

The Denver Basic Income Project (DBIP) is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) that runs a randomized controlled trial providing monthly unconditional cash payments to people experiencing homelessness and families using the shelter system. DBIP partners with academic researchers (University of Denver Center for Housing and Homelessness Research) to evaluate outcomes and produce publicly available reports. Since launching, DBIP has deployed millions in direct cash assistance and published year-one findings showing substantial improvements in housing stability, reductions in public-service use, and measurable public-cost offsets. The organization has received philanthropic and municipal support and extensive media coverage as a model for guaranteed-income approaches to homelessness.

Notable achievements

Large-scale cash deployment

Deployed over $10.8 million in unconditional cash to more than 800 unhoused Denver residents across multi-cohort payment groups.

Year-one RCT outcomes

Independent year-one research found approximately 45% of participants were residing in their own house or apartment at the 10-month mark and documented significant reductions in emergency service use, with estimated public-service savings of about $589,214.

Secured public and philanthropic support

Secured municipal ARPA funding and philanthropic grants to continue and expand the pilot and established a formal research partnership with the University of Denver to evaluate program impacts.

At a glance

Total assets: $835K
Annual revenue: $3.4M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 93-2317246
Location: Denver, CO
Website: www.denverbasicincomeproject.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Extensive national and local media coverage (including CNN, The Denver Post, Business Insider and others) highlighting DBIP's findings and policy implications.

Research partnership with the University of Denver and publication of quantitative and qualitative RCT reports used by policymakers and practitioners.

Registered and publicly listed as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization with nonprofit profiles and Form 990 data available through public nonprofit databases.

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