The Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion was  built in 1908. In 1959 the Boettcher Foundation donated the residence to the State of Colorado. Since1961, this stately Colonial Revival mansion has served as home to Colorado’s sitting Governor and his family.

The Governor’s Residence Preservation Fund was founded by Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter in 2007 to preserve the Residence in perpetuity for the people of Colorado and to provide programs from the Residence that are statewide, inclusive and nonpartisan.

• PRESERVATION
  The property is owned by the State of Colorado; however, the preservation of structures, grounds, and collections is not funded by the state nor any other entity.  State funds are available for only “safety and emergency” issues.  Protection of this Colorado icon has been left primarily in the hands of our First Ladies.  Frances Owens, Ann Love, and Jeannie Ritter have taken special interest in the home’s preservation.  Mrs. Owens raised millions of private and foundation funds to restore the home’s interior and gardens, and to save the Carriage House from demolition. 
• PROGRAMS
  Our activities have welcomed over 25,000 visitors to the Residence, 90% who have never visited before.  Programs are designed to build bridges from the Residence to every part of the state and to celebrate the ‘Bounty of Colorado’.  They teach history and civics from the unique vantage of “Colorado’s White House” and its leaders.  They form partnerships with Colorado’s historic and preservation groups.  No other Colorado organization has a similar vision.
  • EDUCATION PROGRAM
    "The Governor's Residence Timeline - Colorado's History from the Center of Leadership"The Governor's Residence provides a powerful setting to connect students to the state’s history and to the issues with which governors have grappled-water, energy, environment, mining and agriculture--and which continue to shape Colorado today. 
  • CULTURAL and ARTS PROGRAM
    “Mondays at the Mansion”are public evenings of music, dance, and art provided by Colorado artists in the stately Drawing Room or magnificent Palm Room. 
  • HERITAGE and HISTORY PROGRAM
    “Free Family Days” welcome the state’s Heritage Areas and groups to celebrate with and educate the general public. 

Founding Partners, an integral part of the development of the GRPF, are $100,000 donors who come from Colorado’s leading families and businesses. 

AngloGold Ashanti NA, Inc.
Taryn and William Edwards
FirstBank
MDC – Richmond Homes Foundation
Patrick and Patricia McConathy
Peabody Energy – Twentymile Coal Mine
Saunders Construction, Inc.
Anna and John J. Sie Foundation

If you are interested in supporting the Governor's Residence Preservation Fund, all levels of donations are welcome.
Centennial Giving Circle ~ $1,000
Centennial Patron ~ $500
Centennial Member ~ $250
Centennial Associate ~ $100

Please send your checks to:
GRPFund (Governor's Residence Preservation Fund) 
400 East 8th Avenue
Denver, CO 80203

For more information please visit the Governor’s Residence Website at www.colorado.gov/governor/mansion/

For more information about the Governor’s Residence Preservation Fund, please contact Cindy Starks at cindy@grpfund.org.