For the enlightenment and entertainment of the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement and preservation of art, music, theater, dance, zoology, botany, natural history and cultural history.

In 1988, voters in the Denver metro area created the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) to provide a consistent source of unrestricted funding to scientific and cultural organizations. Since then, the SCFD has funded over 300 organizations via the 0.1% retail sales and use tax (one penny on every $10). Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson are the seven counties that comprise the district.