Sponsor a PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Colorado
2,704 grantmaking foundations based in Colorado, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (41)Arts and culture (64)Community development (56)Education (155)Environment (35)Food and agriculture (10)General grantmaking (1079)Health (57)Housing and shelter (11)Human services (113)International (28)Medical research (17)Religion (56)Science and technology (9)Youth and recreation (82)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Denver | 5879 | $915.1M | $156K |
| Daniels Fund | Denver | 10460 | $769.8M | $74K |
| Charter Fund Inc | Broomfield | 3720 | $763.4M | $205K |
| The Anschutz Foundation | Denver | 10 | $705.2M | $70.5M |
| Ahimsa Foundation | Niwot | 26 | $375.2M | $14.4M |
| Gates Family Foundation | Denver | 3689 | $349.6M | $95K |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale | 1215 | $280.1M | $231K |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Denver | 5103 | $197.3M | $39K |
| Avenir Foundation Inc | Lakewood | 165 | $196.6M | $1.2M |
| El Pomar Foundation | Colorado Springs | 7173 | $187.2M | $26K |
| The Ryan Foundation | Greenwood Village | 59 | $186.8M | $3.2M |
| Merle Chambers Fund | Denver | 1496 | $164.8M | $110K |
| Bohemian Foundation | Fort Collins | 8 | $161.3M | $20.2M |
| The Colorado Trust | Denver | 860 | $152.1M | $177K |
| Western Opportunity Fund | Denver | 11 | $128.6M | $11.7M |
| Charles Schwab Foundation | Lone Tree | 1231 | $119.7M | $97K |
| Boettcher Foundation | Denver | 1391 | $109.5M | $79K |
| Margulf Foundation | Denver | 1381 | $99.7M | $72K |
| Adolph Coors Foundation | Denver | 1523 | $97.9M | $64K |
| Gill Foundation | Denver | 1081 | $95.1M | $88K |
| Nextfifty Initiative | Denver | 1583 | $89.8M | $57K |
| The Louis Calder Foundation | Denver | 639 | $87.9M | $137K |
| David C Butterfield and Alfonso D Rubio | Aspen | 196 | $87.0M | $444K |
| The Piton Foundation | Denver | 503 | $86.9M | $173K |
| The Galena Foundation | Denver | 338 | $82.4M | $244K |
| Peierls Foundation | Golden | 593 | $78.1M | $132K |
| Dancing Deer Foundation | Greenwood Village | 136 | $75.0M | $552K |
| Love in Action | Colorado Springs | 78 | $66.9M | $857K |
| The Merlin Foundation | Boulder | 335 | $64.8M | $193K |
| Jgl Foundation | Denver | 35 | $62.5M | $1.8M |
| The Telluray Foundation | Littleton | 496 | $60.7M | $122K |
| Find Us Faithful Foundation | Parker | 66 | $59.3M | $899K |
| Ladybug Foundation Inc | Louisville | 854 | $57.2M | $67K |
| Fabos Family Charitable Foundation | Golden | 30 | $57.2M | $1.9M |
| The Cielo Foundation | Boulder | 168 | $56.7M | $338K |
| Schlessman Foundation Inc | Denver | 1602 | $56.4M | $35K |
| Bowana Foundation | Boulder | 125 | $52.9M | $424K |
| Hadley & Marion Stuart Foundation | Longmont | 217 | $52.3M | $241K |
| Harry L Willett Foundation | Denver | 942 | $52.2M | $55K |
| The Lewis Foundation | Aspen | 67 | $47.8M | $713K |
| The Anna and John J Sie Foundation | Denver | 798 | $45.5M | $57K |
| Western Union Foundation | Denver | 2841 | $43.3M | $15K |
| The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund | Aspen | 421 | $42.5M | $101K |
| The Solich Fund | Denver | 266 | $41.8M | $157K |
| Sturm Family Foundation | Denver | 304 | $40.7M | $134K |
| Maffei Foundation | Denver | 143 | $40.6M | $284K |
| Tyl Foundation | Littleton | 648 | $40.4M | $62K |
| Hugh and Michelle Harvey | Denver | 588 | $40.1M | $68K |
| Stewart Family Foundation Inc | Denver | 135 | $39.9M | $296K |
| The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation | Ridgway | 104 | $39.9M | $384K |
| David and Laura Merage Foundation | Englewood | 440 | $39.1M | $89K |
| Hummel Family Foundation | Fort Collins | 179 | $38.8M | $217K |
| Bonfils-Stanton Foundation | Denver | 658 | $38.5M | $59K |
| Leptas Foundation Trust | Littleton | 196 | $37.0M | $189K |
| The Thomas Phillips and Jane | Telluride | 997 | $36.4M | $36K |
| Kroenke Family Foundation | Denver | 62 | $36.3M | $585K |
| Ssb Charitable Foundation | Colorado Springs | 35 | $34.8M | $995K |
| Jacobs Engineering Foundation | Greenwood Village | 11 | $33.4M | $3.0M |
| Prologis Foundation | Denver | 1643 | $32.0M | $19K |
| Pema Foundation Inc | Denver | 722 | $31.7M | $44K |
| Foundation 180 | Englewood | 98 | $31.4M | $320K |
| Considine Family Foundation | Denver | 457 | $29.2M | $64K |
| Av Hunter Trust Incorporated | Glendale | 1541 | $28.2M | $18K |
| Outcalt Foundation | Alamosa | 575 | $28.1M | $49K |
| Staley Family Foundation | Avon | 822 | $27.3M | $33K |
| The Patten-Davis Foundation | Denver | 111 | $27.0M | $243K |
| Anschutz Family Foundation | Denver | 3393 | $26.9M | $8K |
| The Strandberg Family Foundation | Avon | 482 | $26.3M | $54K |
| The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable | Carbondale | 64 | $26.0M | $407K |
| The Norwood Foundation | Manitou Springs | 532 | $25.8M | $49K |
| Singer Family Foundation | Denver | 500 | $25.1M | $50K |
| Dick Scheffel Family Charitable | Highlands Ranch | 118 | $25.0M | $212K |
| The Harold & Mary Louise Shaw Foundation | Colorado Springs | 279 | $24.2M | $87K |
| Andre & Katherine Merage Foundation - | Englewood | 34 | $23.4M | $689K |
| Sachs Foundation | Colorado Springs | 38 | $22.9M | $603K |
| Priester Foundation | Englewood | 124 | $22.7M | $183K |
| Gary Magness Family Foundation | Denver | 138 | $22.6M | $164K |
| Kenneth Kendal King Foundation | Denver | 1168 | $22.4M | $19K |
| Thiry-O'Leary Foundation | Denver | 400 | $22.1M | $55K |
| Sachs Henry Testamentary Trust | Colorado Springs | 14 | $22.0M | $1.6M |
| Young Americans Education Foundation | Denver | 19 | $21.1M | $1.1M |
| Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation | Steamboat Springs | 833 | $19.5M | $23K |
| Rocky Mountain Health Foundation | Grand Junction | 1323 | $19.5M | $15K |
| Bowanabee Foundation | Boulder | 164 | $19.4M | $118K |
| Walter & Ursula Eberspacher Foundat | Longmont | 632 | $19.4M | $31K |
| Sanford J Grossman Charitable Trust | Basalt | 72 | $19.1M | $265K |
| Bet Lev Foundation | Castle Rock | 80 | $18.9M | $236K |
| The Frederic C Hamilton Family Foundation | Centennial | 543 | $18.8M | $35K |
| The John Stiger Ferry Charitable | Florissant | 24 | $18.5M | $771K |
| Friends of Football Inc | Pueblo | 73 | $18.5M | $253K |
| Leverlab Foundation | Denver | 19 | $18.4M | $969K |
| Foundation for International | Colorado Springs | 449 | $18.3M | $41K |
| Borgen Family Foundation | Denver | 573 | $18.1M | $32K |
| Anchor Point Foundation | Boulder | 227 | $18.1M | $80K |
| The Precourt Foundation | Edwards | 463 | $17.9M | $39K |
| Schmitz Family Foundation | Denver | 108 | $17.8M | $165K |
| The Kbk Foundation | Denver | 203 | $17.8M | $88K |
| Nagel Foundation | Denver | 126 | $17.5M | $139K |
| Zeff Kesher Foundation | Denver | 146 | $17.1M | $117K |
| Wolf Mountain Foundation | Longmont | 299 | $16.9M | $57K |
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