Funding search · disability services and research · Colorado
Who funds disability services and research work in Colorado
15 funders have a record of paying for disability services and research work by Colorado recipients: 250 grants totaling $63.8M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Arc Thrift Stores ($59.1M), Rocky Mountain Health Foundation ($308,500) and Move United ($605,122).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Colorado recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Arc Thrift StoresLakewood, COCharity · may take applications
59 matching grants · $59.1M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to THE ARC PIKES PEAK REGION — support developmentally disabled
Largest: $10,000 to ADAPTIVE TRAINING CENTERS — healthcare - disability services
Move UnitedRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $605,122 · through 2024Largest: $50,312 to ADAPTIVE ADVENTURES — adaptive winter and summer sports programming expenses
The Denver FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $768,700 · through 2024Largest: $6,500 to DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTER — developmentally disabled centers
Largest: $8,500 to Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports — to support scholarships for low-income and at-risk participants from colorado with cognitive or physical disabilities to participate in adaptive recreational activities.
Christopher Reeve FoundationShort Hills, NJCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $235,193 · through 2024Largest: $24,779 to ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADAPTIVE AQUATICS DBA DENVER ADAPTIVE DIVERS — adaptive sports
Largest: $5,000 to STEAMBOAT ADAPTIVE RECREATION SPORTS (STARS) — adaptive sports program expenses
East Denver Colfax PartnershipDenver, COCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $210,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to DENVER FRESH MEX — rent or mortgage payments (excluding taxes), utilities and insurance payroll, benefits, or incentives (e.g., bonuses) to hire and retain workers adapting to new markets (e.g. onlin…
Developmental PathwaysAurora, COCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $284,627 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to MOVE THROUGH YOGA INC — programming to expand access to adaptive physical education
Disabling BarriersPeyton, COCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $296,350 · through 2024Largest: $70,350 to Adaptive Sports Center — to support program operations, per the charitable purposes of the organization
Pikes Peak Community FoundationColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $248,450 · through 2024Largest: $108,000 to HILLTOP RANCH — hs: intellectual and developmental disabilities
Colorado Knights of Columbus CharitiesColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $96,694 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO — support developmental disabilities programs
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