Funding search · EIN 510157964 · Arvada, CO

Colorado Gives Foundation

Name: Colorado Gives Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

6,103
grants reported: $268.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $17,424
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

health food security development workforce housing care early

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Food security: food banks, pantries, meal delivery across Colorado
Safety-net human services in Jefferson County and Denver metro
Health and behavioral health, including mental health centers and suicide prevention
Animal shelters, rescue, and sanctuaries
K-12 schools, school foundations, and early care and education
Housing, homelessness services, and emergency family assistance

Typical grant

Median grant is $17,424, with the middle half between $9,206 and $39,306, so most checks are five figures. The seven-figure and high six-figure awards go to large Colorado institutions with mass donor bases: Vitalant, Food Bank of the Rockies, Jefferson Center for Mental Health, The Action Center, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. With 6,103 grants to 3,357 recipients over three years, roughly half of recipients show up more than once, and the large safety-net grantees repeat every year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL PURPOSE”
“GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT”
“FOOD SECURITY”
“EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION”
“WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT”
“CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOODS”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie the work to one of their named tags: food security, health, housing, early care and education, workforce development.
Ask in the $15,000 to $40,000 range unless you already have a Colorado donor base behind you.
Frame the request as general operating support; that phrasing dominates their largest and smallest grants alike.
Partner with or route through a funded Colorado fiscal sponsor such as Trailhead Institute or Colorado Nonprofit Development Center.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation and the giving pattern reflects donor-advised and platform-driven distributions rather than a program officer's strategy, which means grant size tracks a nonprofit's own Colorado donor following more than the merits of a proposal. Geography is nearly absolute: 5,879 of 6,103 grants went to Colorado organizations, with heavy clustering in Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, Golden, and Denver, and out-of-state recipients are almost always national affiliates serving Colorado.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Vitalant3 grants · $9.2M
The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County3 grants · $6.0M
Food Bank of the Rockies3 grants · $4.4M
The Action Center3 grants · $2.9M
Colorado Open Golf Foundation2 grants · $2.6M
Denver Rescue Mission3 grants · $2.4M
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains3 grants · $2.4M
Scl Health - Front Range1 grant · $2.4M
Jefferson Center for Mental Health3 grants · $2.4M
Colorado Pay It Forward Fund1 grant · $2.0M

Giving over time

$91.0M

2022

$86.9M

2023

$91.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 6,103 grants.

$5.8M
The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County · Boulder, CO · 2022
General purpose
$4.5M
Vitalant · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
General purpose
$2.5M
Vitalant · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
General purpose
$2.4M
Scl Health - Front Range · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2022
General purpose
$2.3M
Colorado Open Golf Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$2.2M
Vitalant · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Program support
$2.0M
Colorado Pay It Forward Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
$1.6M
Colorado Healing Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$1.6M
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$1.5M
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, general support, general operating support, food security
$1.4M
The Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2022
General purpose
$1.4M
Jefferson Center for Mental Health · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2024
General purpose, operating support, health, workforce development, food security, early care and education, housing
$1.3M
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$1.2M
Hope House Colorado · Arvada, CO · 2023
General purpose
$1.1M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General purpose
$1.0M
Project Sanctuary · Granby, CO · 2023
General purpose
$974,298
Hunger Free Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$871,187
The Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2024
General purpose, general support, program support, general operating support, food securrity, housing
$855,620
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, general support
$838,624
Jeffco Public Schools · Golden, CO · 2022
General purpose
$833,245
Denver Rescue Mission · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, program support
$807,219
Lutheran Medical Center Foundation · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2022
General purpose
$803,214
Denver Rescue Mission · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$788,296
Denver Rescue Mission · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$774,428
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$747,708
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$713,506
Gj Blackout · Grand Jct, CO · 2024
General purpose
$660,890
The Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2023
General purpose
$636,595
The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2024
General purpose, general operating support
$601,483
Jefferson Center for Mental Health · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2023
General purpose
$598,328
The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2022
General purpose
$574,840
Hope House Colorado · Arvada, CO · 2022
General purpose
$562,731
Denver Dumb Friends League · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$546,843
St Annes Episcopal School · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose
$542,653
Denver Dumb Friends League · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$540,592
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Den · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$538,607
Humane Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, general operating support
$537,044
Rocky Mountain Public Media · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, operating support
$530,558
Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools · Greeley, CO · 2024
General purpose, program support
$525,390
Family Tree · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2023
General purpose
$518,703
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose
$514,000
Jeffco Public Schools · Golden, CO · 2023
General purpose
$513,882
Public Broadcasting of Colorado · Centennial, CO · 2024
General purpose, general operating support, program support
$508,550
The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2023
General purpose
$506,588
Regis Jesuit High School · Aurora, CO · 2024
General purpose
$498,682
Rocky Mountain Public Media · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$492,801
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$491,850
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, early care and education, health
$481,291
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2022
General purpose
$465,358
Jefferson County Public Health · Lakewood, CO · 2023
General purpose
$455,487
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2023
General purpose
$452,566
American Red Cross · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$441,155
Evergreen Christian Outreach · Evergreen, CO · 2024
General purpose, general support, food security, housing
$439,451
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$438,353
St Annes Episcopal School · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$436,253
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, program
$431,196
Trailhead Institute · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$430,235
Ymca of Metropolitan Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, general operating support, health
$407,726
Habitat for Humanity International · Cortez, CO · 2023
General purpose
$405,928
Rocky Mountain Public Media · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$401,834
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$397,779
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
$385,886
Jefferson Center for Mental Health · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2022
General purpose
$382,551
Saint Mary'S Academy of the Sisters of Loretto · Englewood, CO · 2022
General purpose
$375,534
Community Food Share · Louisville, CO · 2024
General purpose
$373,601
Community Food Share · Louisville, CO · 2022
General purpose
$371,614
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$360,542
Red Rocks Community College Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2022
General purpose
$357,538
Emergency Family Assistance Association · Boulder, CO · 2022
General purpose
$355,015
Saint Mary'S Academy of the Sisters of Loretto · Englewood, CO · 2023
General purpose
$354,396
First Tee - Green Valley Ranch · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$350,690
Impact Charitable · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$349,545
Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose, program support
$344,894
Emergency Family Assistance Association · Boulder, CO · 2024
General purpose
$344,685
St Anne'S Episcopal School · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$343,545
Porchlight a Family Justice Center · Lakewood, CO · 2022
General purpose
$338,923
Jeffco Schools Foundation · Golden, CO · 2022
General purpose
$337,962
Community Food Share · Louisville, CO · 2023
General purpose
$335,821
Trailhead Institute · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$335,305
Arvada Chamber of Commerce · Arvada, CO · 2024
Program support
$332,013
Evergreen Christian Outreach · Evergreen, CO · 2023
General purpose
$327,185
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$326,924
Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$324,473
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
$320,197
Broomfield Fish · Broomfield, CO · 2023
General purpose
$319,526
Urban Peak · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$316,773
Broomfield Fish · Broomfield, CO · 2022
General purpose
$312,737
Urban Peak · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$311,365
The Rise School of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$307,732
Faith Bible Chapel International · Arvada, CO · 2024
General purpose
$304,790
Community Services of Broomfield · Broomfield, CO · 2024
General purpose
$304,388
Sister Carmen Community Center · Lafayette, CO · 2022
General purpose
$301,734
Colorado Open Golf Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose
$300,785
Emergency Family Assistance Association · Boulder, CO · 2023
General purpose
$299,267
Colorado Uplift · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$292,291
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$291,838
Humane Society of Boulder Valley · Boulder, CO · 2022
General purpose
$290,615
Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
$286,686
Adventure West Council Inc Boy Scouts of America · Greeley, CO · 2023
General purpose
$286,046
Mountain Resource Center · Conifer, CO · 2024
General purpose, early care and education, food security, health, workforce development

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.