Funding search · student-athlete mental health · Colorado
Who funds student-athlete mental health work in Colorado
15 funders have a record of paying for student-athlete mental health work by Colorado recipients: 281 grants totaling $53.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Caring for Denver Foundation ($23.3M), Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation ($5.0M) and The Denver Foundation ($1.5M).
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.
Caring for Denver FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
65 matching grants · $23.3M · through 2025Largest: $6.0M to City and County of Denver — mental health
Largest: $170,000 to CENTENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC — early childhood mental health cons.
The Denver FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $73,000 to MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO — mental health associations
Rose Community FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to National Alliance on Mental Illness Colorado — youth-tested resources in mental health
Largest: $50,000 to Mental Health America of Colorado dba Mental Health Colorado — to support the organization's strategic focuses and supporting initiatives in perinatal mental health
Largest: $5,000 to MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO — champion health equity
Largest: $500,000 to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION — addressing the youth mental health crisis: a philanthropic initiative to advance a healthier state of care
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $394,600 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to ASPEN HOPE CENTER — to support the expansion of their mental health program and is in honor of sandy iglehart
Yampa Valley Medical Center FoundationSteamboat Springs, COCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $483,800 · through 2023Largest: $140,000 to STEAMBOAT SCHOOL DISTRICT RE2 — mental health services
Pikes Peak Community FoundationColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $160,850 · through 2024Largest: $61,600 to CU FOUNDATION- LYDA HILL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RESILIENCE — hh: mental health
Developmental PathwaysAurora, COCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $151,455 · through 2024Largest: $11,000 to AMY P HILL DBA MENTAL HEALTH & INCLUSION MINISTRIES — mental health first aid training project
Largest: $344,060 to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION — this endowment's purpose is for pediatric mental health education, care, advocacy, and research focusing on males ages 12-18.
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