Colorado · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Colorado

Imperigo has identified 1,418 funders that made 13,364 grants totaling $3.1B to 1,060 education organizations in Colorado, with a median grant of $21K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Colorado

Total granted $3.1B
Funders 1,418
Grants 13,364
Organizations funded 1,060

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Southern Colorado Community Foundat
25 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2025 · 31.1% of their giving
$3.1M
27. The Big 12 Conference Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $39.0M · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$39.0M
28. Associated General Contractors of Colorado
21 grants to 8 organizations · largest $461K · through 2025 · 71.7% of their giving
$2.7M
29. Cooper Hansen Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $780K · through 2025 · 50.1% of their giving
$2.6M
30. Outdoor Industry Association
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $525K · through 2024 · 99.6% of their giving
$2.4M
31. Colorado Springs Health Foundation
22 grants to 12 organizations · largest $983K · through 2024 · 11.6% of their giving
$3.9M
32. Csm Alumni Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.1M · through 2019 · 99.8% of their giving
$2.1M
33. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $8.7M · through 2023 · 1.8% of their giving
$23.1M
34. Joshua Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $736K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.0M
35. Agile Learner Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.9M
36. Ccu Endowment Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $341K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.7M
37. Christian Community Foundation Inc
48 grants to 21 organizations · largest $4.8M · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$14.7M
38. Uchealth Greeley Hospital
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$6.6M
39. Worldviews Calling & Culture Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2023 · 97.0% of their giving
$1.6M
40. Denver Post Community Foundation
44 grants to 11 organizations · largest $200K · through 2025 · 16.4% of their giving
$1.8M
41. Colorado Rocky Mountain School Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $375K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
42. CO Business Alliance
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2023 · 19.8% of their giving
$1.4M
43. Amg Charitable Gift Foundation
166 grants to 31 organizations · largest $950K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$4.6M
44. Center For the Advancement of Science In Space Inc
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $973K · through 2024 · 10.3% of their giving
$2.6M
45. The Chicago Community Trust
71 grants to 23 organizations · largest $20.0M · through 2023
$44.6M
46. Ce Shop Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $412K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
47. Mountain Middle School
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $485K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
48. Eagle County Charter Academy Education Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $291K · through 2024 · 67.8% of their giving
$1.1M
49. Denver Broncos Foundation
39 grants to 31 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 13.6% of their giving
$1.5M
50. Adams County Foundation Inc
8 grants to 7 organizations · largest $300K · through 2020 · 22.1% of their giving
$1.0M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in Colorado, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 18 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in Colorado. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in Colorado, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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