Colorado · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Colorado

Imperigo has identified 421 funders that made 3,898 grants totaling $1.7B to 379 recreation & sports organizations in Colorado, with a median grant of $19K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Colorado

Total granted $1.7B
Funders 421
Grants 3,898
Organizations funded 379

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. San Diego Festival of the Arts Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2020 · 33.4% of their giving
$32K
52. United Way of Eagle River Valley
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $33K · through 2022 · 10.1% of their giving
$63K
54. Marin Community Foundation
19 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024
$2.7M
55. Prosperity Denver Fund
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $413K · through 2023 · 1.3% of their giving
$466K
56. Caring for Colorado Foundation
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$638K
57. Janine and J Tomilson Hill Family Trust
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022 · 1.6% of their giving
$325K
58. Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $211K · through 2024
$551K
60. Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $265K · through 2024
$491K
65. Arizona Community Foundation
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2023
$1.3M
69. Colorado Springs Health Foundation
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $85K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$350K
71. The Weld Trust
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $146K · through 2024
$357K
73. Charities Aid Foundation America
38 grants to 17 organizations · largest $872K · through 2024
$2.1M
74. The San Francisco Foundation
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$1.6M
80. Mile High United Way Inc
24 grants to 14 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023
$511K
88. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024
$351K
90. Greater Houston Community Foundation
24 grants to 11 organizations · largest $305K · through 2024
$1.2M
92. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
70 grants to 26 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024
$3.5M
98. The Albertsons Companies Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$466K
104. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
45 grants to 30 organizations · largest $134K · through 2024
$1.1M
105. The Dallas Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$452K
111. Caring for Denver Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $227K · through 2022
$341K
114. Boston Foundation Inc
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $86K · through 2024
$722K
125. Christian Community Foundation Inc
15 grants to 11 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$426K
126. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $440K · through 2023
$446K
128. Jewish Communal Fund
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $774K · through 2024
$996K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports 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. 14 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.

Other Causes Funded in Colorado

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 recreation & sports 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 recreation & sports funding in Colorado, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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