Colorado · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Colorado

Imperigo has identified 561 funders that made 3,741 grants totaling $530.0M to 249 youth development organizations in Colorado, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Colorado

Total granted $530.0M
Funders 561
Grants 3,741
Organizations funded 249

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Colorado Youth Corps Association
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $3.4M · through 2024 · 76.9% of their giving
$27.6M
2. Youth for Christ Foundation
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $7.6M · through 2024 · 57.1% of their giving
$10.7M
3. Denver Area Council Boy Scouts of America Trust
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.7M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.7M
4. Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado Inc
36 grants to 9 organizations · largest $438K · through 2024 · 56.3% of their giving
$5.6M
5. Agape Foundation Charitable Trust
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2025 · 35.3% of their giving
$4.3M
6. United Way of Larimer County
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 20.9% of their giving
$2.9M
7. Caring for Denver Foundation
50 grants to 18 organizations · largest $884K · through 2025 · 4.7% of their giving
$10.1M
8. The Corps Network
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2023 · 12.1% of their giving
$3.9M
9. Lincoln Hills Cares Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $440K · through 2025 · 44.7% of their giving
$1.8M
10. Caring for Colorado Foundation
72 grants to 22 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$4.4M
11. Chaffee County Community Foundation
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $879K · through 2025 · 26.2% of their giving
$1.3M
12. Greater Houston Community Foundation
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $6.0M · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$16.4M
13. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
97 grants to 27 organizations · largest $19.1M · through 2024
$50.5M
14. Mile High United Way Inc
95 grants to 44 organizations · largest $469K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$5.7M
15. Small Difference Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 96.5% of their giving
$1.0M
16. Colorado Gives Foundation
299 grants to 85 organizations · largest $212K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$8.8M
17. Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
37 grants to 10 organizations · largest $462K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$3.0M
18. Persuade The World Ministries
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $320K · through 2024 · 61.2% of their giving
$880K
19. The Denver Foundation
123 grants to 48 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$9.0M
20. StriveTogether Inc
12 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2025 · 3.3% of their giving
$3.1M
21. The Chicago Community Trust
21 grants to 6 organizations · largest $10.0M · through 2023
$28.0M
22. Achievement Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $195K · through 2024 · 47.1% of their giving
$470K
23. Rose Community Foundation
76 grants to 34 organizations · largest $572K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$3.3M
24. One Hope for Asia Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $195K · through 2025 · 35.0% of their giving
$427K
25. United Way of Weld County Inc
21 grants to 5 organizations · largest $122K · through 2024 · 8.8% of their giving
$886K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 16 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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Colorado, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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