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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Colorado

Imperigo has identified 561 funders that made 3,858 grants totaling $538.1M to 252 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 $538.1M
Funders 561
Grants 3,858
Organizations funded 252

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Denver Broncos Foundation
31 grants to 21 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 8.1% of their giving
$902K
27. Colorado Springs Health Foundation
34 grants to 11 organizations · largest $130K · through 2025 · 4.2% of their giving
$1.7M
28. Prosperity Denver Fund
19 grants to 8 organizations · largest $380K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$1.7M
29. Take Note Colorado
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $176K · through 2024 · 42.7% of their giving
$274K
30. Kiski Area Youth Network
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $165K · through 2025 · 50.7% of their giving
$234K
31. The Harry R Halloran Jr Charitable Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $494K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$967K
32. Optima Giving Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 10.1% of their giving
$369K
33. Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Foundation
15 grants to 6 organizations · largest $65K · through 2025 · 7.0% of their giving
$450K
34. 41 & Change Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $132K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$132K
35. Denver Post Community Foundation
23 grants to 5 organizations · largest $50K · through 2025 · 4.8% of their giving
$541K
36. Sustainable Local Ministry
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $124K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$124K
37. Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
11 grants to 9 organizations · largest $90K · through 2025 · 6.2% of their giving
$388K
38. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
18 grants to 9 organizations · largest $438K · through 2024
$3.0M
39. Weld Community Foundation
22 grants to 6 organizations · largest $54K · through 2025 · 4.1% of their giving
$523K
40. Northern Colorado United for Youth
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2023 · 13.4% of their giving
$153K
41. Cherry Bekaert Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 50.2% of their giving
$100K
42. Trinity Thrift Incorporated Affordable Treasures
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $48K · through 2025 · 16.8% of their giving
$117K
43. The Weld Trust
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $392K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$1.0M
44. Sixers Youth Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2020 · 8.4% of their giving
$225K
45. Aspen Community Foundation
31 grants to 6 organizations · largest $328K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$1.1M
46. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
32 grants to 21 organizations · largest $751K · through 2025
$5.9M
47. Triple R Christian Retreat
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 86.2% of their giving
$75K
48. Fmi Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023 · 14.6% of their giving
$100K
49. The Cliff and Norma Wells Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$116K
50. Woodford Manufacturing Charities Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $27K · through 2025 · 6.3% of their giving
$209K

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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