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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 3 of 4

51. Pikes Peak United Way
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $107K · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$302K
52. United Way of Pueblo County Colorado Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $95K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$163K
53. Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Foundation Inc
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$539K
54. Moffat County United Way
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $22K · through 2023 · 10.9% of their giving
$91K
55. Pikes Peak Community Foundation
22 grants to 9 organizations · largest $354K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$724K
56. GiveClear Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $495K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$527K
57. Link a Community Assessment and Resource Center
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 11.4% of their giving
$75K
58. Neurological Recovery for the Armed Services
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$42K
59. Steer Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $61K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$227K
62. New Mexico Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $108K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$372K
65. Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $220K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$599K
70. Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$334K
73. Permian Basin Area Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024
$550K
74. Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc
26 grants to 11 organizations · largest $50K · through 2025 · 1.1% of their giving
$346K
75. Community Foundation Boulder County
22 grants to 8 organizations · largest $83K · through 2024
$550K
99. Gordon Christian Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2019
$350K
100. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
29 grants to 15 organizations · largest $386K · through 2024
$1.4M
101. San Antonio Area Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $400K · through 2024
$400K
103. The Dallas Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $330K · through 2024
$541K
104. Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $211K · through 2024
$858K
111. Arizona Community Foundation
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $342K · through 2024
$493K
119. Charities Aid Foundation America
32 grants to 15 organizations · largest $181K · through 2024
$951K
127. The Winston-Salem Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $350K · through 2023
$371K
134. Tulsa Community Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$449K
140. Christian Community Foundation Inc
19 grants to 8 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$366K

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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