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Grants and funding in Colorado

10,300 foundations reported granting into Colorado on their most recent IRS filings: 38,474 itemized grants worth $3.5B between them. On top of that, twenty-three live grant programs and ninety-four contract opportunities are specific to Colorado, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
10,300
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$3.5B
across 38,474 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Colorado
23
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
57
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 10,300 foundations granting into Colorado, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

363
2,059
3,801
2,478
1,338
172
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Colorado

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Colorado on their most recent filings.

University of Colorado Foundation$231M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$110M
Colorado State University Foundation$79M
Poudre Valley Health Care Inc$77M
Itemized grants into Colorado from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

What the live Colorado grants offer

Award ceilings on the Colorado-specific programs that publish one.

4
2
1
1
1
0
0
Under $10K$10K–50K$50K–100K$100K–250K$250K–1M$1M–5MOver $5M
Nine of twenty-three live Colorado-specific grants publish a ceiling; the rest say the amount varies. As of November 1, 2026.

Who the Colorado-specific grants are for

Of the twenty-three live grant programs specific to Colorado, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. fourteen more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits15
Cities and towns4
Tribal organizations4
Researchers2
Small businesses1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, local governments and tribal organizations.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Fifty-seven community development lenders serve Colorado: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Colorado foundation grants by focus

Foundations based in Colorado that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 297Colorado foundations that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Colorado.

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