15 Forever Fund Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The 15 Forever Fund Grant, established by the Community Foundation Boulder County, empowers youth by promoting civic engagement and leadership among Boulder County residents aged 0-18. Since 2006, over $225,000 has been granted through this program, which encourages students to manage their own grant cycles, raising funds for community issues they prioritize. The fund emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion in its review process, ensuring that all initiatives align with the needs of local youth.
About CFBC Grants
We partner with organizations county-wide, connecting resources with ideas to help make Boulder County a place where all can thrive.
Our funding areas focus on a broad range of issues including animal care and welfare, arts and culture, civic engagement, education, environment, and health and human services, alongside support for the Latino, LGBTQ+, and Veterans communities.
15 Forever Fund Request For Proposals
15 Forever was established by Community Foundation Boulder County in 2006 to promote civic engagement, philanthropy, and leadership among Boulder County youth.
15 Forever is a collaboration between the Community Foundation and YouthRoots, a national youth philanthropy organization that teaches high school students how to make the world a better place, while developing their leadership and life skills.
Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.
What Community Foundation Boulder County actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 281
- Total given
- $14.08M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,030–$5.28M
- By dollars: Colorado 81%, California 6%, New York 3%. Top recipient cities: Boulder, CO; Denver, CO; Longmont, CO.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 35% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Impact Development Fund · Loveland, CO
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Jewish Family Service of Colorado · Denver, CO
Specified purpose
$461K
Social & Environmental Entrepreneur · Calabasas, CA
Specified purpose
$225K
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL
Specified purpose
$184K
United Policyholders · San Francisco, CA
Specified purpose
$115K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Youth leadership
- Education
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