AJL Foundation Grants

Overview

_NOTE: For 2025, AJL is pausing grants to new grant partners. We heard and listened to past grant partners that there is a need for multiyear grantmaking and, to the extent where it's possible, we're working to make that happen._

AJL recognizes that we are neither the experts nor the authority on the issues we work on. We respect and trust our colleagues, partners and the communities we serve and recognize them as the experts on their own experiences. We believe that by bringing together diverse representatives of all communities affected by our grantmaking to make funding decisions, the collective expertise and experiences of the group will lead to more effective and equitable grantmaking decisions and increased impact.

What We Fund

AJL's Grantmaking Committee makes funding decisions based on the following criteria:

* Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that serve marginalized youth and families in Colorado within education and human services
* Organizations that are diverse and reflect the communities they serve, and are either community-led or heavily community-informed.
* Organizations with either demonstrated impact or demonstrated potential impact within the communities they serve.
* Organizations that serve youth and families in Metro Denver or San Luis Valley primarily.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that serve low-income youth and families in Colorado within education and human services
* Organizations that are diverse and reflect the communities they serve, and are either community-led or heavily community-informed.
* Organizations with either demonstrated impact or demonstrated potential impact within the communities they serve. 
* Organizations that serve youth and families in Metro Denver or San Luis Valley primarily.
* AJL considers applications from organizations with organizational budgets under $5 million.

Ineligibility

* AJL does not make grants for research projects or give support to conferences, seminars, media events, or workshops unless they are an integral part of a broader program.
* AJL does not provide support for the production and development of television and radio programming or individual scholarships.