General Grant Program

Adolph Coors Foundation General Grant Program

Geographic Scope: Primarily Colorado-based organizations; public policy requests from out-of-state organizations considered; special consideration given to rural Colorado nonprofits.

Eligibility Requirements:

Must be classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service

Organizations must be in operation for at least one full year (no start-up funding)

Cannot receive 50% or more of revenue from government sources, including fee-for-service contracts

Funding Priority Areas:

Youth and Youth Development

• One-to-one mentoring
• Academic tutoring
• Character development
• Leadership
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
• Financial literacy

Adult Work Programs

• Paid on-the-job training
• Vocational training
• Job placement
• Entrepreneurship (requests by invitation only)

Integrative Medicine

• Requests by invitation only

Public Policy

• Enhance understanding of the free enterprise system
• Preserve the principles upon which democracy was founded to help ensure a limited role for government and the protection of individual rights as provided for in the Constitution
• Encourage personal responsibility and leadership
• Uphold traditional American values

Other Focus Areas

• Bereavement
• Pregnancy centers
• Community centers

Preference Criteria:
Preference is given to organizations exhibiting:

Year-round programming

Transformational outcomes

Total mission alignment (don't pull out one small program that might be a fit; exceptions for rural organizations)

Direct service organizations

Organizations that strongly align with the foundation's funding priorities

Strong leaders and strong financial health

Areas NOT Funded:

Adaptive or winter sports programs

Animal or animal-related projects

Arts or arts-related projects

Books and publishing

Church or church-related projects

Conferences, seminars, or event sponsorship

Credit counseling

Debt reduction

Domestic violence shelters

Emergency and basic services (food, housing)

GED classes

Health organizations (disease-specific and national)

Homelessness

Individuals

Media or film-related projects

Museum or museum-related projects

Organizations with international components

Preschools or daycare centers

Research projects

Schools (public, charter or private), including higher education and associated foundations

Senior programs (nursing homes, extended-care facilities, respite care)

Foundation Background:

Since 1976, the Foundation has provided a total of 7,606 grants for a cumulative grant total of $327 million

In 2025, the Adolph Coors Foundation awarded 149 grants totaling $10.3 million

Contact Information:

Adolph Coors Foundation

215 St. Paul Street, Suite 300

Denver, Colorado 80206

Phone: 303.388.1636

Website: https://coorsfoundation.org/