Indigo Oak Fund: Education Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- The Indigo Oak Fund generally funds in Colorado and the Bay Area but occasionally considers non-profits in other areas.
Overview
The Indigo Oak Fund's Education Grant Program supports educational initiatives in Colorado and the Bay Area, focusing on both traditional schools and alternative learning experiences. This program aims to empower individuals through education, fostering personal growth and lifelong learning. By funding resources for teachers and career advancement for adults, the Fund seeks to create equal opportunities, enhance community engagement, and contribute to a more equitable society.
The Indigo Oak Fund is a Colorado-based private foundation focused on education, the arts, women and children’s issues, and ensuring equal justice under the law.
The Fund supports selected programs and initiatives which promote personal empowerment and achievement and which qualify as related to the above-named issues. We seek to contribute to a better world by recognizing and respecting the value of each individual, funding programs which have the potential to improve lives, fostering lifelong learning, and ensuring access to equal opportunity for all.
This grant program aims to support traditional schools and out-of-school learning experiences catering to children and adults. Previous recipients have included organizations that assist adults in advancing their careers, as well as schools and learning institutions that require additional resources to support their teachers.
Eligibility
The Indigo Oak Fund generally funds in Colorado and the Bay Area but occasionally considers non-profits in other areas.
What The Vance R and Colleen H Andrus Family actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 97
- Total given
- $624K
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Range
- $250–$25K
- By dollars: Colorado 78%, California 10%, District of Columbia 6%. Top recipient cities: Castle Rock, CO; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA.
- 17% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Crisis Center · Littleton, CO
Legal Advocacy and Immediate Client Need Fund
$25K
Art Students League of Denver · Denver, CO
Art in Prison, Diversity in the Arts Internship Program, and Adult Scholarship programs
$20K
Berkeley Music Group · Berkeley, CA
Concert Career Pathways
$20K
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC
General Operating Support
$20K
Milestone Charitable Foundation Inc · Buffalo, NY
Pre-settlement Funding
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- K-12 schools
- Teacher development
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