Funding Amount

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Deadline

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Grant Type

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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

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • K-12 schools
  • Teacher development

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