Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

A capacity-building opportunity for Colorado nonprofits to strengthen their online fundraising efforts. Offered in collaboration between Colorado Gives Foundation and the Schlessman Family Foundation. The program is free for participating organizations.

Partnership: Colorado Gives Foundation and Schlessman Family Foundation

Duration: One-year exclusive capacity-building opportunity

Geographic Scope: Colorado

Three Key Components:

  1. Strategy development
  2. Technology support
  3. Skilled volunteers to help execute projects

Focus:

  • Helping organizations use ColoradoGives.org as their primary fundraising tool
  • Advanced features including: CRM, application integration, text-to-give, volunteer management
  • Building capacity through professional resources
  • Assisting organizations from just getting started to advancing to new levels

Participation: 119 organizations participated in the first year of the program

Cost: Free (thanks to Schlessman Family Foundation)

About the Schlessman Family Foundation:

  • Schlessman
  • Established to provide charitable support for children and adults hindered by economic status, physical or mental challenges, or needing additional educational opportunities
  • Intent: Enable recipients to become self-sufficient, productive community members
  • Contributed over $100 million to more than 1,000 charities since inception

Contact Information:

  • Colorado Gives Foundation
  • 5855 Wadsworth Bypass Unit A
  • Arvada, CO 80003
  • (720) 898-5900
  • Tax ID: 51-0157964

What Colorado Gives Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
2,211
Total given
$90.98M
Median grant
$18K
Range
$5,008–$2.21M
  • By dollars: Colorado 94%, Arizona 2%, California <1%. Top recipient cities: Denver, CO; Boulder, CO; Fort Collins, CO.
  • 98% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Vitalant · Scottsdale, AZ

    Program support

    $2.21M

  • Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO

    General purpose, general support, general operating support, food security

    $1.53M

  • Jefferson Center for Mental Health · Wheat Ridge, CO

    General purpose, operating support, health, workforce development, food security,…

    $1.36M

  • The Action Center · Lakewood, CO

    General purpose, general support, program support, general operating support, food…

    $871K

  • Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Inc · Denver, CO

    General purpose, general support

    $856K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Capacity building
  • Nonprofits
  • Technology

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