Funding Amount

Varies by organization (ranging from $2,500 to $100,000)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

A responsive grant opportunity designed for nonprofits to share ideas and projects they believe will help Jeffco communities thrive. Unrestricted, one-year grant support for Jeffco-serving organizations.

Funding Goal: Communities thrive when neighbors are living fulfilled lives, are meaningfully involved in their communities, and are connecting with, appreciating, and supporting each other.

Geographic Scope: Jefferson County (Jeffco), Colorado

Impact Areas Prioritized:

  • Essential Needs
  • Economic Prosperity
  • Resilient and Connected Neighborhoods
  • Civic Engagement

Sample Grant Awards (amounts range from $2,500 to $100,000):

  • 40 West Arts: $35,000
  • A Little Help: $20,000
  • A Precious Child, Inc.: $30,000
  • Adaptive Adventures: $25,000
  • AgeWise Colorado, Inc.: $5,000
  • All Access Wellness: $5,000
  • Angelica Village: $20,000
  • Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado: $50,000
  • ARC Thrift Stores Inc: $25,000
  • Archway Housing & Services, Inc.: $100,000
  • Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities: $25,000
  • Avante Garde: $5,000
  • B.I.O.N.I.C. Team: $45,000
  • Balon USA: $40,000
  • Bayaud Enterprises Inc.: $50,000
  • Benefits in Action: $35,000
  • BeyondHome: $100,000
  • Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity: $15,000
  • Bondadosa: $30,000
  • Boy Scouts of America: $25,000
  • Brown Bag Ministries Inc.: $2,500
  • CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties: $15,000
  • Cat Care Society: $5,000
  • Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese: $50,000
  • Centennial Community Church/Waterstone Food Pantry: $2,500
  • Center for African American Health: $15,000
  • Center for the Arts Evergreen: $25,000
  • Chalkbeat Inc: $5,000
  • Chicano Humanities & Arts Council, Inc. (CHAC): $5,000
  • City of Golden: $25,000
  • City of Lakewood: $25,000
  • City of Wheat Ridge: $25,000

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

  • Unrestricted nonprofits
  • Nonprofits
  • Community development

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