Boulder Food Rescue

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Boulder, CO EIN 45-3006089

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$2.8M

Foundation funders

58

Grants recorded

125

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Boulder Food Rescue?

Boulder Food Rescue is funded by 58 grantmakers, led by Colorado Gives Foundation ($371K), The Colorado Health Foundation ($315K), Nextfifty Initiative ($253K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.8M in grants to Boulder Food Rescue between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Colorado Gives Foundation$371,34662019–2024
The Colorado Health Foundation$314,96452020–2024
Nextfifty Initiative$252,87542020–2024
The Denver Foundation$245,50042020–2023
Hunger Free America Inc$150,00012020
The Albertsons Companies Foundation$150,00012020
Community Foundation Boulder County$119,64052020–2024
Impactassetsinc$108,50052020–2024
United Way of Larimer County$100,00012024
Refed Inc$100,00012020
Columbus Foundation$100,00022020
National Philanthropic Trust$80,00012024
Kettering Family Foundation$55,00042020–2023
Fairfax Foundation$50,00012025
Mile High United Way Inc$50,00012021
Teach a Man to Fish Foundation$50,00012020
Telligen Community Initiative$50,00012019
Anschutz Family Foundation$37,50042020–2025
The Minneapolis Foundation$35,00022020–2021
The 1040 Foundation$30,00062020–2025
AEC Trust$30,00032021–2024
RSF Social Finance Inc$30,00022022–2024
Trailhead Institute$27,95032020–2024
Redman Foundation Inc$25,00032023–2025
Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency XXXXXX2262$25,00032022–2025
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M4 grants2019 31 grants2020 20 grants2021 19 grants2022 18 grants2023 22 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $89K (2019) to $946K (2020). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $124K.

What grants has Boulder Food Rescue received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Fairfax FoundationGENERAL$50,000
2025The Joy FundFOOD REDISTRIBUTION - RESCUE FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS BOULDER$20,000
2025Redman Foundation IncSUPPORT FOOD DISTRIBUTION OPERATING EXPENSES$10,000
2025Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency XXXXXX2262HUMANITARIAN$10,000
2025Anschutz Family FoundationGeneral operating support to redistribute perishable food from businesses to agencies serving hungry, homeless, and at-risk individuals.$10,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$7,587
2025Collins FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$6,000
2025The 1040 FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2025Boulder Valley Rotary Community FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$3,000
2025GR'S FoundationOPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY$2,000
2025Donnell-Kay Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING GRANT$400
2024Nextfifty InitiativeGENERAL SUPPORT$180,000
2024United Way of Larimer CountyGENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT$100,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$80,000
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$60,144
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$23,000
2024Community Foundation Boulder CountyGENERAL SUPPORT$22,780
2024AEC TrustFood Redistribution$15,000
2024Earth Rising FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$15,000
2024Redman Foundation IncSUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND NO COST GROCERY PROGRAM MAINTENANCE$10,000
2024RSF Social Finance IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
2024The Sprouts Healthy Communities FoundationNO COST GROCERY PROGRAMS (NCGP)$10,000
2024Trailhead InstituteFOOD PANTRY ASSISTANCE$10,000
2024The Colorado Health FoundationFOOD ACCESS AND SECURITY$5,000
2024The 1040 FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2024Enterprise Holdings FoundationProgram Support$5,000
2024Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency XXXXXX2262HUMANITARIAN$5,000
2024Bruce and Ann Bachmann Family FoundationTO FOSTER AND PROMOTE ACTIVITIES OF RECIPIENT.$2,500
2024Prana FoundationHELP FEED THE HUNGRY$2,060
2024Michael B Rukin CharitableUNRESTRICTED$1,500

Showing 30 most recent of 125 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Boulder Food Rescue?

Boulder Food Rescue is funded by 58 grantmakers, led by Colorado Gives Foundation ($371K), The Colorado Health Foundation ($315K), Nextfifty Initiative ($253K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.8M in grants to Boulder Food Rescue between 2019–2025.

Who is Boulder Food Rescue's largest funder?

Colorado Gives Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Boulder Food Rescue, with $371K across 6 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Boulder Food Rescue received?

IRS 990 filings record $2.8M in grants to Boulder Food Rescue across 125 grants from 58 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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