Cobalt Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Denver, CO EIN 84-6050191

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$15.8M

Foundation funders

77

Grants recorded

189

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Cobalt Foundation?

Cobalt Foundation is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($7.1M), The Denver Foundation ($2.3M), Merle Chambers Fund ($935K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to Cobalt Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$7,059,437142020–2025
The Denver Foundation$2,256,13352020–2024
Merle Chambers Fund$935,180142019–2024
Colorado Gives Foundation$548,35562019–2024
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$547,22942021–2025
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$500,00012024
The Colorado Health Foundation$464,66042020–2024
New Era Colorado Foundation$350,00012024
Rose Community Foundation$298,95942020–2024
Community Foundation Boulder County$225,95052020–2024
A Alfred Taubman Foundation$217,00022023–2024
Avenir Foundation Inc$200,00012020
Impactassetsinc$188,00032022–2024
Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund$187,50052021–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$178,54032022–2024
The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc$169,00042021–2024
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$125,00012023
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$100,00012020
New Venture Fund$100,00012019
Paul R and Anna Lee White Family Charitable$90,00042022–2025
The Connie Burwell White and William$77,00042021–2024
The Prentice Foundation Inc$62,50062020–2024
California Community Foundation$61,00022024–2025
Bender West Foundation$60,00032022–2024
Alliance for Youth Organizing$50,00012024
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$50,00012022
National Institute for Reproductive Health Inc$50,00012019
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family$45,00012024
Hunter Family Foundation$40,00012024
Boone Family Foundation$35,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$35,00042023–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$35,00072023
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$33,95022024–2025
Brett Family Foundation$32,50052021–2025
Lynda M Goldstein Family Foundation$30,00032023–2025
National Charitable Endowment Inc$25,00012022
Caring for Colorado Foundation$25,00012020
Noise for Now$23,56822023
Stark Community Foundation$22,50032022–2024
Apiary for Practical Support Inc$20,00012024
The Brigid Alliance Inc$20,00012023
Capek Family Foundation$20,00022021–2022
The Poudre Sand Fund$19,86242022–2025
Headwaters Foundation for Justice$19,00022022–2025
Hopewell Fund$15,80012023
Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable$15,50012022
Colorado Democracy Alliance$15,00012024
Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia W$15,00012022
Community Shares of Colorado Inc$12,68322019–2020
Network for Good$10,55012022
The Wild Gifting Project$10,00012023
Winslow Foundation$10,00012022
Rotberg Comens Bray Foundation$7,00042022–2025
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$5,50012022
Boettcher Foundation$5,50012020
Hieronymus Foundation Inc$5,00022024–2025
Pinon Trail Foundation$5,00012024
Ezulwini Foundation Inc$5,00012021
Eliza Buyers & David Pinkert Fdn 147882$4,00012021
John R Woods Foundation$3,00012022
The Galloway Family Foundation$2,50012023
Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc$2,00922024–2025
The Jack and Sarita Gantz Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Jerome & Delores Zuckerman Gerwitz$2,00022024–2025
Harriet Cheney Cowles Foundation$2,00012022
Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation$2,00012020
Van Riper-Woodard Family$1,50012024
Gill Foundation$1,15032021–2023
Hubbard Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Ken Hubbard Fund$1,00012024
Xcel Energy Foundation$60042020–2023
Rice Family Foundation$50012022
The Cigna Group Foundation$25012024
Arches Foundation$25012022
Baird Foundation Inc$15222023–2024
Verizon Foundation$10012024
Western Union Foundation$10022022–2023

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M5 grants2019 19 grants2020 16 grants2021 41 grants2022 43 grants2023 48 grants2024 17 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $244K (2019) to $7.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $1.3M.

What grants has Cobalt Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$621,277
2025The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$300,117
2025National Network of Abortion Funds IncTO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACCESS$187,309
2025Caring for Colorado Centennial FundTHE GROUNDWORK PROJE$50,000
2025California Community FoundationHEALTH$30,000
2025Paul R and Anna Lee White Family CharitableGENERAL OPERATING$30,000
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$18,150
2025Lynda M Goldstein Family FoundationSECURING AND PROTECTING EVERY PERSON'S ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE, AND COMBATING ALL THREATS TO THAT ACCESS.$10,000
2025Headwaters Foundation for JusticeGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$9,000
2025Brett Family FoundationGeneral support$7,500
2025The Poudre Sand FundGENERAL$5,199
2025Hieronymus Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$2,500
2025The Jack and Sarita Gantz Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2025Rotberg Comens Bray FoundationGENERAL$2,000
2025Hubbard Family Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$1,000
2025Jerome & Delores Zuckerman GerwitzWOMEN'S HEALTH$1,000
2025Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation IncOPERATING NEEDS$500
2024The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$3,104,262
2024The Denver FoundationREPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS$1,275,883
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationJust Societies$500,000
2024The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$351,226
2024New Era Colorado FoundationEngagement & awareness young adults$350,000
2024The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$301,565
2024National Network of Abortion Funds IncTO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACCESS$149,120
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$131,318
2024A Alfred Taubman FoundationGENERAL FUND$125,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$115,500
2024The Colorado Health FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OR PROGRAM; MATCHING CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEE OR BOARD MEMBER$102,600
2024Merle Chambers FundGENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR)$100,000
2024Merle Chambers FundGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000

Showing 30 most recent of 189 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Cobalt Foundation?

Cobalt Foundation is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($7.1M), The Denver Foundation ($2.3M), Merle Chambers Fund ($935K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to Cobalt Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is Cobalt Foundation's largest funder?

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Cobalt Foundation, with $7.1M across 14 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Cobalt Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to Cobalt Foundation across 189 grants from 77 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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