Colorado State University Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Fort Collins, CO EIN 23-7098397

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$25.4M

Foundation funders

140

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Colorado State University Foundation?

Colorado State University Foundation is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation ($3.9M), The Stanton Foundation ($3.1M), National Philanthropic Trust ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.4M in grants to Colorado State University Foundation between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation$3,914,50012024
The Stanton Foundation$3,142,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$1,996,38322024–2025
Hadley & Marion Stuart Foundation$1,750,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$1,120,72132024–2025
The Morgridge Family Foundation$1,000,00012024
Carl & Caroline Swanson Foundation$800,00012024
Petsmart Charities Inc$772,21332024–2026
Hummel Family Foundation$750,00012024
Gates Family Foundation$732,07492024–2025
The Denver Foundation$616,60922024
Aspen Community Foundation$575,50062024
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado$575,47622024–2025
Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service Inc$500,00012025
Catena Foundation$325,00012024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$316,91312024
The Aspen Institute Inc$300,00012024
Daniels Fund$275,00022024
Orange County Community Foundation$250,00022024–2025
The Spalding Family Foundation$250,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$227,50022024
Paul R and Anna Lee White Family Charitable$209,00022024–2025
Tinberg Foundation$200,00022024–2025
The Bets Keen Foundation$200,00022024–2025
Zoma Foundation Inc$200,00012024
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National 4-H Council$187,58632024–2025
Cattle Marketing Information Service Inc$149,80022024–2025
David E Fahrney Scholarship Trust UAD 92$142,86522024–2025
William & Sandra Condon$137,80022024–2025
The Colorado Health Foundation$110,62512024
Donald and Lorena Meier Fdn$110,00022024–2025
University of Chicago$106,28612024
The Quinn Foundation$105,00012025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$101,85022024–2025
Kneller Family Foundation$100,00022024–2025
Doris Day and Terry Melcher Foundation$100,00012024
The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation$100,00012024
The Graham Rahal Foundation$100,00012024
Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc$99,00022024–2025
Best Friends Animal Society$89,25012024
The Gerstner Family Foundation$84,43412024
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Inc Colorado$82,50012025
Fight for E$75,00012024
KPMG US Foundation Inc$70,11522024–2025
Volunteers Inspiring & Encouraging Positive Attitude Resilience & Ser$69,48122024–2025
Norvell Family Foundation$69,23012024
Lubick Foundation Ramstrength$68,42222024–2025
Colorado 4-H Foundation$65,27622024–2025
The so Charitable Trust$60,42722024
CHS Foundation$56,84322024–2025
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$53,51312024
The Pellish Foundation for the Arts$51,10022024–2025
Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation$50,00022024–2025
Johnson Foundation of the Rockies$50,00012024
Mighty Arrow Family Foundation$50,00012024
Ronald And Carol Moore Family Foundation$50,00012024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$50,00012024
The Rockefeller Foundation$50,00012024
The Campos EPC Foundation$45,43512024
The Chicago Community Trust$45,00022024–2025
Pikes Peak Community Foundation$40,69422024–2025
New Cycle Foundation$40,00012024
The Alper Family Foundation Inc$40,00012024
Broe Family Foundation$40,00012024
The Tony Stewart Foundation Inc$40,00012024
Ernst & Young Foundation$39,73232024–2025
The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc$39,00022024–2025
FACTOR(E) Ventures Ltd$34,70912024
Alfred K Frommhold Charitable Trust$34,45522024–2025
William M Thorkildsen Trust$34,10022024–2025
Impactassetsinc$33,26112024
Otter Cares Foundation$33,25022024
Trees Water and People$33,20022024–2025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$30,50012024
Community Foundation of the Quincy Area$30,00022024–2025
Mankato Area Foundation$30,00022024–2025
Joseph & Carolyn Shachtman$30,00012024
Anderson Graduate Fellowship$29,11222024–2025
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$28,42112024
Take Note Colorado$25,50012025
Demuth Family Foundation$25,00022024–2025
The D J McManus Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Rangeland Foundation$25,00012024
Verdad Foundation$25,00012024
James & Beatrice Salah Charitable Trust$25,00012024
The Bernard Osher Foundation$25,00012024
The Thunderbirds$25,00012024
The Catholic Foundation No Colorado$25,00012024
Canine Cancer Research Alliance$25,00012024
Weld Community Foundation$23,04822024–2025
GBH Foundation Trust$20,00022024–2025
Bernard a Egan Foundation Inc$20,00022024–2025
Toodles Foundation$20,00012024
American Chemical Society$20,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$19,00012024
DKA Charitable Trust$18,00012025
Leprino Foods Company Foundation$17,50012025
Xcel Energy Foundation$16,95012024
Austin Community Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Interfaith America$15,00012024
Wold Foundation$15,00012024
National Council of Teachers of English$15,00012024
Magaldi-Felin Companion Animal Charitable$15,00012024
Trailhead Institute$15,00012024
Community Foundation of North Florida Inc$13,50012024
Humane World for Animals Inc$13,30012025
Mile High United Way Inc$13,00112025
The Nature Conservancy$13,00012025
Stan Fried Private Foundation$12,95122024–2025
Greater Horizons$10,25012024
Dea Family Foundation$10,00012025
The David P Prescott Family Foundation$10,00012024
The Land Institute$10,00012024
Older Adults Technology Services$10,00012024
Records Johnston Family Foundation$10,00012024
Reach Higher Foundation$10,00012024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$10,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$10,00012024
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing$9,98312024
University Corporation at Monterey Bay$9,92912025
Tyler-Little Family Foundation$8,00012024
The Loving Climate Foundation$7,50012025
The MV Williams Foundation Inc$7,50012024
Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn$7,12512024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$7,00012025
Cooperative Development Foundation$6,36812025
Frank and Evelyn Schmidt Family$6,00012025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$5,75012025
Robinson a McWayne Memorial Fund$4,80012025
Roof F T Char$4,60012025
Libertygives Foundation$3,20012025
Wipfli Foundation Inc$3,00012025
D Richard Mead Charitable Foundation$3,00012025
The Presser Foundation$3,00012025
Kimley-Horn Foundation$2,20012025
Eecsoo Foundation$2,00012025
Baird Foundation Inc$1,60012025
John D Richardson Foundation$1,00012025
Geary Rimmer Vincent Wolf Foundation$1,00012025
The Partnership Foundation$25012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M125 grants2024 74 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $64K (2026) to $19.0M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $64K.

What grants has Colorado State University Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Petsmart Charities IncACCESS TO CARE$63,916
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$1,684,633
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$1,000,000
2025Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service IncConstruction of staff cabin at Mountain Campus Colorado State University$500,000
2025Community Foundation of Northern ColoradoPROGRAM SUPPORT$363,879
2025Petsmart Charities IncACCESS TO CARE$306,808
2025Orange County Community FoundationEDUCATION$150,000
2025Gates Family FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$150,000
2025Paul R and Anna Lee White Family CharitableGENERAL OPERATING$136,000
2025National 4-H CouncilEducation$124,550
2025The Quinn FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$105,000
2025Tinberg FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2025Gates Family FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$100,000
2025Gates Family FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS$100,000
2025The Bets Keen FoundationONCOLOGY RESEARCH$100,000
2025William & Sandra CondonBLAZE STUDY, PHASE 1 OF CANDO NETWORK LAUNCH$87,800
2025Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Inc Colorado—$82,500
2025Donald and Lorena Meier FdnUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$80,000
2025Cattle Marketing Information Service IncEDUCATION$73,500
2025David E Fahrney Scholarship Trust UAD 92SCHOLARSHIP$73,087
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$62,199
2025Colorado 4-H FoundationGENERAL USE$53,763
2025KPMG US Foundation IncMATCHING GIFTS$53,390
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$50,750
2025Gates Family FoundationCONSTRUCTION$50,000
2025Kneller Family FoundationFUNDING OF ANIMAL CANCER CENTER$50,000
2025Volunteers Inspiring & Encouraging Positive Attitude Resilience & SerEducation$46,782
2025Gates Family FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$45,000
2025Western Colorado Community Foundation IncAGRIVOLTAIC PROJECT AT WCRC-OM$36,000
2025Lubick Foundation RamstrengthSTUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS$34,211

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Colorado State University Foundation?

Colorado State University Foundation is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation ($3.9M), The Stanton Foundation ($3.1M), National Philanthropic Trust ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.4M in grants to Colorado State University Foundation between 2024–2026.

Who is Colorado State University Foundation's largest funder?

Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Colorado State University Foundation, with $3.9M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Colorado State University Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $25.4M in grants to Colorado State University Foundation across 200 grants from 140 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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