New Era Colorado Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2018–2025
Total received
$10.3M
Foundation funders
48
Grants recorded
143
Years covered
2018–2025
Who funds New Era Colorado Foundation?
New Era Colorado Foundation is funded by 48 grantmakers, led by The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($4.3M), Alliance for Youth Organizing ($1.6M), Merle Chambers Fund ($395K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.3M in grants to New Era Colorado Foundation between 2018–2025.
Show all 48 funders
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $32,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | $24,067 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| RSF Social Finance Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 2022–2024 |
| United States Energy Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Marvin Naiman and Margery Goldman Family | $17,500 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Caring for Colorado Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Voter Registration Project Education Fund | $13,800 | 1 | 2019 |
| The Elmo Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bessemer Giving Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspen Community Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Wolf Family Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2020–2023 |
| CrossCurrents Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alchemy Charitable Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | $9,600 | 1 | 2022 |
| Windward Fund | $7,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telluride Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Lilly Family Foundation | $6,500 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Winslow Foundation | $4,500 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| Patricia Bragg Foundation | $3,423 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emsa Fund Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Gill Foundation | $325 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bonfils-Stanton Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $81K (2018) to $2.7M (2020). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $520K.
What grants has New Era Colorado Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $400,213 |
| 2025 | Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund | ORGANIZING YOUNG PEO | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Brett Family Foundation | General Support | $35,000 |
| 2025 | Caring for Colorado Foundation | ORGANIZING FOR FISCA | $15,000 |
| 2025 | National Basketball Players Association Foundation | TO SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc | DONOR-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $601,335 |
| 2024 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $403,648 |
| 2024 | Alliance for Youth Organizing | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $357,500 |
| 2024 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $350,860 |
| 2024 | Merle Chambers Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Impactassetsinc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $98,500 |
| 2024 | The Denver Foundation | VOTER EDUCATION & REGISTRATION | $89,000 |
| 2024 | Merle Chambers Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR) | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund | ORGANIZING YOUNG PEO | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation Boulder County | GENERAL SUPPORT | $44,000 |
| 2024 | Brett Family Foundation | General Support | $40,500 |
| 2024 | The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc | ADVOCACY | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Rose Community Foundation | General operating support, event support | $31,133 |
| 2024 | The Prentice Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Peterffy Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT IN FURTHERANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL CAUSES | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Blue Yak Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Elmo Foundation | YOUTH LEADERSHIP | $10,000 |
| 2024 | RSF Social Finance Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Bessemer Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Aspen Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $7,000 |
| 2024 | Colorado Gives Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $6,023 |
| 2024 | The Marvin Naiman and Margery Goldman Family | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 143 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds New Era Colorado Foundation?
New Era Colorado Foundation is funded by 48 grantmakers, led by The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($4.3M), Alliance for Youth Organizing ($1.6M), Merle Chambers Fund ($395K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.3M in grants to New Era Colorado Foundation between 2018–2025.
Who is New Era Colorado Foundation's largest funder?
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is the largest recorded funder of New Era Colorado Foundation, with $4.3M across 12 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has New Era Colorado Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $10.3M in grants to New Era Colorado Foundation across 143 grants from 48 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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