Funders › CO › Caring for Colorado Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by Caring for Colorado Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 84-1477197 · Denver, CO · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE E12
In tax year 2024, Caring for Colorado Foundation (EIN 84-1477197) reported 160 grants paid totaling $9,368,719. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mercy Housing Mountain Plains Denver, CO | A | $1,000,000 | paid | NATIVE AMER. HOUSING | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Caon City School District Canon City, CO | U | $109,874 | paid | YOUTH CONNECTIONS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Mesa County Valley Sd 51 Grand Junction, CO | A | $100,150 | paid | YOUTH CONNECTIONS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Alamosa School District Alamosa, CO | U | $100,000 | paid | YOUTH CONNECTIONS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Sheridan School District Englewood, CO | U | $91,695 | paid | YOUTH CONNECTIONS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | La Cocina Fort Collins, CO | A | $85,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | La Cocina Fort Collins, CO | A | $85,000 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING AN | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Street Fraternity Denver, CO | A | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORTING YOUTH ON | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Urban Peak Denver Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | INDEPENDENCE AND SEL | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Jewish Family Service of Colorado Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | KIDSUCCESS: MENTAL H | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Casa of Pueblo Pueblo, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | ADVOCACY FOR ABUSED | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | La Puente Home Alamosa, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | ADELANTE FAMILY RESO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Ability Connection Colorado Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | TRAUMA-INFORMED INTE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | 9to5 Colorado Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | EMPOWERING COLORADO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Invest in Kids Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Warren Village Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | BUILDING FAMILY RESI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Delta County School District 50j Delta, CO | U | $75,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING PROTEC | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Muslim Youth for Positive Impact Broomfield, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | ANCHORING EXCELLENCE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Invest in Kids Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | QUALITY STATEWIDE SU | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Rocky Mountain Equality Boulder, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | LGBTQ+ YOUTH LEADERS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME M | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Alamosa, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEA | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Community Connections Inc Durango, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORTING CHILDREN | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo Coun Pueblo, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WEL | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Stride Community Health Center Wheat Ridge, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | MATERNAL-CHILD HEALT | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Aurora Community Connection Family Aurora, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | LATINX FAMILY STRENG | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center Durango, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR 2SLGBTQI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Center for Health Progress Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING COVERA | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Girls Inc of Metro Denver Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | WHOLE GIRL HEALTHY Y | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Ability Connection Colorado Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Center for African American Health Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | BUILDING STRONG AND | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Children's Campaign Denver, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SU | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Stride Community Health Center Wheat Ridge, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Elephant Circle Palisade, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | ADVANCING COMMUNITY- | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Riverside Educational Center Grand Junction, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME P | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | La Plata Youth Services Durango, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | COMMUNITIES-IN-SCHOO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Catholic Charities of Southern Colo Pueblo, CO | A | $75,000 | paid | BUILDING RESILIENT S | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Parent Possible Denver, CO | A | $72,000 | paid | ENHANCED HOME VISITI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Parent Possible Denver, CO | A | $72,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Partnership of Adam Thornton, CO | A | $71,500 | paid | STRENGTHENING FAMILI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Partnership of Adam Thornton, CO | A | $71,500 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Denver Children's Advocacy Center Denver, CO | A | $70,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Denver Children's Advocacy Center Denver, CO | A | $70,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENT | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Families Plus Delta, CO | A | $70,000 | paid | INCREASING WRAPAROUN | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Thriving Families Denver, CO | A | $70,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Thriving Families Denver, CO | A | $70,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Maria Droste Counseling Center Denver, CO | A | $70,000 | paid | COMPASSIONATE BEHAVI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Gunnison Valley Health Foundation Gunnison, CO | A | $65,000 | paid | ANTEPARTUM AND POSTP | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Gunnison Valley Health Foundation Gunnison, CO | A | $65,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition Denver, CO | A | $65,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition Denver, CO | A | $65,000 | paid | PARENT, CAREGIVER, A | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | New Legacy Charter School Aurora, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | POSITIVE PARENTING E | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Voces Unidas de Las Montaas Glenwood Springs, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | BUILDING LATINO EQUI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Partners Avon, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | EARLY RELATIONAL HEA | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Valley Settlement Glenwood Springs, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Soul 2 Soul Sisters Denver, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Raise the Future Denver, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING FAMILI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Kids at Their Best Fort Morgan, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | SUPPORTING YOUTH DEV | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | New Legacy Charter School Aurora, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Mariposa Center for Safety (formerl Pueblo, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | High Valley Community Center Inc Del Norte, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME P | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Baby Bear Hugs Yuma, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | STRENGTHEN PARENTING | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Focus Points Family Resource Center Denver, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING FAMILI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Morgan County Family Center Fort Morgan, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | STRENGTHS-BASED PROG | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | El Centro Amistad Boulder, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | EMPOWERING THRIVING | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Valley Settlement Glenwood Springs, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | FAMILY SUPPORT AND C | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Second Chance Center Inc Aurora, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | CHILD & FAMILY ADVOC | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Illuminate Colorado Denver, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING PROTEC | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Great Expectations Glenwood Springs, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | HOME VISITATION AND | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Great Expectations Glenwood Springs, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Baby Bear Hugs Yuma, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Partners Avon, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Hope Communities Denver, CO | A | $60,000 | paid | HOLISTIC, TWO-GENERA | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Family Resource Center Sterling, CO | A | $55,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING FAMILI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Growing Home Westminster, CO | A | $55,000 | paid | THRIVING, HEALTHY, A | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Compaeros Four Corners Immigrant R Durango, CO | A | $55,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR RURAL IM | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Center On Law and Policy Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | ADVOCACY FOR LOW-INC | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Carbondale, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR OLDER YO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Evics Family Resource Center Estes Park, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | PRENATAL AND EARLY P | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Childsafe Fort Collins, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | CHILD ABUSE TREATMEN | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Community Partnership for Child Dev Colorado Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Tigray Community Center Aurora, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | YOUTH AND FAMILY MEN | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | The Place Colorado Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | IMPROVED HEALTH AND | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Karis Inc Grand Junction, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORTIVE SERVICES | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Children's Hospital Colorado Founda Aurora, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | THE TEEN PREGNANCY P | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Make a Chess Move Macm Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | MAKE A CHESS MOVE: W | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Club of la Plata Count Durango, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | POSITIVE PROGRAMS FO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Peak Vista Community Health Centers Colorado Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Assuring Better Child Health & Deve Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Partners in Housing Colorado Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Clayton Early Learning Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | IMPROVING BIRTH EQUI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Northwest Colorado Center for Indep Steamboat Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT SERVICES FOR | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Assuring Better Child Health & Deve Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEALTHYSTEPS EXPANSI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Denver Health Foundation Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | TRAINING FOR PROVIDE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Healing Denver Superior, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEART OF DENVER: SUP | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Rose Andom Center Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HOPE AND HEALING FOR | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Community Partnership for Child Dev Colorado Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENT | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | We Fortify Colorado Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | ADDRESSING ROOT CAUS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | San Miguel Resource Center Telluride, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AN | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Safehouse Denver Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | FAMILY-FOCUSED SERVI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Youth On Record Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING CONNEC | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | BREAKING BARRIERS FO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Evics Family Resource Center Estes Park, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Bright Futures Telluride, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | PROMOTING HEALTHY CH | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Bright Futures Telluride, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | University of Colorado Anschutz Med Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | ENHANCED PREGNANCY A | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | University of Colorado Anschutz Med Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Peak Vista Community Health Centers Colorado Springs, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | HOME VISITATION PROG | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Rural Communities Resource Center Yuma, CO | A | $48,000 | paid | SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Chaffee County Early Childhood Coun Salida, CO | A | $45,000 | paid | CAREGIVER AND NEW PA | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | La Pinata del Aprendizaje Denver, CO | A | $45,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Spark Community Foundation Denver, CO | A | $45,000 | paid | RURAL COLLABORATIVE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | La Pinata del Aprendizaje Denver, CO | A | $45,000 | paid | PARENT/CAREGIVER SOC | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Chaffee County Early Childhood Coun Salida, CO | A | $45,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Parent Possible Denver, CO | A | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE COLO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Youth Congress Denver, CO | A | $40,000 | paid | YOUTH-ADULT PARTNERS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys and Girls Clubs of the High Ro Fairplay, CO | A | $40,000 | paid | YOUTH EMOTIONAL RESI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Community Roots Midwife Collective Longmont, CO | A | $40,000 | paid | CENTERING INDIGENOUS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Community Roots Midwife Collective Longmont, CO | A | $40,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer Count Fort Collins, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME P | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Full Circle Restorative Justice Salida, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Children First Pueblo, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT FFN PROVIDER | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Milestones Colorado Denver, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Council for Yuma W Yuma, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | FAMILY FRIEND NEIGHB | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Tgthr Formerly Attention Homes Boulder, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR YOUTH EX | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Kids First Health Care Commerce City, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Kids First Health Care Commerce City, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | SMILE: SUPPORTING MI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Denver Health Foundation Denver, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | LOCAL BALLOT MEASURE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Children First Pueblo, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Council for Yuma W Yuma, CO | A | $35,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Consumer Health Initiative Denver, CO | A | $30,000 | paid | COLORADO HEALTH POLI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado Cross Disability Coalition Denver, CO | A | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR DISABILI | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Heart of Saguache Denver, CO | A | $30,000 | paid | HEALTH EQUITY YOUTH | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Casa of the 7th Judicial District Montrose, CO | A | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT SERVICES FOR | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Our Turn Inc New York, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | STUDENT-CENTERED ADV | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Western Slope Native American Resou Mack, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | PLANNING GRANT FOR Y | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Integrated Community Steamboat Springs, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD PATH | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Boulder, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | FAMILIES FIRST PROGR | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Rose Community Foundation Denver, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | FIREARM VIOLENCE PRE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Indigenous Wellbriety Program Durango, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | INDIGENOUS WELLBRIET | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Integrated Community Steamboat Springs, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Project Pave Inc Denver, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | PROMOTING HEALTHY RE | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Colorado State Office of New Americ Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES PROGR | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Community Resource Center Denver, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | RURAL ACTION NETWORK | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Violence Free Colorado Denver, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | COLORADO FOR MENTAL | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Centro de la Familia Colorado Springs, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | BILINGUAL ADVOCACY A | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Great Education Colorado Denver, CO | A | $25,000 | paid | SCHOOL CHOICE IN K-1 | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Learning Ventures Englewood, CO | A | $20,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Pueblo Child Advocacy Center Pueblo, CO | A | $20,000 | paid | BROADENING THE PATH | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Early Learning Ventures Englewood, CO | A | $20,000 | paid | SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL TRA | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | All Access Wellness Conifer, CO | A | $20,000 | paid | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FO | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of the San Lui Alamosa, CO | A | $20,000 | paid | SAND DUNES MUSHROOM | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Rocky Mountain Equality Boulder, CO | A | $15,000 | paid | LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Youthpower365 Avon, CO | A | $15,000 | paid | GENDER-SPECIFIC PROG | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO | A | $12,000 | paid | EXPANDING OB ACCESS | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO | A | $12,000 | paid | HEALTHY BEGINNINGS T | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Violence Free Colorado Denver, CO | A | $10,000 | paid | FIREARM EXCISE TAX F | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Kids at Their Best Fort Morgan, CO | A | $6,000 | paid | YOUTH AND PARENT/CAR | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Alamosa, CO | A | $6,000 | paid | YOUTH AND PARENT/CAR | 202520359349300127 |
| 2024 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo Coun Pueblo, CO | A | $6,000 | paid | YOUTH AND PARENT/CAR | 202520359349300127 |
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