Grants paid by Colorado Opportunity Foundation
EIN 84-4409670 · Englewood, CO · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE R05
Colorado Opportunity Foundation of Englewood, CO (EIN 84-4409670) reported 21 grants paid totaling $5,993,250 to 7 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$5,993,250
21 grants
Recipients
7
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | $805,000 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $0 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $3,088,250 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $2,100,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 7 recipients receiving the most from Colorado Opportunity Foundation, by grants paid, out of 7 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Colorado 85-4192457 | A | Aurora, CO | 4 | $3,630,000 | 2024 |
| Common Sense Institute 27-4253618 | A | Greenwood Village, CO | 5 | $923,250 | 2024 |
| Public Trust Institute 84-3379897 | A | Greenwood Village, CO | 5 | $850,000 | 2024 |
| Defend Colorado 83-3211413 | A | Centennial, CO | 3 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Independence Institute 84-0990300 | A | Denver, CO | 2 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| The Western Way Organization 81-4204053 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $140,000 | 2020 |
| Freedom Foundation 94-3136961 | A | Olympia, WA | 1 | $0 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 21 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Advance Colorado Englewood, CO | A | $490,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202533219349322328 |
| 2024 | Advance Colorado Englewood, CO | A | $490,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202600489349301120 |
| 2024 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $260,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202600489349301120 |
| 2024 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $260,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202533219349322328 |
| 2024 | Public Trust Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202533219349322328 |
| 2024 | Defend Colorado Centennial, CO | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202600489349301120 |
| 2024 | Public Trust Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202600489349301120 |
| 2024 | Defend Colorado Centennial, CO | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202533219349322328 |
| 2023 | Advance Colorado Aurora, CO | A | $2,650,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202402189349300635 |
| 2023 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $288,250 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE RESEARCH GRANT | 202402189349300635 |
| 2023 | Public Trust Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202402189349300635 |
| 2022 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $0 + $260,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE RESEARCH GRANT | 202313199349325341 |
| 2022 | Public Trust Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $0 + $150,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202313199349325341 |
| 2022 | Defend Colorado Centennial, CO | A | $0 + $150,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202313199349325341 |
| 2022 | Freedom Foundation Olympia, WA | A | $0 + $150,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202313199349325341 |
| 2022 | Advance Colorado Aurora, CO | A | $0 + $1,025,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202313199349325341 |
| 2022 | Independence Institute Denver, CO | A | $0 + $250,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | 202313199349325341 |
| 2020 | Public Trust Institute Lakewood, CO | A | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | 202103129349301705 |
| 2020 | Independence Institute Denver, CO | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | 202103129349301705 |
| 2020 | The Western Way Organization Denver, CO | A | $140,000 | paid | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | 202103129349301705 |
| 2020 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | A | $115,000 | paid | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | 202103129349301705 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202533219349322328 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202600489349301120 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402189349300635 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202313199349325341 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103129349301705 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/844409670.json.
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