The Colorado Health Foundation
Historical FunderDenver, Colorado · EIN 74-2568941 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$102.2M
Organizations funded684
Typical grant$80,000
Total assets$2.9B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,500 and $160,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 1780 PENNSYLVANIA ST, DENVER CO 80203 |
| Phone | 3039533672 |
| Form and materials | THE ONLINE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.COLORADOHEALTH.ORG. ONLINE APPLICATION TO INCLUDE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR MOST RECENT 12 MONTHS, AND FISCAL SPONSOR AGREEMENT AND FINANCIALS IF USING A FISCAL SPONSOR TO APPLY. |
| Deadlines | GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINES: FEBRUARY 15, JUNE 15, AND OCTOBER 15. |
| Restrictions | TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED: COLORADO ORGANIZATIONS CLASSIFIED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER IRS REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3); COLORADO PUBLIC AGENCIES, INCLUDING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING IF THEY ALIGN WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN FOUNDATION PRIORITIES: PRIMARY CARE; THRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE; ADULT RECOVERY; FOOD ACCESS AND SECURITY; AFFORDABLE HOUSING; COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS; ADVOCACY; CAPACITY BUILDING; LOCALLY-FOCUSED WORK. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
5% of grants went outside Colorado.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailhead Institute | Denvert, CO | Advocacy; capacity building; food access and security; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program; matching… | $2,952,040 |
| Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Denver, CO | Primary care | $2,150,000 |
| Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation | Denver, CO | Primary care; thriving young people; general operating support; general donation to support organization or program | $2,050,000 |
| Longmont Housing Authority | Longmont, CO | Affordable housing | $2,000,000 |
| Rural Homes | Telluride, CO | Affordable housing | $2,000,000 |
| Women's Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Community solutions; economic opportunity; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to support the… | $1,739,097 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | Adult recovery; advocacy; capacity building; community solutions; primary care; thriving young people; general donation to support… | $1,677,121 |
| The Hadanou Collective | Denver, CO | Adult recovery; capacity building; community solutions; food access and security; thriving young people | $1,650,000 |
| Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund | Denver, CO | Strategic reserve; general donation to support organization or program | $1,555,000 |
| Colorado Digital Health Dba Prime Health | Denver, CO | Primary care | $1,500,000 |
| Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation | Westminster, CO | Affordable housing | $1,500,000 |
| Ges Coalition | Denver, CO | Advocacy; affordable housing | $1,200,000 |
| The Denver Foundation | Denver, CO | Affordable housing; capacity building; community solutions; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to… | $1,147,580 |
| Clinica Family Health | Lafayette, CO | Primary care | $1,075,000 |
| Justice Catalyst Access Fund | Charlottesville, VA | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Salud Family Health Centers | Fort Lupton, CO | Primary care | $1,000,000 |
| Chaffee Housing Trust | Buena Vista, CO | Affordable housing | $950,000 |
| Stride Community Health Center | Denver, CO | Primary care | $950,000 |
| Mountain Family Health Centers | Glenwood Springs, CO | Primary care; general donation to support organization or program | $895,000 |
| Latino Community Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Capacity building; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to support the organization and/or specific… | $824,500 |
| Center for Community Wealth Building | Denver, CO | Capacity building; community solutions; economic opportunity; food access and security | $770,304 |
| Summit Community Care Clinic | Frisco, CO | Primary care; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to support the organization and/or specific… | $769,794 |
| Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (New Dance Theatre Inc) | Denver, CO | Community solutions; general donation to support organization or program | $752,500 |
| High Plains Housing Development Corp | Greeley, CO | Affordable housing | $750,000 |
| The Inn Between of Longmont Inc | Longmont, CO | Affordable housing | $750,000 |
| The Latino Cultural Arts Center | Denver, CO | Community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $733,895 |
| Four Corners Food Coalition | Mancos, CO | Food access and security | $725,000 |
| Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership | Denver, CO | Thriving young people | $675,000 |
| Fort Lewis College Foundation | Durango, CO | Advocacy; economic opportunity; primary care; general donation to support organization or program | $656,898 |
| Inner City Health Center | Denver, CO | Primary care | $650,000 |
| Lake County Build a Generation | Leadville, CO | Capacity building; food access and security; thriving young people | $630,000 |
| Grovewood Community Development | Greenwood Village, CO | Affordable housing | $614,600 |
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 | Grand Junction, CO | Thriving young people | $600,000 |
| Family and Intercultural Resource Center | Breckenridge, CO | Affordable housing; food access and security | $590,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center | Denver, CO | Community solutions; economic opportunity | $550,300 |
| First Southwest Community Fund | Alamosa, CO | Community solutions; economic opportunity | $550,150 |
| Tepeyac Community Health Center | Denver, CO | Capacity building; primary care; general donation to support organization or program | $546,076 |
| Mile High United Way | Denver, CO | Affordable housing | $500,000 |
| Northwest Real Estate Capital Corp | Boise, ID | Affordable housing | $500,000 |
| Radian | Denver, CO | Thriving young people | $500,000 |
| St Vrain Valley Schools | Longmont, CO | Thriving young people | $490,923 |
| Project Worthmore | Aurora, CO | Capacity building; primary care; general donation to support organization or program | $484,500 |
| Juntos Community | Denver, CO | Capacity building; community solutions; general operating support; general donation to support organization or program | $465,000 |
| Onward a Legacy Foundation | Cortez, CO | Advocacy; economic opportunity; food access and security | $425,300 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | Community solutions; primary care; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to support the organization… | $418,334 |
| Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Capacity building; community solutions | $405,000 |
| Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition | Denver, CO | Capacity building; primary care; general operating support; general donation to support organization or program | $402,727 |
| Wray Public Library | Wray, CO | Community solutions | $400,000 |
| Redline | Denver, CO | Community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $392,500 |
| Voces Unidas de Las Montaas | Glenwood Springs, CO | Advocacy; capacity building; community solutions; general operating support; general donation to support organization or program | $380,000 |
| Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley | Gunnison, CO | Affordable housing | $375,000 |
| Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism | Denver, CO | Capacity building; community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $355,000 |
| Second Chance Center Inc | Aurora, CO | Adult recovery; community solutions; general operating support | $353,000 |
| Donnell-Kay Foundation | Denver, CO | Thriving young people | $350,000 |
| LA Clnica Del Pueblothe People's Clinic | Carbondale, CO | Primary care | $350,000 |
| Total Concept | Fowler, CO | Affordable housing | $350,000 |
| United for a New Economy | Commerce City, CO | Advocacy; general operating support | $350,000 |
| Cultivando | Eastlake, CO | Capacity building; thriving young people; general operating support; general donation to support organization or program | $349,999 |
| Lifespan Local Inc | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $326,018 |
| Archway Communities | Lakewood, CO | Advocacy; affordable housing | $325,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 684 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $8,500,000 |
| Trailhead Institute | Denver, CO | Food access and security | $2,900,000 |
| Ges Coalition | Denver, CO | Affordable housing | $1,500,000 |
| Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable | Denver, CO | General operating support | $800,000 |
| El Movimiento Sigue | Pueblo, CO | General operating support | $632,800 |
| Latino Community Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Capacity building | $600,000 |
| City of Pueblo | Pueblo, CO | Thriving young people | $545,457 |
| Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $525,000 |
| Access Mode | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $450,000 |
| The Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities | Denver, CO | General operating support | $413,902 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $400,000 |
| Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation | Denver, CO | Primary care | $400,000 |
| Downtown Denver Islamic Center | Denver, CO | Capacity building | $400,000 |
| Eagle County Department of Public Health and Environment | Eagle, CO | Community solutions | $400,000 |
| Good Business Colorado | Denver, CO | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Kids at Their Best | Fort Morgan, CO | Capacity building | $400,000 |
| Rmser | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $400,000 |
| Slv Go | Alamosa, CO | Community solutions | $400,000 |
| The Hadanou Collective | Denver, CO | Capacity building | $400,000 |
| Warm Cookies of the Revolution | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $400,000 |
| Physician Associate Foundation of the American Academy of Physician Associa | Alexandria, VA | Primary care | $396,275 |
| Soul 2 Soul Sisters | Denver, CO | General operating support | $375,000 |
| Montezuma Land Conservancy | Cortez, CO | Community solutions | $370,300 |
| Colorado Safety Net Collaborative | Westminster, CO | Primary care | $357,138 |
| Colorado Community Health Network | Denver, CO | Primary care | $337,800 |
| It Takes a Village | Aurora, CO | Community solutions | $333,333 |
| Seasoned With Grace Unboxed | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $333,333 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $325,000 |
| Colorado Center on Law and Policy | Denver, CO | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Colorado Jobs With Justice | Denver, CO | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Denver Justice Project | Denver, CO | General operating support | $300,000 |
| First Southwest Community Fund | Alamosa, CO | Economic opportunity | $300,000 |
| Justice for Migrant Women | Fremont, OH | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Morgan County Family Center | Fort Morgan, CO | Capacity building | $300,000 |
| The Family Centerla Familia | Fort Collins, CO | General operating support | $286,000 |
| Red Rocks Community College Foundation | Lakewood, CO | Primary care | $280,000 |
| Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence | Denver, CO | Primary care | $266,667 |
| The Rock Center | Aurora, CO | Thriving young people | $266,666 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | Primary care | $266,666 |
| Activate Work Inc | Denver, CO | Economic opportunity | $250,000 |
| African American Trade Association | Denver, CO | Economic opportunity | $250,000 |
| Center for Community Wealth Building | Denver, CO | Economic opportunity | $250,000 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | Advocacy | $250,000 |
| Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation | Centennial, CO | Primary care | $250,000 |
| LA Plata Family Centers Coalition | Durango, CO | Community solutions | $250,000 |
| The Hadanou Collective | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $250,000 |
| Community College of Denver Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | Economic opportunity | $240,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center | Denver, CO | Economic opportunity | $240,000 |
| Ksut Public Radio | Ignacio, CO | Community solutions | $238,000 |
| Scd Enrichment Program | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $233,333 |
| Mile High Ministries | Denver, CO | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Adelante Community Development | Commerce City, CO | Economic opportunity | $210,000 |
| College Access Navigators | Fort Morgan, CO | Capacity building | $200,000 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | Advocacy | $200,000 |
| Colorado Tenant Alliance Fund | Lakewood, CO | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Frontline Farming | Arvada, CO | Advocacy | $200,000 |
| Fsfe - Food Coalition | Pagosa Springs, CO | Community solutions | $200,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley | Avon, CO | Affordable housing | $200,000 |
| Lake County Community Fund | Leadville, CO | Advocacy | $200,000 |
| Make a Chess Move | Denver, CO | Community solutions | $200,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $102,222,360 | 862 |
| 2023 | $126,961,319 | 853 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533219349107083
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-2568941
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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