Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Colorado
922 private foundations reported 2,442 arts & culture grants to organizations in Colorado on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $65.7M in all. 298 of them are based in Colorado.
Foundations922
Grants on record2,442
Total granted$65.7M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Colorado
20 of the 922: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Colorado organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Friends of the Denver School of the Arts, Denver - General support$1,320
- Ascend Performing Arts Inc, Aurora - General support$1,200
- Picketwire Players, LA Junta - General support$933
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Gave $7.7M in 2024
Xcel Energy Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- The Colorado Museum of Natural History, Denver - Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, STEM career pathways$25,071
- Colorado Education Initiative, Denver - STEM career pathways$25,000
- Eureka Mcconnell Science Museum, Grand Jct - STEM career pathways$25,000
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Gave $102.2M in 2024
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2024- Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, Denver - Capacity building; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to support the…$824,500
- The Latino Cultural Arts Center, Denver - Community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program$733,895
- Redline, Denver - Community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program$392,500
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Gave $36.3M in 2025
Gates Family Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2025- America Succeeds, Denver - Project support$150,000
- Colorado Education Initiative, Denver - Project support$75,000
- Mca Denver, Denver - Unrestricted$62,408
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Gave $19.8M in 2024
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2024- The Powerhouse, Durango - Capital to open new ece slots$100,000
- Colorado Education Initiative, Denver - The K-12 post secondary and workforc$94,600
- Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc, Denver - Together toolbox infrastructure buil$55,000
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Gave $11M in 2024
Gill Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2024- Colorado Education Initiative, Denver - Project support for STEM$150,000
- State Historical Society of Colorado the Colorado State Museum, Denver - Project support for lgbtq issues$25,000
- Community Radio for Northern Colorado, Greeley - General operating support$16,500
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$175,000
- Colorado Ballet Company, Denver - General operating support for dance productions and activities$100,000
- Curious Theatre Company, Denver - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$55,000
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Grand Lake US Constitution Week, Grand Lake - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$2,000
- Merely Players, Durango - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$2,000
- Ouray County Performing Arts Guild, Ouray - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,500
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Gave $69.7M in 2024
Daniels Fund
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2024- United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum, Colorado Springs - Bill daniels gallery of inspiration$420,000
- America Succeeds, Denver - Scaling durable skills, civics service corp, and willow education$350,000
- Center for American Values Incorporated, Pueblo - Hip virtual education project$140,000
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Margulf Foundation
Glendale, CO · latest return: tax year 2024- Colorado Education Initiative, Denver - General operating grant$310,000
- Colorado Education Initiative, Denver - Restricted grant to embedding ai in a reimagined high school experience project$124,000
- Colorado Education Initiative, Denver - Collaboration grant ednium and cei$30,000
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The Morgridge Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2024- Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver - 2024 & 2025 Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Presenting sponsor$50,000
- Denver Biennial of the Americas Corporation, Denver - support the cultural, business, and education exchange between Colorado and Costa Rica$6,500
- Denver Art Museum Inc, Denver - General & Unrestricted$5,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver$1,416
- Crested Butte Society Inc, Crested Butte$1,000
- Longmont Symphony Society Inc, Longmont$500
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Honor Flight of Southern Colorado, Colorado Spgs - Arts, culture and humanities$1,000
- Breckenridge Creative Arts, Breckenridge - Arts, culture and humanities$500
- Denver Art Museum Inc, Denver - Arts, culture and humanities$385
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Illuminative Inc, Lafayette - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$884,000
- First Nations Development Institute, Longmont - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$840,000
- Native American Rights Fund, Boulder - Strengthening civic engagement, supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and…$500,000
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Sidney E Frank Charitable Foundation
Harrison, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Denver Art Museum, Denver - To support early childhood programs$20,000
- Opera Colorado, Englewood - For general operating support$20,000
- Bravo Colorado at Vail-Beaver Creek, Vail - To support audio and video recording projects$15,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Breckenridge Creative Arts, Breckenridge - Matching gifts$5,000
- Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc, Centennial - Matching gifts$1,366
- Denver Young Artists Orchestra Assoc, Denver - Matching gifts$1,262
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- America Succeeds, Denver - For groundwork for a new vision for the role of public education$600,000
- Western States Arts Federation, Denver - For bay area arts policy coalition$199,678
- Education Commission of the States, Northglenn - For the arts education partnership$53,000
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Arison Arts Foundation
Coral Gables, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Aspen Art Museum, Aspen - General support$665,500
- Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation, Snowmass Village - General support$73,400
- Music Associates of Aspen Inc, Aspen - General support$15,000
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Native American Rights Fund, Boulder - Support for a museum$250,000
- Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life, Colorado Springs - Support for documentary film, scholarly research, and research center$150,000
- First Nations Development Institute, Longmont - Support for an art exhibition$95,000
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Gave $9.7M in 2025
Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A Next50
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2025- Rocky Mountain Public Media, Denver - General support$100,000
- Denver Film Society, Denver - General support$50,000
- Seriesfest, Denver - General support$50,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Colorado organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Denver Art Museum Inc Denver | 7 | $55,689 |
| The Colorado Education Initiative Denver | 6 | $808,675 |
| Community Radio for Northern Colorado Greeley | 6 | $17,749 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc Englewood | 6 | $9,913 |
| Redline Denver | 5 | $437,516 |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media Denver | 5 | $230,826 |
| Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver | 5 | $227,290 |
| America Succeeds Denver | 4 | $1,100,005 |
| Curious Theatre Company Denver | 4 | $85,236 |
| New Dance Theatre Inc Denver | 4 | $60,032 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Colorado that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 922 foundations, 228 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.