STEM grants for nonprofits in Colorado
120 private foundations reported 259 stem grants to organizations in Colorado on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $23.5M in all. 26 of them are based in Colorado.
Foundations120
Grants on record259
Total granted$23.5M
Their typical grant$10,000
Foundations that fund stem in Colorado
20 of the 120: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of stem 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- The Freebsd Foundation, Boulder - General support$2,661
- Mars Society Inc, Lakewood - General support$802
- Space Science Institute, Boulder - General support$382
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Gave $7.7M in 2024
Xcel Energy Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Northern Colorado Foundation Inc, Greeley - STEM career pathways$30,000
- Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver, Denver - Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, STEM career pathwaysuw grant, volunteer energy$29,250
- The Colorado Museum of Natural History, Denver - Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, STEM career pathways$25,071
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Fishchoice Inc, Fort Collins - Environment and Science$640,000
- Meridian Institute, Dillon - Environment and Science$200,000
- The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder - Fellowships for Science and Engineering$175,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Denver Scholarship Foundation, Denver - Technology & equipment$580,000
- Metro Community Provider Network Inc, Wheat Ridge - Technology & equipment$500,000
- Denver Art Museum Inc, Denver - Technology & equipment$300,000
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The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Engineering Ministries International USA, Colorado Springs - Minga mission hospital development$1,433,145
- The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver, Aurora - Seeds pathway shared empowerment for early device success of diabetes technology$686,820
- The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver, Aurora - Seeds pathway shared empowerment for early device success of diabetes technology$598,309
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The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder - Climate science & policy research$647,133
- Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC, Golden - Climate science & policy research$150,000
- Colorado School of Mines Foundation, Golden - Climate science & policy research$140,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bscs Science Learning, Colorado Springs - In support of expanded educational reach and technical enhancements for a citizen and community science…$1,178,143
- National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver - In support of increasing awareness of and options for immersive, phd-level science and technology policy…$517,825
- Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen - To support the era of binary supermassive black holes conference to be held at the aspen center for physics…$20,000
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Tenacre Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Adventure Unlimited, Greenwood Village - Christian science camps$1,400,955
- Adventure Unlimited, Greenwood Village - Christian science camps$656,500
- Adventure Unlimited, Greenwood Village - Christian science camps$68,000
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Gave $12.6M in 2024
Intuitive Foundation
Sunnyvale, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Engineers Without Borders, Denver - Programmatic support for merging of engineering world health and engineers without borders for management of…$275,000
- Fort Lewis College, Durango - Pay-It-Forward is well-positioned to meet thefollowing three needs:1)increase the number of students being…$26,665
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The Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder - To use paleoclimate proxy data and climate models to understand extreme weather in past climates$137,752
- Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen - For the observables in quantum gravity from theory to experiment conference$60,000
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder - To provide constraints on the energy released during magnetic reconnection$58,475
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- United States Department of Commerce, Boulder - Create novel technology platform capabilities$1,155,136
- Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Silverthorne - Discovery and translational sciences$800,000
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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
- Colorado Succeeds, Denver - Project support for STEM$100,000
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Gave $89M in 2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Colorado School of Mines, Golden - To study how societal considerations can be integrated into the early stages of energy technology research…$150,000
- Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen - To reduce barriers to participation in the summer programs of the aspen center for physics for early-career…$50,000
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Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Oakland, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Silverthrone - To support early career, graduate student and trainee scholarships to attend conferences.$50,000
- Keystone Symposia on Molecular & Cellular Biology, Silverthrone - To support student and postdoc scholarships to attend the conference titled fibrosis: inflammation, driers,…$5,000
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Sidney E Frank Charitable Foundation
Harrison, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver - To support institute of science & policy$25,000
- Walking Mountains Science Center, Avon - To support edwards elementary field science program and the magic bus$20,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Idea Wild, Fort Collins - Science and technology research institutes, services$500
- Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic, Crested Butte - Science and technology research institutes, services$200
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Colorado West Land Trust, Grand Junction - To provide temporary earnest money for the organization to secure a purchase and sale agreement for the…$1,000,000
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The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- National Center for Women and Information Technology, Boulder - Youth and education-"bridgeup" STEM grant:purpose: to provide opportunities for underserved individuals of…$624,198
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Theiagen Global Health Initiative Inc, Highlands Ranch - Science: infectious disease$450,000
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Gave $147.7M in 2024
John S and James L Knight Foundation Inc
Miami, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Public Media Venture Group, Boulder - Execute community-based pilots assessing ways the next generation of over-the-air broadcast technology known…$350,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Colorado organizations that received stem grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Aspen Center for Physics Aspen | 4 | $130,016 |
| Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology Silverthorne | 3 | $855,022 |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado Boulder | 2 | $1,172,133 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation Denver | 2 | $600,000 |
| Colorado Education Initiative Denver | 2 | $175,000 |
| Colorado School of Mines Foundation Golden | 2 | $155,250 |
| Colorado Succeeds Denver | 2 | $120,000 |
| Idea Wild Fort Collins | 2 | $703 |
| Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic Crested Butte | 2 | $268 |
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 stem, 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 120 foundations, 37 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.