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Funder Deadline Information

Note that Colorado Grants provides this information as a community service. Pages are updated when possible, but because foundation deadlines change often, please confirm the deadline with the funder or their website before applying. Also note that while this is a thorough list of grant deadlines for most funders in the state, it does not include every foundation in Colorado. In addition, this calendar does not include smaller foundations, or foundations that do not actively provide grants. Be sure to call the funder to request grant guidelines and confirm deadlines, as they do change.

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Funders with no deadlines
Funders with variable deadlines

For specific profiles of Colorado foundations, you might consider purchasing the Colorado Grants Guide (Colorado Grants is not affiliated with the Colorado Grants guide. However, we use the Colorado Grants Guide as a primary sourcebook).

January

Anschutz Family Foundation (Colorado), 1/15
Thomas W. Bean Foundation (Denver)
Beim Foundation (Boulder County)
Bonfils Stanton Foundation, 1/31
Brett Family Foundation (Boulder and Colorado), 1/15
Bright Mountain Foundation (query letter), 1/15
Broomfield Community Foundation (Broomfield County) 1/1
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation (Colorado), 1/15
Colorado Health Foundation (Colorado)
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 1/31
El Pomar (EPYCS), (Colorado)
Gates Family Foundation(Colorado), 1/15
Hughes Trust (Colorado), 1/31
Inasmuch Foundation (El Paso County), 1/15
Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 1/1
Kettering Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan and Routt County), 1/31
David and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County), 1/1
Bee Vradenburg Foundation (El Paso County), 1/1

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February

Boulder Rotary Foundation, 2/28
Chinook Fund (Colorado)
Coutts and Clark Foundation (Archuleta, Dolores County, La Plata County; Montezuma County and San Juan counties), 2/1
Denver Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 2/1
ECA Foundation (Colorado), 2/1
Gannett Foundation (Denver metropolitan, Fort Collins), 2/15
General Service Foundation (National; foundation based in Colorado), 2/1
Gill Foundation (National, based in Colorado)
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation (Larimer County and Weld County)
Myron Stratton Home (El Paso County), 2/1
Women's Foundation of Colorado, 2/15

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March

Animal Assistance Foundation (Colorado)
Aspen Community Foundation (W. Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin Counties), 3/1
Bamboo Fund (Denver metropolitan), 3/15
Bloedorn Foundation (Morgan County; some Denver), 3/15
Bohemian Foundation (Larimer County), 3/1
Caring For Colorado (Colorado)
Chamberlain Foundation (Pueblo County), 3/1
E.M. Christmas Foundation, 3/1
Colorado Council on the Arts, 3/1
Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County
Adolph Coors Foundation(Colorado), 3/1
Kenneth King Foundation (Colorado), 3/1
The Freda Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust (El Paso County)
Pikes Peak Community Foundation (El Paso/Teller Counties, adjacent communities), 3/1
H. Chase Stone Trust (El Paso County), 3/31
The Summit Foundation (Chaffee, Grand, Lake, Park and Summit Counties)
U.S. Bancorp (Denver metropolitan; El Paso, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld Counties), 3/31
Yampa Valley Community Foundation, 3/15

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April

P. Bruce and Virginia C. Benson Foundation (El Paso County, Denver metropolitan), 4/15
Bonfils Stanton Foundation, 4/30
Buck Foundation (Denver metropolitan, Colorado), 4/15
Crystal Springs Foundation (Kit Carson County), 4/1
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 4/30
Gates Family Foundation (Colorado), 4/1
HealthOne Alliance (Colorado)
Hughes Trust (Colorado), 4/30
Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 4/1
Joslyn Charitable Trust (El Paso County), 4/1
Marson Foundation (El Paso County, Teller County), 4/1
Nord Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 4/1
David and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County), 4/1
Sutherland Foundation (Primarily Northern Colorado), 4/1
Bee Vradenburg Foundation(El Paso County), 4/1

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May

Berthoud Community Foundation (Larimer County)
Bloom Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
Broomfield Community Foundation (Broomfield County) 5/1
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
Burt Foundation (Colorado)
Lynn and Helen Clark Fund (Boulder County, Larimer County, Denver metropolitan), 5/30
Donahue Foundation (Primarily Denver metropolitan)
ECA Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
Gannett Foundation (Denver metropolitan, Fort Collins), 5/15
Ray Lanyon Fund (Longmont/St. Vrain SD Boundaries), 5/15
THE LEIGHTY FOUNDATION
The Leighty Foundation(primarily Colorado Springs and Denver), 5/1
Maki Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
Laura Jane Musser Fund (Denver metropolitan), 5/1
Herbert Parker Charitable Trust (Denver metropolitan), 4/30
Pikes Peak Community Foundation (El Paso/Teller
Counties, adjacent communities), 5/1
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation(Larimer County and Weld County)
Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation (Southern and Eastern Colorado), 5/1

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June

Aspen Valley Medical Foundation (Pitkin County), 6/1
Bohemian Foundation (Larimer County), 6/1
Caring For Colorado (Colorado)
Colorado Health Foundation (Colorado)
Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County
Denver Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 6/1
Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado (Colorado), 6/15
George and Louise Thornton Charitable Foundation (Larimer County and Weld County), 6/1
The Freda Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust (El Paso County)
J. K. Mullen Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 6/1
Shoup Charitable Trust (Larimer County), 6/1
H. Chase Stone Trust (El Paso County), 6/30
U.S. Bank (Denvermetro; El Paso, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld Counties), 6/30
Wells Fargo Foundation - small grants program (Colorado)

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July

Beim Foundation (Boulder County)
Bonfils Stanton Foundation (Colorado), 7/31
Brett Family Foundation (Boulder and Colorado), 7/15
Adolph Coors Foundation(Colorado), 7/1
Coutts and Clark Foundation (Archuleta, Dolores County, La Plata County; Montezuma County and San Juan counties), 2/1
Lucille Drinkwater Allen Trust (Colorado), 7/31
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 7/31
Fort Collins Community Foundation (Larimer County)
Gates Family Foundation (Colorado), 7/15
Hughes Trust (Colorado), 7/31
Inasmuch Foundation (El Paso County), 7/15
Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 7/1
Kettering Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan and Routt County), 7/31
New Early Christian Church Charities, 7/1
David and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County), 7/1
Post/News Season to Share (Denver metropolitan)
The Summit Foundation (Chaffee, Grand, Lake, Park and Summit Counties)
Bee Vradenburg Foundation (El Paso County), 7/1

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August

Anschutz Family Foundation (Colorado), 8/1
Bright Mountain Foundation (query letter), 8/15
Chinook Fund (Colorado)
Colorado Garden Show (Colorado), 8/30
Comprecare Foundation (Colorado), 8/15
ECA Foundation (Colorado), 8/1
Gannett Foundation (Denver metropolitan, Fort Collins), 8/15
Gill Foundation (National, based in Colorado)
Hewitt Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 8/31
Janus Foundation (Colorado), 8/31
Jenkins Foundation (Colorado), 8/1
Myron Stratton Home (El Paso County), 8/1
Nord Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 8/1
Pikes Peak Community Foundation (El Paso/Teller
Counties, adjacent communities), 8/1
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation (Larimer County and Weld County)
Schramm Foundation (Colorado), 8/31
Western Colorado Community Foundation (counties in western Colorado), 8/15

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September

Animal Assistance Foundation (Colorado) 
Aspen Community Foundation (W. Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin Counties), 9/1
Bloedorn Foundation (Morgan County; some Denver), 9/15
Bohemian Foundation (Larimer County)
Broomfield Community Foundation (Broomfield County) 9/1
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation (Colorado), 9/1
Community Foundation Serving Boulder County
Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County, 9/1
General Service Foundation (National; foundation based in Colorado), 9/1
Junior League of Denver (Denver metropolitan), 9/14
The Freda Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust (El Paso County), 9/30
U.S. Bank (Denver metropolitan; El Paso, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld Counties), 9/30
Wolcott Family Foundation
Women’s Fund of Weld County (Weld County), 9/1
Yampa Valley Community Foundation, 9/15

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October

Bamboo Fund (Denver metropolitan), 10/15
Bonfils Stanton Foundation (Colorado), 10/31
Burt Foundation (Colorado)
Caring For Colorado (Colorado)
Chamberlain Foundation (Pueblo County), 10/1
Concerts for Kids, 9/30
Denver Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 10/1
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 10/31
E.M. Christmas Foundation, 10/1
Gates Family Foundation (Colorado), 10/1
William and Velma Gerber Trust (Yuma County), 10/15
Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation (Pitkin County; some statewide), 10/31
Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 10/1
Joslyn Charitable Trust (El Paso County), 10/31
Rollie R. Kelley Family Foundation (Denver and statewide), 10/1
Monfort Family Foundation (Northern Colorado), 10/1
Laura Jane Musser Fund (Denver metropolitan)
Aksel Nielsen Foundation (Colorado), 10/31
David and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County), 10/1
H. Chase Stone Trust (El Paso County), 10/30
Sutherland Foundation (Primarily Northern Colorado), 10/1
Telluride Foundation (San Miguel County)
Harry W. & Louis L. Vicksman Charitable Trust (Denver metropolitan)
Weckbaugh Foundation (Colorado), 10/1

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November

Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County
Adolph Coors Foundation(Colorado), 11/1
Donahue Foundation (Primarily Denver metropolitan)
ECA Foundation (Colorado), 11/1
Gunnison Area Community Foundation, 11/1
Hewlett Packard Company (Northern Colorado and Colorado Springs), 11/1
Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust (El Paso County)
Joslin-Needham Family Foundation (Morgan County), 11/1
Morris Animal Foundation (Colorado), 11/1
Jack Petteys Memorial Foundation (Northeast Colorado), 11/15
Pikes Peak Community Foundation (El Paso/Teller
Counties, adjacent communities), 11/1
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation (Larimer County and Weld County)
Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation (southern and eastern Colorado), 11/1

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December

The Freda Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
Nord Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan area), 12/1
Schlessman Family Foundation (primarily Denver metropolitan), 12/31
Walter and Elizabeth Lipe Trust (Denver metropolitan), 12/1
Longmont Community Foundation, 12/1
Shoup Charitable Trust (Larimer County), 12/1

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No Deadline (proposals are accepted year-round)

Anna Keesling Ackerman Trust (El Paso County)
Anschutz Foundation (Colorado and National)
Atheneus Humanities Foundation (Colorado)
Bacon Family Foundation (Western Colorado)
Rudy Balke Trust (Teller County)
Ballantine Family Fund (southwest Colorado)
Dr. Mary E. Bates Trust/Bates Foundation (Colorado)
Robert L. & Olive S. Belcher Family Foundation (Pueblo County)
Boettcher Foundation (Colorado; capital requests only)
Barbara Bridges Family Foundation (Colorado)
Rutt Bridges Foundation (Alamosa County, Boulder County,Denver metropolitan)
Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust (Colorado)
Ernest and Lillian Campbell Foundation (Sedgwick County)
Collins Foundation (Boulder County)
Collier Foundation (Colorado)
Colorado Emergency Medical Services Foundation (Colorado)
Cooper Clark Foundation (Eastern Colorado)
Copic Medical Foundation (Colorado)
Crowell Trust (Colorado and National)
Curtis Trust Fund (Larimer County)
Daniels Fund (Colorado)
Cecil G. and Jessie L. Deardorff Memorial Trust (Garfield County)
Ben Delatour Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Donnell-Kay Foundation (Colorado)
Donell Initiative Fund (Colorado)
Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation (El Paso County)
El Pomar Foundation (Colorado)
Erion Foundation (Larimer County)
Robert and Elizabeth Fergus Foundation (Roaring Fork Valley)
Foundation for the Protection of Animals (southwest Colorado)
Jennie and Albert Gersick Foundation (Pueblo County)
M.B. and Shana Glassman Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Goodwin Foundation (Mesa County)
Graham Foundation (Denver and Southern Colorado)
Greenlee Family Foundation (Boulder County, Four Corners area, Summit County)
Griffin Foundation (Larimer County)
Robin E. Hernreich Foundation (Eagle County)
Freda Hambrick Foundation (primarily southern Colorado, with somefocus on local humane societies in
other areas of the state)
Virginia Hill Foundation (Colorado)
Home Loan Betterment Foundation (Mesa County)
Huddleston Butler Memorial Foundation (Prowers County)
Hughes Trust (Colorado)
Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation (Pitkin County; some in other parts of Colorado)
Jackson Foundation (Pueblo County)
JJJ Foundation (Colorado)
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (BoulderCounty)
Kaiser Permanente (Denver and Colorado Springs metropolitan areas)
Kaitar Foundation (Colorado)
Ruth Morris Keesling Family Foundation (Denvermetropolitan)
Kinder Morgan Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Kitziller-Bales Trust (Yuma County)
Lustig Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Mallon Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
MDC Holdings Charitable Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Freeman E. Fairfield Meeker Charitable Trust (Rio Blanco County)
Loretta & Leigh H. Norgren Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Nutrition Camp School Foundation (El Paso County and Teller County)
William B. O'Rourke Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Kenneth & Ethel Powell Trust (Yuma County)
Louis and Harold Price Foundation (Boulder County,Pitkin County, and Colorado)
Quick Foundation (Colorado)
Qwest Foundation (Colorado)
Rabb Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Rose Community Foundation
Shepfield Foundation (Colorado Springs)
Sonny Foundation (Colorado)
Richard S. Staley Foundation (Pitkin County)
Tointon Family Foundation (Weld County and Colorado)
Emma Belle Tolbert Charitable Trust (Baca County)
Wells Fargo Foundation (Colorado)
Walker Foundation (western Colorado)
Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Mahlon Thatcher White Foundation (Pueblo County)
Don and May Wilkins Charitable Trust (Larimer County)
Williams Family Foundation (Morgan County)
Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation (Denver metropolitan)

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Variable Deadlines or Request for Proposal Process

(Visit website or contact the funder for details)

Colorado Humanities Council (Colorado)
Colorado Rural Outreach Program (rural Colorado communities)
Colorado Trust (Colorado; RFP process)
Community First Foundation (Denver metropolitan area)
Community Foundation Serving Northern Colorado (administers the Berthoud Community Foundation, Estes Valley Community Foundation, Longmont Community Foundation and Loveland Community Foundation)
Community Foundation Serving Southern Colorado
Denver Nuggets Community Fund
Fine Arts Foundation (Denver)
Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado (Colorado)
Great Outdoors Colorado (Colorado)
Gunnison Area Community Foundation
Hewlett Packard Company
A.V. Hunter Trust (Colorado)
Kaiser Permanente (Denver and Colorado Springs metropolitan areas)
Komen Foundation (Colorado)
Lake Fork Community Foundation (Hinsdale County)
McCormick Tribune Foundation (Denver)
Administers these funds:
   Colorado Rockies Charity Fund
    Post-News Charities
Needmor Fund (National; fund formerly based in Denver)
SVP Denver (Denver metropolitan)
United Airlines Foundation (Colorado)
Xcel Energies (Colorado)
Women's Foundation of Colorado

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