Adolph Coors Foundation
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About Adolph Coors Foundation
The Adolph Coors Foundation concentrates its recent giving through a single intermediary, directing all recorded dollars to DonorsTrust for an "Excellence First Special Project." Rather than funding operating nonprofits or programs directly, the foundation appears to use donor-advised/ grantmaking vehicles to channel its philanthropy. This pattern suggests a preference for strategic, pooled grantmaking via a fiscal sponsor or fund-holder.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised fund support / grantmaking intermediariesPhilanthropic infrastructure and special project funding
Who They Fund
college/university students and campus communitiesyouth and teenslow-income individuals and familiespatients requiring eye care servicesColorado-based communities and regional nonprofitsnonprofit organizations (recipients of operating, scaling, and capital support)
Giving Approach
About Adolph Coors Foundation
Adolph Coors Foundation’s recent grantmaking is dominated by large, repeated awards to Donorstrust for special project and education-related support, including a $2,300,000 grant in 2024 and a $700,000 grant in 2025. That intermediary-driven pattern sits alongside a set of Colorado-based awards that point to a broad but state-centered portfolio. The foundation funds youth development, adult work programs, public policy, and selected special projects, while also backing education, campus engagement, and workforce pathways through named grantees. Several recipients appear across multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time transactions. Step Denver received $550,000 in 2025 for its Colorado Springs expansion, while CrossPurpose was awarded $300,000 in 2025 for operations and programming. The foundation also supported Common Sense Institute in 2024 and 2025, including a general operating grant and an expansion grant, and Hillsdale College received multiple awards tied to the Center for Constructive Alternatives. Across the record, the foundation’s approach combines intermediary grants, direct operating support, and program-specific funding.
What Adolph Coors Foundation Funds
In public policy and research, Adolph Coors Foundation backed Common Sense Institute with a $300,000 expansion grant in 2024 and a $300,000 general operating grant in 2025. The foundation also funded a five-year endowed fellowship, the Coors Fellowship on Economic Mobility, at Common Sense Institute, linking its giving to research on wage policy consequences and workforce issues. Youth and leadership programs also receive support. Greenhouse Scholars got $250,000 in 2024 for its Young Leaders Program Grant, after a $250,000 general operations grant in 2023. In higher education and campus engagement, Steamboat Institute received $325,000 in 2024 and $300,000 in 2025 for its Campus Liberty Tour grant. Workforce-oriented support appears in grants to CrossPurpose for operations and programming and to Step Denver for its Colorado Springs expansion.
How Adolph Coors Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent top end includes seven-figure awards to Donorstrust. The record shows recurring support: Donorstrust appears in multiple years, and several other recipients receive repeat grants across 2023 to 2025. The foundation is a regular funder, and the provided program descriptions show both unsolicited and invitation-only pathways. Colorado-focused programs include youth development, adult work programs, and several invitation-only areas such as integrative medicine and entrepreneurship.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.3M
Total Assets
$204M
Total Revenue
$12.1M
Total Expenses
$14.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $75K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional40 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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