Aspen Community Foundation invests in a future where everyone from Aspen to Parachute has equitable opportunities to thrive.
Aspen Community Foundation’s grantmaking shows a strong regional pattern anchored by Colorado communities from Aspen to Basalt, with support that reaches from early childhood and youth learning to conservation, arts, health research, and nonprofit capacity. The largest recent award in the data is $1,000,000 to UCLA Foundation for general support, alongside substantial gifts to Aspen Education Foundation for general support and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for research and early detection work. That mix suggests a funder that pairs place-based giving in its own region with larger investments in institutions outside Colorado when the purpose aligns with its interests. Recent grants also show support for schools, museums, community service providers, and environmental organizations, often through unrestricted or general support. The foundation’s portfolio includes both recurring partnerships and one-time project grants, with examples ranging from endowed funds and operating support to sponsorship-style support for events and programs. Across the grant list, Aspen Community Foundation appears to back organizations serving students, families, artists, researchers, and nonprofit providers, while maintaining a clear emphasis on regional community needs.
In education and youth development, the foundation gave $600,000 to Aspen Education Foundation for general support and $225,000 to Youthentity for High Five Your Life development and scaling. It also supported scholarships and school-based assets through $500,000 to Hotchkiss School for an endowed fund and $200,000 more to the same school as unrestricted support. In arts and cultural programming, grants included $580,000 to Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center at UCLA for general support and $450,000 for the purchase of Nari’s piece, plus $200,000 to Utah Film Center for the film The Great Oven Cookbook. On the environmental side, Earthjustice received $250,000 for general operating expenses and a challenge grant, while Conservation Colorado Education Fund received $200,000 as unrestricted support. Community service infrastructure also appears through $256,806 to Impact Charitable for the Thriving Providers Project.
Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,250 at the median, and $31,875 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent-grants list also includes several six- and seven-figure awards. The pattern includes repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, such as Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Hotchkiss School, Hammer Museum, Denver Urban Gardens, English in Action, and Colorado State University Foundation. Aspen Community Foundation is a community foundation, and it also funds individuals. The grant list shows a strong mix of unrestricted, general support, project-specific awards, endowed support, and challenge-grant style funding.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $32K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$32K
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Colorado receives the largest share of grants, and 75% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Colorado recipients include Aspen, Basalt, Denver, Carbondale, Snowmass Village, and Fort Collins. Outside Colorado, grants in the recent list reach Boston, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Lakeville, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Wardensville. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided.
The recent grants include schools, arts organizations, environmental groups, universities, community service providers, and healthcare research institutions. Examples in the data include Aspen Education Foundation, Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center at UCLA, Earthjustice, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and English in Action.
The grant-size distribution centers on $10,000 at the 25th percentile, a $16,250 median, and $31,875 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants list also shows much larger awards, including multiple $200,000 to $1,000,000 grants.
Yes. The recent-grants data shows repeated support across years for organizations such as Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Hotchkiss School, Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center at UCLA, Denver Urban Gardens, English in Action, and Colorado State University Foundation.
Colorado is the top state by grant count, with 75% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent list includes Colorado recipients in Aspen, Basalt, Denver, Carbondale, Snowmass Village, and Fort Collins.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and its recent grants also include support tied to scholarships and experiential learning in the broader topic taxonomy.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Aspen Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations serving the Aspen to Parachute region and addressing pressing health and human services needs in one of the three cohort focus areas may apply.
Deadline: The 2027 Request for Proposals will open in January 2027; the annual cycle generally closes in mid-February.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION | ASPEN, CO | $600,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOTCHKISS SCHOOL | LAKEVILLE, CT | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT AN ENDOWED FUND |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A RESEARCH PROJECT |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $300,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DR. MARINAC'S RESEARCH |
| JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS | ASPEN, CO | $275,000 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE FUND FOR EARLY DETECTION AND DR. MARINAC'S WORK |
| ENGLISH IN ACTION | BASALT, CO | $235,000 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | DR. MCGRATH'S RESEARCH |
| THE SAVINGS COLLABORATIVE | CARBONDALE, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE | ASPEN, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE TRUSTEE ANNUAL FUND (50K), THE ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER (75K) AND UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT. |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | DR. MARINAC'S RESEARCH |
| COMMUNITY OFFICE FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENCY | BASALT, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND | DENVER, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | THIS GRANT IS UNRESTRICTED. |
| ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER | SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL, A TITLE SPONSOR LEVEL FOR THE SUMMER SERIES AND THE RECOGNITION DINNER AND PADDLE RAISE. |
| HOTCHKISS SCHOOL | LAKEVILLE, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ENDOWED TEACHING CHAIR |
| VALLEY SETTLEMENT | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | IS TO SUPPORT A $100,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND A $50,000 CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. |
| ROARING FORK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | CARBONDALE, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER AT UCLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $140,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF AN ALLISON KATZ PAINTING |
| CLIMATE DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE | DENVER, CO | $130,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLIMATE DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE | DENVER, CO | $130,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS | DALLAS, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASPEN ART MUSEUM | ASPEN, CO | $120,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ARTCRUSH 2024 LIVE LOT 12: JASON MORAN: ARTCRUSH EXPERIENCE |
| DANCEASPEN | ASPEN, CO | $106,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $103,948 | 2025 | FOR THE BOB AND JOYCE RANKIN TRUST |
| TREES WATER & PEOPLE | FORT COLLINS, CO | $102,904 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TREES, WATER, PEOPLE. THIS IS THE FINAL GRANT FROM THIS FUND. IT WILL BE RETIRED. |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ENDOWMENT REGARDING DR. MC GRATH |
| AMERICA ABROAD MEDIA | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | DR. MCGRATH'S RESEARCH |
| ENGLISH IN ACTION | BASALT, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EARTHJUSTICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | YOUR DISCRETION SUPPORTING ENDANGERED SPECIES |
| THE FARM COLLABORATIVE | WOODY CREEK, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A LEADERSHIP-LEVEL GIFT |
| JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS | ASPEN, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUNTER CREEK HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | ASPEN, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE ROARING FORK VALLEY | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THEIR CAMPAIGN |
| RESPONSE | BASALT, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS | ASPEN, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | JAZZ CENTER - LAURIE, RICK AND CAMERON |
| ASPEN HOPE CENTER | BASALT, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND IS IN HONOR OF SANDY IGLEHART |
| DANCEASPEN | ASPEN, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | THIS GRANT IS UNRESTRICTED. |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION | AURORA, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | DR. COST RESEARCH ONLY |
| ASPEN ART MUSEUM | ASPEN, CO | $99,000 | 2025 | ART CRUSH 2024 |
| ROARING FORK OUTDOOR VOLUNTEERS | CARBONDALE, CO | $97,166 | 2025 | PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 2024-25 YOUTH IN NATURE PROGRAM |
| ALPINE LEGAL SERVICES | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM EXPANSION |
| HARVEST FOR HUNGER | SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO | $90,000 | 2025 | ONE-TIME IMPACT GRANT |
| HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER AT UCLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $85,600 | 2025 | PURCHASE 3 ART WORKS AT BOARD OF ADVISORS MEET |
| ASPEN VALLEY SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB | ASPEN, CO | $82,000 | 2025 | THIS REPRESENTS AN ANNUAL DRAW. |
| VALLEY SETTLEMENT | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $79,424 | 2025 | KAF - ALMA PEER SUPPORT GROUPS |
| ASPEN ART MUSEUM | ASPEN, CO | $76,991 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ART CRUSH; 4 GUESTS AT INDEPENDENCE SQUARE AND 2 GUESTS AT MOLLIE |
HOTCHKISS SCHOOL
$500,000TO SUPPORT AN ENDOWED FUND
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL SUPPORT.
TO SUPPORT THE FUND FOR EARLY DETECTION AND DR. MARINAC'S WORK
TO SUPPORT THE TRUSTEE ANNUAL FUND (50K), THE ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER (75K) AND UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT.
COMMUNITY OFFICE FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL, A TITLE SPONSOR LEVEL FOR THE SUMMER SERIES AND THE RECOGNITION DINNER AND PADDLE RAISE.
HOTCHKISS SCHOOL
$150,000TO SUPPORT THE ENDOWED TEACHING CHAIR
IS TO SUPPORT A $100,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND A $50,000 CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES.
ROARING FORK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$150,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER AT UCLA
$140,000TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF AN ALLISON KATZ PAINTING
TO SUPPORT ARTCRUSH 2024 LIVE LOT 12: JASON MORAN: ARTCRUSH EXPERIENCE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TREES, WATER, PEOPLE. THIS IS THE FINAL GRANT FROM THIS FUND. IT WILL BE RETIRED.
TO SUPPORT THE ENDOWMENT REGARDING DR. MC GRATH
AMERICA ABROAD MEDIA
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE FARM COLLABORATIVE
$100,000TO SUPPORT A LEADERSHIP-LEVEL GIFT
HUNTER CREEK HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
$100,000THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL SUPPORT.
TO SUPPORT THEIR CAMPAIGN
TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND IS IN HONOR OF SANDY IGLEHART
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 2024-25 YOUTH IN NATURE PROGRAM
HARVEST FOR HUNGER
$90,000ONE-TIME IMPACT GRANT
HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER AT UCLA
$85,600PURCHASE 3 ART WORKS AT BOARD OF ADVISORS MEET
TO SUPPORT GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ART CRUSH; 4 GUESTS AT INDEPENDENCE SQUARE AND 2 GUESTS AT MOLLIE