Creating equity in health, well-being, and opportunity for Colorado’s young people and their families.
A defining feature of Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund is its sustained support for Colorado public schools and health systems, including five school-district grants in 2024 for implementation and learning cohorts in places such as Granby, Kremmling, Holyoke, Frisco, and Idaho Springs. That pattern fits a broader strategy centered on equity in health, well-being, and opportunity for Colorado’s young people and their families. The foundation funds reproductive and contraceptive access, youth mental health in schools, family and caregiver support, economic stability, and place-based work in Pueblo County. In recent grantmaking, it also backed community health centers and public health agencies across the state, alongside nonprofit operating support for Pueblo-based organizations. Large awards appear alongside mid-sized grants and capacity-building support, suggesting a mix of systems-level investments and organizational strengthening. Recent grantees include Peak Vista Community Health Centers, Valley-wide Health Systems, Stride Community Health Center, and Marillac Health, all funded for contraceptive access work. The foundation also supports school-based and community-facing efforts for young people ages 9 to 25, with grants that connect health, family support, and community infrastructure.
In reproductive health equity, Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund has funded Colorado safety-net clinics and health systems for contraceptive access, including Kids First Hlth Care in Commerce City, Community Health Services Inc in Aspen, Clinica Colorado in Westminster, and Doctors Care in Littleton. The purpose text points to protecting and expanding contraceptive access, often through clinic capacity and service availability. The foundation also invests in youth mental health in schools; one recent set of grants supported public school districts in Granby, Kremmling, Holyoke, Frisco, and Idaho Springs for implementation and learning cohorts. For basic-needs support, Avondale Resident Team in Denver received funding for a food pantry effort, while Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado was supported for feeding families. In Pueblo County, the funder backs family-serving organizations such as Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County, Casa of Pueblo, and YWCA Pueblo through operating and programmatic support.
$4.5M
$30.9M
$3.4M
$6.7M
Most grants fall between $15K and $40K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list shows a wide spread above that range as well, from smaller operating awards to six-figure program grants. Giving is recurring rather than one-off: the 2024 list includes both school-district cohort grants and clinic grants, while 2023 includes vaccine equity, LARC training, food security, and Pueblo operating support. The foundation is an institutional grantmaker, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including Choose When, Youth Health and Well-Being, and Caring for Pueblo County — Children, Youth, and Families.
The grant map is entirely Colorado-focused: 271 grants, or 100%, went to recipients in the state. Recent awards reached Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Commerce City, Westminster, Littleton, Aspen, Brighton, Greenwood Village, and other Colorado communities. Pueblo appears repeatedly through both capacity-building and family-support grants, while Denver shows up across clinic, public health, housing, and food-security work. The top state by grant count is Colorado, matching the foundation’s local geographic scope.
The foundation supports adolescent health and well-being, youth mental health in schools, reproductive and contraceptive access, family and caregiver support, economic stability and affordable housing, nonprofit capacity building, public policy and advocacy for health equity, and rural community support. Its active programs also include youth health, reproductive health equity, and Pueblo County place-based grantmaking.
The grant-size distribution centers on $15,000 at the 25th percentile, a $25,000 median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger investments, such as $341,936 school-district grants and multiple $200,000 and $150,000 grants to Colorado health organizations.
No. The recipient-country distribution shows 271 grants to U.S. organizations, and the geographic scope of giving is local with 100% of grants going to recipients in Colorado. Recent awards are spread across Colorado communities only.
Choose When, the reproductive health grant program, accepts unsolicited applications from safety-net health clinics in Colorado. Youth Health and Well-Being and Caring for Pueblo County — Children, Youth, and Families also accept unsolicited applications, while some policy and capacity-building priorities do not.
The grant list shows recurring support across years and program areas. For example, the foundation made Colorado Community Health Network grants in both 2023 and 2024, and it funded several 2024 school-district cohort grants alongside 2023 grants for vaccine equity, food security, and Pueblo organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations serving young people ages 9 to 25 in Colorado, especially those addressing inequities and coordinated systems of care.
Deadline: Annual funding opportunity; next Part 1 application opens in September 2026.
Who can apply: Organizations serving parents and caregivers of young people ages 9 to 25 in Colorado.
Deadline: Annual funding opportunity; next Part 1 application opens in September 2026.
Who can apply: Organizations serving Colorado young people ages 9 to 25 and families, with priority for communities experiencing economic injustice, racism, discrimination, and other inequities.
Deadline: The Part 1 Application is closed. The next Youth Health and Well-Being Part 1 Application will open in September 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEVATED COMMUNITY HEALTH | FRISCO, CO | $200,000 | 2026 | LONG-ACTING REVERSIB |
| PUEBLO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | PUEBLO, CO | $200,000 | 2026 | PROTECT AND EXPAND C |
| NORTHWEST COLORADO HEALTH | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO | $187,500 | 2026 | CHOOSE-WHEN NORTHWES |
| EVERY CHILD PEDIATRICS | THORNTON, CO | $150,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTING AFFORDABL |
| INNER CITY HEALTH CENTER | DENVER, CO | $150,000 | 2026 | PROTECT AND EXPAND C |
| HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | LAMAR, CO | $150,000 | 2026 | PROTECT AND EXPAND C |
| GUNNISON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALT | GUNNISON, CO | $125,000 | 2026 | GUNNISON COUNTY HHS |
| DELTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH | DELTA, CO | $125,000 | 2026 | BC FOR DC BIRTH CON |
| PUEBLO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH | PUEBLO, CO | $125,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING COMMUNITY- |
| LA PLATA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPAR | DURANGO, CO | $125,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING RURAL CONT |
| LARIMER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | FORT COLLINS, CO | $125,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING ACCESS IN |
| NORTHEAST COLORADO HEALTH DEPARTMEN | STERLING, CO | $125,000 | 2026 | IMPROVING CONTRACEPT |
| LA CLINICA DEL PUEBLO | CARBONDALE, CO | $125,000 | 2026 | INCREASING CONTRACEP |
| MARIPOSA CENTER FOR SAFETY | PUEBLO, CO | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTING FAMILIES |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PUEBLO COUN | PUEBLO, CO | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTING EMOTIONAL |
| SHERIDAN HEALTH SERVICES | AURORA, CO | $100,000 | 2026 | PROTECT AND EXPAND C |
| CLEAR CREEK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH & | IDAHO SPRINGS, CO | $95,000 | 2026 | EXPAND RURAL CONTRAC |
| CNDCAVONDALE RESIDENT TEAM | DENVER, CO | $90,000 | 2026 | THREE SISTERS MARKET |
| SERVICIOS DE LA RAZA | DENVER, CO | $88,500 | 2026 | SDLR PUEBLO ESSENTIA |
| HEALTH SOLUTIONS | PUEBLO, CO | $80,000 | 2026 | EARLY CHILDHOOD INTE |
| DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORIT | DENVER, CO | $75,000 | 2026 | DENVER SCHOOL-BASED |
| GRAND COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH | HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, CO | $55,200 | 2026 | ACCESS TO REPRODUCTI |
| ELEPHANT CIRCLE | PALISADE, CO | $55,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY-LED IMPLEM |
| INTERFAITH ALLIANCE OF COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $55,000 | 2026 | ENGAGING BLACK FAITH |
| COLORADO ORGANIZATION FOR LATINA OP | DENVER, CO | $55,000 | 2026 | LATINX LEADERS ADVOC |
| ARCHULETA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH | PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO | $55,000 | 2026 | 8TH STREET REPRODUCT |
| VALLEY SETTLEMENT | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $55,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY-BASED SOMO |
| SOUL 2 SOUL SISTERS | DENVER, CO | $55,000 | 2026 | BLACK CIVIC ENGAGEME |
| PUEBLO COOPERATIVE CARE CENTER | PUEBLO, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | PUEBLO COUNTY FOOD S |
| COBALT FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | THE GROUNDWORK PROJE |
| COLORADO CHILDREN'S CAMPAIGN | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | CHAMPIONING THE FAMI |
| SOUTHSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER | PUEBLO, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | CHILDREN YOUTH & FAM |
| EAST SIDE CHILD CARE CENTER | PUEBLO, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | IMPROVE THE QUALITY |
| PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS |
| VALLEY-WIDE HEALTH SYSTEMS | ALAMOSA, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | VALLEY-WIDE CHOOSE W |
| NEW ERA COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | ORGANIZING YOUNG PEO |
| CASA OF PUEBLO | PUEBLO, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | COURT ADVOCACY FOR Y |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOU | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | ADVANCING REPRODUCTI |
| CROSSROADS' TURNING POINTS | PUEBLO, CO | $46,500 | 2026 | CONNECTING PUEBLO: C |
| THE ACLU OF COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $45,000 | 2026 | PROTECT AND ADVANCE |
| VOCES UNIDAS DE LAS MONTAAS | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $45,000 | 2026 | RURAL LATINA AND LAT |
| ILLUMINATE COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $44,500 | 2026 | SUSTAINING SERVICES |
| CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING | DENVER, CO | $40,000 | 2026 | LOW BARRIER ACCESS T |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN COLO | PUEBLO, CO | $40,000 | 2026 | STRENGTHENING NURTUR |
| JUNIPER SOUTHERN COLORADO | PUEBLO, CO | $40,000 | 2026 | COMPREHENSIVE HEALIN |
| PUEBLO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | PUEBLO, CO | $40,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR BEHAVIOR |
| POSADA | PUEBLO, CO | $35,000 | 2026 | FAMILIES WITH CHILDR |
| EL MOVIMIENTO SIGUE | PUEBLO, CO | $35,000 | 2026 | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPME |
| AXIS HEALTH SYSTEM | DURANGO, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | ELIMINATING BARRIERS |
| BOULDER VALLEY HEALTH CENTER | BOULDER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | PROTECTING CHOICE TH |
HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$150,000PROTECT AND EXPAND C
GUNNISON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALT
$125,000GUNNISON COUNTY HHS
DELTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
$125,000BC FOR DC BIRTH CON
PUEBLO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
$125,000EXPANDING COMMUNITY-
LA PLATA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPAR
$125,000EXPANDING RURAL CONT
LARIMER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
$125,000EXPANDING ACCESS IN
NORTHEAST COLORADO HEALTH DEPARTMEN
$125,000IMPROVING CONTRACEPT
LA CLINICA DEL PUEBLO
$125,000INCREASING CONTRACEP
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH &
$95,000EXPAND RURAL CONTRAC
HEALTH SOLUTIONS
$80,000EARLY CHILDHOOD INTE
DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORIT
$75,000DENVER SCHOOL-BASED
GRAND COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
$55,200ACCESS TO REPRODUCTI
ARCHULETA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
$55,0008TH STREET REPRODUCT
SOUTHSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER
$50,000CHILDREN YOUTH & FAM
EAST SIDE CHILD CARE CENTER
$50,000IMPROVE THE QUALITY
PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
$50,000CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS
CASA OF PUEBLO
$50,000COURT ADVOCACY FOR Y
CROSSROADS' TURNING POINTS
$46,500CONNECTING PUEBLO: C
CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING
$40,000LOW BARRIER ACCESS T
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN COLO
$40,000STRENGTHENING NURTUR
JUNIPER SOUTHERN COLORADO
$40,000COMPREHENSIVE HEALIN
PUEBLO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$40,000SUPPORT FOR BEHAVIOR
EL MOVIMIENTO SIGUE
$35,000LEADERSHIP DEVELOPME
AXIS HEALTH SYSTEM
$25,000ELIMINATING BARRIERS
