About Caring for Colorado Foundation
Creating equity in health, well-being, and opportunity for Colorado’s young people and their families.
Focus Areas
Youth health and well-beingYouth mental healthReproductive health equityFamily strengtheningYouth developmentHealth equityPublic policy advocacyEconomic opportunityAffordable housingEconomic developmentAccessible transportationPueblo County children, youth, and familiesNonprofit capacity buildingBehavioral health
About Caring for Colorado Foundation
Caring for Colorado Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a clear pattern of backing Colorado-based institutions that work on youth health, mental health, housing, and economic opportunity. The largest grant in the list is a $4,000,000 award to Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund for Colorado Collaborati, followed by $3,345,400 to the University of Denver for Promoting Mental Hea and $1,679,500 to Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund for Youth Connections. Those awards signal a funder that uses large, multi-year commitments as well as mid-sized awards to support systems work and place-based initiatives. The foundation also backs statewide infrastructure and local implementation. In 2025, it gave $1,000,000 to Mercy Housing Mountain Plains for Native Amer. Housing, and its recent grants include support for school districts, universities, housing groups, health organizations, and community trusts across Colorado. The portfolio reflects the organization’s stated emphasis on creating equity in health, well-being, and opportunity for Colorado’s young people and their families. Several grants point to work that connects behavioral health, school systems, reproductive health, and community capacity. The mix of fundees suggests a foundation that combines direct program support with investments in networks, collaboration, and policy-oriented work.
What Caring for Colorado Foundation Funds
Youth mental health appears repeatedly in the recent grants. Caring for Colorado Foundation gave $585,738 to the University of Denver for Promoting Mental Hea and $150,000 to Colorado Health Institute for Advancing Behavioral, both tied to behavioral health and mental health infrastructure. School-based implementation is also visible through awards such as $553,852 to Delta County School District 50j for Cohort 2: Learning F and $541,002 to Pueblo School District 60 for Cohort 2: Learning A. The foundation also supports family and community health interventions. It gave $133,886 to Vuela for Health for Familias Fuertes Con and $112,500 to Center for African American Health for Building Strong and. In housing and economic opportunity, the portfolio includes $250,000 to Coloradans for Affordable Housing N for Coloradans for Affor and $105,000 to Colorado Center on Law and Policy for Creating Economic Op. These grants show attention to health, family support, housing stability, and broader opportunity-building work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.5M
Total Assets
$253.5M
Total Revenue
$6.1M
Total Expenses
$17M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $36K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$36K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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