To advance pediatric care, research and patient-family support by raising philanthropic resources for Children’s Hospital Colorado to improve child health and outcomes.
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation centers its grantmaking on transferring gifts to Children’s Hospital Colorado and Children’s Hospital CO Health System, with the largest recent transfer reaching $51,022,799 in 2023. The pattern is consistent across the latest filings: the foundation’s recent grants are not distributed across many outside recipients, but directed entirely to its affiliated pediatric hospital institutions in Aurora. That makes the foundation’s role more about moving donor resources into the hospital system than making a wide external grant portfolio. The foundation’s stated purpose is to advance pediatric care, research, and patient-family support by raising philanthropic resources for Children’s Hospital Colorado to improve child health and outcomes. Its focus areas include Cancer and Blood Disorders, Community Health and Advocacy, Pediatric Mental Health, Pediatric Surgery, Precision Medicine, Pediatric Research, and The Children’s Fund. In the recent grants list, Children's Hospital Colorado appears repeatedly, including a $43,516,283 transfer in 2024 and a $43,388,446 transfer in 2025. Children's Hospital CO Health System also appears as a major recipient, indicating that the foundation supports both the hospital and the broader health system through gift transfers.
The foundation’s thematic priorities align with pediatric clinical and research needs. One focus area is Cancer and Blood Disorders, which sits alongside Pediatric Research and Precision Medicine in the organization’s stated grantmaking themes. Those categories point to support for medical advancement within the hospital setting rather than external community grantmaking. Other named focus areas include Pediatric Mental Health and Pediatric Surgery, suggesting attention to both behavioral health and specialized treatment. Community Health and Advocacy also appears in the topic list, alongside The Children’s Fund, which indicates a philanthropic structure tied to the hospital’s own programs and funds. The recent grants themselves are recorded as transfer-of-gifts transactions, reinforcing that the foundation’s work is closely linked to moving donor resources into affiliated pediatric operations in Aurora.
$54M
$95.5M
$76.4M
$71.2M
Most grants fall between $16.5M and $45.4M, with a median of $31.1M.
25th Percentile
$16.5M
Median
$31.1M
75th Percentile
$45.4M
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Typical grant size is large: the p25 is $16,519,194, the median is $31,063,102, and the p75 is $45,392,912. That size profile matches the recent record, where all top grants are transfers of gifts in the eight-figure range. The foundation’s grantmaking is also tightly recurring, with the same hospital entities appearing across 2023, 2024, and 2025. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is administrative and donor-directed, focused on gift transfer and asset movement rather than open-program awards.
Grantmaking is entirely local and entirely in Colorado: 100% of grants in the recent data go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is CO. The named recipient locations are Aurora, CO across both Children's Hospital Colorado and Children's Hospital CO Health System. No non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the recent grants data. The geographic footprint is therefore concentrated in one city and one state.
Its stated focus areas are Cancer and Blood Disorders, Community Health and Advocacy, Pediatric Mental Health, Pediatric Surgery, Precision Medicine, Pediatric Research, and The Children’s Fund. The foundation’s purpose is to raise philanthropic resources for Children’s Hospital Colorado to improve child health and outcomes.
The recent grants go to affiliated hospital entities in Aurora, Colorado. Children's Hospital Colorado appears multiple times, and Children's Hospital CO Health System also appears multiple times, all as transfer-of-gifts transactions.
The grant-size profile is very large. The p25 is $16,519,194, the median is $31,063,102, and the p75 is $45,392,912.
In the recent grants data, no. All grants are to recipients in Colorado, and 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grant records are described as transfer of gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO | Aurora, CO | $43,388,446 | 2025 | TRANSFER OF GIFTS |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CO HEALTH SYSTEM | AURORA, CO | $10,641,272 | 2025 | TRANSFER OF GIFTS |
| Children's Hospital Colorado | Aurora, CO | $43,516,283 | 2024 | Transfer of Gifts |
| Children's Hospital CO Health System | Aurora, CO | $10,247,011 | 2024 | Transfer of Gifts |
| Children's Hospital Colorado | Aurora, CO | $51,022,799 | 2023 | TRANSFER OF GIFTS |
| Children's Hospital CO Health System | Aurora, CO | $18,609,921 | 2023 | TRANSFER OF GIFTS |
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CO HEALTH SYSTEM
$10,641,272TRANSFER OF GIFTS
Children's Hospital CO Health System
$10,247,011Transfer of Gifts
Children's Hospital CO Health System
TRANSFER OF GIFTS