About Colorado Bar Foundation
The Colorado Bar Foundation advances justice by supporting legal services and law-related education.
Focus Areas
Legal services for disadvantaged populationsLaw-related educationAdministration of justicePro bono support
Who They Fund
not specified/ambiguous
Funding Style
unspecified/ambiguous grant purposegeneral operating support (not detailed)program support (unspecified)
Topics
general charitable/exempt purposes (not specified)no specific sector identified
About Colorado Bar Foundation
Colorado Bar Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by legal infrastructure: a $105,500 grant in 2024 to Misc Grant Recipients, alongside $30,000 to Colorado Lawyer Trust Account Foundation and $23,500 to the Colorado Access to Justice Commission. That pattern points to a funder that supports the organizations and systems around access to justice, not just individual projects. Its stated priorities are legal services for disadvantaged people, law-related education, and improving the administration of justice, with additional support for pro bono legal services through COLTAF partnerships. The foundation also funded the Colorado Bar Association and several community-based organizations working on legal access, advocacy, and education. The grant list shows a mix of larger institutional awards and smaller project grants, suggesting a portfolio that includes both backbone support and targeted program funding. Recent awards also reached groups serving housing, immigration, veterans, youth, and victims of violence, all under a legal-services or justice umbrella. This makes the foundation a statewide Colorado funder with a clear emphasis on the legal system and the organizations that help people use it.
What Colorado Bar Foundation Funds
In access-to-justice work, the foundation gave $7,500 to Rocky Mtn Immigrant Advocacy Network and $5,000 to Rocky Mountain Legal Center, both supporting legal help in Colorado communities. For victim and survivor services, it awarded $7,500 to Crossroads Safehouse Inc in Fort Collins and $6,000 to Children’s Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region in Colorado Springs. Education and public understanding of the law also appear in its grant list: Colorado Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial Program received $5,000, and Law School Yes We Can received $7,500. The foundation also supported organizations tied to civic and legal administration, including the Colorado Access to Justice Commission and the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence. Across these awards, the thread is legal services, law-related education, and administration of justice.
How Colorado Bar Foundation Gives
Typical awards are modest: the 25th percentile is $5,488, the median is $7,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. The recent list also includes a few much larger grants, showing a split between institutional support and smaller local awards. Recipients appear in more than one year in several cases, including Colorado Lawyer Trust Account Foundation, Crossroads Safehouse Inc, and Forge Evolution, which suggests repeat relationships rather than one-time gifts only. The foundation operates through both its annual grant program and COLTAF-linked funding streams, and the annual program accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$224K
Total Assets
$10.8M
Total Revenue
$409K
Total Expenses
$535K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $20K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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