About Colorado Community College System Foundation
Advance the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the Colorado Community College System by providing scholarships, investing in workforce programs and initiatives, supporting college foundations, and building partnerships to expand access, drive innovation, and improve student outcomes across Colorado.
Focus Areas
ScholarshipsWorkforce development and trainingEndowmentsCollege support and capacity buildingOpen Educational Resources (OER)Justice-involved educationFirst responder training
Who They Fund
studentspostsecondary/college studentsscholarship recipients
Funding Style
scholarship/granting to individuals
About Colorado Community College System Foundation
A $951,788 grant to Colorado Community College System in Denver stands out in the foundation’s recent record: it combines scholarships with program support, showing how Colorado Community College System Foundation uses large awards to back both student aid and system priorities. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly funds the Colorado Community College System network through community college foundations, campus programs, and direct support to colleges. Scholarships are a central part of that pattern, but not the only one. The foundation also supports workforce development and programmatic initiatives, including capacity building and college-foundation support within the Colorado Community College System. The grant list shows a broad footprint across the system’s colleges and foundations, from Colorado Springs and Westminster to Aurora, Pueblo, Lakewood, Littleton, Sterling, Fort Morgan, and Rangeley. Awards appear in both scholarship-only and mixed-purpose formats, with some grants tied to program support alongside scholarship funding. That mix suggests a funder working at the intersection of student financial aid, institutional capacity, and workforce-related programming. Recent grants also show that the foundation’s giving is tightly linked to the Colorado Community College System itself, with support flowing to colleges, campus foundations, and system-level entities rather than to unrelated organizations.
What Colorado Community College System Foundation Funds
Scholarships are the clearest throughline. Colorado Community College System Foundation awarded $314,957 to Pikes Peak Community College Foundation for scholarships and $242,269 to Front Range Community College Foundation for scholarships. It also funded Community College of Denver Foundation with $291,558 for scholarships, showing repeated support for student financial aid across the system. Workforce and programmatic support is another major lane. The foundation gave $200,916 to Morgan Community College for program support and $145,226 to Community College of Aurora for program support. At Arapahoe Community College Foundation, a $114,449 grant covered both scholarships and program support, linking student aid with institutional programming. The foundation also backs college foundations and system capacity. Grants to Pueblo Community College Foundation, Red Rocks Community College Foundation, and Northeastern Junior College Foundation illustrate that support extends across multiple campuses and foundation partners within Colorado.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.3M
Total Assets
$14.3M
Total Revenue
$5.9M
Total Expenses
$3.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $132K, with a median of $63K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$63K
75th Percentile
$132K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JON ADAM CERMAK
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