About Colorado Enterprise Fund
To accelerate community prosperity by financing and supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Focus Areas
Small business lendingBusiness coaching and technical assistanceMicroloansSBA lending (7(a))Grant programs for small businesses
Who They Fund
underserved businessessmall businesseslocal/community-based businesses
Funding Style
emergency reliefdirect service financial assistanceshort-term recovery grantscapacity building for business continuity
About Colorado Enterprise Fund
Colorado Enterprise Fund’s recent grantmaking is defined by disaster recovery for Colorado businesses and community organizations, with repeated $100,000 awards in 2025 and a broad cluster of support across the state. The pattern shows a funder using grants to stabilize local enterprises after disruption, alongside its stated mission to finance and support entrepreneurs and small businesses. Recent awards reached outdoor and recreation-related businesses such as Avid4 Adventure Inc in Boulder, Big Agnes Inc in Steamboat Springs, and Arkansas Valley Adventures LLC in Breckenridge, as well as community-serving organizations including the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park and the Colorado Mountain Club in Golden. The foundation also backed business continuity for Denver’s Welton Street Cafe, signaling attention to both commercial recovery and neighborhood-serving enterprises. Its grantmaking sits alongside lending and technical support for small businesses, including small business lending, microloans, SBA lending, and business coaching. The recent record points to a funder that combines direct financial assistance with business support tools, especially when local firms need to recover, reopen, or stabilize operations.
What Colorado Enterprise Fund Funds
Disaster recovery is the clearest thread in the recent record. Colorado Enterprise Fund gave $100,000 to Meier LLC in Denver, $99,350 to Oveja Negra in Salida, and $84,376 to Geyser Technologies LLC in Montrose, all marked for disaster recovery. Business disruption support appears as a related use of grants. The foundation awarded $20,300 to Welton Street Cafe in Denver for business disruption, showing that its support can extend beyond formal disaster labels. The grant list also includes organizations tied to outdoor recreation and community activity, such as $97,664 to American Mountain Guides Association in Boulder and $45,870 to Mountain Roots Food Project in Gunnison, both for disaster recovery. That mix fits a funder focused on small business support, local economic recovery, and continuity for community-based enterprises.
How Colorado Enterprise Fund Gives
Colorado Enterprise Fund’s typical grant size is modest relative to its largest awards: p25 is $8,000, median is $11,212, and p75 is $15,000. The recent grant list also shows a separate disaster-recovery pattern at $20,000 to $100,000. The record suggests a mix of one-off awards rather than repeated named recipients in the recent list. The foundation gives through a community grants program and accepts unsolicited applications. It is not structured around individual giving or program-related investments based on the data provided.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$246K
Total Assets
$80.7M
Total Revenue
$12.5M
Total Expenses
$11.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CECILIA PRINSTER
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