About Hunger Free Colorado
To end hunger in Colorado by connecting people to food and nutrition resources, strengthening local food systems, and advancing policies that increase access to healthy, culturally relevant food.
Focus Areas
Food securitySNAP outreach and application assistanceWIC referralsHealthy School Meals for AllFood Resource Hotline servicesFarm to Food PantryImmigrant food accessResearch and data on hunger
Who They Fund
SNAP-eligible and low-income householdsfood-insecure individuals and familieslocal community-based organizations and food pantriesmarginalized communities facing barriers to benefits
About Hunger Free Colorado
Hunger Free Colorado’s recent grantmaking is led by large, repeated awards for SNAP outreach, with Mile High United Way receiving $416,599 in 2024 and $414,601 in 2023 for that purpose. That pattern points to a funder focused on practical access to food benefits rather than one-off relief. The foundation’s own summary centers on ending hunger in Colorado by connecting people to food and nutrition resources, strengthening local food systems, and advancing policies that increase access to healthy, culturally relevant food. The grant list shows that approach in action through ongoing support for local intermediaries that help residents enroll in benefits, find food, and navigate resource systems. Family Resource Center Assn received SNAP outreach support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Food Justice for All received support in both 2023 and 2024. Hunger Free Colorado also backs food pantry support, including grants to Kaizen Food Rescue, Evergreen Christian Outreach, and Jeffco Action Center. Across the record provided, its work stays within Colorado and emphasizes service delivery, organizational capacity, and access to nutrition resources for households facing food insecurity.
What Hunger Free Colorado Funds
SNAP outreach is the clearest throughline in Hunger Free Colorado’s grantmaking. It supported Family Resource Center Assn with $225,304 in 2023, $225,071 in 2024, and $215,854 in 2025, all for SNAP outreach, showing a multi-year operating commitment. The foundation also supports food system and food access intermediaries. Food Justice for All received $250,000 in 2023 and $242,977 in 2024 for support, while Community Food Share received SNAP outreach grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Food pantry operations appear as another distinct area. Hunger Free Colorado gave $70,000 to Kaizen Food Rescue in 2024 for food pantry support, $69,050 to Evergreen Christian Outreach in 2024 for the same purpose, and $60,000 to Jeffco Action Center in 2024 for food pantry support. Those awards align with direct service and local distribution work.
How Hunger Free Colorado Gives
Grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $15,873, a median of $27,520, and a p75 of $62,022. The recent record also includes larger operating-style awards, especially for SNAP outreach and support. Recipients appear across multiple years, most clearly in repeated grants to several Colorado organizations in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation gives locally, with all grants in the provided data going to Colorado recipients. The pattern is programmatic and service-oriented rather than individual-based, and the foundation does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$2.5M
Total Revenue
$4.5M
Total Expenses
$5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $62K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$62K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARC JACOBSON
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