About Nagel Foundation
A defining feature of Nagel Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its concentration of large, recurring gifts to The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado. Three grants of $1,680,000 in 2023, $1,319,000 in 2024, and $1,080,000 in 2025 show a sustained channel for Catholic charitable infrastructure in Northern Colorado. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation has also made a sizable $475,000 general-support grant to Advance Colorado, indicating interest in Colorado civic and policy work. The pattern is not broad and diffuse; instead, it centers on a small set of organizations that receive repeated support over multiple years. Recent grants also include funding for Inner-city School in Denver, Girls With Books in Boulder, Step Denver in Denver, and Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain in Greenwood Village. The foundation’s giving reaches both faith-based institutions and educational or community-serving nonprofits, with several grants designated as general support. That mix suggests a strategy built around sustained institutional backing, with large awards reserved for a few organizations and smaller grants used to support a wider circle of Colorado nonprofits.
What Nagel Foundation Funds
Catholic charitable infrastructure is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s portfolio. The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado received repeated general-support grants of $1,680,000 in 2023, $1,319,000 in 2024, and $1,080,000 in 2025. In Colorado civic engagement, Advance Colorado received $475,000 in 2025 after a $100,000 grant in 2024, showing multi-year support for that organization. Education-related giving appears as well: Inner-city School in Denver received $85,000 in 2025, following $80,000 in 2024 and $75,000 in 2023. The foundation also backed youth and learning work through Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain with a $20,000 general-support grant in 2025.
How Nagel Foundation Gives
Nagel Foundation’s grant size profile is wide, with a p25 of $2,875, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $76,250. That spread reflects a small number of very large institutional gifts alongside many smaller awards. Recurring support is clear: several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado, Advance Colorado, Inner-city School, Step Denver, Girls With Books, Art Students League of Denver, and Opera Colorado. Most awards in the recent list are listed as general support. The foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals or program-related investments.
