About Hadanou Collective
At The HadaNõu Collective, we develop tools, training, and infrastructure that strengthen the social sector by making it easier for community-focused organizations to grow their impact and enabling community-led solutions to scale.
Focus Areas
Nonprofit capacity buildingFiscal sponsorshipShared services and operational infrastructureLeadership development and trainingFunder partnership and facilitationImpact tracking
Who They Fund
unspecified/unknown
Funding Style
program/project supportrestricted to program activitiesdirect service & implementationshort-term/project-based funding
About Hadanou Collective
A defining feature of The Hadanou Collective is its role as a builder of nonprofit infrastructure: it backs tools, training, shared services, and fiscal sponsorship that help community organizations grow and scale community-led solutions. The recent grants list shows that this approach is not abstract. In 2025, the foundation supported Spero Justice Center in Denver with $492,709 for program support, Gyedi Project in Aurora with $443,203, and The Storytellers Project in Aurora with $425,700. Those awards sit alongside a $1,044,473 sub-grant to Paradigm One in 2024, signaling both direct program support and larger intermediary-style giving. The Hadanou Collective’s grantmaking is closely tied to organizational growth and implementation. Its active programs include HNC | Grow, which offers leadership training and strategic tools, HNC | Build, which provides operational infrastructure and fiscal sponsorship, and Ecosystem Partners, which helps funders source and track grantees. The portfolio points to support for nonprofits that are already delivering services and need capacity, systems, and coordination to expand their reach. Recent grantees include community-based groups working across justice, youth, cultural, and family-support contexts.
What Hadanou Collective Funds
Operational support is one of the clearest threads in the portfolio. The Hadanou Collective gave $201,801 to Montessori on Wheels in Denver for program support, and $73,411 to Montessori Collective in Golden for program support. Both awards fit the foundation’s emphasis on capacity, infrastructure, and implementation rather than open-ended general philanthropy. Leadership development is another visible area. In 2025, Asian Girls Ignite in Denver received $341,247 for program support, while Shooting Stars Cultural and Leaders in Alamosa received $223,056. The foundation also funded organizational growth through $245,500 to Metro Deep in Denver and $157,458 to Colorado Perinatal Mental Health Pr in Denver. A separate line of work reaches immigrant and community-serving organizations, including $350,000 to Fort Morgan Somali Community Associ in Morgan and $20,000 to Promotores De Esperanza in Commerce City.
How Hadanou Collective Gives
Typical grant size sits at $56,192 at the 25th percentile, $192,116 at the median, and $345,624 at the 75th percentile. The portfolio includes both smaller program-support awards and larger sub-grants, such as the 2024 award to Paradigm One and the repeat support to Adam's Purpose in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some recipients rather than one-time awards only. The foundation is organized around HNC programs, including Grow, Build, and Partner, and the active program descriptions show that unsolicited applications are accepted for HNC | Grow, HNC | Build, and HNC | Partner.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$3.7M
Total Revenue
$8.8M
Total Expenses
$7.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $56K and $346K, with a median of $192K.
25th Percentile
$56K
Median
$192K
75th Percentile
$346K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NATHAN PAI SCHMITT
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