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Medical Center of the Rockies concentrates its largest recent grants on community healthcare delivered through UC Health Medical Group in Fort Collins, with awards of $72,564,667 in 2024, $66,181,172 in 2023, and $58,349,714 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder closely tied to healthcare delivery rather than a broad, open-ended grantmaker. The foundation also supports healthcare education through the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, including a $4,230,991 grant in 2023 and $2,356,820 in 2024. Beyond those flagship recipients, its recent awards extend to local health and community-serving organizations such as UChealth Northern Colorado Foundation, United Way of Larimer County, and Food Bank of Larimer County. The focus areas listed for the foundation reinforce that mix: behavioral health, community health, food insecurity and nutrition programs, violence intervention and prevention, health education, transplant services, primary care integration, financial assistance for patients, and rural health and access to care. Its work is service-delivery oriented, with a clear emphasis on direct support for patients, local residents, and community health infrastructure.
Community healthcare is the dominant thread in the recent grant list. Medical Center of the Rockies awarded $612,838 in 2023 and $525,026 in 2024 to UChealth Northern Colorado Foundation, both marked for community healthcare, alongside a $13,583 grant in 2023 to Estes Park Health Foundation for the same purpose. Healthcare education is another clear priority: the foundation gave $16,330 in 2024 and $15,789 and $15,092 in 2023 to Front Range Community College, each tagged for healthcare education. Community assistance appears through multiple local partners, including $23,677 to United Way of Larimer County in 2023, $11,564 to United Way of Weld County in 2023, and $10,995 to Food for Thought Denver in 2024. The grant list also includes support for the City of Fort Collins and the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, showing attention to local civic and nonprofit capacity.
Grant sizes are highly uneven. The typical grant size sits at a p25 of $9,438, a median of $14,927, and a p75 of $546,979, which reflects a mix of smaller community grants and very large institutional awards. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially UC Health Medical Group, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, UChealth Northern Colorado Foundation, United Way of Larimer County, United Way of Weld County, and the City of Fort Collins, indicating recurring support rather than one-off gifts. Medical Center of the Rockies is classified as a Regular Funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
$75.5M
$629.1M
$604.1M
$578.1M
Most grants fall between $9K and $547K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$547K
About 89% of grants go to recipients in CO.
KEVIN UNGER
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 89% of grants go to recipients in Colorado, and the top state by grant count is also CO. Fort Collins is the main city in the recent list, with repeated awards to UC Health Medical Group, UChealth Northern Colorado Foundation, United Way of Larimer County, Food Bank of Larimer County, and the City of Fort Collins. Other Colorado recipients include Aurora, Westminster, Denver, Greeley, and Estes Park. Outside Colorado, the recent list includes Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Kennesaw, Georgia.
The foundation’s listed focus areas include behavioral health, community health, food insecurity and nutrition programs, violence intervention and prevention, health education, transplant services, primary care integration, financial assistance for patients, and rural health and access to care.
Typical grant size is uneven. The p25 is $9,438, the median is $14,927, and the p75 is $546,979, showing a portfolio that includes both modest community awards and much larger institutional grants.
Yes. The foundation gives locally, with 89% of grants going to recipients in Colorado. Fort Collins appears most often in the recent grant list, and Colorado is the top state by grant count.
Several recipients appear in multiple years, including UC Health Medical Group, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, UChealth Northern Colorado Foundation, United Way of Larimer County, United Way of Weld County, and the City of Fort Collins. That indicates recurring support is a clear pattern.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP | FORT COLLINS, CO | $72,564,667 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| UNIVERSITY OF CO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | AURORA, CO | $2,356,820 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| UCHEALTH NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $525,026 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | WESTMINSTER, CO | $16,330 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| CHEYENEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | CHEYENNE, WY | $14,762 | 2024 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| FOOD FOR THOUGHT DENVER | DENVER, CO | $10,995 | 2024 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | KENNESAW, GA | $9,244 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| UNITED WAY OF LARIMER COUNTY | FORT COLLINS, CO | $6,925 | 2024 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| GREELEY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | GREELEY, CO | $5,656 | 2024 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| UC HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP | FORT COLLINS, CO | $66,181,172 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| UC HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP | FORT COLLINS, CO | $58,349,714 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| UNIVERSITY OF CO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | AURORA, CO | $4,230,991 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | AURORA, CO | $2,268,535 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| UCHEALTH NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $612,838 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| UCHEALTH NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $513,362 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| UNITED WAY OF LARIMER COUNTY | FORT COLLINS, CO | $23,677 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| FOOD BANK OF LARIMER COUNTY | FORT COLLINS, CO | $15,961 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | WESTMINSTER, CO | $15,789 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | WESTMINSTER, CO | $15,092 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE EDUCATION |
| ESTES PARK HEALTH FOUNDATION | ESTES PARK, CO | $13,583 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | KENNESAW, GA | $13,232 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| CITY OF FORT COLLINS | FORT COLLINS, CO | $12,074 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| UNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY | GREELEY, CO | $11,564 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| COLORADO ROCKIES FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $9,502 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE |
| UNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY | GREELEY, CO | $7,981 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER | DENVER, CO | $6,316 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| CITY OF FORT COLLINS | FORT COLLINS, CO | $6,316 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| GREELEY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | GREELEY, CO | $5,311 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
UC HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
$72,564,667COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
UNIVERSITY OF CO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$2,356,820HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
UCHEALTH NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION
$525,026COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$16,330HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
CHEYENEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$14,762COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
FOOD FOR THOUGHT DENVER
$10,995COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$9,244COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
UNITED WAY OF LARIMER COUNTY
$6,925COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
GREELEY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
$5,656COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
UC HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
$66,181,172COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
UC HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
$58,349,714COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
UNIVERSITY OF CO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$4,230,991HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$2,268,535HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
UCHEALTH NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION
$612,838COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
UCHEALTH NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION
$513,362COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
UNITED WAY OF LARIMER COUNTY
$23,677COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
FOOD BANK OF LARIMER COUNTY
$15,961COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$15,789HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$15,092HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
ESTES PARK HEALTH FOUNDATION
$13,583COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$13,232COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
$12,074COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
UNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY
$11,564COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
COLORADO ROCKIES FOUNDATION
$9,502COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
UNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY
$7,981COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$6,316COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
$6,316COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
GREELEY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
$5,311COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE