Colorado Grand Inc
Lafayette, CO · EIN 84-1115630. Reported 131 grants totalling $2,851,430 to 82 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 82 distinct organizations, with 45% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 29% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $11,500. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $375,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation | Lakewood, CO | $1,277,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Fork Ambulance Auxiliary | Hotchkiss, CO | $64,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA of the Continental Divide | Dillon, CO | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salida Rotary Charitable Fund Inc | Salida, CO | $51,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Moab Free Clinic | Moab, UT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Encampment Museum Inc | Encampment, WY | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salida Senior Citizens Inc | Salida, CO | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chaffee County Search and Rescue - North | Buena Vista, CO | $34,780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation Inc | Glenwood Spgs, CO | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Little Help | Denver, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Morgan Adams Foundation | Denver, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meeker Lions Club | Meeker, CO | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ute Trails Car Club | Hotchkiss, CO | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Galloping Goose Historical Society of Dolores Inc | Dolores, CO | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jackson County Council on Aging | Walden, CO | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Advocates of Lake County Inc | Leadville, CO | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Youth and Nature | Hotchkiss, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center Inc | Cedaredge, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rimrocker Historical Society of Western Montrose County Inc | Nucla, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Park Medical Clinic Inc | Walden, CO | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Folk School | Grand Lake, CO | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopewest | Grand Jct, CO | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Needlerock Family Health Clin | Crawford, CO | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Summit County Family Resource Center | Silverthorne, CO | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Perry Mansfield | Steamboat Spr, CO | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mcpherson College | Mcpherson, KS | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado State University | Ft Collins, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Plata County Search and Rescue Inc | Durango, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Wyoming Foundation | Laramie, WY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vail Valley Charitable Fund Inc | Edwards, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand County Search and Rescue | Winter Park, CO | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ridgway Chautauqua Society Inc | Ridgway, CO | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Paonia | Paonia, CO | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 4 the Children | Durango, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benevolent Endowment Fund of Pueblo Elks Lodge No 90 | Pueblo, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Advocacy Program | Boulder, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado | Aurora, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Farm to Table Inc | Salida, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Durango Arts Center Inc | Durango, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunnison County Pioneer & Historical Society | Gunnison, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Plata Family Centers Coalition | Durango, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minerva West | Ridgway, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Footprints Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Association of Lions Club | Walden, CO | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memorial Hall | Hotchkiss, CO | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rotary International | Moab, UT | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pinon Project | Cortez, CO | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids Pasta Project | Paonia, CO | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Weehawken Creative Arts | Ridgway, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Firecamp Inc | Salida, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mini Blessings | Buena Vista, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tabor Opera House Preservation Foundation Inc | Leadville, CO | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adams State University Foundation Inc | Alamosa, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Basin Clinic Inc | Naturita, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Casper Community College | Casper, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation | Rangely, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado School of Mines Foundation | Golden, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Connections Inc | Durango, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake County Community Fund | Leadville, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Inc | Leadville, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mesa University | Grand Junction, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pioneers Healthcare Foundation Inc | Meeker, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Garden Project | Moab, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Northern Colorado Foundation Inc | Greeley, CO | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chaffee County Hospitality Inc | Salida, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encampment Culinary | Saratoga, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ignite Adaptive Sports | Boulder, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| In the Weeds | Durango, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montezuma County Historical Society Inc | Cortez, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Colorado Center for Independence | Steamboat Spr, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team Inc | Ouray, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
33 of 82 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation
PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO FAMILIES OF OFFICERS WHO ARE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. - Moab Free Health Clinic
PROVIDES HEALTH SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME AND UNDER INSURED RESIDENTS IN MOAB - North Fork Ambulance Association
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS PROGRAM. - Grand Encampment Museum
Historical Building Preservation - North Park Clinic
Upgrades to medical facility - The Salida Senior Citizens in
Food for low income seniors
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 of 82 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $509,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 39 | $723,930 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $775,500 | $12,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $842,500 | $12,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
89% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $11,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Colorado Grand Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 27 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 8 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 8558 Baseline Road, Lafayette, CO, 80026.
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