Community Foundation of Northern
Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-0699243. Reported 868 grants totalling $36.4M to 419 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
419organizations funded
$16,937median reported grant
$36.4Mgranted, 2020-2023
61%of grantees funded again the next year
5%of dollars to its largest recipient
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. For Community Foundation of Northern, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 419 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 61% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $16,937. Half of what it reported fell between $9,078 and $38,112; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $994,647. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
206 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $9,826,945 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
All 419 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County | Fort Collins, CO | $1,982,430 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Larimer County Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $1,529,459 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| House of Neighborly Service | Loveland, CO | $1,213,126 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thompson R2-J Education Foundation | Loveland, CO | $813,883 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sky Corral | Bellvue, CO | $800,399 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Uchealth Northern Colorado Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $792,249 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Museum of New Mexico Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Computer Museum | Loveland, CO | $739,107 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Loveland Rotary Club Foundation | Loveland, CO | $710,086 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed | Fort Collins, CO | $679,176 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $667,828 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Homeward Alliance Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $549,474 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Realities for Children Charities | Fort Collins, CO | $543,871 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Food Bank for Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $523,481 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Fruits of Zion Inc | Marshfield, MO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life | Colorado Spgs, CO | $480,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park Inc | Estes Park, CO | $476,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado | Loveland, CO | $424,291 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $415,578 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Summitstone Health Partners | Fort Collins, CO | $383,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of Art Fort Collins Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $374,874 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kidspak | Loveland, CO | $310,044 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pathways Hospice | Denver, CO | $304,999 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $302,407 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Peaks to People Water Fund | Fort Collins, CO | $291,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park Endowment Foundation Inc | Estes Park, CO | $282,252 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain Conservancy | Estes Park, CO | $281,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Nonprofit Partner | Fort Collins, CO | $264,213 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Respite Care Inc | Timnath, CO | $260,557 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Larimer County | Fort Collins, CO | $258,327 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesis Project of Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Serimus Operating Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $250,396 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Colorado Spgs, CO | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Raptor Program | Fort Collins, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation | Boulder, CO | $247,765 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| High Plains Foundation | Loveland, CO | $237,771 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dare 2 Share Ministries | Wheat Ridge, CO | $229,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Academy Inc | Osterville, MA | $224,814 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $223,916 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fort Collins Symphony Assn | Fort Collins, CO | $222,441 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Estes Park Learning Place Inc | Estes Park, CO | $214,791 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Estes Park Post 119 Charitable Foundation | Estes Park, CO | $212,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Poudre School District | Fort Collins, CO | $211,888 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| A Little Help | Denver, CO | $207,954 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Csu Financial Aid Office | Fort Collins, CO | $204,927 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Timberline Church | Fort Collins, CO | $204,877 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Resurrection Christian School | Loveland, CO | $202,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Crawford Child Advocacy Center | Fort Collins, CO | $194,413 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Safehouse & Services Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $191,503 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church of Fort Collins Foundation Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $190,123 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grace Place | Berthoud, CO | $187,152 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Northern Colorado Financial Aid | Greeley, CO | $185,263 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $184,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rotary Club of Fort Collins Charities Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $182,864 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Loomis Institute | Windsor, CT | $175,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foothills Gateway Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $166,159 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated | Wallingford, CT | $157,805 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $143,713 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Finally Home | Windsor, CO | $142,873 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trees Water and People | Fort Collins, CO | $140,226 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church | Loveland, CO | $139,226 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Town of Estes Park | Estes Park, CO | $138,870 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Community Kitchen | Loveland, CO | $134,118 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Milton Inc | Milton, MA | $130,931 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Morning Star Community Church | Red Fe Lks, CO | $127,601 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Voice of China & Asia Missionary Society Inc | Tulsa, OK | $126,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Urban Youth Ministries | Denver, CO | $125,218 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Youth for Christ USA Inc | Greeley, CO | $122,900 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Poudre River Friends of the Library | Fort Collins, CO | $122,319 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Housing Network of Fort Collins Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $121,930 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Town Church Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $120,550 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Berthoud Historical Society Inc | Berthoud, CO | $115,963 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hearts & Horses Inc | Loveland, CO | $115,548 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $112,720 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $111,144 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Open Lands | Lakewood, CO | $110,196 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $107,716 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Building New Hope | Pittsburgh, PA | $106,460 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Columbine Community Foundation for Grand County | Winter Park, CO | $105,732 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Space for Humanity | Boulder, CO | $105,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Book Trust | Denver, CO | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Ellie Fund | Needham, MA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| We Heart This City | Port Huron, MI | $104,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Thompson Watershed Coalition | Loveland, CO | $102,544 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Memorial Hospital Inc | Burwell, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Tuberous Sclerosis Association Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shady Side Academy Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stadia New Church Strategies | Akron, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Artspace Projects Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $99,999 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Philanthropic Tr | Jenkintown, PA | $98,786 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childsafe Colorado Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $94,041 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Smile Corporation | Fort Collins, CO | $93,426 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wheels Across the Prairie Museum | Tracy, MN | $90,806 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| South Dakota State University Foundation | Brookings, SD | $90,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Freedom Pizza Co | Longmont, CO | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Plains Environmental Center | Loveland, CO | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resurrection Christian Schoolfoundation | Loveland, CO | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $87,699 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Farmhouse Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $87,237 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Denver, CO | $84,177 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foundations Church Inc | Loveland, CO | $83,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Poudre Heritage Alliance a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation | Windsor, CO | $80,212 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pulliam Community Building Foundation | Loveland, CO | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Disabled Resource Services Inc | Loveland, CO | $78,175 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foothills Unitarian Church | Fort Collins, CO | $77,432 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins Colorado Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $77,208 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dementia Together | Fort Collins, CO | $74,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek | Fort Collins, CO | $71,853 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Life Fellowship of Frederick Inc | Frederick, CO | $70,838 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $69,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center | Fort Collins, CO | $69,367 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Animal Friends Alliance | Fort Collins, CO | $69,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Estes Park Medical Center Foundation | Estes Park, CO | $69,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Corporation | Holyoke, CO | $67,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Be the Gift Incorporated | Loveland, CO | $66,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Energy Outreach Colorado | Denver, CO | $66,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rector Wardens & Vestry of St Lukes Church in City of Fort Collins Co | Fort Collins, CO | $66,450 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Noco Humane | Loveland, CO | $65,348 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Augustine Institute Inc | Florissant, MO | $64,871 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | $63,883 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Colorado School of Mines Foundation | Golden, CO | $63,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center | Fort Collins, CO | $63,345 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County | Fort Collins, CO | $63,192 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alternatives to Violence Inc | Loveland, CO | $62,919 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures | Fort Collins, CO | $61,271 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $59,458 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc | Denver, CO | $59,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Childrens Speech and Reading Center | Fort Collins, CO | $55,363 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Common Sense Institute | Greenwood Vlg, CO | $55,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whitman College Board of Trustees | Walla Walla, WA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Matthews House | Fort Collins, CO | $54,662 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Estes Valley Non Profit Resource Center | Estes Park, CO | $52,875 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Foundation for Agriculture Inc | Westminster, CO | $51,620 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Off the Hook Arts | Fort Collins, CO | $51,239 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City Give Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | $50,829 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council Tree Covenant Church-Fort Collins Co | Fort Collins, CO | $50,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| International Fellowship of Christians & Jews | Chicago, IL | $50,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care Housing Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $50,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Family Outreach Inc | Greeley, CO | $50,100 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| City of Sterling | Sterling, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Outward Bound School | Leadville, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Csu Administration | Fort Collins, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kansas State University Foundation | Manhattan, KS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lamoni Food Pantry | Lamoni, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of the Rockies | Estes Park, CO | $48,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | Orlando, FL | $46,950 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Belton, TX | $46,116 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Loveland, CO | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cache La Poudre Fire and Emergency Group Inc | Laporte, CO | $45,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Openstage Theatre and Company | Fort Collins, CO | $45,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Museum of Northern Colorado | Loveland, CO | $45,250 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Loveland Youth Gardeners | Loveland, CO | $45,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildlands Restoration Volunteers | Longmont, CO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 3HOPEFUL Hearts | Fort Collins, CO | $44,980 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Homestead Bible Camp | Roggen, CO | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $43,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lubick Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $43,175 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womens Foundation of Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church Fort Collins Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $42,807 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foothills Rotary Charitable Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $41,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Resource Center | Sterling, CO | $41,318 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bucks County Community College Foundation | Newtown, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dr J M Chadha Orthodontic Educationfoundation | Metairie, LA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Campus Ministry at Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bas Bleu Theatre Company | Fort Collins, CO | $39,899 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $39,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $39,279 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Warehouse Business Accelerator | Loveland, CO | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nexus International | Centennial, CO | $37,805 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Northern Colorado Foundation Inc | Greeley, CO | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Haxtun United Methodist Church | Haxtun, CO | $37,211 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Estes Valley Crisis Advocates | Estes Park, CO | $35,737 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Re-1 Valley School District | Sterling, CO | $35,577 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Family Center - La Familia | Fort Collins, CO | $35,550 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $35,358 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation | Estes Park, CO | $35,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $35,150 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Academy | Denver, CO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| High Plains Honor Flight | Ault, CO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeastern Junior College Foundation | Sterling, CO | $34,880 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Re-1 Valley School District | Sterling, CO | $34,754 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Tvrc Education Foundation | Jackson, WY | $34,640 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Womans Place Inc | Denver, CO | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smile Train Inc | New York, NY | $32,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary a Colorado Non-Profit Corporation | Keenesburg, CO | $32,037 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alpha Center | Fort Collins, CO | $31,197 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fort Collins Symphony Endowment Fund Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $30,048 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Glen Haven Flood Relief Inc | Glen Haven, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stadia Church Planting | Akron, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Colorado Trail Foundation | Poncha Spgs, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zion Lutheran Church | Loveland, CO | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Radio for Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO | $29,900 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Larimer County Partners Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $29,897 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Resurrection Fellowship | Loveland, CO | $29,501 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Meals on Wheels of Loveland and Berthoud Inc | Loveland, CO | $29,191 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sound Affects Music | Fort Collins, CO | $28,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | $28,325 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mcbackpack Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Feeding Our Community Ourselves Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $27,425 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Fort Collins Business Association | Fort Collins, CO | $27,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lawrence University of Wisconsin | Appleton, WI | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Rescue of the Rockies | Aurora, CO | $26,883 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department | Glen Haven, CO | $26,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $26,571 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Methodist Church of Estes Park | Estes Park, CO | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart J Center for Experiential Learning at Sylvan Dale Ranch | Loveland, CO | $25,502 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success | Estes Park, CO | $25,366 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Weld County Inc | Greeley, CO | $25,250 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Childrens Health Defense | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Movement Builders Inc | Stone Mtn, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johnstown Veterans Memorial Inc | Johnstown, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Radio for the Front Range | Fort Collins, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spartan Music Boosters | Berthoud, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Und Alumni Association and Foundation | Grand Forks, ND | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Church of Christ in Cornwall | Cornwall, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Solidarity and Accompaniment Coalition Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $24,941 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| C O L Foundation | Lakewood, CO | $24,771 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Den | Denver, CO | $24,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $23,894 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lifesong for Orphans | Gridley, IL | $22,041 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asone Ministries | Sioux Falls, SD | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northern Colorado Wildlife Center | Fort Collins, CO | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Colorado Youth Outdoors Charitable Trust | Fort Collins, CO | $21,808 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Symphony | Fort Collins, CO | $21,601 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Har Shalom | Fort Collins, CO | $21,550 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Redemption Church | Loveland, CO | $21,400 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Greeley-Evans District 6 | Greeley, CO | $21,255 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $21,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Backstage Rialto | Loveland, CO | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ligonier Ministries Inc | Sanford, FL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Colorado Branch | Denver, CO | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haxtun Hospital District Foundation | Haxtun, CO | $20,946 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado | Aurora, CO | $20,818 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Larimer County Partners Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $20,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foothills Gateway Rehabilitation Center Charitable Foundation Trust | Fort Collins, CO | $20,540 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Greeley, CO | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornwall Conservation Trust Inc | West Cornwall, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry | Meridian, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Front Range Chamber Players | Fort Collins, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Front Range Community College Foundation for Educ Excellence | Westminster, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
203 of 419 (48%) 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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 307 of 419 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 235 | $7,708,067 | $11,500 |
| 2021 | 212 | $7,291,216 | $15,125 |
| 2022 | 206 | $9,826,945 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 215 | $11.6M | $20,000 |
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
83% 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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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 $16,937 -- 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 Community Foundation of Northern's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 248 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: 4745 Wheaton Drive, Fort Collins, CO, 80525.
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