United Way of Larimer County
Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-6031503. Reported 175 grants totalling $10.0M to 102 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. For United Way of Larimer County, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70).
- How spread out its giving is. 102 distinct organizations, with 25% 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. 57% 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 $26,200. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $75,404; the smallest was $5,897 and the largest $1,434,706. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County | Fort Collins, CO | $2,506,856 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Northern Colorado | Fort Collins, CO | $473,743 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Matthews House | Fort Collins, CO | $430,794 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Family Center - La Familia | Fort Collins, CO | $233,394 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success | Estes Park, CO | $221,866 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Denver, CO | $215,425 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado | Loveland, CO | $167,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Poudre School District Foundation Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $164,593 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency | Fort Collins, CO | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Solidarity and Accompaniment Coalition Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $143,487 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loveland Youth Gardeners | Loveland, CO | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Den | Denver, CO | $123,123 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cultural Enrichment Center of Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | $122,037 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | $117,935 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alianza Norco | Fort Collins, CO | $106,450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boulder County AIDS Project | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boulder Food Rescue | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Roots Midwife Collective Non Profit | Longmont, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joyful Journeys Community Enrichment | Lochbuie, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Motus Theater | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Refuge | Broomfield, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The@spark | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeward Alliance Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $98,550 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $95,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cal-Wood Education Center | Jamestown, CO | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Focus Reentry | Boulder, CO | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center | Fort Collins, CO | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Neighborly Service | Loveland, CO | $92,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Colorado Clean Cities | Fort Collins, CO | $90,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Comite De Longmont Inc | Longmont, CO | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Housing Network of Fort Collins Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $88,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North 40 Mountain Alliance Inc | Red Fe Lks, CO | $85,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junkyard Social Club | Boulder, CO | $85,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teaching Peace | Longmont, CO | $85,232 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child and Family Advocacy Program | Boulder, CO | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ember Alliance | Fort Collins, CO | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jacob Family Services Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund Inc | Lyons, CO | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mother House Inc | Boulder, CO | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childsafe Colorado Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $83,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Recovery Cafe Longmont | Longmont, CO | $82,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deserving Dental Org | Broomfield, CO | $81,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dairy Center for the Arts | Boulder, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Disabled Resource Services Inc | Loveland, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Learning Center Inc | Boulder, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Way Forward Inc | Longmont, CO | $75,675 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thompson School District R2-J | Loveland, CO | $73,280 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Estes Park Education Foundation Inc | Estes Park, CO | $68,140 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Estes Park Learning Place Inc | Estes Park, CO | $67,326 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Wilderness Institute | Boulder, CO | $66,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forward Steps Foundation | Boulder, CO | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding Our Community Ourselves Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $59,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Centro Amistad | Boulder, CO | $58,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Foundation of Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | $54,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Bank for Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Boulder Valley | Lafayette, CO | $51,320 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Global Leaders Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unified Workforce | Fort Collins, CO | $48,497 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District | Laporte, CO | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boulder County Arts Alliance Inc | Boulder, CO | $46,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Speech and Reading Center | Fort Collins, CO | $45,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Larimer County Partners Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $45,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Respite Care Inc | Timnath, CO | $45,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Parlando Incorporated | Boulder, CO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Larimer County Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $41,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Poudre School District - Lincoln Middle School | Fort Collins, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Livermore Fire Protection District | Livermore, CO | $36,570 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thompson Valley Preschool Inc | Loveland, CO | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department | Glen Haven, CO | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing Warriors Program | Fort Collins, CO | $31,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holistic Homestead | Black Hawk, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department | Bellvue, CO | $27,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Clean Energy Cluster | Fort Collins, CO | $26,756 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ensight Skill Center | Fort Collins, CO | $26,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foothills Unitarian Church | Fort Collins, CO | $26,097 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thompson R2-J Education Foundation | Loveland, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Neighbors Vecinos Unidos | Fort Collins, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Poudre Fire Authority | Fort Collins, CO | $24,972 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Feather Lakes Fire Protections | Red Feather Lakes, CO | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers of America Colorado Branch | Denver, CO | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vindeket | Fort Collins, CO | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lyons Fire Protection District | Lyons, CO | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Queens Legacy Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $16,997 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Servant S Heart Corporation | Fort Collins, CO | $15,457 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crystal Lakes Fire Protection District | Red Feather Lakes, CO | $13,895 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenpath Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $13,875 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wellington Fire District | Wellington, CO | $12,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glacier View Fire Protections | Livermore, CO | $12,220 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesis Project of Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fort Collins Community Action Network | Fort Collins, CO | $11,178 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District | Lyons, CO | $11,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dance Express | Fort Collins, CO | $10,457 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Realities Focus Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Red Feather Lakes Community Library | Livermore, CO | $9,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County | Fort Collins, CO | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berthoud Fire Protection District | Berthoud, CO | $8,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unite for Literacy LLC | Loveland, CO | $6,660 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado State University - Osp | Fort Collins, CO | $5,897 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
35 of 102 (34%) 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 73 of 102 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 | 56 | $1,612,862 | $19,228 |
| 2022 | 35 | $931,276 | $18,100 |
| 2023 | 71 | $5,886,934 | $70,500 |
| 2024 | 13 | $1,609,332 | $23,000 |
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
99% 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 $26,200 -- 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 United Way of Larimer County'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 12 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: 525 W Oak St 101, Fort Collins, CO, 80521.
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