Community Foundations: Colorado
Community Foundations are nonprofit, tax-exempt, publicly-supported grantmaking organizations. These foundations are public charities, since they develop broad support from many unrelated donors with a wide range of charitable interests in a specific community. A community foundation has an independent board that is broadly representative of the public interest and it maintains a diverse grants program that is not limited in scope. In addition to making grants, these foundations often play a leadership role in their communities, serve as a resource for grant information and broker training and technical assistance for local nonprofits.
Community Foundations that give in the state of Colorado:
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Foundation Name
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Geographic Focus
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| The Aspen Community Foundation | Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, Rifle, Battlement Mesa, and Parachute CO |
| Boulder County Arts Alliance | Boulder County, CO |
| Broomfield Community Foundation | Broomfield, CO |
| Chinook Fund | CO |
| Community Foundation of Northern Colorado | Larimer County, CO |
| Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley | Crested Butte, CO; Gunnison, CO; |
| The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County | Boulder County, CO |
| Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County | Greeley and Weld Counties, CO |
| Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado | Southwest CO |
| The Denver Foundation | Adams County, Co; Arapahoe County, CO; Boulder County, CO; Broomfield County, CO; Denver County, CO; Douglas County, CO; Jefferson County, CO; |
| The Grand Foundation | Grand County, CO |
| Pikes Peak Community Foundation | Pikes Peak region, CO |
| Rose Community Foundation | Seven-county Greater Denver area of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, CO |
| Southern Colorado Community Foundation | Southern CO |
| The Summit Foundation | Summit County, CO; Breckenridge, CO; Dillon, CO; Frisco, CO; Silverthorne, CO; |
| Telluride Foundation | San Miguel County, CO; Telluride, CO |
| Trinidad Community Foundation | Las Animas County, CO; Trinidad, CO; |
| Western Colorado Community Foundation | Western CO, including Mesa, Garfield, Eagle, Rio Blanco, Delta, Montrose, Gunnison and Ouray counties. |
| Yampa Valley Community Foundation | Moffat County, CO; Routt County, CO; Yampa Valley, CO; |




