265 private foundations reported grants to Boulder, Colorado recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 265 private foundations reported 508 grants totaling $48,543,404 to 275 organizations in Boulder, Colorado. The most-funded purposes were education (40 grants) and environment & conservation (35 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $10,733,984 across 16 grants. The median reported grant was $14,917.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Colorado dollars that landed in Boulder — a funder at 90% is effectively a Boulder funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 16 | $10,733,984 | 36% |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 4 | $6,365,000 | 70% |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 3 | $6,000,000 | 71% |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $4,705,000 | 8% |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 2 | $1,400,000 | 52% |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 2 | $925,000 | 21% |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 2 | $850,000 | 32% |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | 14 | $827,436 | 1% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Institute | 14 | $6,088,560 |
| Global Greengrants Fund Inc | 11 | $5,595,000 |
| Outward Bound Inc | 1 | $3,400,000 |
| Vitrivax Inc | 2 | $3,238,520 |
| Western Resource Advocates | 11 | $2,680,000 |
| Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education | 4 | $2,634,889 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | 4 | $1,912,113 |
| Chef Ann Foundation | 8 | $1,705,000 |
| United States Department of Commerce | 1 | $1,155,136 |
| Peopleforbikes Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
265 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Boulder, Colorado on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $48,543,404 across 508 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, Waverley Street Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Boulder, Colorado concentrate in education (40), environment & conservation (35), community & economic development (24). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Boulder, Colorado recipient was $14,917, and the largest single reported grant was $4,705,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
