Private foundation · EIN 87-3255527 · Aurora, Colorado · Health care

Colorado Access Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $2.2M total, median $125K. 100% of grants stayed in Colorado.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
16
$2.2M
Median grant
$125K
Stays in CO
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$21M

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation IncDenver, COCharitable support$514K
Foundation of Sustainable Urban CommunitiesDenver, COCharitable support$276K
Colorado Blueprint to End HungerDenver, COCharitable support$250K
Khalil HalimAurora, COCharitable support$250K
Childrens Hospital Colorado FoundationAurora, COCharitable support$215K
Kids FIRST Health CareCommerce City, COCharitable support$200K
TgthrBoulder, COCharitable support$150K
The Fax PartnershipDenver, COCharitable support$125K
Wendy Peters MoschettiDenver, COCharitable support$125K
A Project of Collaborative Healing Initiative Within CommunitiesAurora, COCharitable support$50K
Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund DbaDenver, COCharitable support$25K
Rose Community FoundationDenver, COCharitable support$25K
A Little HelpDenver, COCharitable support$10K
Colorado Artists in RecoveryDenver, COCharitable support$10K
Colorado Consumer Health InitiativeDenver, COCharitable support$10K
Nurse-Family PartnershipDenver, COCharitable support$10K

About this foundation

Colorado Access Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Aurora, Colorado, administered in care of Marshall Thomas, tax-exempt since 2022. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Colorado Access Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Colorado Access Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.2M across 16 grants, a median of $125K.

Where does Colorado Access Foundation give?

Colorado (16 grants), per its latest filing.

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