Foundations that fund organizations in Golden, Colorado
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Golden nonprofits
380 private foundations gave $13M to Golden organizations in their latest filings; 28 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
469 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Golden around $50K. 23 of these funders are based in Colorado; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 380
- Accept applications
- 28
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Golden
- $13M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 469
- Typical median grant
- $50K
- Based in CO
- 23%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Golden organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | In support of launching and operationalizing the net zero w… |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To support public health through development of clean power… |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $800K | $150K | Yes | To assess the impacts of community-scale, holistic, residen…; To examine the role of refineries and mining-refining integ…; To study how societal considerations can be integrated into… |
| Adolph Coors Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $588K | $294K | Yes | Program specific grant |
| Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $486K | $200K | Preselected only | Endowment; Program specific; General operating |
| Angels Among US Inc | Garden City, ID | 1 | $431K | $431K | Yes | Education |
| McCullough Jefferson Cnty's Child Home | Chicago, IL | 1 | $397K | $397K | Preselected only | General |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 2 | $290K | $145K | Preselected only | Climate science & policy research |
| The Galena Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Program development |
| The Lockridge Charitable Foundation Trust | Studio City, CA | 1 | $238K | $238K | Preselected only | Blaster/legacy scholarship |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $232K | $232K | Preselected only | To search for new physics in the fundamental symmetries of… |
| Health Carousel Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $213K | $213K | Preselected only | Elevating Pediatric Oncology Nursing Skills and Nurse Educa… |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 3 | $202K | $26K | Yes | Research, general support & education |
| Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Anthony J and Christie B de Nicola Foundation | Englewood, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Charitable gift |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 3 | $187K | $66K | Yes | Getting on the Grid: Parallel Nano-Crystallography for Larg…; Plastic Waste to DAC: A Study of the Chemical and Lifecycle…; AI/ML-assisted Separation and Programmable Electrodepositio… |
| Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $186K | $73K | Preselected only | 2AFC820-54 Lifting the Veil: Fusing RaDAR and Sound to Prov…; AFC820-52 - Large Scale Testing and Modeling of Supported a…; AFCRFP20-111 - Minimizing Rib Failure Hazard through Improv… |
| Gates Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $160K | $40K | Yes | Operating; Renovation; Project support |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $151K | $75K | Yes | Supporrt for two Clare Boothe Luce graduate fellowships; Support for travel costs to attend the CBL conference |
| Edna Bailey Sussman Fund | Jericho, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Bertine award |
| Zoma Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support piloting grow jeffco's career hub model, set to… |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | For an integrated carbon capture, utilization, and storage… |
| Windy Pines Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $145K | $145K | Preselected only | General fund support |
| Schmitz Family Foundation Co Ann McBournie | Denver, CO | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | We're a campus outreach that pursues college students with…; On behalf of partner Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of… |
| The Hws Charitable Foundation Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Population health career lattice for young adults entering… |
| The Nord Foundation | Franktown, CO | 1 | $111K | $111K | Preselected only | Charitable Giving |
| Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation 1140132807 | Littleton, CO | 6 | $109K | $16K | Preselected only | Award |
| Slater Family Research Trust | Bainbridge Island, WA | 1 | $101K | $101K | Preselected only | Research funding |
| The Tom Sullivan Foundation Inc | Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Benson Family Foundation | Evergreen, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| McLaughlin Family Foundation | Littleton, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To elevate the life of special skills and abilities of inne… |
| Hope's Enduring Flame Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $93K | $93K | Preselected only | Scholarship for higher education |
| Peierls Foundation | Golden, CO | 1 | $84K | $84K | Preselected only | Support |
| Edith H Overly Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $80K | $40K | Yes | Home visitation; Colorado ece support |
| Elizabeth McGeachin McKee Foundatio | Raleigh, NC | 4 | $76K | $18K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Fostering youth development and leadership |
| Entegris Foundation Inc | Billerica, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Entegris scholarship |
| Egcmn Family Foundation | New Haven, CT | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | For its general charitable purposes |
| Sellier Family Foundation | Great Falls, VA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Ward Family Charitable Foundation Trust | Golden, CO | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | General |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 2 | $64K | $32K | Yes | New development staff; New program staff |
| The Mulva Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $64K | $64K | Preselected only | Support for catholic mission |
| Tim and Mary Haddon Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Emerging Countries Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Coleman Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Unrestrited general support; Unrestricted general |
| Goldmann Family Foundation | Temecula, CA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General support |
| Margulf Foundation | Glendale, CO | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Restricted grant to jeffco public schools to support second… |
| Clarence V Laguardia Foundation | Lakewood, CO | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Charles Pankow Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $51K | $51K | Preselected only | Cpf research grant |
| Weingartz Family Foundation | Shelby Township, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Further religous ministries |
| Pema Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Community |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To increase the land conservation community's knowledge of… |
| Ayers Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General |
| Orscheln Industries Foundation Inc | Moberly, MO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Donation support missionaries/founda |
| The Lee Bruno Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| John F and Mary a Geisse Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General purpose |
| Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Provide experiential and |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | 2026 NSCD Program Support |
| Arizona Foundation for Educational Advancement | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To support quilt education and preservation |
| The Early Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Dodson Foundation Inc C/O Mark R Dodson | Inverness, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| Met Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $46K | $3,500 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Meigs Family Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Public contributions |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $43K | $5,888 | Preselected only | 35350; 5888.19; 2000 |
| The Cliffline Foundation Fka the Hayes Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Call to Action Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Aksel Nielsen Foundation | Westport, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General support |
| Kenneth Kendal King Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $40K | $10K | Yes | General operating; Program support |
| Vasilius Family Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | The Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith International Scholars Pr… |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally |
| McKee Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $37K | $12K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Confluence Foundation | Golden, CO | 3 | $37K | $16K | Yes | To further the mission of these local/national non-profit o… |
| The Smidt Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | 2024 harbor freight tools for schools prize for teaching ex… |
| Markham Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Saccomanno Higher Education Foundation | Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Education |
| Jean Estes Epstein Charitable Foundation | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $34K | $34K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Karmagawa Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | Two wells, school lunches (imvelo program) |
| Halliburton Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $31K | $31K | Yes | Education |
| The Northrop Grumman Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | General operating grants & matching gifts. |
| Eisele Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Donald F &charlene K Lamberti Foundation | Ankeny, IA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| The Lord Sees Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Program support |
| 20 20 Quest | Lawrenceville, GA | 1 | $26K | $26K | Yes | Support the mission to aid the blind and or visually impair… |
| William Casazza Family Foundation Dtd 07/22/15 | Avon, CT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Education |
| Nobbs Family Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To provide funds for charitable activities |
| Newth & Claudia Morris Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support the organization's programs |
| Fred J Brunner Foundation | Bensenville, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Scholarship program |
| Casillas Foundation | LA Jolla, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Vf Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Opening access to adaptive outdoor recreation for underserv… |
| The High Stakes Foundation | Missoula, MT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General Operations |
| Broussard Charitable Foundation Tr | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Project/program support |
| The Andreas Rickenbach Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Liberian Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection |
| J Rogers Badgett Sr Foundation Inc | Madisonville, KY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To be used in exempt purpose |
| Strake Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Cultivating Faithful Leaders for our Country |
| Seedworks Fund | Block Island, RI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Ringwald Eberle Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | Religious |
| Animal Assistance Foundation | Lakewood, CO | 2 | $22K | $11K | Preselected only | Colorado animal population; General operating |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | Program support for WI trip series |
| The Phyllis M Coors Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Golden, Colorado?
The Rockefeller Foundation, Sequoia Climate Foundation, Alfred P Sloan Foundation, Adolph Coors Foundation, Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Golden organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Golden. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.