Foundations that fund organizations in Lafayette, Colorado
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Lafayette nonprofits
181 private foundations gave $16M to Lafayette organizations in their latest filings; 27 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
238 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Lafayette around $15K. 37 of these funders are based in Colorado; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 181
- Accept applications
- 27
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Lafayette
- $16M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 238
- Typical median grant
- $15K
- Based in CO
- 37%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Lafayette organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Global Impact Ventures Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Community |
| Founders Pledge Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | General support |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $1.5M | $731K | Yes | 82053 advancing representation and accurate narratives of n…; 82078 connecting the public to authentic native narratives… |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $1.1M | $5,000 | Yes | General donation to support organization or program; Primary care |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To provide general support |
| The John Martin Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Polaris observatory to support hepatitis elimination |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $884K | $884K | Yes | Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-d… |
| Aec Trust | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $670K | $150K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Imagine! Services; Safety Net for Uncompensated Care (SNUC) |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $650K | $325K | Preselected only | Illuminative; Natives vote 2024 campaign |
| Ford Philanthropy | Dearborn, MI | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | Mobility |
| Hopper-Dean Foundation C/O Catalyst Family Office LLC | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $505K | $252K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Leo Hill Charitable Trust C/O Wayne Hutchens | Denver, CO | 1 | $329K | $329K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Shanahan Family Charitable Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | General support |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Project support to aid illuminative |
| Bruce Benson Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Aid to community |
| Daniels Fund | Denver, CO | 3 | $168K | $48K | Yes | General operating support; Facility and enrollment expansion feasibility planning grant; Colorado and utah programming |
| Sachs Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $167K | $167K | Preselected only | To enhance the purpose of the organization |
| Cadence Giving Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| R C Kemper Charitable Trust 10017800 | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | Heroic journey program; Pop culture heroes project |
| Seisolo Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $120K | $60K | Preselected only | Heartstrings program ensures that every student is able to…; The festival fellows program supports the goal of addressin… |
| Warsh-Mott Legacy | Petaluma, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Kla Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Semiconductor pathway fund providing emergency financial as… |
| Fairfax Foundation | Mentor, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General |
| Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | Arlington, VA | 2 | $99K | $50K | Yes | Microenterprise curriculum expansion and replication |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $97K | $49K | Yes | Inspire preschool; The nurturing parenting program |
| Every Org | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $97K | $97K | Preselected only | General support |
| Michael E McGoldrick Charitable Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General fund for arts & culture |
| Terra Foundation Inc | Lafayette, CO | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General support |
| Hynd Blind Fund of the James Hynd Tr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | For general support |
| Kenneth Kendal King Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Program support |
| Av Hunter Trust Incorporated | Glendale, CO | 2 | $53K | $26K | Yes | General operating |
| The Skillman Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Detroit area talent fund |
| Al Mailman Family Foundation Inc | Harrison, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Jumping Mouse Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $50K | $25K | Preselected only | Assitance for programs that benefit people and communities.; Provide mental health services to people in need so they ca… |
| Corrales Friends of Animals Foundation Dba Dennis Friends Foundation | Corrales, NM | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Pet wellness, spay/neuter clinics and door-to-door services… |
| Philanthropiece Foundation | Longmont, CO | 3 | $50K | $15K | Preselected only | Program specific |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A Next50 | Denver, CO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| The 1040 Foundation C/O Dorothy B Koopman | Alexandria, VA | 3 | $43K | $10K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Ruth Margaret Green Scholarship Fund - Closin | Billings, MT | 1 | $37K | $37K | Yes | Scholarship |
| McInnes S and J Char Tr | St Louis, MO | 1 | $32K | $32K | Yes | General operating |
| Gr's Foundation | Wichita, KS | 6 | $28K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Operating fund for other public charity; Operating fund for educational organization |
| Greenbridge Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support the aim to eliminate lead paint in target countr… |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Pixley Hill Foundation Inc | Lynbrook, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| L & N Andreas Foundation | Mankato, MN | 2 | $23K | $11K | Preselected only | Grant is for recipients general fund |
| Mirador Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General use of organization |
| Womenstrong International | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | To support visionaria network for support of girls' educati… |
| Tikkun | Boulder, CO | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | General use |
| Morgan Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $18K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Townsend Foundation C/O Cayle Townsend | Broomfield, CO | 2 | $16K | $7,750 | Preselected only | General financial support |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Billings, MT | 5 | $16K | $2,500 | Yes | General Operating Support; Neighbors Feeding Neighbors |
| Bobolink Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted Charitable Gift |
| Keane Family Foundation C/O O'Brien & Associates | Needham, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution unrestricted |
| Schlessman Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Goldman Family Foundation | Newtown, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To fund the recipient's operating budget |
| Griffins Gaia Foundation | Lafayette, CO | 3 | $15K | $6,000 | Yes | Fund their music accelerator scholarship; To fund their audio engineering intership program; Donation |
| The Namaste Foundation Inc | Columbus, IN | 2 | $15K | $7,250 | Preselected only | Operating Budget; After School Program |
| The Nordson Corporation Foundation | Westlake, OH | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Affordable early childhood education |
| The John & Nancy Ross Charitable | Thornton, CO | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Support Charity |
| Tappan Clancy Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Community Development |
| Steffens Foundation | Pullman, WA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General Operating |
| The Donohue Family Foundation Inc | Potomac, MD | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Bess Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | "We Are The Great Turning" podcast |
| Bozzone Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Contribution to the general fund |
| Vander Meer Family Foundation | Loveland, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc | Boulder, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Animal Assistance Foundation | Lakewood, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Richard Reed Foundation | Castle Rock, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Emergency counseling for suicide prevention and intervention |
| Bushong Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Wolf Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Gallop Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Peter W Mullin Family Charitable Foundation | Oxnard, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Discretionary grant |
| The Paula and William Bernstein Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $9,500 | $4,750 | Preselected only | Civic and community |
| The Anna Emery Hanson Charitable Foundation 1 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $9,054 | $4,527 | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Providential Missions Stewardship | Longmont, CO | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Preselected only | Ministry support |
| Heavens Hope Foundation | Boulder, CO | 3 | $8,537 | $2,200 | Preselected only | To support clients of the organization. Formerly known as M…; To support a client of the organization; Food and food gift cards to school families in need |
| Anschutz Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 | Yes | General operating support to provide nutritious meals for h… |
| Rotberg Comens Booth Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $8,240 | $8,240 | Preselected only | General |
| Miramar Charitable Foundation | Fort Mitchell, KY | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Thomas P Waters Foundation | Riverton, NJ | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Charles E & Carol J Miller Family | Louisville, CO | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | General operating |
| The Sam S Bloom Foundation | Littleton, CO | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Yes | Parenting education; Tuition assistance low income child |
| Merriman Family Foundation | Durango, CO | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | Senior food program |
| Bill and Jackie Lockwood Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Preselected only | To connect community members through music; Support family resource center |
| Davis-Tailer Foundation | Erie, CO | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Supportive services |
| Bethlehem Foundation of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Community support |
| Lynn & Helen N Clark Crt | Billings, MT | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Program support |
| Avalanche Canyon Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Annual Fundraising Benefit |
| Charles a Sullivan Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Ray Lanyon Fund | Billings, MT | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Program support |
| Braly Family Foundation | Longmont, CO | 3 | $5,350 | $1,250 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Wolcott Family Foundation | Paonia, CO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Community development |
| The Wyman Family Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General |
| Pema Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Religious |
| Davidson Family Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable |
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 Lafayette, Colorado?
Tiger Global Impact Ventures Inc, Founders Pledge Inc, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation, Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Lafayette 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 Lafayette. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.