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Grant Funders in Boulder, CO

Bespoke Grants indexes 47 grant-making foundations headquartered in Boulder, Colorado — together $97.5M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports education, higher education, environment & conservation and health care. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Boulder nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

47
Foundations in Boulder
$97.5M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
CO
State

Foundations headquartered in Boulder

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Community Foundation Serving$10.4M2024
2Global Greengrants Fund$8.6M2024
3National Center for Women and$6.5M2024
4The Cielo Foundation$6.0M2024
5Anchor Point Foundation$4.9M2022
6Boulder Community Health Foundation$4.6M2024
7The Wana Brands Foundation$4.5M2024
8Instructional Telecommunications$3.8M2025
9International Wilderness Leadership$3.4M2024
10Greenlatinos$3.4M2024
11The Merlin Foundation$3.4M2024
12Mission Possible Partnership USA Inc$2.5M2023
13The Boedecker Foundation$2.4M2024
14The Caruso Foundation$2.0M2024
15Richard and Joan Ringoen Family$1.9M2024
16Bowana Foundation$1.8M2020
17Lena Foundation$1.7M2023
18The William Hg Fitzgerald Family$1.5M2023
19Left Hand Foundation$1.4M2024
20Friends of the Peace Parks Inc$1.4M2020
2184000$1.4M2024
22Chicago Instructional Technology$1.3M2024
23Peopleforbikes Coalition Ltd$1.3M2024
24L P Brown Foundation$1.2M2024
25Native American Rights Fund Inc$1.1M2023
26Columbian Home of Boulder$1.1M2021
27Geological Society of America$1.0M2023
28Dwight a Merriman Charitable Foundation$1.0M2025
29Starfall Education Foundation$1.0M2024
30Cmf Endowment Fund$759K2024
31Chef Ann Foundation$712K2024
32The Ww Reynolds Foundation Inc$707K2024
33Starting Line Foundation$675K2024
34The Brent Family Foundation$664K2023
35The Outdoor Foundation$651K2024
36Open Source Hardware Association$650K2022
37Gmi Policy Institute$650K2022
38Jumping Mouse Foundation$640K2024
39Rocky Mountain Institute$600K2024
40Yagan Family Foundation$598K2024

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What Boulder funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Boulder, CO address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Boulder nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.