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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Funders with no deadlines
Funders with variable deadlines
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January
Anschutz Family Foundation
(Colorado), 1/15
Thomas W. Bean Foundation (Denver)
Beim
Foundation (Boulder County)
Bonfils Stanton Foundation, 1/31
Brett
Family Foundation (Boulder and Colorado), 1/15
Bright
Mountain Foundation (query letter), 1/15
Broomfield
Community Foundation (Broomfield County) 1/1
Temple
Hoyne Buell Foundation (Colorado), 1/15
Colorado
Health Foundation (Colorado)
Coutts
and Clark Foundation (Archuleta, Dolores County, La Plata
County; Montezuma County and San Juan counties)
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 1/31
Gates Family Foundation(Colorado),
1/15
Inasmuch Foundation (El Paso County), 1/15
Helen
K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 1/1
Kettering Family Foundation
(Denver metropolitan and Routt County), 1/31
David
and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County)
Bee Vradenburg Foundation (El Paso
County), 1/1
February
Anschutz
Foundation
Bohemian Foundation (Larimer
County)
Chinook
Fund (Colorado)
Denver
Foundation
(Denver metropolitan), 2/1
Gannett Foundation (Denver
metropolitan, Fort Collins),
2/15
General
Service
Foundation (National; foundation based in Colorado), 2/1
Kaiser Permanente (Denver and
Colorado Springs metropolitan areas)
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation
(Larimer County and Weld
County)
Myron
Stratton Home (El Paso County), 2/1
Women's
Foundation of Colorado,
2/15
March
Animal
Assistance
Foundation (Colorado)
Brett
Family
Foundation
Caring
For Colorado
(Colorado)
Chamberlain Foundation (Pueblo County), 3/1
E.M. Christmas Foundation, 3/1
Adolph
Coors Foundation(Colorado),
3/1
Donahue
Foundation
(Primarily Denver metropolitan)
Gay and
Lesbian Fund for
Colorado
Kinder
Morgan Foundation
The Freda
Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
Laura
Jane Musser Fund
(Denver metropolitan)
Pikes
Peak Community Foundation
(El Paso/Teller Counties, adjacent communities), 3/1
The
Summit Foundation
(Chaffee, Grand, Lake, Park and Summit Counties)
U.S.
Bancorp (Denver metropolitan; El Paso, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo
and Weld
Counties), 3/31
Western
Union Foundation
April
Bonfils
Stanton Foundation, 4/30
Buck
Foundation
(
Lynn and Helen Clark Fund (Boulder County, Larimer County, Denver
metropolitan), 4/30
Crystal Springs Foundation (
Colorado
Health
Foundation, 4/15
Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County
–
Littler Fund (youth)
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 4/30
Gates Family
Foundation (Colorado), 4/1
Helen
K. and Arthur
E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 4/1
Joslyn Charitable Trust (El Paso County), 4/30
Ray
Lanyon Fund
(Longmont/St. Vrain SD Boundaries), 4/30
Marson Foundation (
Nord
Family Foundation (
Parker Foundation, 4/30
David
and Lucille Packard
Foundation (
Staples
Foundation
H.
Chase Stone Trust (El Paso County)
Telluride Foundation, 4/15
May
Bloom
Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
Broomfield
Community Foundation (Broomfield County) 5/1
Temple
Hoyne Buell
Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
Burt
Foundation
(Colorado)
ECA Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
Gannett Foundation (Denver
metropolitan, Fort Collins),
5/15
Gill Foundation (National, based in
Colorado)
Kinder Morgan Foundation
The
Leighty Foundation(primarily Colorado Springs and
Denver), 5/1
Maki Foundation (Colorado), 5/1
David
and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County)
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation(Larimer
County and Weld
County)
Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation (Southern and Eastern Colorado), 5/1
June
Aspen
Valley Medical Foundation (Pitkin
County), ~6/1
Coutts
and Clark Foundation (Archuleta, Dolores County, La Plata
County; Montezuma County and San Juan counties)
Denver
Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 6/1
Kaiser Permanente (Denver and
Colorado Springs metropolitan areas) (JUNE DEADLINE CANCELLED FOR 2009)
The Freda
Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
J. K. Mullen Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 6/1
Shoup Charitable Trust (Larimer County), 6/1
U.S. Bank (Denvermetro; El Paso,
Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld Counties), 6/30
Wells Fargo Foundation - small
grants program (Colorado)
July
Beim Foundation (Boulder County)
Bonfils Stanton Foundation
(Colorado), 7/31
Brett
Family Foundation (Boulder and Colorado), 7/15
Colorado
Health Foundation (Colorado)
Community
Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County - Littler Fund
Adolph
Coors Foundation(Colorado), 7/1
Lucille Drinkwater Allen Trust (Colorado), 7/31
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 7/31
Gates Family Foundation
(Colorado), 7/15
Hughes Trust (Colorado), 7/31
Inasmuch Foundation (El Paso County), 7/15
Helen
K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 7/1
Kettering Family Foundation
(Denver metropolitan and Routt County), 7/31
New Early Christian Church Charities, 7/1
Post/News Season to Share (Denver
metropolitan)
The
Summit Foundation (Chaffee, Grand, Lake, Park and Summit
Counties)
Bee Vradenburg Foundation (El Paso
County), 7/1
August
Anschutz Family Foundation
(Colorado), 8/1
Bright
Mountain Foundation (query letter), 8/15
Chinook
Fund (Colorado)
Colorado Garden Show (Colorado),
8/30
Comprecare Foundation (Colorado), 8/15
ECA Foundation (Colorado), 8/1
Gannett Foundation (Denver
metropolitan, Fort Collins), 8/15
Gill
Foundation (National, based in Colorado)
Hewitt Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 8/31
Jenkins Foundation (Colorado), 8/1
Myron Stratton Home (El Paso
County), 8/1
Nord
Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 8/1
Pikes
Peak Community Foundation (El Paso/Teller
Counties, adjacent communities), 8/1
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation
(Larimer County and Weld County)
Schramm Foundation (Colorado), 8/31
Western
Colorado Community Foundation (counties in western Colorado),
8/15
September
Animal
Assistance Foundation (Colorado)
Aspen Community Foundation (W.
Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin Counties), 9/1
Bloedorn Foundation (Morgan County; some Denver), 9/15
Bohemian
Foundation (Larimer County)
Broomfield
Community Foundation (Broomfield County) 9/1
Temple
Hoyne Buell Foundation (Colorado), 9/1
Community
Foundation Serving Boulder County
Community
Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County, 9/1
General
Service Foundation (National; foundation based in Colorado),
9/1
Junior
League of Denver (Denver metropolitan), 9/14
The Freda Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust (El Paso County), 9/30
David
and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County)
U.S. Bank (Denver metropolitan; El
Paso, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld Counties), 9/30
Wolcott
Family Foundation
Women’s Fund of Weld County (Weld County), 9/1
Yampa
Valley Community Foundation, 9/15
October
Bamboo
Fund (Denver metropolitan), 10/15
Bonfils Stanton Foundation
(Colorado), 10/31
Burt
Foundation (Colorado)
Caring
For Colorado (Colorado)
Chamberlain Foundation (Pueblo County), 10/1
Concerts
for Kids, 9/30
Denver
Foundation (Denver metropolitan), 10/1
Duncan Trust (Colorado), 10/31
E.M. Christmas Foundation, 10/1
Gates Family Foundation
(Colorado), 10/1
William and Velma Gerber Trust (Yuma County), 10/15
Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation (Pitkin County; some statewide), 10/31
Helen
K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation (Colorado), 10/1
Joslyn Charitable Trust (El Paso County), 10/31
Kaiser Permanente (Denver and
Colorado Springs metropolitan areas)
Rollie
R. Kelley Family Foundation (Denver and statewide), 10/1
Monfort Family Foundation (Northern Colorado), 10/1
Laura
Jane Musser Fund (Denver metropolitan)
Aksel Nielsen Foundation (Colorado), 10/31
David
and Lucille Packard Foundation (Pueblo County), 10/1
H. Chase Stone Trust (El Paso County), 10/30
Sutherland Foundation (Primarily
Northern Colorado), 10/1
Telluride
Foundation (San Miguel County)
Harry W. & Louis L. Vicksman Charitable Trust (Denver
metropolitan)
Weckbaugh Foundation (Colorado), 10/1
November
Community Foundation Serving Greeley and
Weld County
Adolph
Coors Foundation(Colorado), 11/1
Donahue
Foundation (Primarily Denver metropolitan)
ECA Foundation (Colorado), 11/1
Gunnison
Area Community Foundation, 11/1
Hewlett
Packard Company (Northern Colorado and Colorado Springs), 11/1
Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust (El Paso County)
Joslin-Needham Family Foundation (Morgan County), 11/1
Morris Animal Foundation
(Colorado), 11/1
Jack Petteys Memorial Foundation (Northeast Colorado), 11/15
Pikes
Peak Community Foundation (El Paso/Teller
Counties, adjacent communities), 11/1
Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation
(Larimer County and Weld County)
Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation (southern and eastern Colorado), 11/1
December
The Freda Maytag-Grace Crawford Trust Fund (El Paso County)
Nord
Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan area), 12/1
Schlessman
Family Foundation (primarily Denver metropolitan), 12/31
Walter and Elizabeth Lipe Trust (Denver metropolitan), 12/1
Longmont
Community Foundation, 12/1
Shoup Charitable Trust (Larimer County), 12/1
No Deadline (proposals are accepted year-round)
Anna Keesling Ackerman Trust (El
Paso County)
Anschutz Foundation (Colorado and National)
Atheneus Humanities Foundation (Colorado)
Bacon Family Foundation (Western Colorado)
Rudy Balke Trust (Teller County)
Ballantine Family Fund (southwest Colorado)
Dr. Mary E. Bates Trust/Bates Foundation (Colorado)
Robert L. & Olive S. Belcher Family Foundation (Pueblo County)
P.
Bruce and Virginia C. Benson Foundation (El Paso County, Denver
metropolitan)
Bloedornn Foundation
Boettcher
Foundation (Colorado; capital requests only)
Barbara Bridges Family Foundation (Colorado)
Rutt Bridges Foundation (Alamosa County, Boulder County,Denver
metropolitan)
Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust (Colorado)
Ernest and Lillian Campbell Foundation (Sedgwick County)
Collins Foundation (Boulder County)
Collier Foundation (Colorado)
Colorado Emergency Medical Services Foundation (Colorado)
Cooper Clark Foundation (Eastern Colorado)
Copic Medical Foundation (Colorado)
Crowell
Trust (Colorado and National)
Curtis Trust Fund (Larimer County)
Daniels
Fund (Colorado)
Cecil G. and Jessie L. Deardorff Memorial Trust (Garfield County)
Ben Delatour Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Donnell-Kay
Foundation (Colorado)
Donell Initiative Fund (Colorado)
Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation (El Paso County)
El
Pomar Foundation (Colorado)
Erion
Foundation (Larimer County)
Robert and Elizabeth Fergus Foundation (Roaring Fork Valley)
Foundation
for the Protection of Animals (southwest Colorado)
Jennie and Albert Gersick Foundation (Pueblo County)
M.B. and Shana Glassman Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Goodwin Foundation (Mesa County)
Graham Foundation (Denver and Southern Colorado)
Greenlee Family Foundation
(Boulder County, Four Corners area, Summit County)
Griffin
Foundation (Larimer County)
Robin E. Hernreich Foundation (Eagle County)
Freda Hambrick Foundation (primarily southern Colorado, with some focus
on local humane societies in other areas of the state)
Virginia Hill Foundation (Colorado)
Home Loan Betterment Foundation (Mesa County)
Huddleston Butler Memorial Foundation (Prowers County)
Mabel Hughes Trust (Colorado)
Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation (Pitkin County; some in other parts of
Colorado)
Jackson Foundation (Pueblo County)
JJJ
Foundation (Colorado)
John
S. and James L. Knight Foundation (BoulderCounty)
Kaitar Foundation (Colorado)
Ruth Morris Keesling Family Foundation (Denvermetropolitan)
Kinder Morgan Foundation (Denver
metropolitan)
Kitziller-Bales Trust (Yuma County)
Lustig Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Mallon Family Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust (El Paso County)
MDC Holdings Charitable Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Freeman E. Fairfield Meeker Charitable Trust (Rio Blanco County)
Loretta & Leigh H. Norgren Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Nutrition Camp School Foundation (El Paso County and Teller County)
William B. O'Rourke Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Pikes
Peak Community Foundation (El Paso/Teller Counties, adjacent
communities)
Kenneth & Ethel Powell Trust (Yuma County)
Louis
and Harold Price Foundation (Boulder County,Pitkin County,
and Colorado)
Quick
Foundation (Colorado)
Qwest Foundation (Colorado)
Rabb Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Rose
Community Foundation
Shepfield Foundation (Colorado Springs)
Sonny Foundation (Colorado)
Richard S. Staley Foundation (Pitkin County)
Tointon Family Foundation (Weld County and Colorado)
Emma Belle Tolbert Charitable Trust (Baca County)
Wells Fargo Foundation (Colorado)
Walker Foundation (western Colorado)
Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Mahlon Thatcher White Foundation (Pueblo County)
Don and May Wilkins Charitable Trust (Larimer County)
Williams Family Foundation (Morgan County)
Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation (Denver metropolitan)
Variable Deadlines or Request for Proposal Process
Aspen Community Foundation (W. Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin Counties)
Boulder Rotary Foundation Bamboo Fund (Denver metropolitan)Colorado Humanities Council (Colorado)
Colorado
Rural Outreach Program
(rural Colorado communities)
Colorado
Trust (Colorado; RFP process)
Community First Foundation (Denver
metropolitan area)
Community
Foundation Serving Northern Colorado
(administers the Berthoud Community Foundation, Estes Valley Community
Foundation, Longmont Community Foundation and Loveland Community
Foundation)
Community Foundation Serving Southern
Colorado
Fine Arts Foundation (Denver)
Gay
and Lesbian Fund for Colorado (Colorado)
Great
Outdoors Colorado (Colorado)
Gunnison
Area Community Foundation
Hewlett
Packard Company
A.V.
Hunter Trust (Colorado)
Kaiser Permanente (Denver and
Colorado Springs metropolitan areas)
Komen Foundation (Colorado)
Lake Fork Community Foundation (Hinsdale County)
McCormick
Tribune Foundation (Denver)
Needmor
Fund (National; fund formerly based in Denver)
SVP
Denver (Denver metropolitan)
United Airlines Foundation
(Colorado)
Xcel Energies (Colorado)
Women's Foundation of Colorado
Yampa
Valley Community Foundation