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Funder Type
Corporate Foundation
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Colorado Health Foundation
Summary
The Colorado Health Foundation funds impactful work that helps Coloradans live their healthiest lives by advancing opportunities to pursue good health and achieve health equity. How do we do it? We support work in and across four focus areas that are critical to improving health in Colorado:
- Maintain Healthy Bodies - https://coloradohealth.org/focus-area-maintain-healthy-bodies
- Nurture Healthy Minds - https://coloradohealth.org/focus-area-nurture-healthy-minds
- Strengthen Community Health - https://coloradohealth.org/focus-area-strengthen-community-health
- Champion Health Equity - https://coloradohealth.org/focus-area-champion-health-equity
A list of open funding opportunities can be found here: https://coloradohealth.org/open-funding
History of Funding
Information on past grant awards and recipients can be found at https://coloradohealth.org/about-us/financials
Additional Information
Open funding opportunities focus on specific needs aligned with a particular priority within our focus areas. These vary for each funding deadline. The responsive grants program is for ideas that could help the foundation achieve impact within the focus areas, but don't fit with one of the funding opportunities. The program is intended to respond to an urgent community need; address emerging opportunities; test innovative approaches; or implement proven programs. The rapid response funding supports short-term advocacy initiatives.
?To save time and effort, before applying it is recommeneded that all applicants follow these steps before submitting an application:
https://coloradohealth.org/funding/you-apply
- Read about How We Work
- Learn more about open funding
- Connect with a program officer to discuss ideas for your program or project
- Register in our grants management system before submitting an application
- Join our mailing list to receive future email alerts about open funding
Eligibility Details
The Colorado Health Foundation prioritizes funding for:
Organizations based in Colorado and serving Coloradans
Organizations classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3)
Colorado public agencies, including state and local governments
A tax-exempt organization acting as a fiscal sponsor may apply on behalf of, or in collaboration with, an organization that does not have 501(c)(3) status.
The fiscal sponsor's board must approve of the project as furthering the sponsor's charitable mission prior to applying for a grant to The Colorado Health Foundation. Please download the Foundation's fiscal sponsor policy and sample memorandum of understanding (MOU). If you have any questions about your organization's eligibility, please contact us at 303-953-3600 and ask to speak with our grantmaking department.
Deadline Details
The Colorado Health Foundation has grant applications windows that close June 15th, 2025, October 15 2025, February 15, 2026 and some funding opportunities remain a rolling application process. Please see website for details. https://coloradohealth.org/open-funding
Award Details
Typically, The Colorado Health Foundation considers grants for project, general operating support and capacity building, but funding criteria will detail this type of information on the specific funding page. On occasion, we also consider requests for capital funding if the proposed efforts have a demonstrable link to our community outcomes. In each case, funding criteria guide specifically what will be funded and in general we define these areas as follows:
- Project: specific sets of activities carried out over a defined period of time.
- General operating support: support for an organization's day-to-day expenses to enable it to carry out its mission.
- Capacity building: strengthening an organization by enhancing financing, governance, planning and other business capabilities.
- Capital: improving an organization's facilities or infrastructure.
Award amounts will vary by project.
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