Likely funders for food banks in Colorado

In this batch of public IRS filings covering tax years 2024–2025, 460 foundations gave to food banks in Colorado. The table shows the 25 with the most matched gifts. Together those listed gifts total $3,456,079.

2025 IRS electronic filings from the 15 batches listed in the official index; counts are from these files only. Small food banks & hunger relief organizations on the exempt-organization list in Colorado: 56. This page is in the sitemap.

136Accept applications

324Invite only. Build the relationship first.

$8,750Typical gift (middle of medians)

460Foundations gave here

FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus

Anschutz Family FoundationDenver, CO · 74-213267628 gifts · typical $8,500 · 202428 · $246,500$8,5002024Accepts applications

XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 41-200773412 gifts · typical $1,000 · 202412 · $62,960$1,0002024Accepts applications

Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · 43-126276210 gifts · typical $5,000 · 202410 · $114,500$5,0002024Accepts applications

THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATIONDENVER, CO · 74-25689419 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20249 · $1,347,667$10,0002024Accepts applications

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEALTH FOUNDATIONGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 84-14249329 gifts · typical $11,500 · 20249 · $111,500$11,5002024Invite only

DANIELS FUNDDENVER, CO · 84-13933088 gifts · typical $62,500 · 20248 · $594,000$62,5002024Accepts applications

AV HUNTER TRUST INCORPORATEDGLENDALE, CO · 84-04613327 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20247 · $95,000$10,0002024Accepts applications

Otter Cares FoundationFort Collins, CO · 27-16490196 gifts · typical $413 · 20246 · $4,030$4132024Invite only

GATES FAMILY FOUNDATIONDENVER, CO · 84-04748375 gifts · typical $25,000 · 20245 · $155,000$25,0002024Accepts applications

THE KROGER CO FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OH · 31-11929295 gifts · typical $15,000 · 20255 · $80,000$15,0002025Accepts applications

AEC TrustWilmington, DE · 36-67259875 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20245 · $60,000$10,0002024Invite only

THE EUGENE C AND FLORENCE ARMSTRONGGREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO · 20-39709185 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20245 · $50,000$10,0002024Accepts applications

First Interstate BancSystem FoundationBillings, MT · 81-04658995 gifts · typical $2,500 · 20245 · $13,200$2,5002024Accepts applications

BELLCO FOUNDATIONGREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO · 47-40455824 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20244 · $122,500$10,0002024Invite only

Johnson Foundation of the RockiesWilmington, DE · 47-47022594 gifts · typical $25,000 · 20244 · $120,000$25,0002024Invite only

KETTERING FAMILY FOUNDATIONDAYTON, OH · 31-07273844 gifts · typical $15,000 · 20244 · $65,000$15,0002024Accepts applications

SCHLESSMAN FOUNDATION INCDENVER, CO · 84-60303094 gifts · typical $8,750 · 20244 · $45,000$8,7502024Invite only

L & N ANDREAS FOUNDATIONMANKATO, MN · 36-33829564 gifts · typical $4,000 · 20254 · $30,500$4,0002025Invite only

THE JOSEPH HENRY EDMONDSON FOUNDATIONCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 84-10904564 gifts · typical $2,250 · 20254 · $25,500$2,2502025Accepts applications

COLLINS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MO · 74-22540304 gifts · typical $5,750 · 20254 · $22,500$5,7502025Accepts applications

THE TELLURAY FOUNDATIONLITTLETON, CO · 20-10902474 gifts · typical $3,000 · 20244 · $11,500$3,0002024Invite only

OSAGE INITIATIVESDENVER, CO · 74-24777234 gifts · typical $2,079 · 20244 · $7,787$2,0792024Invite only

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TX · 75-60385194 gifts · typical $687 · 20244 · $4,835$6872024Accepts applications

SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TX · 13-60665834 gifts · typical $250 · 20244 · $1,600$2502024Invite only

PATAGONIAORGVENTURA, CA · 14-20041753 gifts · typical $15,000 · 20243 · $65,000$15,0002024Invite only

Gift counts are a floor. Matching a grant to a recipient is imperfect, and the filing year is the year the foundation reported, not necessarily the year it gave. Source filing is on each foundation page.

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What this data says

Foundations made 748 gifts to food banks in Colorado in tax years 2023–2025.
The typical gift to food banks in Colorado was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
136 of 460 foundations funding food banks in Colorado accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.

Cities with gifts to food banks in Colorado

Denver 32 foundations · 17 organizations

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Aurora 180 foundations
Louisville 41 foundations
Loveland 32 foundations
Boulder 26 foundations
Greeley 26 foundations
Longmont 20 foundations
Colorado Spgs 19 foundations
Cortez 14 foundations
Broomfield 13 foundations
Centennial 12 foundations
Colorado Springs 9 foundations
Lafayette 9 foundations
Carbondale 8 foundations
Durango 8 foundations
Gunnison 8 foundations
Parker 8 foundations
Englewood 7 foundations
Fort Collins 7 foundations
Golden 6 foundations
Eastlake 5 foundations
Grand Junction 5 foundations
Hghlnds Ranch 5 foundations
Lamar 5 foundations
Salida 5 foundations
Sterling 5 foundations
Breckenridge 4 foundations
Arvada 3 foundations
Ridgway 3 foundations

Types of food banks & hunger relief funded in Colorado

Food banks & pantries 261 foundations · 29 organizations
Meal programs 148 foundations · 46 organizations

More ways to find funders in Colorado

Funders open to applications 136 funders
Small-grant funders 340 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
Foundations based in Colorado 693 foundations · 145 accept applications

What is a typical grant to food banks in Colorado?

$8,750, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.

Which of these foundations accept applications?

14 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.

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