Community foundation scholarships in Colorado
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 18 community foundations in Colorado with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Colorado (by assets)
Denver Foundation
All 18 in Colorado
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Foundation | Denver | $1.3 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Rose Community Foundation | Denver | $400 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Northern Colorado | Fort Collins | $245 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc. | Grand Junction | $211 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Yampa Valley Community Foundation | Steamboat Spr | $111 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation | Boulder | $96 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Pikes Peak Community Foundation | Colorado Spgs | $93 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Aspen Community Foundation | Basalt | $73 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Weld Community Foundation | Greeley | $68 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Southern Colorado Community Foundation | Pueblo | $46 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley | Gunnison | $22 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Columbine Community Foundation for Grand County | Winter Park | $17 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado | Durango | $13 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Broomfield Community Foundation | Broomfield | $4.6 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Chaffee County Community Foundation | Buena Vista | $3.3 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation | Vail | $2.8 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Wet Mountain Valley Community Foundation Inc. | Westcliffe | $2.5 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Denver Post Community Foundation | Denver | $1.8 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.