Adolph Coors Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation is a 501(c)(3) working in Colorado, its stated priorities give you a clear fit to check, and rural Colorado organisations are given special consideration.
- Organisations outside Colorado should not apply unless the request is for public policy.
- A request around $30,000 matches the median grant, and half of its 417 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less, though about 8 in 10 grants fall between $10,000 and $200,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling.
- Apply through the online grant application within a window (January 1 to March 1, May 1 to July 1 or September 1 to November 1 for Colorado requests; January 1 to March 1 for public-policy requests), with a tax-exemption letter and tax-identification information.
- The foundation encourages a call first, and rural organisations seeking an exception should speak with staff before applying, since 54% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to groups it had also funded in one of the two previous filings; that share is of grant dollars, not of grants.
Overview
Adolph Coors Foundation is a US private foundation based in Denver, CO.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation supports organisations that promote the western values of self-reliance, personal responsibility and integrity. It prioritises programmes that help young people prosper, encourage economic opportunities for adults and advance public policies reflecting the nation’s founding principles. Its traditional areas include one-to-one mentoring for young people, paid on-the-job training and self-help initiatives, alongside an interest in bringing integrative medicine into the medical mainstream; it seeks evidence-based results in each giving area. Youth development includes tutoring, character development, leadership, STEM and financial literacy; adult work programmes include vocational training, job placement and entrepreneurship. Applicants must be IRS 501(c)(3) organisations. Other than public-policy requests, organisations must operate in Colorado, with special consideration for rural Colorado nonprofits. The Foundation favours year-round programming, transformational outcomes, direct service, mission alignment, strong leadership and financial health.
Themes
- Youth development
- Adult work programmes
- Entrepreneurship
- Integrative medicine
- Public policy
Geographic Focus
Colorado. Priority: Rural Colorado.
How to apply
Applicants use the online grant application. The application information includes a tax-exemption letter and tax-identification information.
Deadlines:
- Colorado applications are accepted from January 1 to March 1.
- Colorado applications are accepted from May 1 to July 1.
- Colorado applications are accepted from September 1 to November 1.
- Public-policy applications are accepted from January 1 to March 1.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 54% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 417 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Foundation prefers year-round programming and transformational outcomes.
- The Foundation values total mission alignment, while recognising an exception for rural organisations.
- The Foundation favours direct-service organisations, strong alignment with its priorities, strong leaders and sound financial health.
- Applicants are encouraged to call to check whether their organisation is a funding fit.
- Rural organisations seeking an exception should speak with Foundation staff before applying.
- Integrative-medicine projects should restrict grants to evidence-based research.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 12%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 9%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 54% of grant dollars went to organisations Adolph Coors Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 128 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $40,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Futurerise · General operating grant$500,0002024 tax year
- Colorado School of Mines Foundation · Program specific grant$437,5002024 tax year
- National Constitution Cenver · General operating grant$400,0002024 tax year
- University of Arizona Foundation · Program specific grant$350,0002024 tax year
- DonorsTrust · General operating grant$300,0002024 tax year
- University of Vermont · Program specific grant$300,0002024 tax year
- Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain · General operation grant$300,0002024 tax year
- Hillsdale College · Program specific grant$275,7002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Michael L Garnsey — Trustee
- Christina Coors Williams — Trustee
- Carin Coors Bremer — Trustee
- Cecily Coors Garnsey — Vice Chair
- Melissa Coors Osborn — Vice Chair
- Jeffrey H Coors — Assistant Treasurer
- Benjamin R Windsor — Treasurer
- Peter H Coors — Chairman
- Carrie Coors Tynan — CEO / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $13,202,322 | $9,908,763 | $232,879,596 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $12,326,032 | $8,887,125 | $281,265,852 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,781,058 | $10,263,455 | $295,635,783 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Adolph Coors Foundation?
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- (303) 388-1636
- Denver, CO
- coorsfoundation.org
Applying to Adolph Coors Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (303) 388-1636
- Denver, CO
- coorsfoundation.org