The Colorado Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Colorado Trust, which reports paying out $28,773,039 in its most recent filing, focuses on health equity and says its grantmaking is community-informed and relies on local solutions wherever possible.
- Work in food, housing, or mental and behavioural health that serves historically excluded or under-resourced people in Colorado is the closest fit, and the foundation's focus area is Colorado.
- Its grant range is not stated, so size your request to the scope of your own project rather than to the foundation's total giving.
- Applicants respond to periodic RFPs or RFAs, and each call and its deadline is posted on its website home page, so watch there rather than sending an unsolicited proposal.
- Do not apply if you are an individual, a for-profit entity, a foreign entity, or a private non-operating foundation, or if you are seeking funds for political campaigns, operating deficits, or debt retirement, and note that indirect costs above 10 percent are excluded.
Overview
The Colorado Trust 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 Colorado Trust advances health equity and the health and well-being of people across Colorado. It serves under-resourced people who are historically or systemically disadvantaged, focusing resources on entities serving historically excluded, systemically underserved or underrepresented groups. Its stated focus areas include food, housing, and mental and behavioural health. It supports organisations providing direct services, public education and policy advocacy, as well as those promoting systemic change. Its grantmaking is community-informed and relies on local solutions whenever possible. Eligible recipients include charitable organisations, fiscally sponsored projects, government and public agencies, and tribal nations.
Themes
- Health equity
- Food
- Housing
- Mental and behavioral health
Geographic Focus
Colorado.
What They Don't Fund
- Political campaigns or voter registration drives
- Operating deficits or retirement of debt
- Grants that require the exercise of expenditure responsibility
- Private non-operating foundations, for-profit entities, foreign entities or individuals
- Indirect costs exceeding 10 percent
How to apply
Applicants respond to periodic RFPs or RFAs. For each competitive opportunity, a detailed call with instructions and an application deadline is posted on the home page.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- It focuses resources on entities serving historically excluded, systemically underserved or underrepresented groups and populations.
- Its grantmaking is community-informed and relies on local solutions whenever possible.
Officers and directors
- Monalisa Olarte — VP And CFO
- Don Mares — President And CEO
- Todd Rubright — Community Member
- Tony Vu — Community Member
- James Stanford Willie — Community Member
- Jack Blumenthal — Community Member
- Sam Masoudi — Community Member
- Ty Coleman — Trustee
- Donald Nease — Trustee
- Tim Shultz — Chair Elect
- Wendy Dominguez — Treasurer
- Brandy Reitter — Trustee
- Christine Marquez-Hudson — Trustee
- Betty Velasquez — Chair
- Dr Brenda J Allen — Secretary
- Rev Louise Westfall — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $39,046,982 | $17,506,947 | $527,755,649 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $43,435,122 | $20,716,811 | $531,367,157 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $44,821,827 | $28,773,039 | $548,027,277 | 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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