Colorado · Public charity
Colorado News Collaborative
To be a local media resource hub and ideas lab that serves all coloradans by strengthening high-quality local journalism, supporting civic engagement, and ensuring public accountability.
- $270k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2025
- Median grant, FY2025
- $19,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $96,686
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $474k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back2basics | $96,686 | 1 | n/a |
| El Comercio De Colorado | $46,548 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver Urban Spectrum | $20,838 | 1 | n/a |
| Confetti Events Manager | $19,649 | 1 | n/a |
| Alpenglow Publishers | $19,291 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado Times LLC | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zepol Media Partners LLC | $10,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Estes Valley Voice | $10,324 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver Westword | $8,330 | 1 | n/a |
| Teletrends Inc | $7,203 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back2basics | $96,686 | 1 | n/a |
| El Comercio De Colorado | $46,548 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver Urban Spectrum | $20,838 | 1 | n/a |
| Confetti Events Manager | $19,649 | 1 | n/a |
| Alpenglow Publishers | $19,291 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado Times LLC | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zepol Media Partners LLC | $10,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Estes Valley Voice | $10,324 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver Westword | $8,330 | 1 | n/a |
| Teletrends Inc | $7,203 | 1 | n/a |
| Front Porch Ne Denver LLC | $5,825 | 1 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Rose Community FoundationCO19.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 0 of 0Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Colorado News Collaborative
- How much does Colorado News Collaborative give?
- Colorado News Collaborative reported 11 grants totaling $269,520 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Colorado News Collaborative fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (39%), Science & Tech (37%), Community Improvement (15%).
- Who are Colorado News Collaborative's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: Back2basics ($97k), El Comercio De Colorado ($47k), Denver Urban Spectrum ($21k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Colorado News Collaborative?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rose Community Foundation.
- Where is Colorado News Collaborative based?
- Colorado News Collaborative is based in CO.
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