Colorado · Public charity
Colorado Schools Fund
The organization's mission is to support new, outstanding public schools that meet the needs of historically underserved children and aspirations of families across colorado.
- $3.4M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- Median grant, FY2024
- $135,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,200,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $8.8M
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Legacy Institute | $1,200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dsst Public Schools Foundation | $465,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Strive Preparatory Schools | $315,000 | 1 | 0% |
| James Irwin Charter Schools | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado | $200,000 | 1 | 21% |
| University Preparatory Schools | $190,000 | 1 | 2% |
| High Rockies Community School | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| KIPP Colorado Schools | $135,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Atlas Preparatory School Inc | $135,000 | 1 | 1% |
| FaithBridge | $100,000 | 1 | 6% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Legacy Institute | $1,200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dsst Public Schools Foundation | $465,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Strive Preparatory Schools | $315,000 | 1 | 0% |
| James Irwin Charter Schools | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado | $200,000 | 1 | 21% |
| University Preparatory Schools | $190,000 | 1 | 2% |
| High Rockies Community School | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| KIPP Colorado Schools | $135,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Atlas Preparatory School Inc | $135,000 | 1 | 1% |
| FaithBridge | $100,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Goodwill of Colorado | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bal Swan Demonstration School | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Latino Educators Advancing Leadership (LEAL) | $80,000 | 1 | 76% |
| Conejos County Clean Water Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Dba Kwiyagat Community Academy | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Colorado Schools Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund · Daniels Fund · Gates Family Foundation · Colorado League of Charter Schools · Rooted · Louis Calder Foundation · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Denver Families for Public Schools · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
How this is measured
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About Colorado Schools Fund
- How much does Colorado Schools Fund give?
- Colorado Schools Fund reported 15 grants totaling $3,420,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Colorado Schools Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (94%), Employment (3%), Civil Rights (2%).
- Who are Colorado Schools Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2024: The Legacy Institute ($1.2M), Dsst Public Schools Foundation ($465k), Strive Preparatory Schools ($315k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Colorado Schools Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund, Daniels Fund, Gates Family Foundation.
- Where is Colorado Schools Fund based?
- Colorado Schools Fund is based in CO.
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