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The Colorado Education Initiative
See schedule o.cei's mission is to champion, empower, and ignite colorado leaders to deliver on the promise of public education to develop thriving young people and flourishing communities. Cei's long-term vision is that all young people in colorado exit k-12 education boldly taking their next steps toward hopeful, equitable, and…
- $88k
- Granted FY2023
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $38k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 29
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $7.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Colorado Education Initiative funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $38k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $385k | 18% |
| FY2021 | 29 | $480k | 66% |
| FY2020 | 25 | $456k | 48% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $912k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 26 | $1.4M | 62% |
| FY2017 | 18 | $526k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Energy Office | $578,594 | 2 | n/a |
| Colorado Springs School District 11 | $436,812 | 6 | n/a |
| Santa Fe Trail Boces | $282,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Thompson School District | $250,861 | 5 | n/a |
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 | $235,258 | 7 | n/a |
| San Juan BOCES | $226,402 | 4 | n/a |
| Weld County School District 6 | $217,848 | 5 | n/a |
| Adams 12 Five Star Schools | $157,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Jeffco Public Schools | $138,839 | 5 | n/a |
| Westminster Public Schools | $93,646 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Energy Office | $578,594 | 2 | n/a |
| Colorado Springs School District 11 | $436,812 | 6 | n/a |
| Santa Fe Trail Boces | $282,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Thompson School District | $250,861 | 5 | n/a |
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 | $235,258 | 7 | n/a |
| San Juan BOCES | $226,402 | 4 | n/a |
| Weld County School District 6 | $217,848 | 5 | n/a |
| Adams 12 Five Star Schools | $157,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Jeffco Public Schools | $138,839 | 5 | n/a |
| Westminster Public Schools | $93,646 | 3 | n/a |
| Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 | $87,628 | 6 | n/a |
| Momentum Strategy and Research Inc | $87,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Vrain Valley Schools | $70,768 | 3 | n/a |
| 27j Schools | $69,594 | 4 | n/a |
| Colorado Succeeds | $66,886 | 1 | 4% |
| Denver Public Schools | $66,179 | 6 | n/a |
| Durango 9-R | $63,900 | 5 | n/a |
| Jt District 28-J | $62,050 | 3 | n/a |
| Caon City School District | $53,728 | 5 | n/a |
| Delta County School District 50j | $52,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Boulder Valley School District | $52,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Cherry Creek School District 5 | $51,953 | 1 | n/a |
| The Powerhouse | $40,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Harrison School District 2 | $35,150 | 3 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Team Up | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Center Consolidated School District 26JT | $34,950 | 3 | n/a |
| Early Milestones Colorado | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Swink Senior High School - Ottero County School Dist #33 | $27,650 | 2 | n/a |
| Manitou Springs School District 14 | $27,079 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pueblo Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Woodland Park School District No Re-2 | $24,650 | 2 | n/a |
| Montezuma Cortez High School | $23,686 | 2 | n/a |
| Grand Beginnings | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| You Be You Early Learning | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pueblo City Schools | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Resource Center of the Roaring Fork Schools | $17,968 | 1 | n/a |
| District 49 | $17,503 | 2 | n/a |
| Summit54 | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| AXIS International Academy | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Compass Academy | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| East Grand School District 2 | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mountain Valley School District Re- | $14,650 | 1 | n/a |
| 5280 High School | $14,650 | 1 | n/a |
| Estes Park School District R-3 | $13,905 | 1 | n/a |
| Atlas Prep High School | $13,492 | 1 | n/a |
| Atlas Preparatory School Inc | $11,950 | 1 | 0% |
| Holyoke School District Re-1j | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Clear Creek School District | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fremont School District Re-2 | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Prowers Economic Prosperity Inc | $11,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Rce Preschool | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pikes Peak Online | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Empower Community High School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Compass Community Collaborative School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Montessori del Mundo Charter School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Strive Preparatory Schools | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Moonshot edVentures | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Colorado Preparatory Academy | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Adams County School District 14 | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hadanou Collective | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Summit School District | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Salida R-32-J School Dist | $8,728 | 1 | n/a |
| Ignacio School District | $7,890 | 1 | n/a |
| Bayfield School District | $7,650 | 1 | n/a |
| Co-Alas | $7,500 | 2 | 4% |
| High Point Academy | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| West Grand School District 1-Jt | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Engagement Partners | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Climb Higher Colorado | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| South Routt School District RE-3 | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake County School District | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($6k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Colorado Education Initiative supplied at peak.
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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: The Denver Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado · The Colorado Health Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · Early Milestones Colorado · GenYOUTH Incorporated · Caring for Colorado Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Denver Broncos Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Round It Up America Inc
How this is measured
About The Colorado Education Initiative
- How much does The Colorado Education Initiative give?
- The Colorado Education Initiative reported 3 itemized grants totaling $37,500, out of $88,465 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Colorado Education Initiative fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (69%), Environment (14%), Science & Tech (4%).
- Who are The Colorado Education Initiative's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Colorado Energy Office ($579k), Colorado Springs School District 11 ($437k), Santa Fe Trail Boces ($283k).
- Does The Colorado Education Initiative fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Colorado Education Initiative?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Denver Foundation, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, The Colorado Health Foundation.
- Where is The Colorado Education Initiative based?
- The Colorado Education Initiative is based in CO.
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