· Public charity
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k1 grant · $8k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $30k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT 9R | $15,000 |
| CANON CITY SCHOOLS | $15,000 |
| COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ADMINS AND SUPERINTENDENTS | $7,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Where the work is directed
The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.
About 13% of The Colorado Education Initiative’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 100% of the giving stays in CO; by stated purpose, 86%.
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
25 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2023, 23 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
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
Backed again, and grew
- CECOLORADO ENERGY OFFICE2× · 2018–2019 · $579k
- CSCOLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 116× · 2017–2022 · $437k
- SFSANTA FE TRAIL BOCES3× · 2017–2019 · $283k
Funded once
- MSMOMENTUM STRATEGY AND RESEARCH INCone grant, 2018 · $88k
- CSColorado Succeedsgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $67k · revenue +150%
- BVBOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT2× · 2018–2024 · $53k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Ascend College Prep is a public high school for 10-12th grade students in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. Our Mission is to "Prepare and inspire students to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens through rigorous…
Empower colorado education leaders through advocacy, professional learning and networking to deliver on the promise of public education
Provide education for students in Pre-K through 8th grade, benefitting approximately 415 students.
Every child deserves a great educator. pebc works across the nation to prepare outstanding new teachers, help practicing teachers and leaders become exceptional, and shape systems and policies in order to foster vibrant growth and lasting…
The Agile Learner Fund is a nonprofit organization of Colorado Succeeds. As a supporting organization, ALF exists for the express purpose of supporting activities that benefit Colorado Succeeds' mission, vision, and core strategies. More…
GOAL Academy is an alternative education online blended high school serving students across the state of Colorado. GOAL's mission statement is "to develop productive members of society". GOAL's vision statement is "to help all students…
Every student regardless of background or skill level will achieve mastery and will demonstrate that they can succeed in high school in college and in their chosen career. no exceptons no excuses.
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…
ILearn Collaborative creates equity in education by building the capacity of educators to implement student-centered learning. We provide professional development, consulting services and a wide variety of digital resources, and we welcome…
The Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative strengthens diverse communities byproviding pathways in career readiness and higher education for students to build21st-century skills and economically viable futures.
Great education colorado harnesses the power of grassroots activism and diverse, inclusive networks to guarantee that public schools in every colorado community are welcoming and adequately, equitably, and sustainably funded
The mission of education commission of the states is to advocate for attaining educational excellence for all and to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of…
How this is measured
33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 75 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
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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
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Colorado Education Initiative funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Colorado Education Initiative. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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