The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-0172279

Adolph Coors Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 128 grants and $10.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
MS Carrie Tynan CEO
215 Saint Paul Street Suite 300
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 388-1636
Form and materials
The foundation uses an online grant application process which can be accessed on the website at www.coorsfoundation.org. Information required with the application is detailed on the website but includes, among other items, tax exemption letter and tax identification
Deadlines
There are three submission deadlines during the year - march 1st, july 1st and november 1st.
Restrictions
The foundation has listed on its website the types of activities/programs for which it will not make a grant.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,263,455

    Grants listed
    128
    Assets, end of year
    $204,008,001

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,887,125

    Grants listed
    146
    Assets, end of year
    $206,643,009

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,908,763

    Grants listed
    143
    Assets, end of year
    $178,128,265

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,573,251

    Grants listed
    117
    Assets, end of year
    $181,746,526

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,960,571

    Grants listed
    142
    Assets, end of year
    $178,061,098

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,710,875

    Grants listed
    145
    Assets, end of year
    $165,936,430

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,809,370

    Grants listed
    121
    Assets, end of year
    $166,113,770

Grants paid in 2024

128 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General operating grant

    $500,000
  2. Colorado School of Mines FoundationGolden, CO

    Program specific grant

    $437,500
  3. Individual

    General operating grant

    $400,000
  4. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    Program specific grant

    $350,000
  5. Individual

    General operating grant

    $300,000
  6. Junior Achievement Rocky MountainGreenwood VLG, CO

    General operation grant

    $300,000
  7. University of VermontBurlington, VT

    Program specific grant

    $300,000
  8. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Program specific grant

    $275,700
  9. Step DenverDenver, CO

    Capital grant

    $270,000
  10. Academic Consortium for IntegrativeLake Oswego, OR

    Program specific

    $250,000
  11. Colorado SucceedsDenver, CO

    Program specific grant

    $250,000
  12. CrosspurposeDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $250,000
  13. Individual

    General operating grant

    $250,000
  14. Emergent Order FoundationAustin, TX

    Program specific grant

    $250,000
  15. Libertas InstituteLehi, UT

    General operating grant

    $250,000
  16. Steamboat InstituteSteamboat SPR, CO

    Program specific grant

    $225,000
  17. Foundation for Individual RightsPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating grant

    $215,000
  18. Bill of Rights InstituteArlington, VA

    General operating grant

    $200,000
  19. Illinois Policy InstituteChicago, IL

    General operating grant

    $190,000
  20. Pacific Legal FoundationSacramento, CA

    General operating grant

    $190,000
  21. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $175,000
  22. Cafe Momentum Denver CorpDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $175,000
  23. Common Sense InstituteGreenwood VLG, CO

    Program specific grant

    $165,000
  24. Change Please USA IncAurora, CO

    General operating grant

    $150,000
  25. Greenhouse ScholarsBoulder, CO

    Program specific grant

    $150,000
  26. Individual

    Program specific grant

    $150,000
  27. Becket Fund for Religious LibertyWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $125,000
  28. Center for the Rights of AbusedPhoenix, AZ

    General operating grant

    $100,000
  29. First Southwest Community FundDurango, CO

    General operating grant

    $100,000
  30. Mt Carmel Veterans Service CenterColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating grant

    $100,000
  31. Other Side AcademyDenver, CO

    Capital grant

    $100,000
  32. State Policy NetworkArlington, VA

    General operating grant

    $80,000
  33. Independence InstituteDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $78,620
  34. Individual

    General operating grant

    $75,000
  35. Birthline of Colorado IncLakewood, CO

    Capital grant

    $75,000
  36. Confluence Center of ColoradoGrand JCT, CO

    Capital grant

    $75,000
  37. Ethics and Public Policy CenterWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $75,000
  38. Federalist Society for Law andWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $75,000
  39. GJ BlackoutGrand JCT, CO

    Capital grant

    $75,000
  40. Media Research CenterHerndon, VA

    General operating grant

    $75,000
  41. P4LHouston, TX

    Capital grant

    $75,000
  42. Philanthropy RoundtableWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $75,000
  43. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    General operating grant

    $70,000
  44. National Association of ScholarsNew York, NY

    General operating grant

    $70,000
  45. Young America's FoundationReston, VA

    General operating grant

    $70,000
  46. Children's Literacy CenterColorado Springs, CO

    Expansion special project

    $60,000
  47. Evergreen Freedom FoundationOlympia, WA

    General operating grant

    $60,000
  48. Independent InstituteOakland, CA

    General operating grant

    $60,000
  49. Save Our YouthDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $60,000
  50. Southeastern Legal FoundationRoswell, GA

    General operating grant

    $60,000
  51. Texas Public Policy FoundationAustin, TX

    General operating grant

    $60,000
  52. Boys and Girls Clubs of ChaffeeSalida, CO

    Capital grant

    $50,000
  53. Bridge HouseBoulder, CO

    Program specific grant

    $50,000
  54. Carolina Academy LeadershipDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  55. Commonwealth Foundation forHarrisburg, PA

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  56. First Liberty InstitutePlano, TX

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  57. State Historical Society ofDenver, CO

    Program specific grant

    $50,000
  58. Tax FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  59. Individual

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  60. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    Program specific grant

    $47,000
  61. Boys and Gils Clubs of MetroDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $45,000
  62. Advance Colorado InstituteEnglewood, CO

    Program specific grant

    $40,000
  63. Center of the American ExperimentMinnetonka, MN

    General operating grant

    $40,000
  64. Individual

    General operating grant

    $40,000
  65. Project Restart IncDenver, CO

    Capital grant

    $40,000
  66. Wisonsin Institute for Law andMilwaukee, WI

    General operating grant

    $40,000
  67. University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO

    Program specific grant

    $31,500
  68. Individual

    General operating grant

    $30,000
  69. Institute for Free SpeechWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $30,000
  70. Litigators for Liberty NetworkPhoenix, AZ

    General operating grant

    $30,000
  71. Big Brothers Big Sisters ofDurango, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  72. Citizen Action Defense FundOlympia, WA

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  73. Individual

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  74. Colorado Association of BlackDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  75. Discovery InstituteSeattle, WA

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  76. Investor Choice Advocates NetworkLos Angeles, CA

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  77. Master's ApprenticeEnglewood, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  78. National Taxpayers Union FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  79. Access AfterschoolGlenwood SPGS, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  80. Alliance for Choice in EducationGreenwood VLG, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  81. Boys and Girls Clubs of San LuisAlamosa, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  82. Buddy Program IncAspen, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  83. Community Resource CenterDenver, CO

    Program specific grant

    $20,000
  84. Delta Montrose Youth Services IncMontrose, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  85. Emily Griffith Foundation IncDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  86. Gunnison Hinsdale Youth ServicesGunnison, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  87. Idaho Freedom FoundationBoise, ID

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  88. Kids at Their BestFort Morgan, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  89. Pregnancy Resource CenterGlenwood SPGS, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  90. Rocky Mountain MicrofinanceDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  91. State Financial Officers FoundationShawnee, KS

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  92. Steamboat Reading IncSteamboat SPR, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  93. Accuracy in MediaWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  94. Individual

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  95. Bluegrass Institute for PublicLouisville, KY

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  96. Boulder Crisis Pregnancy CenterBoulder, CO

    Program specific grant

    $15,000
  97. Colorado Dream FoundationDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  98. Community Uplift PartnershipCommerce City, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  99. Individual

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  100. Exponential ImpactColorado Springs, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  101. Forward Steps FoundationBoulder, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  102. Full Circle Restorative JusticeSalida, CO

    General operarting grant

    $15,000
  103. Girls on the Run of the RockiesGreenwood VLG, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  104. High Valley Community Center IncDel Norte, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  105. HighviewDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  106. Mesa Youth Services IncGrand JCT, CO

    Program specific grant

    $15,000
  107. Minds Matter ColoradoDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  108. Pinhead InstituteTelluride, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  109. Individual

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  110. Woodland Park Pregnancy CenterWoodland Park, CO

    General operating grant

    $15,000
  111. Arkansas Valley Pregnancy CenterLa Junta, CO

    General operating grant

    $12,500
  112. Individual

    Program specific grant

    $12,500
  113. Family Resource CenterSterling, CO

    Program specific grant

    $10,000
  114. Friends of the Children - ColoradoColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  115. Help the NeedyWoodland Park, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  116. Partners in Routt CountySteamboat SPR, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  117. Individual

    Capital grant

    $10,000
  118. Rocky Mountain BestLakewood, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  119. YouthzoneGlenwood SPGS, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  120. Buena Vista Pregnancy CenterBuena Vista, CO

    General operating grant

    $7,500
  121. Gear Alliance IncLongmont, CO

    General operating grant

    $7,500
  122. Sun Valley Youth CenterDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $7,500
  123. True North Youth ProgramTelluride, CO

    General operating grant

    $7,500
  124. BooktrailsSteamboat SPR, CO

    General operating grant

    $7,000
  125. United Way of Pueblo CountyPueblo, CO

    Program specific grant

    $6,000
  126. Philanthropy ColoradoDenver, CO

    Philanthropy colorado

    $5,635
  127. Karma Tutors Impact FundRico, CO

    General operating grant

    $5,000
  128. Individual

    General operating grant

    $4,500

Approved for future payment

20 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Build PagosaPagosa SPGS, CO

    Capital grant

    $700,000
  2. Individual

    General operating grant

    $500,000
  3. Individual

    General operating grant

    $500,000
  4. National Constitution CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Program specific grant

    $400,000
  5. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    Program specific grant

    $350,000
  6. Emergent Order FoundationAustin, TX

    Program specific grant

    $300,000
  7. Colorado SucceedsDenver, CO

    Program specific grant

    $250,000
  8. Junior Achievement Rocky MountainGreenwood VLG, CO

    Program specific grant

    $250,000
  9. Step DenverDenver, CO

    Capital grant

    $250,000
  10. University of VermontBurlington, VT

    Program specific grant

    $250,000
  11. Common Sense InstituteGreenwood VLG, CO

    Program specific grant

    $200,000
  12. CrosspurposeDenver, CO

    Program specific grant

    $200,000
  13. Libertas InstituteLehi, UT

    General operating grant

    $200,000
  14. Bill of Rights InstituteArlington, VA

    Program specific grant

    $150,000
  15. Steamboat InstituteSteamboat SPR, CO

    Program specific grant

    $125,000
  16. Individual

    Program specific grant

    $100,000
  17. First Southwest Community FundDurango, CO

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  18. Individual

    Capital grant

    $50,000
  19. Children's Literacy CenterColorado Springs, CO

    General operating grant

    $40,000
  20. Ruby M Sisson Memorial LibraryPagosa SPGS, CO

    Capital grant

    $30,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education18 grants $2,193,70036% of the total
  2. Public affairs8 grants $758,62012% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid6 grants $505,0008% of the total
  4. Social science2 grants $340,0006% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $336,6355% of the total
  6. Civil rights5 grants $335,0005% of the total
  7. 10 other causes43 grants $1,682,50027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado71 grants $4,135,755
  2. District of Columbia9 grants $645,000
  3. Virginia5 grants $495,000
  4. Arizona3 grants $480,000
  5. Texas4 grants $435,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $300,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $275,700
  8. California3 grants $275,000
  9. Pennsylvania2 grants $265,000
  10. Oregon1 grant $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Carrie Coors TynanCEO/SECRETAR Hours 40Pay $475,000
  • Peter H CoorsCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Benjamin R WindsorTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey H CoorsASST TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa Coors OsbornVICE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cecily Coors GarnseyVICE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carin Coors BremerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christina Coors WilliamsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael L GarnseyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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