Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 73-1674017Community development

Who funds Progressnow Colorado Education?

8 private foundations gave Progressnow Colorado Education in Denver, CO $3.6 million across 39 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

39 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Program support

    $272,805
  2. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2025

    General Support

    $10,000
  3. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    General operating support

    $301,373
  4. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Program support

    $276,787
  5. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2024

    General support

    $200,000
  6. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    General operating support

    $126,437
  7. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2024

    General support (multi-year)

    $75,000
  8. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  9. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  10. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2024

    General Support

    $10,000
  11. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program support

    $276,610
  12. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General operating support

    $75,000
  13. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2023

    General support (multi-year)

    $75,000
  14. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  15. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2023

    General support

    $15,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $13
  17. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2022

    Rural electric cooperative elections toolkit

    $135,000
  18. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  19. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Project support

    $50,000
  20. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2022

    General support

    $50,000
  21. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2022

    General operating support for rural electric cooperative election toolkit (recet)

    $25,000
  22. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2022

    Operating support

    $15,000
  23. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    General operating support

    $100
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $25
  25. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,276
  26. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2021

    Operating support

    $15,000
  27. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2021

    General Support

    $5,000
  28. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2021

    Matching Gift

    $250
  29. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    General operating support

    $85
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $54
  31. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Project support

    $750,000
  32. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Project support

    $401,310
  33. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2020

    Expanding new midwest programming support

    $60,000
  34. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2020

    The rural electric cooperative election toolkit

    $50,000
  35. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2020

    Operating support

    $15,000
  36. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2020

    Matching Gift

    $250
  37. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2020

    Matching Gift

    $100
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $37
  39. Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General operating support

    $170,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Denver, CO and are not among Progressnow Colorado Education’s funders above.

  1. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 127 grants Accepts applications $25,490,079 to similar organizations
  2. The Colorado TrustDenver, CO 24 grants Preselected only $5,409,735 to similar organizations
  3. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 55 grants Accepts applications $2,265,246 to similar organizations
  4. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 44 grants Accepts applications $352,722 to similar organizations
  5. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO 31 grants Accepts applications $1,899,897 to similar organizations
  6. Anschutz Family FoundationDenver, CO 25 grants Accepts applications $222,750 to similar organizations
  7. Daniels FundDenver, CO 36 grants Accepts applications $4,258,364 to similar organizations
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 42 grants Accepts applications $1,188,391 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 73-1674017 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.