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Event Sponsorships is sponsored by Colorado Trust. The Colorado Trust provides funding to sponsor fundraising, commemorative, milestone, outreach, and other special events for Colorado nonprofit organizations. Events must align with the foundation's health equity vision, which aims to ensure all Coloradans have fair and equal opportunities to lead healthy lives.
Geographic focus: Colorado
Focus areas: Health Equity, Community Engagement, Fundraising Events, Public Health
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As a grantmaking foundation, The Colorado Trust sets aside a limited amount of funding each year to respond to requests from Colorado nonprofit organizations to help sponsor fundraising and other special events that support their work.
Eligible organizations for this initiative are 501(c)(3) public charities, churches, units of tribal, state and local governments, educational institutions, and fiscally sponsored groups and organizations whose work aligns with The Colorado Trust’s health equity vision . The Colorado Trust does not generally make grants that require the exercise of expenditure responsibility .
This precludes The Colorado Trust from making grants to organizations such as other private non-operating foundations, for-profit entities, foreign entities, or to individuals. Additionally, your organization must be based in Colorado or have an active Colorado chapter. Sponsorships are limited to one per organization per calendar year.
Events considered for sponsorship can be in person or virtual/online. Requests will be considered individually, including level of funding, up to a maximum of $5,000 per sponsorship. In 2025, the average sponsorship awarded was approximately $1,500.
The Colorado Trust does not sponsor political campaigns, lobbying activities or voter registration drives. Sponsorships to entities that are not a 501(c)(3) and to individuals cannot be considered. Sponsorship Request Process We are accepting event sponsorship applications for events taking place in 2026.
Applicants must be registered in The Colorado Trust’s grants portal to apply. Once entities are registered, the event sponsorship application will be visible, and they are free to submit an event sponsorship request application within the portal. Before submitting your application, you need to complete the Organization Information – Required for All Initiatives section located in the Organization Profile within the portal.
We encourage entities to register at our grants portal if they are interested in applying for any future Colorado Trust funding opportunity. Please email us at the following links with questions about event sponsorships or the grants portal (including registration). Events taking place in March and April 2026 Notified on or around Feb.
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1, 2026 Event Sponsorships Application Process Learn about the health equity issues affecting Coloradans at Collective Colorado, a publication of The Colorado Trust.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Colorado-based 501(c)(3) public charities, churches, units of tribal/state/local governments, educational institutions, and fiscally sponsored groups aligned with Colorado Trust health equity vision. Must be based in Colorado or have an active Colorado chapter. One sponsorship per organization per calendar year. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $5,000 per sponsorship (average approximately $1,500 in 2025). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was May 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Event Sponsorships is funded by Colorado Trust. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Colorado. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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