Youth and Adult Grant Programs

Youth and Adult Grant Programs is sponsored by Adolph Coors Foundation. Supports initiatives promoting self-reliance and integrity among Coloradans, including youth mentoring and vocational training.

Grant Priorities – Adolph Coors Foundation To ensure that your organization fits within our foundation’s funding criteria, please review the foundation’s funding priorities. All applicants must be classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Foundation will consider funding public policy requests from out-of-state organizations, all other organizations must operate in Colorado, and special consideration given to rural Colorado nonprofits.

Youth and Youth Development STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Requests by invitation only Requests by invitation only Enhance understanding of the free enterprise system Preserve the principles upon which our democracy was founded to help ensure a limited role for government and the protection of individual rights as provided for in the Constitution Encourage personal responsibility and leadership Uphold traditional American values Preference is given to organizations exhibiting aspects of the following list: Transformational outcomes Total mission alignment, please don’t pull out one small program that might be a fit (exceptions for rural) Direct service organizations Organizations that strongly align with our foundation’s funding priorities Strong leaders, strong financial health For more important information about application specifics and deadlines, our review process and more, please click on each below to download in PDF format.

Frequently Asked Questions Integrative Medicine Specific Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Areas of funding the Foundation is not considering at this time: Adaptive or winter sports programs Animal or animal-related projects Arts or arts-related projects Church or church-related projects Conferences, seminars, or event sponsorship Domestic violence shelters Emergency and basic services (food, housing) Health organizations (disease-specific and national) Media or film-related projects Museum or museum-related projects Organizations with international components Preschools or daycare centers Programs and organizations receiving 50% or more of revenue from government sources, including fee-for-service contracts Schools (public, charter or private), including higher education and associated foundations Senior programs (nursing homes, extended-care facilities, respite care) Start-up funding (organizations and programs must be in operation for at least one full year) Since 1976, the Foundation has provided a total of 7,606 grants for a cumulative grant total of $327 million.

In 2025, the Adolph Coors Foundation awarded 149 grants totaling $10. 3 million.