The university of colorado foundation is the portal for philanthropic giving to the university of colorado and is responsible for receiving, managing, and investing the endowments and other gift funds the foundation holds for the benefit of CU.
In care of Human Resources Accounting
Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
27
Volunteers
18
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$456.1M
Expenses
$294.5M
Assets
$3.5B
Liabilities
$680.8M
Financial history
$456.1M$228.0M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $456.1M · Avg: $338.5M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$740.6M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
Region
Activity
Spent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -
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WESTERN EUROPE -
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NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
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501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
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Grants Given
$230.7M
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
Your actions
Address
1800 N Grant ST STE 725
Denver, CO, 80203-111
Governance
Voting board members19
Independent members18
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %1.1%
Permanent endowment %46.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$245K
Net to org-$757K
Retained by contractors$1.0M
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation