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Zoma Foundation Inc: 45 grants to organizations, $23 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Zoma Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Denver, CO, paid 45 grants to organizations totaling $23,027,286 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $9,500,000 to The Nature Conservancy in Arlington, VA for to advance economic prosperity and durable conservation in the great bear seasupporting sustainable livelihoods, local enterprises, and job creationby securing long-term financing through a project fi.
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- EIN
- 814630003
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- Assets
- $529,458,258
- Grants paid
- $23,027,286
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202533149349102858. It reported $23,027,286 in grants paid; 45 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | To advance economic prosperity and durable conservation in the great bear seasupporting sustainable livelihoods, local enterprises, and job creationby securing long-term financing through a project fi | $9,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | To support a project-finance for permanence (pfp) deal, a deal that secures long-term funding for conservation while ensuring communities benefit through sustainable livelihoods, local enterprise, and | $7,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| High Line Canal Conservancy | Denver, CO | To support the high line canal conservancy and its partners to protect and revitalize the canal's natural spaces while improving the human experience, with the goal of supporting community connection | $1,530,681 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | To support central operations of enduring earth to advance project-finance for permanence deals to drive biodiversity, durable conservation, and community economic development goals, including support | Environment | $727,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arapahoe Community College Foundation | Littleton, CO | To support the colorado health careers collaborative, led by arapahoe community college and the community college of denver, which brings together some of colorado's largest health employers, communit | $425,363 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youthpower365 | Avon, CO | To support the careerwise youth apprenticeship initiative, led by the vail valley partnership, to expand workforce development pathways toward careers for youth in eagle county schools, grades 8-12. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $392,775 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Education Initiative (cei) | Denver, CO | To support strategic capacity support for colorado education initiative's career-connecting learning. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Education Initiative (cei) | Denver, CO | To support homegrown talent initiative, a joint effort between colorado education initiative and colorado succeeds to develop career-connected learning experiences for k-12 students in rural communiti | $240,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | To support the development and launch of the symbiosis coalition, a carbon market buyer's coalition that seeks to increase investment in the next generation of nature-based carbon removals projects wi | Environment | $217,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado State University (csu) Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | To support general operations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illuminate Colorado | Denver, CO | To catalyze the initial implementation of the family connects model in colorado. | Youth development | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Mesa University Foundation | Grand Junction, CO | To support the launch and implementation of the 'reimagined' grand valley outdoor recreation coalition which champions the growth of the outdoor industry as a means for driving a thriving local econom | Education | $162,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Perinatal Mental Health Project | Denver, CO | To support the organization's strategic focus and supporting initiatives in perinatal mental health. | Human services | $151,458 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jeffco Schools Foundation | Golden, CO | To support piloting grow jeffco's career hub model, set to offer career awareness, exploration, and work-based learning placements to high school students in jefferson county schools. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Year Inc | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Health Institute | Denver, CO | To support general operations specifically for childhood/behavioral health work. | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Junction Economic Partnership | Grand Junction, CO | To support gjep's core programmatic work. | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (mmhla) | Arlington, VA | To support the organization's strategic focus and supporting initiatives in perinatal mental health. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mental Health America of Colorado Dba Mental Health Colorado | Denver, CO | To support strategies to strengthen capacity and requirements for mental health screenings in ob/gyn practices. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health (fka 2020 Mom) | Los Angeles, CA | To support the organization's strategic focus and supporting initiatives in perinatal mental health. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | To support the harris community fellowship program, which addresses the workforce shortage by providing training, mentorship, education, and support for rural and remote perinatal, infant, and early c | Education | $66,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Careerwise | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clayton Early Learning | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Children's Campaign Inc | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Education Initiative (cei) | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Energy and Sustainability Collaboratory | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative (ceemi) | Denver, CO | To support general operations with a specific focus on evidence-based workforce development initiatives. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Children's Advocacy Center | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Early Milestones Colorado | Denver, CO | To support general operations | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Southwest Community Fund | Alamosa, CO | To support operations and management of loan funds for rural colorado businesses who struggle to access conventional financing. | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges | Denver, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges | Denver, CO | To support the colorado community college system to develop its next strategic plan. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mile High United Way Inc | Denver, CO | To support general operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rmi | Boulder, CO | To support general operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Startup Colorado | Durango, CO | To support general operations | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Attainment Network | Denver, CO | To support general operations | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kempe Foundation | Aurora, CO | To support general operations | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | To support general operations | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Western Energy (fka Colorado Energy & Water Institute (cewi)) | Denver, CO | To support the organization to manage wec operations and sustain a bipartisan, regionally representative caucus that serves as an educational resource providing balanced, diverse policy perspectives t | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illuminate Colorado | Denver, CO | To support general operations | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | To support general operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Invest in Kids | Denver, CO | To support general operations | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Colorado | Arvada, CO | To support general operations | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ralston House | Arvada, CO | To support general operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $945,342 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $467,775 |
| Human services | $301,458 |
| Education | $278,667 |
| Youth development | $255,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $120,000 |
| Health care | $100,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $16,600,000 |
| Colorado | $5,381,944 |
| District of Columbia | $945,342 |
| California | $100,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.