Community Foundation Boulder County Awards $231,000 in School Readiness Grants on November 9 to 14 Organizations Serving Children Ages 0 to 5
Community Foundation Boulder County in Colorado announced on November 9, 2026, the 2026 grant recipients of its School Readiness Initiative Fund. Fourteen grantees will receive a total of $231,000, with 11 organizations receiving the first multi-year grant awards distributed through the initiative.
The School Readiness Initiative was created to work towards closing the achievement gap in children ages 0 to 5 by funding school readiness work benefitting low-income families in Boulder County. Sarah Harrison, the foundation's vice president of programs, said the foundation is increasing its investment in early childhood education this year by funding the first multi-year grant awards through the initiative.
The multi-year awards run for three years, covering 2026, 2027 and 2028. The foundation said multi-year support provides funding stability, creating opportunities for organizations to plan beyond the current fiscal year, invest in longer-term strategies and strengthen organizational sustainability.
Among the recipients, the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition and the Early Childhood Council of Boulder County will each receive $31,500. The Family Learning Center, Impact on Education, New Horizons Cooperative Preschool, OUR Center, Teens, Inc., TLC Learning Center, Wild Plum Center, YMCA of Northern Colorado and YWCA Boulder County will each receive $18,000, while Boulder Day Nursery, the Boulder Library Foundation and Imagination Library of Colorado will each receive $2,000.
The foundation has served the Boulder County community since 1991 and has given out over $200 million since 2001. It has also supported ballot initiatives related to protecting or increasing funding for public education.
Source: Community Foundation Boulder County
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