Best Grants for Free Clinics in Colorado

Colorado health and human service nonprofits and public agencies can seek $15,000 - $75,000 for short-term, time-sensitive advocacy projects that advance health equity and improve access to care. Colorado free clinics and safety-net providers may be eligible for support on policy advocacy around primary care, mental health, housing, food access, and related issues.

Grants from this program help Colorado 501(c)(3) organizations improve residents’ earning potential and quality of life through workforce development, job training, and wraparound services. Awards of US $5,000 - US $20,000 can support programs that connect low-income or marginalized adults to living-wage employment, including health care access, housing, childcare, transportation, and other basic needs that free clinics may address.

Colorado 501(c)(3) health nonprofits expanding access to medical, dental, or behavioral healthcare can apply for $5,000 - $50,000 in Healthcare Access Grants from Intermountain Community Care Foundation. Funding supports evidence-based or innovative pilots that improve community health, including mental health, suicide prevention, and substance use interventions; requests are capped at 20% of your annual operating budget.

Colorado nonprofit organizations hosting community events or raising general operating funds can seek community sponsorships that support health care access, wellness, and related initiatives. Focused on community impact, First National Bank of Omaha invites applicants whose work fits its priorities, including community health and wellbeing, community cohesion, and access to arts and culture.

Colorado 501(c)(3) health and education nonprofits can receive US $10,000 - US $75,000 to expand proven programs improving healthcare access, mental health, or educational outcomes for underserved groups. L B Research and Education Foundation supports small to medium organizations with multi-year adolescent, post-secondary, or vocational initiatives, including free and community clinics delivering innovative, research-informed services.

Colorado health care and human service nonprofits connected to Lutheran ministries may be eligible for funding to support health care access, human care, or faith-strengthening programs. The Rupert Dunklau Foundation supports 501(c)(3) organizations, especially Lutheran-affiliated educational, congregational, camp, and mission ministries in Nebraska and contiguous states, including Colorado, for projects serving community welfare.

The Colorado AmeriCorp Operational Grant, administered by Serve Colorado, aims to enhance community service through AmeriCorps funding. It supports programs targeting workforce development, health care, and green infrastructure, focusing on underserved communities. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to priority areas, ensuring high-quality program designs to improve lives and foster civic participation. This grant empowers organizations to engage AmeriCorps members in impactful service, promoting economic mobility and advancing racial equity, while addressing local community needs.

Colorado medical students at schools with active Alpha Omega Alpha chapters can receive funding for 2–12 month research projects in clinical investigation, basic science, epidemiology, health services, leadership, or professionalism. Grants from Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society provide US $7,000 plus up to $1,000 for travel to present results at a national conference.

Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofits improving health care access and community health can seek project funding to serve vulnerable and underserved residents. With a mission to advance social justice and health equity, Commonspirit Health provides restricted charitable contributions up to US $150,000 through participating hospitals for defined community health improvement initiatives.

Colorado nonprofit organizations planning capital campaigns or major facility projects can apply for First National Bank of Omaha’s capital or major donations, supporting areas like community health, affordable housing, education, and community development. Free and charitable clinics expanding or renovating to improve health care access may be eligible if they align with FNBO’s community focus areas.

Colorado 501(c)(3) organizations improving community health and advancing health equity can receive a one-time US $20,000 donation designated to their own or another eligible nonprofit. Focused on health care access and social determinants of health, the Colorado Health Foundation honors one on-the-ground leader annually, which may include leaders connected to free and charitable clinics.

Colorado primary care safety net clinics, school-based health centers, rural health clinics, and local public health agencies can access funding from Caring for Colorado Foundation to expand sexual and reproductive health equity. Grants up to US $125,000 support contraceptive access, community-led sexual health education, and advocacy for historically marginalized populations, including youth, people of color, 2SLGBTQAI+ individuals, rural residents, and low-income communities.

Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofits and qualifying government entities working in health care access and delivery can seek capital or special project funding to expand or strengthen services. Grants from James M Cox Foundation support health, early childhood education, conservation, and family empowerment in U.S. communities where Cox operates, with applications reviewed three times per year.

Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofits providing health care access and delivery can access funding through the Larry H Miller & Gail Miller Family Foundation for general operating support. Grants up to US $10,000 help organizations serving communities in areas such as health and medicine, shelter and food security, education, jobs, and cultural or spiritual enrichment.

Colorado health care and community nonprofits can seek funding for health care access and delivery, youth, education, arts, and food and agriculture programs. Focused on community benefit, J.R. Simplot Company Foundation invites U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations, including free and charitable clinics, to apply for quarterly-reviewed support that strengthens local services and quality of life.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, community-based groups with a fiscal sponsor, and Sovereign Tribal Nations in Colorado can apply for CommonSpirit Health’s Health Equity & Advancement Fund to support projects, operations, capacity building, or technical assistance that advance health equity. Free and charitable clinics improving access to care, mental health, substance use, or food security within 50 miles of a CommonSpirit facility may be eligible.

About CommonSpirit

A calling that defines and unites

At CommonSpirit Health, we passionately care for the most vulnerable, relentlessly innovate how and where healing can happen and believe in uniting to benefit the common good. Our expansive network spans diverse communities, uniquely positioning us to meet their changing needs, improve population health and help chart the path to health equity.

Our mission, vision and values inform every aspect of our work each day and remind us that we serve our patients, their families, our communities – and each other. Our community health, research and home health programs help us address the primary barriers to healthier communities.

Sponsorship requests

We’re proud to support nonprofits that expand access to care, advance health equity and healthier communities. Learn more about our priorities.

Supporting our communities

CommonSpirit Health and our local facilities support nonprofit organizations that share our mission, vision and values. We give priority to programs that improve access to care and promote health equity and healthier communities.

CommonSpirit is proud to support nonprofit organizations that help improve the health and well-being of our communities. Guided by our mission, vision and values, we prioritize projects that focus on advancing health equity, improving access to care and improving community wellness.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in Colorado providing health care access and delivery, housing, education, arts, or human services can seek support to improve quality of life for children, adults, seniors, animals, and people with disabilities. With a mission to enhance well-being, Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation funds programs that align with its humanitarian focus.

Schools, public libraries, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits supporting K–12 students struggling with reading can receive youth literacy funding for programs, materials, and technology in Colorado and other eligible states. Grants from Dollar General Literacy Foundation, up to US $5,000, may benefit free clinics that run qualifying literacy or education initiatives for children and teens.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations providing health care access and related services in Colorado can seek funding for capital, program, or operating needs. The Kerr Foundation supports health, human services, education, and arts initiatives, and Colorado free clinics and community health providers may be eligible alongside other organizations in its regional funding area.

Colorado charities providing services such as health care access, housing assistance, or support for disadvantaged adults and children may be eligible for grants that aid vulnerable populations. Grants from Sunstate Equipment Foundation help organizations addressing poverty, domestic violence, military and veterans’ needs, or care for abused and neglected animals, which can include free clinics offering related community health services.

Young Health Programme

The Young Health Programme (YHP) is a global disease prevention initiative, aiming to provide education for young people to feel empowered to make informed choices about their health and catalyse a global, youth-led advocacy movement.

The programme operates in over 40 countries and partners with more than 60 non-profit organisations, including UNICEF and Plan International. The YHP combines community programmes, research, advocacy, and the development of young leaders, with a focus on underserved communities.

Since its launch in 2010, the YHP has directly reached over 23 million young people, trained over 1 million, and engaged more than 23,000 AstraZeneca employees, who have volunteered their time with more than 140,000 hours.

The YHP aims to prevent the most common non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and respiratory disease, by addressing five main risk factors: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol, and air pollution. Additionally, the programme tackles climate-health impacts to build healthier communities, recognising, as projected in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, that children born after 2010 will be the first generation to enter adulthood in a world where the average temperature will reach 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and are expected to experience a +2°C rise within their lifetime.1

AstraZeneca Young Health Programme Impact Fellowship 2026

AstraZeneca is looking for passionate, driven young leaders to join their 2026 Young Health Programme (YHP) Impact Fellowship. The Fellowship supports young advocates to create actionable change to: 

• Advance health equity – with a focus on acting early to prevent non-communicable diseases among young people, or supporting young people living with rare diseases.
• Take action on climate and nature – advocating for the mitigation of the harmful effects of climate change on the health and well-being of young people.
• Build health systems resilience – contributing to stronger health systems that prioritise earlier intervention to meet today’s needs and mitigate tomorrow’s disease burden.

Benefits

The selected Fellows will gain access to networks, funding and development opportunities, enabling them to drive a global health movement led by and for young people:

A fully-funded scholarship to attend the 2026 One Young World Summit in Cape Town, South Africa (3–6 November 2026) as well as access to the One Young World Ambassador Network and the Young Health Programme (YHP) Alumni group of other young changemakers working to improve youth health.

Structured learning and development offerings to enable them to scale their impact, including both self-directed and live learning. This includes access to the One Young World Academy, an award-winning mini-MBA programme, mentorship from AstraZeneca colleagues and professional training.

Each selected Fellow will receive a grant of either USD $10,000 or USD $50,000 (if selected as the Lead2030 winner** for Sustainable Development Goal 3, for which applicants will be automatically considered) from AstraZeneca, through their non-profit organisation. Fellows are expected to use the grant to implement a project focused on either (1) advancing health equity (2) taking action on climate and nature (3) building health systems resilience.

Hemophilia Alliance Foundation

Our Mission

The Hemophilia Alliance Foundation is dedicated to receiving and administering funds to enable eligible organizations in the inherited bleeding and thrombotic disorders community to build capacity in order to achieve their mission and to support direct consumer financial assistance programs.

Project Grant Guidance and Application

The goal of this grant is to enable eligible organizations to build capacity in order to achieve their mission, and to support direct consumer financial assistance programs in eligible organizations. The ceiling for local patient organizations and hemophilia treatment and sickle cell centers is $8,000; the ceiling for national organizations and the eight HHS-designated federally designated and funded regional core coordinating centers is $10,000.

Examples include:

1) projects that strengthen the organization’s ability to better serve its constituents;

2) patient/consumer financial assistance grants; and

3) regional hemophilia treatment centers’ annual meetings.

NAFC Open Grant/Product Donation Applications

The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is the only nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is solely focused on the issues and needs of the medically underserved throughout the nation and the more than 1,400 Free and Charitable Clinics that serve them. The NAFC has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator. Founded in 2001 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., the NAFC is working to ensure that the medically underserved have access to affordable quality healthcare and strives to be a national voice promoting quality healthcare for all. For more information about the NAFC, including how to become a member, please visit https://www.nafcclinics.org.

Healthcare Access Initiative

The Healthcare Access Initiative, supported by the McKesson Foundation and administered by the NAFC, aims to expand access to essential healthcare services for uninsured and medically underserved individuals. Free and charitable clinics and pharmacies play a critical role in ensuring that patients who fall outside traditional healthcare systems can receive timely, high-quality care. However, many clinics face barriers related to staffing, care coordination, technology, and patient outreach that limit their ability to meet growing community needs. Through this initiative, NAFC will provide $20,000 grants to member clinics and pharmacies to strengthen programs that increase access to primary care, specialty services, and preventive care. Funding will support innovative and practical approaches that reduce barriers to care, improve patient engagement, and expand the capacity of clinics to serve vulnerable populations.

NAFC Open Grant/Product Donation Applications

The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is the only nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is solely focused on the issues and needs of the medically underserved throughout the nation and the more than 1,400 Free and Charitable Clinics that serve them. The NAFC has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator. Founded in 2001 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., the NAFC is working to ensure that the medically underserved have access to affordable quality healthcare and strives to be a national voice promoting quality healthcare for all. For more information about the NAFC, including how to become a member, please visit https://www.nafcclinics.org.

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Initiative

The Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Initiative, supported by the McKesson Foundation and administered by the NAFC, aims to improve medication access, adherence, and patient understanding among uninsured and medically underserved populations. Individuals without health insurance often face significant barriers to obtaining prescription medications and receiving the counseling necessary to manage chronic conditions effectively. Through this initiative, NAFC will provide $30,000 grants to member free and charitable clinics and pharmacies to establish or expand Medication Therapy Management programs aligned with recommendations from the American Pharmacists Association. Funding will support activities such as staff certification in MTM, development of standardized protocols, and patient education to help individuals better understand their medications, manage side effects, and support overall treatment plans. By strengthening pharmacist-led care and improving communication between providers and patients, this initiative seeks to enhance medication adherence, improve chronic disease management, and advance better health outcomes for vulnerable patient populations.

NAFC Open Grant/Product Donation Applications

The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is the only nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is solely focused on the issues and needs of the medically underserved throughout the nation and the more than 1,400 Free and Charitable Clinics that serve them. The NAFC has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator. Founded in 2001 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., the NAFC is working to ensure that the medically underserved have access to affordable quality healthcare and strives to be a national voice promoting quality healthcare for all. For more information about the NAFC, including how to become a member, please visit https://www.nafcclinics.org.

Food as Medicine Initiative

The Food as Medicine Initiative, supported by the McKesson Foundation and administered by the NAFC, aims to address food insecurity as a critical driver of health outcomes for uninsured and medically underserved patients. Research continues to demonstrate the strong connection between food insecurity and poor health, including increased risk of chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and certain cancers. Through this initiative, NAFC will provide $20,000 grants to member free and charitable clinics to implement or expand food insecurity screening and patient-centered interventions that improve access to healthy food and nutrition education as measured by the US Household Food Security Module or Hunger Vital Signs and patient education focused on food as medicine for eligible patients in order to increase the percentage of patients with improved food security scores within one year of project implementation.

NAFC Open Grant/Product Donation Applications

The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is the only nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is solely focused on the issues and needs of the medically underserved throughout the nation and the more than 1,400 Free and Charitable Clinics that serve them. The NAFC has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator. Founded in 2001 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., the NAFC is working to ensure that the medically underserved have access to affordable quality healthcare and strives to be a national voice promoting quality healthcare for all. For more information about the NAFC, including how to become a member, please visit https://www.nafcclinics.org.

Breast Cancer Screening & Prevention Initiative

The Breast Cancer Screening & Prevention Initiative, supported by the McKesson Foundation and administered by the NAFC, aims to expand access to lifesaving breast cancer screening and prevention services for uninsured and medically underserved. Through this initiative, the NAFC will provide $30,000 grants to members to establish or strengthen breast cancer screening programs in alignment with evidence-based guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society. Funding will support activities such as improving patient identification and referral systems, increasing access to mammography services through partnerships or mobile units, strengthening staffing and technology capacity, and providing patient education and case management to ensure follow-through with recommended screenings. By enhancing early detection and preventive care, the initiative seeks to reduce barriers to care and improve health outcomes for women who might otherwise go without critical cancer screening services.