Weld Community Foundation

What Weld Community Foundation does

Weld Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity and community foundation established in 1997 through the merger of two predecessor foundations, headquartered at 2425 35th Avenue, Suite 201, Greeley, Colorado. The Foundation stewards approximately $67.8 million in charitable assets across donor-advised, designated, scholarship, field-of-interest, seed, and agency endowment funds, and administers $4.6 million in annual charitable distribution to 343 grantees and students in more than 11 program areas. It is governed by a local volunteer board and operated by a small staff of four full-time and one part-time employee under President and CEO Tim Coons (since January 2024), with affiliate community foundations serving Windsor, Fort Lupton, Carbon Valley, and Johnstown-Milliken.

Revenue mechanics rest on administrative fees charged annually on fund assets, which cover grant processing, audits, donor reporting, and operations; the published annual administrative budget is approximately $780,000. Distribution is generated through the Foundation's endowment (most notably the $13.8M Littler Youth Fund, seeded in 1972 with $170,000) and donor contributions, with no set-up fee on new funds and minimum gifts ranging from $4,000 (Seed Fund) to $50,000 (scholarship fund). Customer segments include individual donors and families, professional advisors (financial planners, attorneys, CPAs), Weld County students, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

The technology stack is composed of integrated third-party platforms rather than proprietary systems: FC Suite powers the donation portal and fund-holder ERP, Grant Interface manages competitive grant applications, FreeWill handles estate planning workflows, Engiven processes cryptocurrency donations, and Podbean hosts the Weld Found podcast (15,400+ downloads across 7 seasons). Go-to-market combines sales-led advisor and donor appointments, event-driven annual programming (Scholarship Reception, Spread the Good Luncheon), and community-led nonprofit enrichment programs such as Nonprofit 101 Classes.

Name

Weld Community Foundation

Legal name

Weld Community Foundation

Website

https://weldcommunityfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Weld Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation serving Weld County, Colorado. It manages $67.8 million in charitable assets, distributes $4.6 million annually in grants and scholarships, and supports 343 grantees and students across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Charitable Fund Administration

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Charitable fund administration
• Donor advised funds
• Grant and scholarship programs
• Planned giving services

Headquarters

HQ city

Greeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fund Administration Fees: Annual administrative fees collected for administering charitable funds support grant check processing, donation acceptance and acknowledgment, annual audits, and donor reporting. Fee schedule is published on the Financials and Policies page. The fees also fund strategic grant-making, donor-connections, facilitated dialogues, nonprofit training, and promotion of charitable giving.
2. Gift Processing: Fees support the processing of gifts in various forms (cash, securities, real estate, cryptocurrency, retirement funds, life insurance) and the administrative work of establishing and maintaining charitable funds.
3. Endowment Investment Management: Endowed funds are invested in a large, diversified pool. Donors may advise on investment pools aligning with their needs, values, and interests. The Foundation offers different investment pools under its Investment Policy.
4. Donor-Advised and Named Fund Establishment: New named funds require a minimum total gift of $20,000 ($50,000 for scholarship funds). Seed Fund options start at $4,000. There is no set-up fee; administration is handled by the Foundation.
5. Grant and Scholarship Application Processing: All grant applications are submitted online through the Grant Interface portal. Scholarship applications use a common main application used for many scholarships. Grant application tutorials are provided via the Foundant support portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels15 records

Core offering

Weld Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation that manages charitable funds on behalf of donors, administers competitive grant programs for Weld County nonprofits, and distributes scholarships to Weld County students. It accepts a wide range of gift types (cash, securities, real estate, cryptocurrency, retirement assets, life insurance) and stewards a $67.8 million asset base across donor-advised, designated, scholarship, field-of-interest, agency endowment, and seed funds.

Product overview

Weld Community Foundation operates as a charitable organization offering a portfolio of philanthropic services centered around fund management, grantmaking, and scholarships. The core offerings include charitable fund management (Donor-Advised, Designated, Endowment, Scholarship, and Field of Interest Funds), competitive grant programs (Arts Alive!, Boettcher Fund, Littler Youth Fund, and others), and scholarship programs distributing over $570,000 annually to Weld County students. The Foundation also provides the Spread the Good Fund (unrestricted fund for immediate community needs), the Endowment Challenge Grant (matching program for nonprofit endowments), Nonprofit 101 Classes, the annual Spread the Good Luncheon, the Weld Found Podcast, and the Nonprofit Wish List resource. Affiliate foundations including Windsor Community Foundation and Fort Lupton Community Foundation operate under its umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charitable Fund Management (Donor-Advised, Designated, Scholarship, Field-of-Interest, Agency Endowment, Seed Funds)

Quantifiable outcome

• 343 grantees and students receiving support in over 11 program areas annually
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered notable, supporting, core and flagship.

• Greeley-Weld Habitat for HumanitynotableGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity was awarded the Nonprofit Endowment Challenge grant. The organization used the $10,000 matching grant to establish a permanent endowment for long-term sustainability. Faith & Development Director Lowrey Moyer stated the challenge provided the perfect avenue for individuals and supporters to invest in the organization's longevity.
• FreeWill (Estate Planning Platform)notableTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021The Foundation partners with FreeWill to provide donors with free estate planning tools (simple will at no cost) and to record planned gifts. Donors can explore cryptocurrency donations, stock donations, Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs, and beneficiary designations through the FreeWill platform at partner.freewill.com/weldcf.
• Engiven (Cryptocurrency Donation Platform)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021Engiven provides the cryptocurrency donation widget on the Foundation's website (platform.engiven.com/give/915/widget/689), enabling donors to give Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies.
• Gourmet Grub (Catering)supportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Gourmet Grub provided catering for the 2025 Spread the Good Luncheon, contributing to the event experience.
• Byron and Margaret Brown Endowment FundsupportingOthers · 1 January 2021The Byron and Margaret Brown Endowment Fund (held at the Weld Community Foundation) provided a $2,500 grant to Envision to purchase and install two electric power lifts for safe patient transfers in residential homes. The fund exemplifies how donor-established endowments support ongoing community vision.
• United Way of Weld CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020The Weld Community Foundation and United Way of Weld County partnered in March 2020 to create the Weld Recovers Fund for COVID-19 Relief, just as they had for 2013 flood relief. United Way board members joined Foundation board members and community-at-large participants on a distribution committee. $317,922 was awarded to 26 Weld nonprofits through this fund.
• John Fielder (Colorado Nature Photography)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Renowned Colorado nature photographer John Fielder was commissioned by the Foundation to create a coffee table book 'Weld County: 4,000 Square Miles of Grandeur, Greatness & Yesterdays' in celebration of the Foundation's 25th anniversary. The book features 175+ images and text by Weld's de facto official historian Peggy Ford Waldo. The project was initiated by the Foundation in 2016 and released in 2021.
• FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2004FNBO has sponsored the Foundation's annual Scholarship Reception for 22 consecutive years (since 2004). This long-term sponsorship supports the Foundation's primary annual event for awarding scholarships to Weld County students.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boulder County Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Boulder County with donor-advised funds, competitive grants, and scholarships. Closely comparable structure to Weld — county-scoped, multi-fund-type model — operating in an adjacent Colorado county.
• Telluride Foundation: Regional Colorado community foundation providing grants, scholarships, and donor-advised fund services in the Telluride region. Comparable in mission and structure to Weld, though operating in a different and more remote Colorado geography.
• Vail Valley Foundation: Colorado mountain-region community foundation delivering charitable programs, scholarships, and grants. Comparable to Weld as a regionally focused community foundation, though serving a resort-economy donor base vs. Weld's agricultural/energy base.
• Aspen Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley with endowment building, scholarships, and grantmaking. Comparable to Weld as a county-regionally focused Colorado community foundation with scholarship and grant programs serving local nonprofits and students.
• Boettcher Foundation: Colorado-based private foundation administering significant scholarship and grant programs, including the Boettcher Fund that Weld itself administers locally. Closely comparable in its dual focus on community grantmaking and student scholarships, and acts as both a partner and competitor.
• Denver Foundation: Colorado's largest community foundation, serving the Denver metro area with donor-advised funds, grants, and scholarships. Comparable to Weld as a same-state community foundation running a multi-fund-type model, though operating at materially larger scale in a different geographic market.
• El Pomar Foundation: Colorado Springs-based community foundation with broad grantmaking and trustee-held funds across Colorado. Comparable to Weld as a regional Colorado foundation managing diverse fund types and producing significant annual charitable distribution, though operating statewide rather than county-focused.
• Pikes Peak Community Foundation: Colorado Springs-area community foundation offering donor-advised funds, agency endowments, and competitive grants. Comparable in fund-type portfolio and donor services to Weld, though serving a different Colorado geography.

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity Charitable: National donor-advised fund sponsor and the largest in the U.S. by AUM. Competes with Weld's donor-advised fund offering at scale, particularly for advisor-referred clients seeking digital-first fund establishment; represents the principal national alternative to community foundation DAFs.

Others

• United Way of Weld County: Same-geography nonprofit partner and occasional collaborator (joint Weld Recovers Fund in 2020). Not a direct competitor for fund administration, but competes for community-level donor dollars and nonprofit relationships in the same Weld County ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CommFoundGWC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2929I3rIZntGfl-bGvvn2Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/The-Community-Foundation-Serving-Greeley-and-Weld-County/135338119125
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-foundation-serving-greeley-and-weld-county
• Instagraminstagram.com/weldfound

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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