The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado

Name

The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado

Legal name

The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado

Website

https://thecatholicfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI)

Keywords

• Planned giving services
• Donor-advised funds
• Charitable estate planning
• Endowment management
• Nonprofit fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Gifts: The Foundation accepts current and deferred gifts including cash, stock, real estate, life insurance, and cryptocurrency. These gifts are pooled into donor-advised funds, endowment funds, and designated purpose funds that support Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries.
2. Cryptocurrency Donations: Accepts over 90 different cryptocurrencies as donations. Donations are non-taxable events; donors can deduct fair market value and avoid capital gains tax on appreciated crypto.
3. Donor-Advised Funds: Donors establish funds and make grant recommendations to qualified charities over time. The Foundation manages the fund and facilitates distribution to recommended recipients.
4. Planned Giving Services: Facilitates deferred gifts including bequests through wills, retirement fund beneficiaries, charitable gift annuities, and charitable trusts for long-term parish and ministry support.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado is a 501(c)(3) public charity that facilitates Catholic-centered planned giving, donor-advised funds, and charitable grant distribution for the Archdiocese of Denver. It accepts current and deferred gifts including cash, stock, real estate, life insurance, and over 90 cryptocurrencies, pools them into endowment and designated-purpose funds, and distributes grants to parishes, schools, seminaries, and ministries across Northern Colorado.

Product overview

The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado provides a comprehensive suite of charitable giving services centered around its core Planned Giving and Donor-Advised Funds offerings. The Foundation facilitates donations through multiple channels including cash, cryptocurrency (accepting 80+ cryptocurrencies), and estate planning vehicles. Donors can contribute to various named fund categories: Priests and Deacons Fund, Faith and Spiritual Development Fund, Community Care Fund, Parish Support, Teaching Our Children Fund, and Other/Restricted Funds. The Foundation operates a Donor Portal for fund management and grant making, offers educational resources through webinars and videos, and provides TV Mass services for the homebound. The Holy Family Legacy Society recognizes donors who commit future gifts, with spiritual benefits including prayers and Masses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planned Giving Deferred giving strategies enabling donors to support Catholic causes through estate plans, including bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, and retirement fund beneficiaries.
• Donor-Advised Funds Charitable giving vehicles that allow donors to contribute assets, receive immediate tax benefits, and recommend grants to qualified Catholic charities over time.
• Cryptocurrency Donations Accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 80 other cryptocurrencies as tax-efficient charitable donations; non-taxable events allowing donors to deduct fair market value and avoid capital gains tax.
• Donor Portal (Spectrum Portal) Online self-service platform for donor-advised fund holders to manage funds, view statements, and submit online grant recommendations.
• TV Mass Weekly televised Catholic Mass broadcast since 1966 on Colorado Public Television (CPT12), enabling homebound individuals to participate in worship. English Mass airs Sundays at 6:30 a.m. and Spanish Mass at 7:00 a.m.
• Teaching Our Children Fund Fund category supporting Catholic schools, camps, educational resources, and programs including parish schools, Catholic high schools, Seeds of Hope, and Camp Wojtyla.
• Priests and Deacons Fund Fund category supporting current, future, and retired priests and deacons, including seminarian education and clergy care.
• Faith and Spiritual Development Fund Fund category supporting religious education, catechist training, and curriculum development programs including Lanteri Center, Annunciation Heights, Endow, and Creatio.
• Community Care Fund Fund category supporting organizations serving the poor and community, including Catholic Charities, Bella Health + Wellness, and The Rosary Fund.
• Parish Support Fund Fund category strengthening parishes throughout Northern Colorado with operational and capital support.
• Holy Family Legacy Society Recognition society for donors who commit planned gifts through The Catholic Foundation, offering spiritual benefits including daily prayers, 30 Masses upon death, birthday-month Masses, and an annual appreciation dinner.
• Educational Webinars Live and recorded webinar series covering estate planning, tax strategies, charitable gift annuities, donor-advised funds, IRA charitable rollovers, and Catholic end-of-life planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tax benefits: donors can deduct fair market value of appreciated assets and avoid capital gains tax
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colorado Public Television (CPT12)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Archdiocese of Denver has partnered with Colorado Public Television since 1966 to broadcast the Televised Mass weekly. The Catholic Foundation serves as ongoing supporter of the TV Mass program, providing financial support and accepting donations via mail and phone for this ministry to homebound Catholics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity Charitable: Largest U.S. donor-advised fund sponsor with national reach, broad investment menu, and sophisticated digital onboarding. Comparable as a DAF competitor but serves all faiths and geographies; not faith-specific.
• Schwab Charitable: Major national donor-advised fund sponsor affiliated with Schwab. Comparable DAF product offering and brand trust, but operates across all denominations and geographies rather than within a Catholic archdiocese.
• National Philanthropic Trust: Independent national DAF sponsor offering donor-advised funds and charitable gift annuities across all causes. Comparable product line and scale, but no faith-specific alignment.
• National Christian Foundation: Faith-based (Christian) donor-advised fund and giving platform with national scale. Overlaps on faith-aligned DAFs and planned giving, though broader Christian rather than specifically Catholic.

Direct peers

• The Signatry: Christian-focused national donor-advised fund sponsor with multi-generational giving tools. Comparable DAF and legacy-giving product set; serves evangelical and other Christian denominations rather than specifically Catholic.
• Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of Washington: Catholic foundation serving the Archdiocese of Washington with planned giving, donor-advised funds, and parish endowment support. Closely comparable structure: archdiocese-scoped, parish-embedded GTM, and similar fund categories.
• National Catholic Community Foundation: National-scale Catholic donor-advised fund sponsor and planned giving services organization. Directly comparable product set (DAFs, endowments, charitable gift annuities) with a Catholic mission, though operating nationally rather than regionally.
• Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota: Independent Catholic community foundation serving the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, offering donor-advised funds, planned giving, and endowments. Directly comparable as a geographically-scoped Catholic 501(c)(3) with similar product mix and donor segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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