Cliff Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various community services, with a particular focus on Jewish organizations. Its mission centers around enhancing community welfare through funding general operations of charities that provide essential services. The foundation primarily serves organizations in the human services sector, reflecting a commitment to addressing community needs. It has a strong emphasis on supporting Jewish community initiatives, particularly in Denver, where it has made significant contributions to local charities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Colorado-based community service or Jewish organization with local credibility and an existing relationship or referral into the foundation's network.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Colorado (local to the foundation).
- • Mission aligns with community services or Jewish community support.
- • Has an existing relationship or referral to the foundation trustees or to the recurring large grantee.
- • Can demonstrate a role in local community impact rather than a national focus.
Geography
Latest-year giving is entirely to Colorado organizations; across the observed years almost all dollars remained in-state with only a very small out-of-state grant in 2021.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows four distinct independent recipients, including several small Jewish/community groups, but dollars are heavily concentrated in a single large Denver recipient which received the vast majority of funding.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected organizations and offers no public application route; while there were new recipients in the latest year, the stated preselection policy and the recurring large grantee make unsolicited entry unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
