Sheila Fortune Foundation Incorporated
The Sheila Fortune Foundation’s official site (sheilafortunefoundation.com) describes a private foundation based in Boulder, CO focused on arts access for at-risk youth, lists states served and grantees, and provides contact details. The site includes recent dated content (2025/2026) and application/evaluation pages.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid sized arts or youth-development nonprofits that run after-school or outreach arts programs serving at-risk youth, especially those operating in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Indiana, or New Mexico.
Good Fit
- • Requesting program support in the typical $4K–$10K range.
- • Direct service arts programs for children or at-risk youth with measurable outcomes.
- • A local presence or program delivery in CO, PA, IN, or NM.
- • Ability to submit required evaluation/reporting via the foundation's application pages.
Geography
Observed grants are concentrated in four states (Colorado, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico), with Colorado receiving the largest share (about 43%) but a majority of dollars going outward; footprint is regional rather than national.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent recipients each year (101 in 2022, 79 in 2023, 72 in 2024) and shows low dollar concentration (largest recipient ~2%, top five ~11%), indicating a broad recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover is available: 44 new grantees appeared in 2024 (about 61% of that year's recipients). Combined with a public application page and named contact routes, this suggests unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path to access funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
