Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation
Official website of the Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation (Colorado). The foundation focuses on early childhood grantmaking across Colorado and publishes grant cycles, application guidance, impact reports, and news. Contact, team, and application/portal pages are available on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Colorado-based or Colorado-serving organization focused on early childhood development (education, family supports, home visiting, workforce for ECE, mental health for young children, or ECE capital/tuition assistance) with capacity to apply through an online portal and to engage program staff pre-submission.
Good Fit
- • Programs explicitly serving early childhood (birth through preschool) or family supports in Colorado.
- • Requests for general operating support, capital to add ECE slots, tuition assistance, home visitation, or workforce development for early childhood educators.
- • Willingness to apply via the foundation's online grantee portal and to contact a program officer before submission.
- • Ability to document local Colorado impact or to participate in statewide initiatives.
Geography
Observed giving is heavily Colorado-focused: about 98% of grant dollars went to Colorado in the latest year, with only small out-of-state activity despite recipients in eight states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year documented 486 grants to 400 distinct recipients across many program types (general operating, capital, tuition assistance, home visitation, mental-health consultation), indicating a broad and diverse recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows 171 new recipients in the latest year (about 43% new), and the foundation publishes an online application portal, deadlines, and asks applicants to call program officers—together these support a high likelihood that unfamiliar applicants can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
