There is a tremendous demand placed on the Foundation's resources. Every effort is made to be as effective as possible in awarding the funds that are available for distribution. In its endeavor to build a stronger, healthier society, the Adolph Coors Foundation provides financial assistance to charitable organizations fitting the following criteria and primary areas of interest:

Criteria

Applicant organizations must be classified as (501)(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service and must operate within the United States of America.
Only one request is considered for an organization during any 12 month period.
The Foundation does not consider grants to organizations that in policy or practice discriminate on the basis of race, creed or gender.

Primary Areas of Interest

Health
In the area of health, the Foundation prefers to consider those programs that are preventive in nature, promote wellness and/or can demonstrate a reduction in health-care costs.
Education
The Foundation's interest in education is directed to institutions and programs that foster excellence in the knowledge of free enterprise, science, technology and ethics.
Youth, Community & Human Services
The Foundation is generally supportive of community and human services agencies that assist the disadvantaged in their efforts to be self-sufficient and productive and that nurture the development of integrity and leadership.
Civic & Cultural
Civic and cultural programs attracting the Foundation's attention are typically those that enhance our culture and heritage, demonstrate our creativity as a people and are likely to be of economic benefit to and broadly used by the communities they serve.

Restrictions

The Foundation generally will not consider grants for:

Organizations primarily supported by tax-derived funds
Conduit organizations, including tax-exempt organizations that pass funds to another organization not exempt in its own right
Start-up funding organizations must be in operation for at least one full year
Organzations with two consecutive years of operating losses
Primary and secondary schools or the ancillary programs and projects of those schools
Individuals
Endowments
Research projects
Production of films or other media-related projects
Historic renovation
Churches or church projects
Museums or museum projects
Animals or animal-related programs
Preschools, day-care centers, nursing homes, extended-care facilities, respite care, etc.
Deficit funding or retirement of debt
Special events, meetings, seminars, etc.
Purchase of computer equipment
National health organizations