The Cielo Foundation
The Cielo Foundation (Boulder, CO) is a private foundation that provides need-based scholarships for vocational and technical training. The site hosts the Cielo scholarship application, application requirements, and contact emails/phone for applicants.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A vocational/trade school or a nonprofit workforce-development program that administers need-based scholarships for students pursuing certificate or technical training.
Good Fit
- • Provides certificate or trade-school programs (not traditional four-year degrees).
- • Can document student eligibility, program start/end dates, and certificate completion.
- • Operates a scholarship or student support program that disburses funds to individual trainees.
- • Can meet need-based documentation requirements (FAFSA, tax return, or financial statements).
- • Is able to manage awards under the foundation's stated maximum scholarship limits.
Geography
Grants in the latest year reached recipients across seven states, showing a multi-state footprint by count; however, most dollars are concentrated in one large out-of-state donation, so dollar flow is highly concentrated despite multi-state grantmaking.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 34 distinct recipients in the latest year, many of them vocational schools and workforce programs, with about 24 appearing as new recipients; that number of independent grantees indicates a broad recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes a public online scholarship application, posted contact email/phone/form, and a high count of new recipients (about 24 in the latest year), so unfamiliar applicants plausibly can enter the portfolio, especially for scholarship-related requests.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
