Friends Of Nursing
Advance professional nursing by providing scholarships for quality baccalaureate and graduate nursing education at Colorado schools of nursing.
About Friends Of Nursing
Founded in 1981 (originally at the University of Denver), Friends Of Nursing is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) organization that awards scholarships to students pursuing baccalaureate and higher degrees in nursing at nine Colorado nursing programs.
The organization raises funds through memberships, ticketed special events, donations and investments, and directs scholarship dollars annually; in recent years FON awarded approximately $100,000 to students in 2024 and $170,000 to students in 2025, and reports having awarded over $2 million in total scholarships since inception.
Notable achievements
Multi‑decade scholarship support
Established in 1981, FON has awarded more than $2 million in nursing scholarships since its founding.
Recent award totals (2024–2025)
Reportedly awarded roughly $100,000 to 30 students in 2024 and about $170,000 to 36 students in 2025, demonstrating growth in recent annual scholarship distributions.
Volunteer-run operating model
Operates with an all-volunteer board and reports that donations are directed entirely to the scholarship fund, with no paid staff overhead.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $735K
- Annual revenue
- $281K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 74-2377071
- Location
- Englewood, CO
- Website
- friendsofnursing.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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