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Architectural plan view of the Counting House — a banking-hall interior with a teller counter, ledger desks behind it, and a small vault recess at the rear. Hand-drafted in oxidized navy ink on parchment.

Colorado financial profile

2-Section Cohort (cohort 5) · State Land Board (ex officio)

Substrate v1.3 · Last reviewed 2026-05-01 · Read the state dossier

Permanent fund corpus

$1,845,545,326 Verified

As of 2025-06-30

Most recent distribution

$175,000,000 Verified

Federal grant acreage

3,685,618 acres Verified

Transparency status

Corpus and distribution disclosed

Both the permanent fund corpus and the most recent distribution figure are present in the substrate.

Governance form

Classification: State Land Board (ex officio)

Five-member State Board of Land Commissioners (constitutional, Article IX § 9 as amended by Amendment 16, 1996); members appointed by the Governor with Senate consent for staggered terms; constitutionally required composition includes representation for agriculture, local government, public education, and natural resources / wildlife.

Time-series chart of the Colorado Public School Permanent Fund market value through FY 2024, with balance approaching $1.85 billion.
Colorado Public School Permanent Fund market value over time. Source: Advocates for School Trust Lands , Colorado School Trust Lands and Fund (Tonia Day, FY 2024). Reproduced for the library by permission.