Meaghan Allyn

  • Associate Director, Foundation Relations
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Meaghan Allyn joined the Foundation Relations team at CU Boulder Advancement in July 2025 to develop and strengthen institutional relationships with philanthropic foundations.

Meaghan brings over a decade of experience working with individual donors, foundations, government clients, and nonprofit organizations. Her background includes managing multi-million student scholarship communities at Colorado School of Mines, directing workforce development activities under a United States Space Force grant at the University of Colorado Boulder, and leading admissions efforts at a workforce nonprofit organization in Boston, MA. Early in her career, Meaghan also worked as a history teacher and residential life coordinator at the High Mountain Institute in Leadville, CO.

Originally from Syracuse, NY, Meaghan earned her B.A. from Dartmouth College and her MA in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In her free time, she enjoys cooking from Melissa Clark’s fabulous recipe books, reading fiction, hiking, traveling, and growing cherry tomatoes with her partner, Doug.