Denver, Colorado · EIN 840474837. It paid $36.0M across 366 grants in 2025, a median of $25K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202631079349100508. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 366 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Colorado Foundation | CO | $20,000,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 2 | Cardigan Mountain School | NH | $2,000,000 | ENDOWMENT |
| 3 | Lyra | CO | $550,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 4 | Rooted | CO | $400,000 | OPERATING |
| 5 | Rose Community Foundation | CO | $383,333 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 6 | Colorado Schools Fund | CO | $300,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 7 | River Network | CO | $250,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 8 | Colorado Water Trust Inc | CO | $200,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 9 | Elevation Community Land Trust | CO | $200,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 10 | Rio Grande Headwaters Land Tr a Col | CO | $200,000 | LAND PURCHASE |
| 11 | America Succeeds | CO | $150,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 12 | Colorado State University Foundatio | CO | $150,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 13 | Conservation Colorado Education Fun | CO | $150,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 14 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundati | DC | $150,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| 15 | William J Palmer Parks Foundation I | CO | $150,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 333 | $21.6M |
| 2021 | 285 | $22.7M |
| 2022 | 352 | $40.5M |
| 2023 | 366 | $40.9M |
| 2024 | 354 | $37.1M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 366 | $36.0M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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