Open Foundations · Colorado

Daniels Fund

Denver, Colorado · EIN 841393308. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $68.5M across 1,581 grants in 2024, a median of $14K each.

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$68.5M
paid in 2024
1,581
grants paid
$14K
median grant
28%
to first-time recipients
$1.4B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
DANIELS FUND GRANTS PROGRAM
Address
101 MONROE STREET, DENVER, CO, 80206
Phone
3033937220
Form the request should take
DANIELS FUND GRANTS BROCHURE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DANIELS FUND GRANTS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.DANIELSFUND.ORG. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US AT [email protected]. DANIELS FUND SCHOLARSHIP BROCHURE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DANIELS FUND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.DANIELSFUND.ORG. DANIELS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED IN THE SPRING TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND ARE SUPPLEMENTAL AFTER OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, INSTITUTIONAL, AND PRIVATE FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
Submission deadline
NONE - ANNUALLY - MID-NOVEMBER
Restrictions on awards
THE DANIELS FUND GRANTS PROGRAM SUPPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN CO, NM, UT & WY, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS WITH A NATIONAL IMPACT. FOR A LIST OF FUNDING AREAS, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.DANIELSFUND.ORG. STUDENTS MAY USE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP AT ANY 2- OR 4-YEAR ACCREDITED NONPROFIT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE US WITH AN INTENTION TO COMPLETE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. DANIELS SCHOLARS ARE OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO POSSESS TREMENDOUS STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, THE PASSION TO SUCCEED, A WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD, & A COMMITMENT TO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY - ALL VALUES THAT DANIELS FUND FOUNDER, BILL DANIELS FELT WERE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS IN LIFE. DANIELS OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO 2- & 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN CO, NM, UT, & WY THAT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS INCLUDING ADULTS ENTERING OR RETURNING TO COLLEGE; STUDENTS FORM ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES & YOUTH OFFENDER PROGRAMS; THE GED RECIPIENTS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349108752. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

educational scholarship

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 1,581 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Young Americans Education FoundationCO$2,406,6622024 OPERATING SUPPORT
2Young Americans Education FoundationCO$1,800,000ADDITIONAL OPERATING SUPPORT
3Advance PathwaysCO$1,750,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
4Us Chamber of Commerce FoundationPA$1,750,000NATIONAL CIVICS BEE
5Wyo Complex Dba Wyo Sports RanchWY$1,500,000WYO SPORTS RANCH ATHLETICS FACILITY
6Archdiocese of DenverCO$1,200,000CATHOLIC SCHOOL CORE QUALITY TEACHER PIPELINE AND PREPARATION
7Ace ScholarshipsCO$1,150,000TUITION ASSISTANCE ACROSS OUR FOUR-STATE REGION
8Colorado Schools FundCO$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
9Excellent Schools New MexicoNM$900,000NEW MEXICO CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION
10Step DenverCO$750,000COLORADO SPRINGS- STEP DENVER - CAPITAL PORTION
11Skills Enrichment CenterCO$740,000KITCHEN TRAINING COLLABORATIVE, SKILLS CHIPS PROGRAM
12Arrupe Jesuit High SchoolCO$700,000LEAD THE WAY EXPANSION CAMPAIGN AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
13CrosspurposeCO$600,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND SUPPORT FOR THE AURORA CAPITAL PROJECT
14Charter Fund Incorporated Dba Charter School Growth FundCO$500,000NATIONAL FUND IV - BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR THE NEXT DECADE
15Colorado Gives FoundationCO$500,000MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE COLORADO GIVES TO YOUTH SPORTS EVENT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020770$63.6M
2021688$59.8M
20221$63.6M
20231,476$67.1M
20241,581$68.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Colorado90%
Utah2%
Wyoming2%
New Mexico2%
Pennsylvania1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Bo PerettoSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Brian DeevyDIRECTOR · 2024
David BrownTREASURER & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2024
Francisco GarciaDIRECTOR · 2024
Hank BrownDIRECTOR · 2024
Hanna SkanderaPRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 2024
James R NicholsonDIRECTOR · 2024
John FitzgeraldDIRECTOR (THRU 06/24) · 2024
John SuthersBOARD CHAIRMAN · 2024
Joshua GreenSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (AS OF 03/24) · 2024
Kristen MorganCHIEF OF STAFF · 2024
Laura RizzoSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 01/24) · 2024
Leroy WilliamsDIRECTOR · 2024
Luke RaglandSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Margaret KelleyDIRECTOR · 2024
Randall WellsDIRECTOR · 2024
Susana MartinezDIRECTOR · 2024
Tom MarinkovichDIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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