Open Foundations · Colorado

Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation

Denver, Colorado · EIN 846037604. 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 $19.4M across 475 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each.

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$19.4M
paid in 2024
475
grants paid
$25K
median grant
29%
to first-time recipients
$477.1M
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
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Address
950 S CHERRY STREET SUITE 1500, DENVER, CO, 80246
Phone
3037441688
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR ONLINE GRANTEE PORTAL SUPPORTED BY GIVING DATA BY 5:00 PM ON THE DEADLINE DATE. GRANT SEEKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM OFFICERS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.
Submission deadline
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026; FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026; TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION FUNDS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND INITIATIVES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. ORGANIZATIONS ARE LIMITED TO ONE GRANT REQUEST IN ANY 12- MONTH PERIOD.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543509349100114. 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.

early childhoodtuition

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 475 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Colorado Forum Fund IncCO$1,000,000THE DRIVE INITIATIVE AT THE COLORADO
2Boys and Girls Clubs of the San LuiCO$300,000ECE CAPITAL, TO BE PAID WHEN 50 OF C
3Vail Valley Foundation IncCO$250,000CAPITAL FOR THE AVON CHILDCARE CENTE
4Colorado Statewide Parent CoalitionCO$220,000FFN CAREGIVER POLICY IMPLEMENTATION,
5Stratton Area Foundation 2 IncCO$220,000CHILDCARE CENTER DEVELOPMENT IN STRA
6Colorado Community College System FCO$200,000THE SKILLS INSTRUCTOR PILOT AT FOUR
7Early Childhood Council LeadershipCO$200,000THE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME FACILITIE
8Tlc Learning CenterCO$200,000CAPITAL FOR THE TLC EARLY LEARNING C
9Resilient Communities Resilient FutCO$185,000EMBEDDING TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES
10Clayton Early Learning Trustee GeorCO$175,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, TO BE PAI
11Centennial Mental Health Center IncCO$170,000EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSUL
12Western Stock Show AssociationCO$166,666SPONSORSHIP NAMING RIGHTS FOR THE SC
13Health SolutionsCO$165,000EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSUL
14Colorado Childrens Campaign IncCO$150,000TO BE PAID OVER TWO YEARS AND TO BE
15Confluence Center of Colorado IncCO$150,000CAPITAL FOR STREAM PRESCHOOL, TO BE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020526$19.5M
2021475$19.1M
2022461$18.7M
2023468$18.2M
2024475$19.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Colorado98%
Texas1%
California0%
New York0%
District of Columbia0%

Who decides

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

Arthur H Bosworth IiCO-CHAIR/TRU · 2024
Douglas PriceTRUSTEE · 2024
Ellen RobertsTRUSTEE · 2024
Margaret C MorrisseyTRUSTEE · 2024
Noelle HaganSECRETARY/TR · 2024
Priscilla R LuceroTREASURER/TR · 2024
Reginald L WashingtonCHAIR/TRUSTE · 2024
Stephen ErkenbrackPRES & CEO · 2024
Thomas G McgonagleTRUSTEE · 2024
Thomas J CurnesTRUSTEE · 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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