Data / Foundation grants / Arts, culture and humanities / Colorado
Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Colorado: 669 foundations, $36.2 million in grants
669 private foundations paid 1,752 grants totaling $36,217,112 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Colorado, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Colorado Health Foundation, with $4,432,935 in 35 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- Colorado
- Foundations
- 669
- Grants
- 1,752
- Total granted
- $36,217,112
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in Colorado
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 669 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Denver, CO | 35 | $4,432,935 | $824,500 | Latino Community Foundation of Colorado | Capacity building; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to support the organization and/or specific programs as identified by the employee or board member | apps.irs.gov |
| Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art | Denver, CO | 2 | $3,590,829 | $2,981,152 | Denver Art Museum | Kirkland-dam integration | apps.irs.gov |
| Zarpet Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Denver Film Society | Sustainability | apps.irs.gov |
| Priem Family Foundation | Burlingame, CA | 1 | $1,053,836 | $1,053,836 | Pretty Human Inc | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 2 | $850,000 | $500,000 | Public Media Company | Empowering public media organizations to equitably expand access to local news through deeper community insights, actionable information and stronger connections, thus enabling stations to better unde | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 22 | $770,408 | $150,000 | America Succeeds | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 4 | $758,900 | $665,500 | Aspen Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 12 | $625,000 | $175,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $601,640 | $600,000 | America Succeeds | For groundwork for a new vision for the role of public education | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 3 | $575,000 | $300,000 | Colorado Education Initiative | To Advance opportunity pathways policy and programs in Colorado, providing statewide thought leadership, implementation support, and meeting convening with cross-sector partners. | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Foundation (f/k/a Mayfair Foundation) | Chicago, IL | 3 | $544,825 | $500,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Bd of trustees & nat council | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniels Fund | Denver, CO | 3 | $540,000 | $350,000 | America Succeeds | Scaling durable skills, civics service corp, and willow education | apps.irs.gov |
| Margulf Foundation | Glendale, CO | 7 | $499,000 | $310,000 | Colorado Education Initiative | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP | Chicago, IL | 1 | $480,000 | $480,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| JFM Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $437,500 | $437,500 | Denver Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 39 | $340,155 | $25,071 | The Colorado Museum of Natural History | Match a previous donation (501(c)3) grant, stem career pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesee Mountain Foundation | Denver, CO | 10 | $331,119 | $184,242 | Denver Center for Performing Arts | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Denver, CO | 14 | $322,600 | $100,000 | The Powerhouse | Capital to open new ece slots | apps.irs.gov |
| Windy Pines Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $322,600 | $322,600 | Unity Project Inc | General fund support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Denver Art Museum Inc | Technology & equipment | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | The Colorado Sun | To provide general operating support for journalism. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | State Historical Society of Colorado the Colorado State Museum | To support research, community workshops, and nominations for historic sites in san luis valley | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellco Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 3 | $265,000 | $210,000 | Denver Art Museum | Supports arts, culture and humanities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Friends of Levitt Pavilion Denver | Community programming support | apps.irs.gov |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Denver Film Society | Exposure lab's organizational capacity | apps.irs.gov |
| Scanlan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Jazz at Aspen - Snowmass | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation | Fairfield, CT | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Denver Film Society | Grant area: 501c entity for funding to denver film society (grant to exposure labs for film braiding sweetgrass) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Creative West | To support the development of an advocacy framework for artists' rights in ai, intellectual property, and copyright, and to assist tech-centered artists in cross-sectoral work | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wana Brands Foundation | Boulder, CO | 7 | $225,000 | $100,000 | Friends of Levitt Pavilion Denver | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Gill Foundation | Denver, CO | 13 | $219,900 | $150,000 | Colorado Education Initiative | Project support for stem | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/b/a Next50 | Denver, CO | 4 | $205,000 | $100,000 | Rocky Mountain Public Media | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hankins Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | Youth and artist mentorship support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodan Family Foundation | Orinda, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Charitable Purposes of the Organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Wonderful Life Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Jazz at Aspen Snowmass | Capital and endowment campaign - payment 3 of 5 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth Kendal King Foundation | Denver, CO | 14 | $188,000 | $40,000 | Youth On Record | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dornick Foundation Inc | Woody Creek, CO | 3 | $185,000 | $100,000 | Aspen Mountain Artist Residency | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anna and John J Sie Foundation | Denver, CO | 5 | $182,950 | $116,050 | Denver Art Museum | For exhibitions/programs/collection. | apps.irs.gov |
| Noel Barrett Shuler Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Childrens Museum of Northern Colorado | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedman Family Foundation | Aspen, CO | 4 | $172,900 | $140,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Catto Shaw Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $172,361 | $172,361 | The Arts Campus at Willits | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Telluray Foundation | Littleton, CO | 2 | $160,000 | $150,000 | Littleton Town Hall Arts Center | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Heinz Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Denver Film Society | For the "chasing time" film | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christensen Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Denver Art Museum Inc | Core support for an art program | apps.irs.gov |
| Rubio Butterfield Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $148,866 | $148,866 | Aspen Art Museum | General support. | apps.irs.gov |
| WHH Foundation | San Marino, CA | 1 | $145,000 | $145,000 | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $143,000 | $143,000 | Aspen Journalism | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarah Shaw Anschutz Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 | Denver Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Spier Family Foundation | Foxborough, MA | 2 | $133,700 | $67,500 | Groundworks Art Lab | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund | Aspen, CO | 2 | $130,000 | $80,000 | Theatre Aspen | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Denovo Initiative | Portland, OR | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Incite Productions Inc | Project funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation | Pueblo, CO | 4 | $122,500 | $100,000 | Colorado State Fair Foundation | Multipurpose pavillion | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy & Robert S Blank Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $116,000 | $116,000 | Theatre Aspen | General Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Precourt Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 2 | $115,000 | $110,000 | Denver Art Museum | 501(c)(3) Qualified Organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Family Charitable Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $114,156 | $114,156 | Colorado Model Railroad Museum | Aid to community | apps.irs.gov |
| Kettering Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 7 | $110,000 | $30,000 | Steamboat Art Museum | Operating support for steamboat art museum '24 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 7 | $105,000 | $15,000 | Access Gallery | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Flowe Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $102,070 | $99,570 | Denver Art Museum | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Wyoming Foundation Inc | Cody, WY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Dairy Center for the Arts | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Joy Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Denver Film Society | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Cathedral Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Denver Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Public Media Company | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| R C Kemper Charitable Trust 10017800 | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Boulder Museum Contemporary Art | 2025 outreach education | apps.irs.gov |
| Spira Giving Colorado | Denver, CO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Music Appreciation Society | Support welfare and culture in Colorado. | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Denver Art Museum Inc | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Denver Art Museum | Andrea carlson: a constant sky" exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Latino Leadership Institute | Ignite Leadership Program | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Latino Community Foundation of Colorado | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peyton Anderson Foundation | Macon, GA | 1 | $95,000 | $95,000 | National Trust for Local News | Government accountability reporter | apps.irs.gov |
| Tuchman Family Foundation Co Mantucket Capital MGMT Corp | Englewood, CO | 2 | $95,000 | $75,000 | Denver Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation | Creede, CO | 2 | $90,750 | $75,750 | Denver Art Museum | Purchase drawings for the museum | apps.irs.gov |
| Pulley Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $90,000 | $75,000 | Vail Performing Arts Academy | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $87,500 | $87,500 | New Dance Theatre Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nord Family Foundation | Amherst, OH | 3 | $85,000 | $50,000 | Youth On Record | Supporting the creative youth development program, over two years | apps.irs.gov |
| The Louis & Harold Price Foundation | Woodbridge, NJ | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Music Associates of Aspen Inc | Gift to Music Associates of Aspen, Inc | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation | Harrison, NY | 5 | $80,000 | $20,000 | Denver Art Museum | To support early childhood programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edelstein Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 2 | $79,625 | $78,625 | Aspen Art Museum | Charitable - general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Burgess R & F Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 5 | $75,000 | $30,000 | Denver Art Museum Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Citrin Family Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Aspen Art Museum | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Crawley Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $75,000 | $40,000 | Opera Colorado | New and rarely performed opera repertoire | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthsense Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Denver Film Society | Denver film creates entertaining and transformative experiences for the colorado community through the power of diverse voices in film. | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Mancos Common Press Inc | Fci 2024 implementation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Comis Foundation 2423-00-48 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Etm-Colorado Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alpenglow Foundation | Aspen, CO | 8 | $70,860 | $50,000 | The Arts Campus at Willits | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Amy Hach Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $70,000 | $50,000 | Public Radio for the Front Range | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Tua the Anne Potter Wilson FDN | Dallas, TX | 2 | $70,000 | $35,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Public Media Company | Support for ongoing programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Messing Family Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $68,500 | $25,000 | Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chotin Family Foundation | Centennial, CO | 3 | $67,780 | $52,280 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | To support various charitable, educational and religious organizations missions | apps.irs.gov |
| Meow Wolf Philanthropic Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 7 | $67,500 | $15,000 | Latino Cultural Arts Center | General support of exempt mission and programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thendara Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $67,000 | $62,000 | Art Base | General support & capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation | Steamboat Springs, CO | 4 | $66,000 | $30,000 | Opera Steamboat | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 4 | $65,000 | $30,000 | Phamaly Theatre Company | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Singer Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $65,000 | $50,000 | Denver Art Museum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bolin Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Clyfford Still Museum | Support for an art exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| Virga Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $65,000 | $25,000 | Community Radio Project | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita & Jeffrey Adler Family Foundation | Winter Park, FL | 1 | $61,992 | $61,992 | Aspen Art Museum | To support thought-provoking, timely, and exciting experiences of contemporary art. | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarence V Laguardia Foundation | Lakewood, CO | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Denver Art Museum | Support of a special exhibit. | apps.irs.gov |
| Garrigan Foundation | Bethlehem, PA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Concrete Couch | Charitable operations | apps.irs.gov |
| HSJK Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Aspen Art Museum | general support | apps.irs.gov |
| James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Theatre Aspen | Season sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hampshire Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Denver Art Museum Inc | General operating & $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc | West Newton, MA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Public Media Company | To support charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Kissinger Family Foundation Inc | Boulder, CO | 5 | $59,000 | $30,000 | Friends of Wright Opera House | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| L & N Andreas Foundation | Mankato, MN | 3 | $58,000 | $50,000 | Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Grant is for recipients general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne Lamkin Kinder Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 2 | $57,229 | $54,729 | Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morgridge Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $56,407 | $50,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | 2024 & 2025 Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Presenting sponsor | apps.irs.gov |
| Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $55,000 | $40,000 | Opera Colorado | Charitable contributions | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis P Singer Fund Inc | Portsmouth, NH | 4 | $55,000 | $25,000 | Colorado Mahlerfest | To further organization's goals | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francis Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Chris & Joy Dinsdale Family Foundation | Sterling, CO | 1 | $54,350 | $54,350 | Denver Art Museum | ANNUAL FUND LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN & COLLECTOR's CHOICE GALA DONATION | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hunt Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 4 | $54,250 | $25,250 | Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass | 2025 jas natl council mshp. labor day box exp | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ball Foundation | Broomfield, CO | 1 | $52,500 | $52,500 | Childrens Museum of Denver | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Phyllis M Coors Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $52,500 | $15,000 | Ascend Performing Arts Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Rutherfoord Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 3 | $51,879 | $49,379 | Music Associates of Aspen | To fund charitable activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arizona Foundation for Educational Advancement | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum | To support quilt education and preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| De Sole Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Payment 1 of 3, air | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Public Media Company | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerard B Lambert Foundation | Harrison, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Museum of World War II Aviation Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Huntington Charitable Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Denver Art Museum | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Huntsman Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Strings Music Festival | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Kane Family Foundation Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Museum of World War II Aviation | Operational | apps.irs.gov |
| Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation | Homer Glen, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Rollie R Kelley Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Denver Center for Performing Arts | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elma Music Foundation (us) | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Youth On Record | General support for a community based, music focused youth development organization that provides and improves economic opportunities for young people in the creative arts. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jeff and Nicola Marcus Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Aspen Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Center for the Arts | Enriching the community through arts and cultural experience for everyone | apps.irs.gov |
| Brett Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 8 | $49,000 | $15,000 | Colorado Symphony Association | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 3 | $48,000 | $30,000 | Colorado Film Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Music Matters Fund Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Roots Music Project Foundation | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 7 | $44,310 | $15,710 | Global Livingston Institute | Support participation by Atlas Prep students and one faculty member | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 550 | $44,094 | $1,320 | Friends of the Denver School of the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts Without End | Fort Collins, CO | 2 | $44,000 | $35,000 | Canyon Concert Ballet | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Weissberg Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $42,500 | $42,500 | Denver Film Society | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley & William S McIntyre Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $42,011 | $32,011 | Bravo Colorado at Vail-Beaver Creek | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Edgerton Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $42,000 | $42,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | General support of organization mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Catherine and Trevor Person Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $41,502 | $41,502 | Music Associates of Aspen Inc | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Armstrong Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $41,000 | $40,000 | Colorado Ballet | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Bechtner Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Denver Art Museum | Cultural support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen M Seay Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Crow Canyon Archaeological Center | Help others | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boedecker Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | The Dairy Center for the Arts | Program Needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Walker Youngbird Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Denver Art Museum | General support-purchase of artworks | apps.irs.gov |
| William Rosenberg Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass | To further entity's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Records Johnston Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 7 | $39,750 | $13,000 | Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Climate team | apps.irs.gov |
| The C B Baird Jr Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $39,162 | $39,162 | Gunnison Council for the Arts Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Erin Pariser Charitable Trust | Aspen, CO | 3 | $39,151 | $20,000 | Aspen Art Museum | For general purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 4 | $39,000 | $25,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| H Chase Stone Trust B XXXXX5009 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $38,000 | $20,000 | Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Clark Foundation | Liberal, KS | 1 | $37,500 | $37,500 | Crow Luther Cultural Events Center | Community revitilization | apps.irs.gov |
| Ganek Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $37,500 | $25,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Gift for operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bender West Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $37,000 | $35,000 | Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Musser Fund | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $37,000 | $25,000 | Roshni | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Burgess F & R Tua | Saint Louis, MO | 2 | $36,666 | $18,333 | Colorado Symphony Association | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moniker Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 4 | $36,000 | $10,000 | Colorado New Play Festival | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Wachs-Weingarten Charitable Trust | Snowmass, CO | 2 | $36,000 | $23,500 | Theatre Aspen | Charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| One World Fund | Andover, MA | 1 | $35,310 | $35,310 | Celebrate the Beat | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Lehman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | The Denver Art Museum | General educational and charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arjun Gupta Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Theatre Aspen | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The New-Land Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Aspen Journalism | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Thiry-O'Leary Foundation | Cherry Hills Village, CO | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | The Colorado Sun | Support local, independent journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Loewenberg Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $34,450 | $34,450 | Aspen Art Museum | Exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| WC and Ej Thornton Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $33,500 | $20,000 | Downtown Aurora Visual Arts | arts for disadvantaged youth | apps.irs.gov |
| The Vance R and Colleen H Andrus Family Foundation Aka the Indigo Oak Fund | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $32,500 | $20,000 | Tri Arts Project | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Peach Mott Foundation Inc | Victoria, TX | 1 | $32,200 | $32,200 | Strings Music Festival | Charitable/educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc | Boulder, CO | 3 | $32,000 | $12,000 | El Sistema Colorado | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Libertygives Foundation | Englewood, CO | 5 | $31,755 | $12,975 | Gam United Football Club | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Louisville, KY | 3 | $31,000 | $15,000 | Lotus Treasure | Restricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bacca Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Parlando Incorporated | Support for parlando school of musical arts | apps.irs.gov |
| GR'S Foundation | Wichita, KS | 7 | $30,000 | $10,000 | Centennial State Ballet | Operating fund for other public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation | Falmouth, MA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Foundation Music School | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Met Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Pema Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Denver Art Museum | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| Robins Foundation | Richmond, VA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Theatre Aspen | To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | To support public media | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pearson Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Boulder Symphony | Social equity | apps.irs.gov |
| Alchemy Charitable Foundation Co Johnson Financial GRP LLC | Denver, CO | 1 | $29,000 | $29,000 | The Arts Campus at Willits | General program | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles A Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation | St Paul, MN | 4 | $28,700 | $10,000 | Colorado Ballet Company | Dancer wellness program | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Business Center Foundation | Aspen, CO | 3 | $28,000 | $15,000 | Aspen Journalism | Coomunication | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $27,500 | $27,500 | Opera Colorado | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Anthony & Delisa Mayer Foundation | Englewood, CO | 1 | $27,000 | $27,000 | Denver Art Museum | Support organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Elaine and Jeffrey Lovell Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $27,000 | $12,000 | Vilar Performing Arts Center Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Burgess Family Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $26,000 | $26,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,398 | $25,398 | Aspen Art Museum | Public charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Clyfford Still Museum | To support evaluation activities to better understand audiences, measure program impact, and inform responsive, visitor-based decision-making. | apps.irs.gov |
| Caruthers Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $25,000 | $20,000 | Parlando Incorporated | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| David Lord Charitable Foundation | Portage, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Concrete Couch | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Elia Philanthropies Fka the Kiva Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Fredman Family Foundation Inc | Water Mill, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Vilar Performing Arts Center | Donation to support the performing arts center in the heart of colorado's beaver creek resort. | apps.irs.gov |
| Garcia Family Foundation | Tempe, AZ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum | Donation Funding to bring the US Olympic & Paralympic Museum's Becoming Your Personal Best resiliency program to the state of Arizona | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillary Family Foundation | Cherry Hills Village, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Colorado Ballet | To support scholarships and tuition reduction for ballet students. | apps.irs.gov |
| JM McDonald Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | North London Mill Preservation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Aspen Art Museum | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Karin Bain and John Kukral Foundation | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Denver Art Museum | Annual fund leadership campaign (aflc) | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawrence & Isabel Barnett Charitable Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Denver Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Jane and Carl Panattoni Charitable | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Music Associates of Aspen Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mighty Arrow Family Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cultural Enrichment Center of Fort Collins | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sirius Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Wonderbound | To support charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carter Martinez Charitable Trust | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Su Teatro | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fries Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Global Livingston Institute | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| The Glades Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Sheridan Arts Foundation | Charitable Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jay Pritzker Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Clyfford Still Museum | Support of its forward to 15 fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simmsmann Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Music Associates of Aspen Inc | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The VF Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | McA Denver | Removing Barriers to Arts Access and Leadership for Denver's Teens | apps.irs.gov |
| Unlikely Collaborators Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Motus Theater | Motus Theater uses autobiographical storytelling to explore identity and personal transformation. The UC grant supports TRANSformative Stories, a touring production that invites audiences to expand th | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Ventureschmidt Family Foundation | Appleton, WI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Kids at Their Best Inc | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sam & Freda Davis 1993 Charitable Trust | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $24,821 | $24,821 | Denver Art Museum | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blessing Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $24,100 | $8,000 | Boulder County Arts Alliance | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Erion Family Foundation | Loveland, CO | 1 | $24,000 | $24,000 | Art Works in Loveland | Legacy funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Century Communities Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 2 | $22,500 | $12,500 | Denver Art Museum | Spring fundraiser to support the museum's learning & engagement efforts. | apps.irs.gov |
| Dka Charitable Trust | Forest Hills, NY | 1 | $22,500 | $22,500 | Theatre Aspen | For charity's specified services | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald K & Jan C Greenberg Family FDTN | St Louis, MO | 2 | $22,500 | $12,500 | Aspen Art Museum | To enrich lives with art, inspiration and community. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mantz Foundation | Ocala, FL | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | The Vail Jazz Foundation | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| S&B World Foundation Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | World Cultural Heritage Voices | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniels Family Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $20,808 | $10,404 | Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Av Hunter Trust Incorporated | Glendale, CO | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Access Afterschool | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Dancing Tides Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Iam Music Inc | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Deborah Buck Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Clyfford Still Museum | To advance clyfford still's art and legacy | apps.irs.gov |
| Duncan John G Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 3 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Access Afterschool | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Gene & Ruth Posner Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Clear Creek Radio Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation | Castle Rock, CO | 2 | $20,000 | $15,000 | Creede Repertory Theatre | Young Audience Outreach Tour | apps.irs.gov |
| Paz Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $20,000 | $15,000 | Colorado Ballet Company | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bauman Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Freeman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Denver Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Max and Helen Krey Foundation | Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Eureka McConnell Science Museum | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pearlstone Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | General purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Dance To Be Free | Program grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tarko Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Center for the Integration of Dance and Martial Arts | General support to help fund the work of this organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Otter Cares Foundation Aka Ottercares Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | 17 | $19,000 | $9,500 | Foundation Music School Inc | The Current | apps.irs.gov |
| Raynier Institute & Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $18,500 | $8,500 | Telluride Society for Jazz | Charitable event | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peternell Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $18,050 | $18,050 | Inside the Orchestra Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldberg Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Aspenfilm | General Program Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolff Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $18,000 | $12,000 | Local Theater Company | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Bloedorn Foundation | Ft Morgan, CO | 2 | $17,500 | $15,000 | Kids at Their Best | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sidney T and Bertha Katzson Charita Foundation | Englewood, CO | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 | Denver Art Museum | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Strompolos Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 3 | $17,500 | $10,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | To support local organizations. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hodges Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 | Denver Architectural Foundation | Operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $17,500 | $10,000 | Childrens Museum of Denver Inc | Culture & arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Jamie Tisch Foundation | Woodcliff Lake, NJ | 2 | $17,458 | $13,000 | Theatre Aspen | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $16,433 | $16,433 | The Arts Campus at Willits | Support musical programming offered at tacaw | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Foundation of the Rockies | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $16,250 | $15,000 | Downtown Aurora Visual Arts | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Aeg Community Foundation (fka Staples Center Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Youth On Record | Empowering Youth in the Young Creative Ecosystem | apps.irs.gov |
| Borgen Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | The Colorado Sun | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl & Margery Johnson Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| HDR Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Find Your Light Mental Wellness | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Iron Rose Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Arts Campus at Willits | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Bravo Colorado at Vail - Beaver Creek | Project Support | apps.irs.gov |
| James J & Helen M McCaffery Charitable Foundation Trust | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | Historical preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Kimsey Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Dance Aspen | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Reed Foundation | Castle Rock, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Breckenridge Creative Arts | Plastic recycling/upcycling program | apps.irs.gov |
| Sessions Family Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Grand Valley Public Radio Co Inc | Educate and improve quailty of life | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew Cader Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Dance Aspen | To provide opportunities to their company artists to step into the choreographer's role, allowing their creative voices to flourish. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Angel Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Vilar Performing Arts Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Galena Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Performing Arts Academy | Program development | apps.irs.gov |
| The Good Works Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Art Base | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hire Family Foundation | Rocky River, OH | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marvin Naiman and Margery Goldman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Motus Theater | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard S and Alita Rogers Family Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | National Council On Education for the Ceramic Arts | To provide support for the ceramic arts. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simmons Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Strings Music Festival | Support for musical arts performances geared to low and moderate income youth and families | apps.irs.gov |
| Bee Vradenburg Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 8 | $14,962 | $4,000 | Concrete Couch | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 12 | $13,750 | $2,000 | Grand Lake Us Constitution Week | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| Blank Charitable Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $13,700 | $13,700 | Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $13,700 | $13,700 | The Arts Campus at Willits | Program Expense | apps.irs.gov |
| J F Shea Company Foundation | Walnut, CA | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 | Lone Tree Arts Center Fund | To further exempt activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Read Foundation Inc F/k/a the Merrill Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $13,000 | $6,000 | Opera Colorado | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Engelberg Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $13,000 | $10,000 | Aspen Art Museum | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Murray Charitable Trust | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $12,857 | $12,857 | Colorado Symphony Association | Community outreach, cultural | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stephen M Sander Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $12,750 | $10,250 | Buckhorn Public Arts | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Brittingham Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Music Associates of Aspen Inc | Gos: aspen music festival & school | apps.irs.gov |
| Driscoll Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Denver Art Museum | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nichols Charitable Foundation | Topeka, KS | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Schlessman Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Phamaly Theatre Company | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithburg Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Aspen Art Museum | Cultural support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carlson Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Aspen Art Museum | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edgerley Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Aspen Art Museum | Support-general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robin E Hernreich Foundation | Edwards, CO | 2 | $12,500 | $7,500 | Vail Performing Arts Academy | Culture | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Franklin Chazen Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $12,400 | $10,400 | Theatre Aspen | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Caulkins Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $12,000 | $6,000 | Opera Colorado | Support exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Homer A Scott & Mildred S Scott Foundation | Sheridan, WY | 2 | $12,000 | $7,000 | Wonderbound | 2025 Discretionary Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Ness Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $12,000 | $10,000 | Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Museum | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mesdag Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $12,000 | $10,000 | Aspen Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bushong Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $11,500 | $10,000 | Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Lacy Foundation | Buena Vista, CO | 1 | $11,000 | $11,000 | Curtis Legacy Foundation | As needed to assist with exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dalton Family Foundation | Scarsdale, NY | 1 | $11,000 | $11,000 | Sheridan Arts Foundation | General Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kappler Marrack Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meyers Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Denver Art Museum | To further art education through exhibits of art at the museum | apps.irs.gov |
| The Catherwood Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1 | $10,313 | $10,313 | Stillwater Music | In support of whatever is most needed | apps.irs.gov |
| Anschutz Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Kids at Their Best | General operating support to provide leadership and enrichment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth in northeast Colorado. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur and Joan Weisberg Family Foundation Inc | Huntington, WV | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | El Sistema Colorado | For donee's general purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| B L Manger Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Ohr Hatzafun Productions | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Access Foundation | Aurora, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Colorado Artists in Recovery | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cope Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Public Media Company | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dimond Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald C McGraw Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Vilar Performing Arts Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Denver Art Museum | Unrestricted operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eppstein Uhen Tennessen Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Youth On Record Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ferguson Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Vail Jazz Foundation | To provide support to the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Frechette Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Vail Performing Arts Academy | General operations support | apps.irs.gov |
| Friedman-French Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Mizel Center for Arts & Culture | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Glenn W Bailey Charitable Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Eureka McConnell Science Museum | Integrating steam into early childhood education through national next generational science standards | apps.irs.gov |
| I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation | Bloomington, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Carbondale Community Access Radio | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | Kirkland-dam integration | $2,981,152 | apps.irs.gov |
| Priem Family Foundation | Pretty Human Inc | Denver, CO | Educational | $1,053,836 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zarpet Family Foundation | Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | Sustainability | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zarpet Family Foundation | Groundworks Art Lab | Boulder, CO | Cultural and Religious | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Latino Community Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Capacity building; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to support the organization and/or specific programs as identified by the employee or board member | $824,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | The Latino Cultural Arts Center | Denver, CO | Community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $733,895 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | General support | $665,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | Kirkland-dam integration | $609,677 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | America Succeeds | Denver, CO | For groundwork for a new vision for the role of public education | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Foundation (f/k/a Mayfair Foundation) | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | Bd of trustees & nat council | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Public Media Company | Boulder, CO | Empowering public media organizations to equitably expand access to local news through deeper community insights, actionable information and stronger connections, thus enabling stations to better unde | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | Unrestricted | $480,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JFM Foundation | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | General support | $437,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Redline | Denver, CO | Community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $392,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniels Fund | America Succeeds | Denver, CO | Scaling durable skills, civics service corp, and willow education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Public Media Venture Group | Boulder, CO | Execute community-based pilots assessing ways the next generation of over-the-air broadcast technology known as atsc 3.0 informs and engages communities. | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windy Pines Foundation | Unity Project Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | General fund support | $322,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margulf Foundation | Colorado Education Initiative | Denver, CO | General operating grant | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Colorado Education Initiative | Denver, CO | To Advance opportunity pathways policy and programs in Colorado, providing statewide thought leadership, implementation support, and meeting convening with cross-sector partners. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Denver Art Museum Inc | Denver, CO | Technology & equipment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | State Historical Society of Colorado the Colorado State Museum | Denver, CO | To support research, community workshops, and nominations for historic sites in san luis valley | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Colorado Sun | Denver, CO | To provide general operating support for journalism. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Creative West | Denver, CO | To support the development of an advocacy framework for artists' rights in ai, intellectual property, and copyright, and to assist tech-centered artists in cross-sectoral work | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation | Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | Grant area: 501c entity for funding to denver film society (grant to exposure labs for film braiding sweetgrass) | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | Exposure lab's organizational capacity | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc | Friends of Levitt Pavilion Denver | Denver, CO | Community programming support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scanlan Family Foundation | Jazz at Aspen - Snowmass | Aspen, CO | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Youth On Record | Denver, CO | Adult recovery; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellco Foundation | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | Supports arts, culture and humanities. | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Kids at Their Best | Fort Morgan, CO | Capacity building; general donation to support organization or program | $205,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodan Family Foundation | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | Charitable Purposes of the Organization | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hankins Foundation | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | Aspen, CO | Youth and artist mentorship support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wonderful Life Foundation | Jazz at Aspen Snowmass | Aspen, CO | Capital and endowment campaign - payment 3 of 5 | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesee Mountain Foundation | Denver Center for Performing Arts | Denver, CO | Charitable | $184,242 | apps.irs.gov |
| Noel Barrett Shuler Foundation | Childrens Museum of Northern Colorado | Loveland, CO | Unrestricted gift | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Denver, CO | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catto Shaw Foundation | The Arts Campus at Willits | Basalt, CO | General operating fund | $172,361 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Eureka McConnell Science Museum | Grand Junction, CO | Thriving young people | $166,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Family Foundation | America Succeeds | Denver, CO | Project support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | America Succeeds | Denver, CO | To implement and promote the use of durable skills with K-12 learners across 12 pilot programs. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gill Foundation | Colorado Education Initiative | Denver, CO | Project support for stem | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christensen Fund | Denver Art Museum Inc | Denver, CO | Core support for an art program | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heinz Family Foundation | Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | For the "chasing time" film | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Telluray Foundation | Littleton Town Hall Arts Center | Littleton, CO | Capital campaign | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Southeast Colorado Creative Partnership | La Junta, CO | General donation to support organization or program | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rubio Butterfield Foundation | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | General support. | $148,866 | apps.irs.gov |
| WHH Foundation | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | Aspen, CO | General support | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Aspen Journalism | Aspen, CO | Conservation | $143,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | D3 Arts | Denver, CO | Adult recovery; community solutions; thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $142,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedman Family Foundation | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | Support | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniels Fund | Center for American Values Incorporated | Pueblo, CO | Hip virtual education project | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarah Shaw Anschutz Foundation | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | General support | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Community Radio for Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO | To support environmental journalism, with a focus on radio reporting related to the effects of climate change on the environment and communities within the Colorado River Basin. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Denovo Initiative | Incite Productions Inc | Boulder, CO | Project funding | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | LFMG Music Academy | Montrose, CO | Capacity building; community solutions; general donation to support organization or program | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margulf Foundation | Colorado Education Initiative | Denver, CO | Restricted grant to embedding ai in a reimagined high school experience project | $124,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anna and John J Sie Foundation | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | For exhibitions/programs/collection. | $116,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy & Robert S Blank Foundation | Theatre Aspen | Aspen, CO | General Charitable | $116,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Museo de Las Americas | Denver, CO | Adult recovery; capacity building; thriving young people | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Family Charitable Foundation | Colorado Model Railroad Museum | Greeley, CO | Aid to community | $114,156 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Precourt Foundation | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | 501(c)(3) Qualified Organization | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Lincoln Hills Cares | Denver, CO | Thriving young people | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | New Cottage Arts | Denver, CO | Thriving young people | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Access Afterschool | Glenwood Springs, CO | Thriving young people | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dornick Foundation Inc | Aspen Mountain Artist Residency | Aspen, CO | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| R C Kemper Charitable Trust 10017800 | Boulder Museum Contemporary Art | Boulder, CO | 2025 outreach education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Colorado Ballet Company | Denver, CO | General operating support for dance productions and activities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation | Colorado State Fair Foundation | Pueblo, CO | Multipurpose pavillion | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Wyoming Foundation Inc | Dairy Center for the Arts | Boulder, CO | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cathedral Fund | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | Andrea carlson: a constant sky" exhibition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Joy Foundation | Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Downtown Aurora Visual Arts | Aurora, CO | Community solutions | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wana Brands Foundation | Friends of Levitt Pavilion Denver | Denver, CO | General Operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Latino Community Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | Promise of an Equitable Future | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Latino Leadership Institute | Littleton, CO | Ignite Leadership Program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spira Giving Colorado | Music Appreciation Society | Denver, CO | Support welfare and culture in Colorado. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Public Media Company | Boulder, CO | In support of general operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/b/a Next50 | Rocky Mountain Public Media | Denver, CO | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | The Powerhouse | Durango, CO | Capital to open new ece slots | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Flowe Foundation | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | General operating fund | $99,570 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Su Teatro | Denver, CO | Community solutions; thriving young people; matching contribution to support the organization and/or specific programs as identified by the employee or board member | $97,760 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peyton Anderson Foundation | National Trust for Local News | Brighton, CO | Government accountability reporter | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Colorado Education Initiative | Denver, CO | The k-12 post secondary and workforc | $94,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New Dance Theatre Inc | Denver, CO | General support | $87,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Cultural Enrichment Center of Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | Thriving young people | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Platteforum | Denver, CO | Thriving young people | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Brink Literacy Project | Elbert, CO | Adult recovery | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | El Sistema Colorado | Denver, CO | Thriving young people | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Louis & Harold Price Foundation | Music Associates of Aspen Inc | Aspen, CO | Gift to Music Associates of Aspen, Inc | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund | Theatre Aspen | Aspen, CO | General operations | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edelstein Foundation | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | Charitable - general support | $78,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | Purchase drawings for the museum | $75,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citrin Family Foundation | Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | General | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Colorado Conservatory of Dance | Broomfield, CO | Thriving young people | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Family Foundation | Colorado Education Initiative | Denver, CO | Project support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tuchman Family Foundation Co Mantucket Capital MGMT Corp | Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Denver Art Museum Inc | Denver, CO | Arts education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthsense Foundation | Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | Denver film creates entertaining and transformative experiences for the colorado community through the power of diverse voices in film. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Comis Foundation 2423-00-48 | Etm-Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.