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Bruce Benson Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $602,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Bruce Benson Foundation, a private foundation in Denver, CO, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $602,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $200,000 to Advance Colorado in Lafayette, CO for aid to community.
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- EIN
- 260272148
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- Assets
- $2,687,733
- Grants paid
- $602,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202601339349105000. It reported $602,000 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Colorado | Lafayette, CO | Aid to community | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Academy | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Steamboat Institute | Steamboat Springs, CO | Aid to community | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Program of the Rockies | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Public and societal benefit | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Colorado | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | Aid to community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Police Foundation | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Aurora, CO | Aid to community | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | Aid to community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Sense Institute | Greenwood Village, CO | Aid to community | Social science | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independence Institute | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Step Denver | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Judi's House | Aurora, CO | Aid to community | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Delta Chi Association | Indianapolis, IN | Aid to community | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202531259349101993. It reported $784,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Colorado | Lafayette, CO | Aid to community | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Steamboat Institute | Steamboat Springs, CO | Aid to community | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Program of the Rockies | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Public and societal benefit | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Eleuthera Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Aid to community | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independence Institute | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samaratin's Purse | Boone, NC | Aid to community | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | Aid to community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gold Crown Foundation | Lakewood, CO | Aid to community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | Aid to community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casady School | Oklahoma City, OK | Aid to community | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Business Hall of Fame | Greenwood Village, CO | Aid to community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Sense Institute | Greenwood Village, CO | Aid to community | Social science | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain | Greenwood Village, CO | Aid to community | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Step Denver | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Denver, CO | Aid to community | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army | Denver, CO | Aid to community | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $305,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $180,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 |
| Human services | $14,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 |
| Social science | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $1,300,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $25,000 |
| Texas | $20,000 |
| New York | $20,000 |
| North Carolina | $15,000 |
| Oklahoma | $5,000 |
| Indiana | $1,000 |
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Updated May 13, 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.