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The Caruso Foundation Dba Caruso Entrepreneurship Initiative: 32 grants to organizations, $1.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Caruso Foundation Dba Caruso Entrepreneurship Initiative, a private foundation in Boulder, CO, paid 32 grants to organizations totaling $1,482,191 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $355,000 to University of Colorado Foundation in Denver, CO for program funding.
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- EIN
- 841559444
- Based in
- Boulder, CO
- Assets
- $51,133,116
- Grants paid
- $1,482,191
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202533179349102878. It reported $1,482,191 in grants paid; 32 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | Program Funding | Education | $355,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Chicago, IL | Program Funding | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | Program Funding | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boulder Police Foundation | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $111,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Education | $92,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elevate Quantum | Albuquerque, NM | Program Funding | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Endeavor Colorado | Denver, CO | Program Funding | Community improvement and capacity building | $64,473 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Women & Information Technology | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Access Opportunity | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau | Denver, CO | Program Funding | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | Program Funding | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Walk Denver | Denver, CO | Program Funding | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unite America Institute | Denver, CO | Program Funding | Public and societal benefit | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Cancer Fighters | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Forum Fund Inc | Denver, CO | Program Funding | Social science | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Community Health Foundation | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado | Denver, CO | Program Funding | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| El Dorado Foundation Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | Program Funding | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Growing Gardens of Boulder | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Program Funding | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Program Funding | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tennyson Center for Children | Denver, CO | Program Funding | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Civic Ventures | Denver, CO | Program Funding | Community improvement and capacity building | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Green | Denver, CO | Program Funding | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Women's Chamber Foundation | Denver, CO | Program Funding | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Drive Foundation | Westminster, CO | Program Funding | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glider | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Kesem | Covina, CA | Program Funding | $1,018 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Business Roundtable | Greenwood Village, CO | Program Funding | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Niwot Elementary | Longmont, CO | Program Funding | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soaring Heights | Erie, CO | Program Funding | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tara Institute of Performing Arts | Boulder, CO | Program Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $450,200 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $111,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $75,473 |
| Youth development | $50,000 |
| Human services | $40,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $20,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $876,173 |
| Illinois | $500,000 |
| New Mexico | $75,000 |
| Arizona | $10,000 |
| Minnesota | $10,000 |
| New York | $10,000 |
| California | $1,018 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. 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.