Clough Family Foundation
Rifle, CO · EIN 26-4098267. Reported 173 grants totalling $1,068,000 to 74 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Clough Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $23,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Mustangs | Grand Junction, CO | $73,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sarah's Home | Peyton, CO | $61,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation Colorado | Greenwood Village, CO | $50,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rifle Animal Shelter | Rifle, CO | $49,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ihmc Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition | Pensacola, FL | $39,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miracle Flights | Las Vegas, NV | $36,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ihmc Florida Institue for Human & Machine Cognition | Pensacola, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pss Silt Wildlife Foundation | Silt, CO | $30,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $28,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Daniel's Academy | Peyton, CO | $27,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation | Glenwood Springs, CO | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | El Jebel, CO | $26,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harmony Acres Equestrian Center | Fruita, CO | $25,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lift-Up | Rifle, CO | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Literacy Outreach | Glenwood Springs, CO | $21,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Aid | Grand Junction, CO | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Topeka, KS | $19,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $18,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Buddy Program | Aspen, CO | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access Afterschool | Carbondale, CO | $16,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aspen Community Foundation | Basalt, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Daniel's Academy Project | Peyton, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Journey Home Animal Shelter | Rifle, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rifle Journey Home Animal Shelter | Rifle, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thorn | Manhattan Beach, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital | Portland, OR | $14,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $14,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Ute Theatre Society | Rifle, CO | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | $14,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rifle Senior Center | Rifle, CO | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Way Out | Aspen, CO | $13,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Field Institute | Alamosa, CO | $13,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium | Sarasota, FL | $13,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nurtured By Nature | Valley Center, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riding Institute for Disabled Equestrians | Silt, CO | $12,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bookcliffs Art Center | Rifle, CO | $11,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riding Institute for Disable Equestrians | Silt, CO | $11,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $11,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lift-Up Rifle | Rifle, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reach Out Colorado | Rifle, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Gainesville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Toys for Tots Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kid's Aid | Grand Junction, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rifle Rendezvous Festival | Rifle, CO | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gulf Coast Kids House | Pensacola, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manna Ministry of Tidewater | Virginia Beach, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samaratan's Purse | Boone, NC | $6,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Children's Neighborhood - Children in Crisis | Fort Walton Beach, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bookcliff Arts Center | Rifle, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Valley Equine Assisted Learning Center | Fruita, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Valley Equine Assisted Learnings Center | Fruita, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heavenly Blessings | Pensacola, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heavenly Blessings Ministry | Pensacola, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nutured By Nature Animal Educators | Valley Center, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paralyed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piceance Mustangs | Meeker, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rifle Lift-Up | Rifle, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriners | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriners | Ransom, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Labre Indian School | Topeka, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Truth in the Word | Palisade, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youthzone | Glenwood Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Buddy Program | Manhattan Bch, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toys for Tots | Des Moines, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Search & Rescue Dogs of the USA | Morrison, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Church | Virginia Beach, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 1DIED4ALL | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rifle Rendezvous | Rifle, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Tank | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Church | Virginia Beach, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Tank | Rangely, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
28 of 74 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ihmc Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition
SUPPORT FOR MULTI-MEDIA LAB & EXO SUIT - Friends of the Mustangs
SUPPORT FOR DEBEQUE AREA MUSTANGS - Ihmc Florida Institue for Human & Machine Cognition
SUPPORT FOR MULTI-MEDIA LAB/MAC COMPUTERS - Rifle Animal Shelter
SUPPORT: GENERAL PROGRAMS - Journey Home Animal Shelter
SUPPORT FOR FOOD & PET CARE PROGRAMS - Colorado Mountain College Foundation
SUPPORT FOR RIFLE HIGH SCHOOL AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 88 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | $286,000 | $6,000 |
| 2022 | 46 | $280,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $237,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 42 | $265,000 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 65% of this one's giving went to organizations in Colorado. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Clough Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 686, Rifle, CO, 81650. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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