Gates Family Foundation
Denver, CO · EIN 84-0474837. Reported 1,376 grants totalling $142.4M to 790 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$142.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
790organizations funded
42%of grantees funded again the next year
$597.6Massets, latest filing
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. Gates 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $13,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $20.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 790 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Institute | Denver, CO | $39.8M | 11 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $24.3M | 13 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $10.1M | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $4,000,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thacher School | Ojai, CA | $3,750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lyra | Denver, CO | $2,165,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rooted | Denver, CO | $1,690,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palmer Land Conservancy | Colorado Spgs, CO | $1,520,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | Aurora, CO | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gates Biomanufacturing Facility Sup | Aurora, CO | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Elevation Community Land Trust | Denver, CO | $1,150,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aurora Public Schools Foundation | Aurora, CO | $1,000,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust | Del Norte, CO | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| William J Palmer Parks Foundation I | Colorado Spgs, CO | $935,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rose Community Foundation | Denver, CO | $835,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gates Biomanufacturing Facility Support Foundation | Aurora, CO | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Park Fire Rescue Authority | Walden, CO | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Media Project | Denver, CO | $710,956 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Line Canal Conservancy | Centennial, CO | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| William J Palmer Parks Foundation Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $645,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Land Conservancy | Denver, CO | $640,246 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Stock Show Association | Denver, CO | $600,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| America Succeeds | Denver, CO | $540,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bicycle Colorado | Denver, CO | $535,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rio Grande Headwaters Land Tr a Col | Del Norte, CO | $525,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $509,754 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado Prevention Center | Aurora, CO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundati | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Utah State University Foundation | Park City, UT | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trust for Public Land | Denver, CO | $445,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Trust for Local News | Lexington, MA | $412,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montezuma Land Conservancy | Cortez, CO | $408,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc | Denver, CO | $395,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | Denver, CO | $380,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rio Grande Headwaters Land Tr a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation | Del Norte, CO | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard University John F Kennedy | Cambridge, MA | $352,800 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Community Wealth Buildin | Denver, CO | $300,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Government | Towaoc, CO | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moonshot Edventures | Denver, CO | $280,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artspace Projects Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $275,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado League of Charter Schools | Denver, CO | $260,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado State University Foundatio | Fort Collins, CO | $254,333 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts | Golden, CO | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Schools Fund | Denver, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Community Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $227,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montbello Organizing Committee | Denver, CO | $225,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Denver, CO | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peaks to People Water Fund | Fort Collins, CO | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Water Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $220,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Embark Education | Denver, CO | $220,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Charter Facility Solutions | Denver, CO | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Denver Civic Arts Foundation | Denver, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Wild Turkey Federation | Edgefield, SC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver, CO | $192,487 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $185,534 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Builders | Glenwood Springs, CO | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fax Partnership (the) | Denver, CO | $185,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $185,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $180,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kwiyagat Community Academy | Towaoc, CO | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rise Colorado | Aurora, CO | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charter Facility Solutions | Denver, CO | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Empower Schools Inc | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Centennial, CO | $175,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Boulder, CO | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | Arlington, VA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keep It Colorado | Golden, CO | $170,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Punahou School | Honolulu, HI | $165,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bluff Lake Nature Center | Denver, CO | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Island Conservation | Santa Cruz, CA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Quantified Ventures | Chevy Chase, MD | $150,750 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Activate Work Inc | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Avesta Capital LLC | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chalkbeat | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado Education Organizing Funde | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Equitable Economic Mobilit | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Open Lands | Lakewood, CO | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado Succeeds | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado West Land Trust | Grand Jct, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fort Lewis College Foundation | Durango, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hadanou Collective | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legacy Institute | Colorado Springs, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Found | Long Beach, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Squared Network (the) | Carbondale, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trout Unlimitedcolorado Council | Arlington, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teach for America Inc | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angel Charity for Children Inc | Tucson, AZ | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montrose County School District Re- | Montrose, CO | $145,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Erik Hite Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $144,820 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Dumb Friends League | Denver, CO | $142,017 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Reform Now Inc | Denver, CO | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard Co | Cambridge, MA | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Audubon Rockies | New York, NY | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clayton Early Learning | Denver, CO | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Public Library Friends Foundation | Denver, CO | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ges Coalition | Denver, CO | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keystone Center | Keystone, CO | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sonoran Institute | Tucson, AZ | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Denver Civic Ventures Inc | Denver, CO | $120,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| High Country News | Paonia, CO | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Wildflower Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $120,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Resource Center | Denver, CO | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation | Steamboat Springs, CO | $110,017 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan State University of De | Denver, CO | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Southwest Community Fund | Alamosa, CO | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Next 100 Colorado | Keystone, CO | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Colorado Museum of Natural History | Denver, CO | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Community Economic Development Corporation | Denver, CO | $105,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Luis Valley Local Foods Coaliti | Alamosa, CO | $103,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| 50CAN Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 9TO5 National Association of Workin | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cate School | Carpinteria, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado Children's Campaign | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Childrens Campaign Inc | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado College Th | Colorado Springs, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Youth Congress | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crested Butte Land Trust | Crested Butte, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dueker Ranch | Star Valley, AZ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elevation Athletic Performance Foun | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fremont Re-2 School District | Florence, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Generation Schools Network Inc | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latino Leadership Institute | Littleton, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation Inc | Long Beach, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Legacy Charter High School | Aurora, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parker School | Kamuela, HI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Platte Valley Healthcare Project | Saratoga, WY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership C | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salo Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sims-Fayola Foundation Inc | Aurora, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Think 360 Arts for Learning Inc | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aya Foundation | Denver, CO | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundatio | Glenwood Springs, CO | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reschool | Denver, CO | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | Towaoc, CO | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Steamboat Reading Inc | Steamboat, CO | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Better Tomorrow | Steamboat Springs, CO | $87,466 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Commn | Denver, CO | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| La Puente Home | Alamosa, CO | $85,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Preparatory School | Denver, CO | $85,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Educational and Charitable | Englewood, CO | $82,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Water Trust | Denver, CO | $80,466 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Civic Center Conservancy | Denver, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fun | Denver, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stead School (the) | Commerce City, CO | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Strings Music Festival | Steamboat Springs, CO | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Par | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tread of Pioneers Historical Commis | Steamboat Springs, CO | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youthroots | Englewood, CO | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Luz Education | Denver, CO | $77,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Rivers Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aspen Valley Land Trust | Carbondale, CO | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition Inc | Aurora, CO | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the San Lui | Alamosa, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Butterfly Pavilion | Westminster, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barton Institute for Community Action | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building a Better Colorado | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado State Conservation Board | Broomfield, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Center on Law and Policy | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dsst Public Schools | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denver School of Science and Technology Inc | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montezuma Orchard Restoration Proje | Cortez, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborworks of Southern Colorado | Pueblo, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Npx Charitable Inc | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Precious Lamb Preschool Inc | Long Beach, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium | Westminster, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sedgwick County | Julesburg, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Benedict at Auburndale High Sch | Cordova, TN | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uviation World Water Inc | Canon City, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Hayden Granary Inc | Hayden, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mesa County Public Health | Grand Junction, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muslim Youth for Positive Impact | Broomfield, CO | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Center | Aurora, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steamboat Art Museum | Steamboat Springs, CO | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Development Code | Norwich, VT | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yampa River Botanical Park Co Yvcf | Steamboat Springs, CO | $65,466 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prairie Cultural Commons | Stratton, CO | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Town of Buena Vista | Buena Vista, CO | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warren Village | Denver, CO | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wild Bear Nature Center | Nederland, CO | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Society of Metabolic Health Practit | San Diego, CA | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mad in America | Cambridge, MA | $63,103 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Judis House | Aurora, CO | $62,704 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hearken Inc | Berkeley, CA | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boulder Community Broadcast Associa | Boulder, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation | Glenwood Springs, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Foundation | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denver Urban Gardens | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Denver Colfax Partnership Inc | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edgewater Collective | Edgewater, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frontline Farming | Arvada, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Justice for the People Legal Center | Aurora, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Writers Workshop Inc | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Beach Day Nursery | Long Beach, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monte Vista Community Fund Inc | Monte Vista, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Opera Steamboat | Steamboat Springs, CO | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Worthmore | Aurora, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pueblo City-County Library District | Pueblo, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Routt County Search and Rescue | Steamboat Springs, CO | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| State Historical Society of Colorad | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Hayden | Hayden, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mca Denver | Denver, CO | $58,336 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Horse Rescue | Longmont, CO | $57,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mad in America Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $56,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Western Stock Show | Denver, CO | $55,707 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for African American Health | Denver, CO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miners Alley Playhouse | Golden, CO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America | Denver, CO | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildflower Montessori Public School | Aurora, CO | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine River Shares | Durango, CO | $53,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cook Children's Health Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $52,008 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healing Arizona Veterans | Tucson, AZ | $50,822 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United States Endowment Forforestry | Chevy Chase, MD | $50,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americas Promise-the Alliance for Y | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Barton Institute for Community Acti | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ben Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Book Truck (the) | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee Cou | Salida, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bucu West | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc | Sudbury, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe Momentum Denver Corporation | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Central Color | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Excellence in Educationa | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chaffee Housing Authority | Salida, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Aurora | Aurora, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleo Parker Robinson Dance | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Co-Lead International | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Black Arts Movement | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School | Carbondale, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Sun | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Sun Pbc | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crosspurpose | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crow Luther Cultural Events Center | Eads, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Department of Agriculture | Broomfield, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Future Farmers of America Foundation | Greeley, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dancing Spirit Inc | Ignacio, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Daniel Robert Sayre Memorial Founda | Kailuakona, HI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delta County | Delta, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denver Housing Authority | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
241 of 790 (31%) 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.
- University of Denver
Program-related Investment - Long Beach Community Foundation
CHARITABLE GIVING CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 922 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 287 | $23.1M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 357 | $40.9M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 372 | $41.1M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 360 | $37.3M | $25,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Gates Family Foundation has 224 of them, worth $245.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Institute | Denver, CO | $80.0M |
| Gates Institute | Denver, CO | $60.0M |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $40.0M |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | $14.8M |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $2,800,000 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $2,750,000 |
| William J Palmer Parks Foundation Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,155,000 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $2,150,000 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $2,000,000 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $2,000,000 |
| Palmer Land Conservancy | Colorado Spgs, CO | $1,770,000 |
| Thacher School | Ojai, CA | $1,750,000 |
| Rio Grande Headwaters Land Tr a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation | Del Norte, CO | $1,525,000 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $1,500,000 |
| Gates Biomanufacturing Facility Support Foundation | Aurora, CO | $1,500,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 86% 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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. 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 Gates 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: 1390 Lawrence Street Suite 400, Denver, CO, 80204. 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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