Gary Philanthropy
Denver, CO · EIN 81-0587194. Reported 131 grants totalling $29.7M to 110 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Gary Philanthropy checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations Gary Philanthropy funded make grants themselves, and it reported 6 grants totalling $571,397 to them. That is 10% of the $5,723,018 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Community Foundation | community foundation | Colorado | $315,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Mile High United Way Inc | federated giving programme | Colorado | $205,897 | 2 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Colorado Gives Foundation | community foundation | Colorado | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Impact Charitable | community foundation | Colorado | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Wyoming Community Foundation | community foundation | Wyoming | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $70,000; the smallest was $30 and the largest $8,593,977.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached Statement | Denver, CO | $22.7M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elevation Community Land Trust LLC | Denver, CO | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Invest in Kids | Denver, CO | $645,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community College of Denver Foundation | Denver, CO | $489,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Children's Campaign | Denver, CO | $345,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rose Community Foundation | Denver, CO | $315,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Public Safety Youth Programs | Denver, CO | $294,884 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Servicios De La Raza | Denver, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mile High United Way Inc | Denver, CO | $205,897 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home | Denver, CO | $200,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Early Milestones Colorado | Denver, CO | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Fiscal Institute | Denver, CO | $178,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bell Policy Center | Denver, CO | $154,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County Human Services | Golden, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Denver- Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab | Denver, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $120,275 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building a Better Colorado | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Center on Law & Policy (formerly Denver Foundation) | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parent Possible | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Firm | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council for a Strong America | Washington, DC | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Activate Work Inc | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cllaro | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climb Higher Colorado | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Education Colorado Fund | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mile High Workshop Inc | Aurora, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Era Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cityunite | Broomfield, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Out and Read Colorado | Denver, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trailhead Institute | Denver, CO | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Small Business Majority Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brothers Redevelopment Inc | Denver, CO | $52,240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 50CAN Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Year Inc | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Succeeds | Littleton, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Investment Alliance | Loveland, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epic Colorado | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Energize Colorado | Boulder, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reschool | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young African Americans for Social and Political Activism (yaaspa) | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Co Pfs at Risk Youth- Mst Project (co Seminary University of Denver) | Denver, CO | $47,153 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community First Foundation | Arvada, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Charitable | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barton Institute for Community Action | Denver, CO | $22,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tsne Missionworks | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Peak | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center | Portland, OR | $19,250 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County | Thornton, CO | $15,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Academy | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Cooperative | Washington, DC | $10,254 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clayton Early Learning | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cobbled Streets | Wheat Ridge, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Early Childhood Council | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Livingston Institute | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sky's the Limit Fund | Milpitas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Developmental Fx | Denver, CO | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strive Preparatory Schools | Denver, CO | $6,250 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Front Range Community College - Westminster | Westminster, CO | $5,979 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Barton Institute | Denver, CO | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mi CASA Resource Center | Denver, CO | $5,451 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado News Collaborative | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Western Center Authority | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Valley Family Health Center | Olathe, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jewish Center-Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver Inc | Westminster, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wyatt Academy | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Colorado Springs, CO | $4,728 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan, CO | $4,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood, CO | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling, CO | $2,786 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Benefits in Action | Lakewood, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dazzle Africa | Las Vegas, NV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute (rmmfi) | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teach for America Inc | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lamar Unidos | Lamar, CO | $2,142 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Collegiate Academies | New Orleans, LA | $1,677 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blooming Prairie Veterans Memorial | Blooming Prairie, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climb Wyoming | Cheyenne, WY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heart Studios | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moonshot Edventures | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pablove Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raise the Future | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $750 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Humanities | Greenwood Village, CO | $700 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bail Project | Venice, CA | $523 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | New Orleans, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wyoming Community Foundation | Laramie, WY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes | Arlington, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Libraries Without Borders | Washington, DC | $223 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Ballet Company | Denver, CO | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Family Services of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upbeat Colorado | Denver, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethlehem Academy | Faribault, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Family Tree | Wheat Ridge, CO | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weecycle | Aurora, CO | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Centennial, CO | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
1 of 110 (1%) 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 0%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Elevation Community Land Trust LLC
A new, permanently affordable housing platform ? initiated by a consortium of local foundations and incubated by the nationally-recognized land preservation nonprofit Urban Land Conservancy that supports low- and moderate-income residents to attain and sustain homeownership. The self-sustaining platform will help mitigate housing displacement, keep families in place and offer solutions to address access to multiple social determinants of health. In its first 5-years, Elevation will acquire and develop over 700 single family homes, townhomes and condos, providing a range of rental, lease-to-own and owner-occupied housing options in gentrifying/at-risk neighborhoods across metro Denver. - Invest in Kids
Funding for the launch of a new evidence based program in Colorado to serve high need families with home-based mental health services. Launch and eventually scale a program designed to serve the children and families facing the effects of trauma. - Community College of Denver Foundation
Scale up the successful WORKNOW collective impact model by including new service partners, employer partners and construction training curriculum tools. Further expand job creation for 30,000 underemployed, low skilled workers and entrepreneurs in communities affected by the upcoming large projects. - Colorado Children's Campaign
Investment in policy and advocacy in early childhood - Investing in the Colorado Children's Campaign will support the transformation of Colorado's early childhood system. - Rose Community Foundation
Rose willl serve as the fiscal sponsor for the pooled philanthropic funding for the Early Childhood Workforce Innovation Grants. Rose will allow the partners to seek out additional funders for this project because they can add their funds to this pool. - Denver Public Safety Youth Programs
Recoverable grant turned into a reg grant- An upstream, preventative approach to provide early support for runaway youth likely to become involved in state-funded juvenile justice systems. The primary project goal was to prevent or reduce juvenile justice and/or child welfare involvement of project participants with short-term success measures focusing on participant engagement rates.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 96 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 128 | $6,975,762 | $9,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | $8,593,977 | $8,593,977 |
| 2023 | 1 | $8,513,776 | $8,513,776 |
| 2024 | 1 | $5,602,489 | $5,602,489 |
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. Gary Philanthropy has 9 of them, worth $6,244,166. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Statement | Denver, CO | $2,925,000 |
| See Attached Statement | Denver, CO | $1,703,333 |
| See Attached Statement | Denver, CO | $1,155,833 |
| Parent Possible | Denver, CO | $100,000 |
| Cllaro | Denver, CO | $75,000 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | $75,000 |
| Crosspurpose | Denver, CO | $75,000 |
| Great Education Colorado Fund | Denver, CO | $75,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $60,000 |
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gary Philanthropy's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1705 17TH Street Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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