The Jerry Gart Family Foundation
Denver, CO · EIN 84-1289883. Reported 239 grants totalling $1,582,807 to 143 recipients across tax years 2020-2023. 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". The Jerry Gart Family Foundation 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
4 of the organizations The Jerry Gart Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 6 grants totalling $71,250 to them. That is 8% of the $874,583 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 | $51,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewishcolorado | community foundation | Colorado | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Colorado Gives Foundation | community foundation | Colorado | $7,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | federated giving programme | New York | $2,500 | 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $119,800.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $119,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Craig Hospital Foundation | Englewood, CO | $118,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Highline Canal Conservancy | Centennial, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Temple Emanuel | Denver, CO | $57,966 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Denver, CO | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rose Community Foundation | Denver, CO | $51,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kent Denver School | Englewood, CO | $50,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Boulder, CO | $48,634 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Service | Denver, CO | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Colorado Institute of Developmental Pediatrics Inc | Englewood, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Conservation Colorado | Denver, CO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Eagle River Watershed Council | Eagle, CO | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Women's Foundation of Colorado | Denver, CO | $26,550 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| High Fives Foundation | Truckee, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Western Golf Association Evans Scholars | Glenview, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Adam's Camp | Centennial, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow | Suffern, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Livingston Institute | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| There With Care | Boulder, CO | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Denver Children's Foundation | Denver, CO | $12,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Kent Denver | Englewood, CO | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Denver, CO | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado Public Radio | Centennial, CO | $11,100 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| B'nai Vail Congregation | Vail, CO | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel of Colorado | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewishcolorado | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Fourteeners Initiative | Golden, CO | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wish for Wheels | Denver, CO | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Denver Active 20-30 Children's Foundation | Denver, CO | $8,800 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Center | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Korey Wise Innocence Project Colorado Law | Boulder, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Gives Foundation | Arvada, CO | $7,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theater Mitu | Brooklyn, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Capitol Hill Community Services | Englewood, CO | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Auraria Higher Educ Center Business Serv | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bicycle Colorado | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jack Vickers Prostate Fund | Castle Rock, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Livlyme Foundation | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Listen Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One Acre Fund | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vail Valley Foundation | Avon, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warren Village | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $4,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Symphony Association | Denver, CO | $4,274 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | Milwaukee, WI | $4,218 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Brave Global | Englewood, CO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Castle Pines Scholarship Foundation | Castle Rock, CO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| International Mountain Bicycling Assoc | Boulder, CO | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Step Denver | Denver, CO | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Les Streeter Program Inc | Vail, CO | $3,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless | Denver, CO | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Same Cafe | Denver, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Turner Syndrome Colorado | Westminster, CO | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ Street Felowship | Arvada, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cu Foundation | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chabad Au | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cure Sma | Elk Grove Village, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mile High 360 | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Police for Inc Dba New Blue | Cary, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| So All May Eat Inc Dba Same Cafe | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| So All May Eat Inc | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Success for All Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sweetfeet | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Colorado Sun | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wee Cycle | Aurora, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Precious Child | Broomfield, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Legacy Youth Tennis & Education | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy Youth Tennis | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pioneer Works | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Police for Inc Dba New Blue | Flemington, NJ | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Share Our Strength Dba No Kid Hungry | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Brigid Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Park People | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lotus Network | Cherry Hills Village, CO | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daughters Rising | Lancaster, PA | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Denver Inner City Parish | Denver, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pkd Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $1,325 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Sojourns Giving Circle | Vancouver, WA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The American Alpine Club | Golden, CO | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Advocacy & Family Resources Inc | Greenwood Village, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia University - Weinberg Center | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Denver Park Trust | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado | Greenwood Village, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Honnold Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Association for Residential Care | Boca Raton, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Learning Opportunities for Colorado's Kid | Greenwood Village, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pcd Foundation | Rochester, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Out & Read Colorado | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smile Train | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Temple Micah | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Bushwick Starr | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Vail Health Foundation | Edwards, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Volunteers of America | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Independent | Brooklyn, NY | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc | Denver, CO | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Hero | San Diego, CA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Harbor Lab Rescue | Golden, CO | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friendship Circle Nj Inc | Livingston, NJ | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Jewish Voice for Peace Inc | Berkeley, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adoption Options | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver City Lax | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders Inc Dba Glad Law | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grace Baca Scholarship Foundation | Commerce City, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Granite Peaks Church | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Graland Country Day School Foundation | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope United Methodist Church | Marshall Town, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judaism Your Way | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raise the Future | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust | Trumbull, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Climbing Smiths Foundation - Co Hackstaff & S | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Weequahic Hs Alumni Association | Newark, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Topeka, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cap Food Bank | Denver, CO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Riverdale Elementary School Resource Clos | Thornton, CO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
58 of 143 (41%) 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 45%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 66 | $625,034 | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 69 | $397,687 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 52 | $327,000 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 52 | $233,086 | $2,000 |
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
75% 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 The Jerry Gart Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). 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: 299 Milwaukee Street Ste 500, Denver, CO, 80206. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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