Foundations that fund museums in Colorado

199 foundations made gifts to museums in Colorado, reaching 82 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

199Foundations gave here
49Accept applications
$9,000Typical gift
82Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN · EIN 41-20077347 gifts · typical $20,000 · 20247 · $105,886$20,0002024Accepts applications
Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO · EIN 84-09294105 gifts · typical $500,000 · 20245 · $32,059,397$500,0002024Invite only
Daniels FundDenver, CO · EIN 84-13933085 gifts · typical $50,000 · 20245 · $660,000$50,0002024Accepts applications
The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO · EIN 74-25689414 gifts · typical $92,500 · 20244 · $356,500$92,5002024Accepts applications
Freedman Family FoundationAspen, CO · EIN 83-28877284 gifts · typical $16,000 · 20244 · $172,900$16,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 306 matched gifts to museums in Colorado in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 82 matched organizations received gifts to museums in Colorado in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in Colorado was $9,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in Colorado?

199 foundations made gifts to 82 organizations in Colorado in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

49 of the 199 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.