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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-3081735

Fulcrum Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 77 grants and $2.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,815,000

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $25,676,488

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,210,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $27,204,420

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,200,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $28,175,509

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,062,500

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $29,317,693

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,255,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $30,332,211

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,934,075

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $30,574,044

Grants paid in 2025

77 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $150,000
  2. Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $150,000
  3. Denver Children's Advocacy CenterDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  4. Safehouse DenverDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  5. The Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  6. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  7. Common CauseNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  8. Democracy ForwardWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  9. Reports Committee for Freedom of the PressWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  10. NAACP Legal Defense FundNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  11. Lawyers for Good GovernmentWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  12. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  13. Florence Immigration & Refugee Rights ProjectTucson, AZ

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $75,000
  14. Clean Air Task ForceBoston, MA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  15. Coalition for Rainforest NationsNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  16. Colorado Coalition for the HomelessDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  17. Denver Public School FoundationDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  18. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  19. GivedirectlyNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  20. Helen Keller InternationalNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  21. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  22. Mile High United WayDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  23. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  24. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  25. Rainforest Foundation USBrooklyn, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  26. Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  27. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (raices)San Antonio, TX

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  28. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  29. Un World Food Program USAWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  30. UNICEFNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  31. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $50,000
  32. Delores ProjectDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $30,000
  33. The Gathering PlaceDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $30,000
  34. African Community CenterDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  35. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  36. Big Brothers Big Sisters of ColoradoDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  37. Brigid AllianceNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  38. Climate Emergency FundWest Hollywood, CA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  39. Cu Anschutz Fund for ExcellenceDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  40. Energy Outreach ColoradoDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  41. Florence Crittenton ServicesDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  42. HiasSilver Spring, MD

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  43. Indigenous Women RisingAlbuquerque, NM

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  44. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  45. Jazz Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  46. Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous HealthNre York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  47. No Kid HungryWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  48. USA for UnhrcWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  49. Warren VillageDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  50. Wild Earth GuardiansSanta Fe, NM

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  51. Middle East Children's AllianceBerkeley, CA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  52. Evidence ActionWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $25,000
  53. Urban PeakDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $20,000
  54. Vital VoicesWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $20,000
  55. Women for Afghan WomenFresh Meadows, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $20,000
  56. Women for Women InternationalWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $20,000
  57. African School Assistance ProgramDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $15,000
  58. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $15,000
  59. Children's Hospital FoundationAurora, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $15,000
  60. Prison Policy InitiativeNorthampton, MA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $15,000
  61. BracNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $10,000
  62. Project WorthmoreAurora, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $10,000
  63. Shining Hope for CommunitiesNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $10,000
  64. Sparky Latina Scholarship FundTelluride, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $10,000
  65. Alliance for Global Justicecolorado Freedom FundLakewood, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $10,000
  66. UnrwaWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $10,000
  67. Crisis Text LineNew York, NY

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  68. Denver Urban GardensDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  69. Herbie Hancock Institute of JazzWashington, DC

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  70. Life After HateChicago, IL

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  71. Logan SchoolDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  72. One to OneTelluride, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  73. Project Angel HeartsDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  74. Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  75. San Miguel Resource CenterTelluride, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  76. So May All EatDenver, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000
  77. Women's WildernessBoulder, CO

    To fund the recipient's operating budget

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid10 grants $340,00020% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $300,00018% of the total
  3. Environment5 grants $205,00012% of the total
  4. Human services6 grants $190,00011% of the total
  5. Civil rights3 grants $115,0007% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $100,0006% of the total
  7. 9 other causes14 grants $425,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado29 grants $900,000
  2. New York18 grants $685,000
  3. District of Columbia11 grants $405,000
  4. Illinois2 grants $155,000
  5. California3 grants $100,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $100,000
  7. Arizona1 grant $75,000
  8. Louisiana1 grant $75,000
  9. Minnesota2 grants $75,000
  10. Massachusetts2 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ralph J Roberts JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann Kimberley RobertsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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