The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1148157

Kenneth Kendal King Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 115 grants and $2.9 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Janice Fritsch
PO Box 6699
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 832-3200
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter of inquiry and grant applications should be submitted online via the foundation's website at www.kennethkingfoundation.org.
Deadlines
September 1 of each calendar year. March 1 of each calendar year.
Restrictions
Further information can be found at www.kennethkingfoundation.org.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,902,525

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $35,016,197

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,287,000

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $32,491,867

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,232,700

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $34,571,177

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,014,493

    Grants listed
    122
    Assets, end of year
    $32,769,769

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,950,000

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $34,204,659

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,968,000

    Grants listed
    129
    Assets, end of year
    $33,508,562

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,660,000

    Grants listed
    116
    Assets, end of year
    $39,221,179

Grants paid in 2025

115 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Second Chance Center IncAurora, CO

    Program support

    $75,000
  2. Homeward AllianceFort Collins, CO

    Program support

    $75,000
  3. Focus Points Family Resource CenterDenver, CO

    Pri forgiveness

    $67,500
  4. Activate Work IncDenver, CO

    Program support

    $60,000
  5. Sister Carmen Community CenterLafayette, CO

    Program support

    $60,000
  6. Work Options for Women DBA Work OptDenver, CO

    Program support

    $60,000
  7. Capitol Hill Community ServicesEnglewood, CO

    General operating

    $50,000
  8. Breakthrough Alliance of ColoradoEnglewood, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  9. Ceds FinanceAurora, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  10. Access ModeDenver, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  11. Center for Community Wealth BuildinDenver, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  12. Colorado Village CollaborativeDenver, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  13. Holyoke Community Childcare InitiatHolyoke, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  14. Project Self-Sufficiency of LovelanLoveland, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  15. Rocky Mountain Microfinance InstituDenver, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  16. Homewardbound of the Grand ValleyGrand JCT, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  17. Mt Carmel Veterans Service CenterColorado SPGS, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  18. Montessori Intergenerational LearniDenver, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  19. Partners in HousingColorado SPGS, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  20. Denver Rescue MissionDenver, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  21. Saint Francis CenterDenver, CO

    Program support

    $45,000
  22. Year One Inc DBA Mile High YouthDenver, CO

    Program support

    $45,000
  23. Colorado Springs Child Nursery CentColorado Springs, CO

    Program support

    $45,000
  24. Colorado Children's ChoraleDenver, CO

    General operating

    $40,000
  25. Dream CentersColorado SPGS, CO

    Program support

    $40,000
  26. Youth on RecordDenver, CO

    Program support

    $40,000
  27. Denver South High School PtsaDenver, CO

    Program support

    $35,000
  28. Fort Lewis College FoundationDurango, CO

    Program support

    $35,000
  29. Metropolitan State College of DenveDenver, CO

    Program support

    $35,000
  30. Village Exchange CenterAurora, CO

    Program support

    $35,000
  31. Spring Institute for InterculturalDenver, CO

    Program support

    $31,000
  32. Heartbeat Denver IncorporatedDenver, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  33. Center for Employment OpportunitiesNew York, NY

    Program support

    $30,000
  34. Project Restart IncDenver, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  35. Springs Rescue MissionColorado SPGS, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  36. Attainment NetworkDenver, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  37. Jobs of Hope IncGreeley, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  38. My Fathers HouseAurora, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  39. The Master's ApprenticeEnglewood, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  40. Watson InstituteBoulder, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  41. West Community Economic DevelopmentDenver, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  42. West Community Economic DevelopmentDenver, CO

    Program support

    $30,000
  43. La Puente Home IncorporatedAlamosa, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  44. Foundation for Black EntrepreneurshDenver, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  45. Center for Work Education and EmplDenver, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  46. Colorado Mountain College FoundatioGlenwood Springs, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  47. Dirt Coffee BarLittleton, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  48. Freedom Institute IncGrand JCT, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  49. Girls Incorporated of Metro DenverDenver, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  50. Prodigy VenturesDenver, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  51. The Park PeopleDenver, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  52. The Good Food CollectiveDurango, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  53. Foundation for Educational ExcellenDenver, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  54. Outreach United Resource Center IncLongmont, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  55. Sparkhope Automotive (formerly HandGolden, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  56. Housing Equity Coalition IncAurora, CO

    Program support

    $25,000
  57. Heavy Metal Summer ExperienceRedwood City, CA

    Program support

    $25,000
  58. Jewish Family Services of ColoradoDenver, CO

    Pri forgivenss

    $25,000
  59. Access GalleryDenver, CO

    General operating

    $20,000
  60. Colorado West Performing Arts CompaGrand Junction, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  61. Denver Indian Center IncDenver, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  62. Highwater FarmSilt, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  63. So All May Eat Inc (same Caf)Denver, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  64. Thrive NetworkColorado SPGS, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  65. The Inn Between of Longmont IncLongmont, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  66. Community of Caring Foundation DBA Denver Museum of Nature & ScienceCripple Creek, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  67. Community Outreach Service CenterDenver, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  68. Wellspring CommunityCastle Rock, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  69. Edgewater Collective IncEdgewater, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  70. Union HallDenver, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  71. Yampa Valley Autism ProgramSteamboat SPR, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  72. Bright Star Learning CenterLeadville, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  73. Casa of the 7th Judicial DistrictMontrose, CO

    Program support

    $15,000
  74. Care-A-Van-Saint IncFort Collins, CO

    Program support

    $15,000
  75. Manna - the Durango Soup KitchenDurango, CO

    Program support

    $15,000
  76. Tall Tales RanchHGHLNDS Ranch, CO

    Program support

    $15,000
  77. Capitol Hill Community ServicesEnglewood, CO

    Program support

    $13,900
  78. Metro CaringDenver, CO

    Program support

    $12,500
  79. La Puente Home IncorporatedAlamosa, CO

    Program support

    $12,500
  80. Cross PurposeDenver, CO

    Program support

    $12,500
  81. Homewardbound of the Grand ValleyGrand JCT, CO

    Program support

    $12,500
  82. Work Options for Women DBA Work OptDenver, CO

    Program support

    $12,500
  83. Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO

    Program support

    $12,500
  84. Colorado Ballet CompanyDenver, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  85. Denver Lyric Opera GuildEnglewood, CO

    Program support

    $10,000
  86. Kids in Need of Dentistry KindCommerce City, CO

    Program support

    $10,000
  87. Littleton Town Hall Arts CenterLittleton, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  88. Opera ColoradoEnglewood, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  89. Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis CWestminster, CO

    Program support

    $10,000
  90. Colorado Museum of Natural History DBA Denver Museum of Nature & ScienceDenver, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  91. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver DBA Denver Museum of Nature & ScienceDenver, CO

    Program support

    $10,000
  92. Phamaly Theatre CompanyDenver, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  93. Community Resource CenterDenver, CO

    Program support

    $10,000
  94. Rocky Mountain Tooling & Machine asRiverside, CA

    General operating

    $10,000
  95. Sparkhope Automotive (formerly HandGolden, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  96. Colorado Symphony AssociationDenver, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  97. Institute for Leaders in DevelopmenDenver, CO

    Program support

    $7,500
  98. Sean Ranch Lough FoundationDenver, CO

    Program support

    $7,500
  99. University of DenverDenver, CO

    Program support

    $7,000
  100. Colorado Museum of Natural HistoryDenver, CO

    Program support

    $5,000
  101. Colorado Museum of Natural HistoryDenver, CO

    Program support

    $5,000
  102. Alamosa Live Music Association (almAlamosa, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  103. Jefferson Symphony OrchestraWheat Ridge, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  104. Colorado Historical Society DBA HiDenver, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  105. Deserving DentalBroomfield, CO

    Program support

    $5,000
  106. Colorado Authors Hall of FameDenver, CO

    Program support

    $5,000
  107. Kids at Their BestFort Morgan, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  108. Tennyson Center for ChildrenDenver, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  109. Montessori Education Foundation ofCastle Pines, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  110. Invest in KidsDenver, CO

    General operating

    $4,500
  111. Alliance Francaise de DenverDenver, CO

    Program support

    $3,000
  112. Colorado Community College System FDenver, CO

    Program support

    $3,000
  113. Arrupe Corporate Work Study ProgramDenver, CO

    Program support

    $2,625
  114. Green and Gold FoundationTimnath, CO

    Program support

    $2,500
  115. Broomfield Council on the Arts & HuColorado, CO

    Program support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services14 grants $552,50031% of the total
  2. Arts and culture18 grants $253,00014% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter7 grants $237,50013% of the total
  4. Education7 grants $169,50010% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment5 grants $160,0009% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid3 grants $105,0006% of the total
  7. 7 other causes13 grants $293,40017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado113 grants $2,867,525
  2. California2 grants $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Janice FritschPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $260,000
  • Jared MinorCHAIR/SEC Hours 6Pay $20,000
  • John LoveTREASURER Hours 6Pay $20,000
  • Alejandra Harvey OliverDIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $5,000
  • Matthew R Banner IIIDIRECTOR Hours 26Pay $20,000
  • Tony AfsharyDIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $20,000
  • Nick AndrewsDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $20,000
  • Andrew BrillDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $8,750
  • Laura PinnieDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000

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