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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
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Tax year 2025
$609,255
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $7,305,452
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Tax year 2024
$299,280
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $2,834,288
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Tax year 2023
$147,000
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $3,013,265
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Tax year 2022
$89,500
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $2,146,873
-
Tax year 2021
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $250,000
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Alliance for Choice in EducationGreenwood VLG, CO
Provide financial assistance for lower income families to send their children to private schools.
$150,000 -
Childrens Hospital ColoradoAurora, CO
Provide comprehensive care and support to young patients and their families in the rocky mountain region.
$150,000 -
University of DenverDenver, CO
Support educational programs, scholarships, and learning initiatives to enhance access to quality education for students in need.
$110,000 -
Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land TrustArvada, CO
Conservation of colorado's farmland, ranchland, and open space.
$45,000 -
Olympia Companies SH Charitable FoundationLas Vegas, NV
Provide support for underserved families, critically ill women and children, and special needs programs in the las vegas area.
$35,000 -
American Online Giving Foundation IncNewark, DE
Monthly employee seeding & donation matching.
$34,255 -
Lion Global Foundation DBA the Mizel InstituteDenver, CO
Champion level contribution - support work of the institute thought the mizel museum and counterterrorism education learning lab.
$30,000 -
Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO
Spring fundraiser to support the museum's learning & engagement efforts.
$12,500 -
Lone Tree Arts Center FundLone Tree, CO
Support lone tree arts center 2025-26 programming.
$10,000 -
High Line Canal ConservancyCentennial, CO
Support the high line canal and trail and the conservancy's efforts to preserve and enhance it.
$10,000 -
Moreau Catholic High SchoolHayward, CA
Scholarship fund for students with financial needs.
$10,000 -
All Souls Catholic Parish (archdiocese of Denver)Englewood, CO
Support all souls catholic school educational programs, teacher resources, school events, and campus improvements.
$10,000 -
Bonnie Brae Classic FoundationGreenwood VLG, CO
Supporting the jimmy mcgann memorial scholarship at gonzaga university and the association for frontotemporal degeneration.
$2,500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education2 grants $260,00081% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $34,25511% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $22,5007% of the total
- Health1 grant $2,500<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Colorado10 grants $530,000
- Nevada1 grant $35,000
- Delaware1 grant $34,255
- California1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Dale FrancesconDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Robert J FrancesconDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- James R FrancesconDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
The return
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