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Grant recipient EIN 45-2796694Education

Who funds DSST Public Schools Foundation?

14 private foundations gave DSST Public Schools Foundation in Denver, CO $19.7 million across 53 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

53 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Lanbourn Charitable FoundationDenver, CO 2025

    Annual fund

    $15,000
  2. The Lanbourn Charitable FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    YMCA upper cape campaign

    $15,000
  3. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Program specific

    $2,134,000
  4. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Impact and innovation

    $250,000
  5. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school growth

    $140,000
  6. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Impact and innovation

    $125,000
  7. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Impact and innovation

    $50,000
  8. The Fries FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Charitable Event

    $50,000
  9. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school capacity-building

    $12,000
  10. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Match a previous donation (501(c)3)

    $500
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $84
  12. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Program specific

    $1,938,500
  13. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2022

    Charter school capacity-building

    $500,000
  14. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2022

    Charter school growth

    $430,000
  15. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2022

    Charter school growth

    $250,000
  16. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2022

    Charter school growth

    $50,000
  17. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  18. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 2022

    General operating grants & matching gifts.

    $2,500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $107
  20. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Program Specific

    $1,784,000
  21. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2021

    Charter school growth

    $500,000
  22. Sturm Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Further tax exempt purpose

    $125,000
  23. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    School growth

    $100,000
  24. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    Ed-Fi CTA 2020 - DSST Upgrade with DPS Ed-Fi ODS/API Interface

    $73,780
  25. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2021

    Charter school growth

    $50,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $100
  27. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    General Operating Support

    $1,480,100
  28. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Charter school growth

    $470,000
  29. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Charter school growth

    $250,000
  30. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Grade-level growth at aurora science and tech school middle school

    $50,000
  31. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2020

    In support of DSST - aurora expansion, over three years

    $50,000
  32. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $30,000
  33. The Fries FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Charitable Event

    $25,000
  34. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $20,000
  35. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    College and alumni success

    $16,819
  36. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 2020

    General operating grants & matching gifts.

    $2,500
  37. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $43
  38. The Malone Family FoundationHobe Sound, FL 2019

    General grant

    $5,059,485
  39. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    General Operating Support

    $1,291,100
  40. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2019

    Charter school growth

    $350,000
  41. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2019

    Startup

    $50,000
  42. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2019

    In support of DSST - aurora expansion, over three years

    $50,000
  43. The Malone Family FoundationHobe Sound, FL 2019

    General grant

    $50,000
  44. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2019

    Impact

    $25,000
  45. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2018

    General Operating Support

    $1,250,100
  46. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Education - the broad prize for public charter schools award to support college readiness for students

    $250,000
  47. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2018

    Charter school growth

    $50,000
  48. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2018

    In support of DSST - aurora expansion, over three years

    $50,000
  49. The Malone Family FoundationHobe Sound, FL 2018

    General grant

    $50,000
  50. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2018

    Support the expansion of DSST's entrepreneurship program and codification of its curriculum and model. 201805-4212

    $40,000
  51. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2018

    Charter school growth

    $30,000
  52. The Lanbourn Charitable FoundationDenver, CO 2018

    General support

    $26,112
  53. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2018

    Charter school growth

    $990

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Denver, CO and are not among DSST Public Schools Foundation’s funders above.

  1. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 208 grants Accepts applications $42,685,336 to similar organizations
  2. Daniels FundDenver, CO 135 grants Accepts applications $17,327,310 to similar organizations
  3. Temple Hoyne Buell FoundationDenver, CO 147 grants Accepts applications $5,364,997 to similar organizations
  4. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 132 grants Accepts applications $62,900,890 to similar organizations
  5. The Janus Henderson FoundationDenver, CO 66 grants Preselected only $481,752 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 279 grants Accepts applications $1,342,789 to similar organizations
  7. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 63 grants Preselected only $158,251 to similar organizations
  8. El Pomar FoundationColorado Springs, CO 91 grants Accepts applications $2,283,226 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-2796694 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.