A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 84-1223229Arts and culture

Who funds Wonderbound?

17 private foundations gave Wonderbound in Denver, CO $1.5 million across 79 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

79 grants

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

  1. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Production sponsor

    $10,000
  2. Homer A Scott & Mildred S Scott FoundationSheridan, WY 2025

    2025 Discretionary Gift

    $7,000
  3. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Salary support for the ballet master

    $5,000
  4. Burgess R & F TUWSaint Louis, MO 2025

    General operating

    $5,000
  5. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support for dance productions and activities

    $35,000
  6. Sirius FundChicago, IL 2024

    To support charitable purpose

    $25,000
  7. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  8. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2024

    Wonderwell

    $5,000
  9. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    To support Sarah Tallman's position

    $5,000
  10. Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Charitable contributions

    $5,000
  11. Singer Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. The Janus Henderson FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Matching Gifts

    $2,500
  13. Homer A Scott & Mildred S Scott FoundationSheridan, WY 2024

    Operating Support

    $2,000
  14. Kern Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Support the Arts: Dance

    $200,000
  15. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Renovation

    $40,000
  16. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support for dance productions and activities

    $30,000
  17. Sirius FundChicago, IL 2023

    To support charitable purpose

    $15,000
  18. Singer Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Charitable

    $15,000
  19. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  20. Burgess R & F TUWSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  21. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2023

    Wonderwell

    $5,000
  22. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. Melvin & Elaine Wolf FoundationCastle Rock, CO 2023

    General support of mission to create living art

    $5,000
  24. Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Charitable contributions

    $3,000
  25. The Janus Henderson FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Matching Gifts

    $2,500
  26. Homer A Scott & Mildred S Scott FoundationSheridan, WY 2023

    Operational Support

    $2,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $204
  28. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support for theatrical

    $20,000
  29. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    "The SandmanGeneral & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  30. Singer Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Charitable

    $15,000
  31. Burgess R & F TUWSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  32. Melvin & Elaine Wolf FoundationCastle Rock, CO 2022

    General support of mission to create living art

    $5,000
  33. Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Charitable contributions

    $3,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $305
  35. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    to support the Wonderbound Permanent Performance and Rehearsal Facility

    $200,000
  36. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    for general operating support

    $50,000
  37. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating

    $20,000
  38. Singer Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  39. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  40. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Final payment of Capital Campaign Pledge

    $7,424
  41. Duncan John G TUWSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General support

    $7,000
  42. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2021

    Special program/project

    $5,000
  43. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  44. Burgess R & F TUWSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General operating

    $5,000
  45. Melvin & Elaine Wolf FoundationCastle Rock, CO 2021

    General support of mission to create living art

    $5,000
  46. Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Charitable contributions

    $3,000
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $344
  48. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    to support the Wonderbound Permanent Performance and Rehearsal Facility

    $150,000
  49. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    for general operating support

    $50,000
  50. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    to assist with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

    $30,000
  51. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating

    $20,000
  52. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    to provide a second round of COVID-19 relief

    $20,000
  53. Singer Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Charitable

    $15,000
  54. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  55. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Capital Campaign

    $9,523
  56. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  57. Burgess R & F TUWSaint Louis, MO 2020

    General operating

    $5,000
  58. Melvin & Elaine Wolf FoundationCastle Rock, CO 2020

    In-school performances

    $5,000
  59. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2020

    General operating support

    $4,000
  60. Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Charitable contributions

    $3,000
  61. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $231
  62. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Employee Matching Gift Program

    $200
  63. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    capital grant for a permanent performance and rehearsal facility

    $150,000
  64. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    for general operating support

    $60,000
  65. Singer Family FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    General

    $15,000
  66. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  67. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant

    $6,000
  68. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  69. Burgess R & F TUWSaint Louis, MO 2019

    General operating

    $5,000
  70. Melvin & Elaine Wolf FoundationCastle Rock, CO 2019

    In-school performances

    $5,000
  71. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2019

    General operating support

    $3,000
  72. Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    Charitable contributions

    $3,000
  73. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    Employee Matching Gift Program

    $200
  74. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    Wicked Bayou Program

    $10,000
  75. Singer Family FoundationDenver, CO 2018

    General

    $10,000
  76. Burgess R & F TUWSaint Louis, MO 2018

    General operating

    $6,000
  77. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2018

    In support of general operations

    $5,000
  78. Messing Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    dancer Program

    $5,000
  79. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2018

    General operating support

    $2,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Denver, CO and are not among Wonderbound’s funders above.

  1. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 103 grants Accepts applications $24,540,044 to similar organizations
  2. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 79 grants Accepts applications $526,076 to similar organizations
  3. El Pomar FoundationColorado Springs, CO 43 grants Accepts applications $393,491 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 49 grants Accepts applications $310,450 to similar organizations
  5. Kenneth Kendal King FoundationDenver, CO 87 grants Accepts applications $1,054,500 to similar organizations
  6. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 41 grants Preselected only $34,636,577 to similar organizations
  7. Sheila Fortune Foundation IncBoulder, CO 32 grants Preselected only $179,500 to similar organizations
  8. Genesee Mountain FoundationDenver, CO 30 grants Preselected only $1,091,402 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-1223229 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.