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Grant recipient EIN 84-2619458Education

Who funds Lyra?

9 private foundations gave Lyra in Denver, CO $4.7 million across 29 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

29 grants

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

  1. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2025

    Project support

    $550,000
  2. Buck FoundationEvergreen, CO 2025

    General operating support

    $20,000
  3. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Project support

    $575,000
  4. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2024

    General operating grant

    $160,000
  5. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2024

    Collaboration grant - lyra and franklin street studio

    $30,000
  6. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2024

    Collaboration grant - lyra and green schools national network

    $30,000
  7. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Project support

    $30,000
  8. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Project support

    $625,000
  9. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school capacity-building

    $150,000
  10. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2023

    General operating grant

    $100,000
  11. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2023

    To fund lyra's collaboration with green schools national network

    $15,000
  12. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2023

    In person convening 2024

    $100
  13. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Project support

    $620,000
  14. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2022

    General operating grant + wellness grant

    $205,000
  15. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    To Encourage development and strengthening of Innovation Zones.

    $115,000
  16. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Project Support

    $315,000
  17. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2021

    Restricted to climatarium programming and operations.

    $300,000
  18. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To ecourage development and strengthening of Innovation Zones.

    $230,000
  19. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2021

    Collaboration project with embark education and franklin street studio

    $30,000
  20. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2020

    Climatarium support

    $150,000
  21. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Project Support

    $125,000
  22. Donnell-Kay Foundation IncDenver, CO 2020

    Covid-19 education innovation fund

    $50,000
  23. Gary PhilanthropyDenver, CO 2020

    To improve and strengthen Lyra's RISE initiatives through targeted design support.

    $50,000
  24. Daniels FundDenver, CO 2020

    Covid-19 education innovation fund

    $50,000
  25. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2020

    Talent health and wellness sustainability

    $35,000
  26. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Project Support

    $27,500
  27. Boettcher FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Trustee Initiated Program Support

    $25,000
  28. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Project Support

    $25,000
  29. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2019

    Griptape partnership, student project allocations, and teacher stipends

    $40,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 653 grants Preselected only $297,257 to similar organizations
  2. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 208 grants Accepts applications $42,685,336 to similar organizations
  3. Temple Hoyne Buell FoundationDenver, CO 147 grants Accepts applications $5,364,997 to similar organizations
  4. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 100 grants Accepts applications $1,231,475 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 84-2619458 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.