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Adams County Foundation Inc

Provide equitable opportunities for all. Stregthen our community by providing equitable opportunities to all adams county residents, through our collaborations and support of local nonprofits. We support collaborative initiatives, services, and programs and experiences.

$3.7M
Granted FY2020
30
Grants FY2020
28
Organizations funded FY2020
64%
First-time grantees FY2020
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Median grant, FY2020
$77,850
Largest grant, FY2020
$600,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 28
FY2017 to FY2020
States reached, FY2020
1

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2020, 64% of the organizations Adams County Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 47% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.7M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20
Human ServicesEducationFood & NutritionHealthCommunity ImprovementCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202028$3.6M64%
FY201923$934k43%
FY201821$835k52%
FY201716$425kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Health$1.3MEducation$1.3MHuman Services$813kHousing & Shelter$782kPublic Safety & Disaster$740kCommunity Improvement$267kFood & Nutrition$208kCrime & Legal$148kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Westminster Public Schools Foundation$647,000291%
School District 12 Edu Fnd$600,0001n/a
Kids in Need of Dentistry$396,260329%
Kids First Health Care$392,02247%
Front Range Community College Foundation$325,00028%
Maiker Housing Partners$300,0001n/a
Growing Home Inc$216,32142%
Colorado Enterprise Fund$185,00012%
Westminster Public Schools$169,1582n/a
The Senior Hub Inc$157,00037%
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All grantees of Adams County Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Westminster Public Schools Foundation$647,000291%
School District 12 Edu Fnd$600,0001n/a
Kids in Need of Dentistry$396,260329%
Kids First Health Care$392,02247%
Front Range Community College Foundation$325,00028%
Maiker Housing Partners$300,0001n/a
Growing Home Inc$216,32142%
Colorado Enterprise Fund$185,00012%
Westminster Public Schools$169,1582n/a
The Senior Hub Inc$157,00037%
Ralston House$151,98043%
Rocky Mountain Youth Medical and Nursing$149,85031%
La Raza Services Inc$143,03033%
Focus Points Family Resource Center$140,00015%
A Precious Child Inc$132,00030%
Access Housing of Adams County Inc$125,499239%
Community Reach Center Inc$123,00030%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc$117,00021%
CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties$113,34535%
Three Birds Alliance$111,34315%
Comitis Crisis Center Inc$95,00022%
Platte Valley Medical Center Foundation$93,148116%
Weecycle$79,00015%
Hyland Hills Park & Rec District$74,1591n/a
Second Chance Center Inc$63,03522%
Goodwill Industries of Denver$60,00010%
Extended Hands of Hope$60,00024%
Colorado Legal Services$50,00010%
Food for Hope$40,886113%
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition$40,00014%
Mile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse$38,70011%
Adams County Education Consortium$35,00013%
Colfax Community Network Inc$32,00018%
Adams 14 Education Foundation$30,1241n/a
Food For Thought Denver$30,00012%
Seniors' Resource Center Inc$30,00010%
Shiloh Home Inc$30,00010%
Adams 12 Five Star Schools$27,2501n/a
Foster Source$25,00018%
Early Childhood Partnership of Adams Cou$21,00011%
Clinica Colorado$20,00011%
Aurora Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center Inc$18,20010%
Mercy Housing Mountain Plains$16,00020%
A Childs Song Inc$15,00015%
Adams County Emergency Food Bank$15,00018%
Neighbor Outreach of Colorado$15,000143%
Archway Housing & Services$15,00020%
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc$15,00010%
Rangeview Library Friends$10,5991n/a
Westminster 710 Rotary Foundation$10,000198%
Bal Swan Childrens Center$10,00011%
Denver American Indian Festival$7,500163%
Family Tree Inc$7,00010%
Colorado Youth for a Change$5,63010%
Diversity Equity and Inclusivity Co$3,050141%

Where it is load-bearing

Adams County Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 48 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWestminster Public Schools Foundation: $647,000 over 2y, 91% of budgetKids in Need of Dentistry: $396,260 over 3y, 29% of budgetKids First Health Care: $392,022 over 4y, 7.3% of budgetFront Range Community College Foundation: $325,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetGrowing Home Inc: $216,321 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetColorado Enterprise Fund: $185,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetThe Senior Hub Inc: $157,000 over 3y, 6.5% of budgetRalston House: $151,980 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetRocky Mountain Youth Medical and Nursing: $149,850 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetLa Raza Services Inc: $143,030 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetFocus Points Family Resource Center: $140,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetA Precious Child Inc: $132,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAccess Housing of Adams County Inc: $125,499 over 2y, 39% of budgetCommunity Reach Center Inc: $123,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc: $117,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties: $113,345 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetThree Birds Alliance: $111,343 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetComitis Crisis Center Inc: $95,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetPlatte Valley Medical Center Foundation: $93,148 over 1y, 16% of budgetWeecycle: $79,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetSecond Chance Center Inc: $63,035 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Denver: $60,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetExtended Hands of Hope: $60,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetColorado Legal Services: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFood for Hope: $40,886 over 1y, 13% of budgetColorado Cross Disability Coalition: $40,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetMile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse: $38,700 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAdams County Education Consortium: $35,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetColfax Community Network Inc: $32,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetFood For Thought Denver: $30,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSeniors' Resource Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetShiloh Home Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFoster Source: $25,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetEarly Childhood Partnership of Adams Cou: $21,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetClinica Colorado: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAurora Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center Inc: $18,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Housing Mountain Plains: $16,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetA Childs Song Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetAdams County Emergency Food Bank: $15,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetNeighbor Outreach of Colorado: $15,000 over 1y, 43% of budgetArchway Housing & Services: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetJunior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWestminster 710 Rotary Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 98% of budgetBal Swan Childrens Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDenver American Indian Festival: $7,500 over 1y, 63% of budgetFamily Tree Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetColorado Youth for a Change: $5,630 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDiversity Equity and Inclusivity Co: $3,050 over 1y, 41% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 48.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Colorado Gives Founda…The Denver FoundationRose Community Founda…Mile High United Way …The Colorado Health F…Trailhead InstituteAnschutz Family Found…Caring for Colorado F…Schlessman Foundation…The Denver Children's…Xcel Energy FoundationThe Anschutz Foundati…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO69.2× affinity41 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · The Colorado Health Foundation · Trailhead Institute · Anschutz Family Foundation · Caring for Colorado Foundation · Schlessman Foundation Inc · The Denver Children's Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Adams County Foundation Inc

How much does Adams County Foundation Inc give?
Adams County Foundation Inc reported 30 grants totaling $3,684,730 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
What does Adams County Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Health (22%), Education (22%), Human Services (14%).
Who are Adams County Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Westminster Public Schools Foundation ($647k), School District 12 Edu Fnd ($600k), Kids in Need of Dentistry ($396k).
Does Adams County Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2020, 64% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Adams County Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, The Denver Foundation, Rose Community Foundation.
Where is Adams County Foundation Inc based?
Adams County Foundation Inc is based in CO.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 56 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record and reports $206k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2020, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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