Colorado · Private foundation
Alex L Brewer Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $121k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $23,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Alex L Brewer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 14 | $121k | 71% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $74k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $85k | 71% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $19k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $55k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $15k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $78k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hospital Foundation | $165,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Grace Church of Arvada | $38,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Rescue Mission of Salt Lake Inc | $38,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Camp Southern Ground Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Horse Protection League | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Conejo Open Space Foundation | $13,000 | 1 | 18% |
| The Butterfly Family Fund | $12,000 | 1 | 21% |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trusted Health Network | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hospital Foundation | $165,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Grace Church of Arvada | $38,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Rescue Mission of Salt Lake Inc | $38,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Camp Southern Ground Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Horse Protection League | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Conejo Open Space Foundation | $13,000 | 1 | 18% |
| The Butterfly Family Fund | $12,000 | 1 | 21% |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trusted Health Network | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Shield 616 Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Foundation at Rolling Hills | $7,500 | 2 | 3% |
| American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign | $6,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Safe Harbor Crisis Center | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Road Home | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban Peak Denver | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Buffs 4 Life | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Reason Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Miles for Merry Miracles | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Caruso Family Charities | $500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($44k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Alex L Brewer Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Alex L Brewer Family Foundation
- How much does Alex L Brewer Family Foundation give?
- Alex L Brewer Family Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $120,800 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Alex L Brewer Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (41%), Housing & Shelter (11%), Religion (10%).
- Who are Alex L Brewer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Craig Hospital Foundation ($165k), Grace Church of Arvada ($39k), Rescue Mission of Salt Lake Inc ($38k).
- Does Alex L Brewer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Alex L Brewer Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Alex L Brewer Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation, Amg Charitable Gift Foundation.
- Where is Alex L Brewer Family Foundation based?
- Alex L Brewer Family Foundation is based in CO.
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