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Alex L Brewer Family Foundation at a glance

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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 FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$187kHousing & Shelter$49kReligion$47kAnimals$43kHuman Services$34kCivil Rights$19kCrime & Legal$15kEnvironment$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $42k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $79k
$8,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE$23,000
CONEJO OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION$13,000
REVITAL COLORADO$11,500
GRACE CHURCH OF ARVADA$11,500
CRAIG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$10,000
TRUSTED HEALTH NETWORK$10,000
TEMPLE EMANUEL$8,000
AMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN$6,300
BE THE REASON FOUNDATION$5,000
FRIENDS OF FOOTHILL ANIMAL SHELTER$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER$5,000
URBAN PEAK DENVER$5,000
THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY$5,000
MILES FOR MERRY MIRACLES$2,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SAFE HARBOR CRISIS CENTER: $6k → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $23k → 8%Camp Southern Ground Inc: $25k → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $15k → 8%THE ROAD HOME: $6k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$283k · 6 repeat orgs$173k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
12

Total granted

$283k
$102k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
+17%

Still filing today

67%
92%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $71k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHuman ServicesEducationHealthPhilanthropyCrime & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CH
    Craig Hospital Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · $165k · revenue +228%
  • GC
    GRACE CHURCH OF ARVADA
    3× · 2022–2024 · $39k
  • RM
    RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $38k · revenue 0%

Funded once

  • CS
    CAMP SOUTHERN GROUND INC
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue -10%
  • TN
    THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
    one grant, 2022 · $15k · revenue +11%
  • TB
    The Butterfly Family Fund
    one grant, 2023 · $12k · revenue +17%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Platte Ranch Forever Home Sanctuary
Animals
2
The Colorado Health Foundation
Health
3
Dogs Unbroken

Dog Rescue Dogs Unbroken supports Colorado dogs at higher risk for euthanasia evaluating their behavioral stability and applying training methods appropriate for their needs. The goal of helping each dog learn to make good choices in…

Animals
4
Ranch Hands Rescue

To provide a sanctuary for people and animals, founded on hope and healing for the long-term recovery of trauma victims, special needs animals, and male survivors of sex trafficking.

Animals
5
Front Range German Shepherd Rescue Inc

Rescues dogs, rehomes German shepherds, and provides medical and shelter care.

Animals
6
Environmental and Animal Defense

At Environmental and Animal Defense, our mission is to provide Colorado with access to affordable legal services for environmental and animal issues, in addition to protecting wildlife and their habitats through enforcement of the law. No…

Crime & Legal
7
Rocky Mountain Horse Foundation
Science & Tech
8
The Colorado Parks Foundation Inc
Recreation & Sports
9
Freedom Revived

Freedom Revived is here to bring a proactive approach to serving those who serve us. We provide support and encouragement through a variety of services that revitalize mind, body, and spirit to our Frontline.

Human Services
10
Colorado Horse Rescue

Our mission is to build a better future for horses by continuously reimagining what's possible and creating a reality where safe solutions exist for every horse.

Animals
11
Safehouse Denver Inc

Safehouse denver assists adult, children, and youth in reclaiming their right to a life free from domestic violence. the agency provides a broad spectrum of culturally competent, trauma-informed services, including but not limited to,…

Human Services
12
The Aspen Strong Foundation
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Safe Harbor Crisis Center; the most unlike its peers is Caruso Family Charities. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 28 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
11/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Craig Hospital Foundation: $165,000 · HealthCraig Hospital FoundationTrusted Health Network: $10,000 · HealthTrusted Health NetworkGRACE CHURCH OF ARVADA: $38,500 · OtherGRACE CHURCH OF ARVADABE THE REASON FOUNDATION: $18,500 · OtherBE THE REASON FOUNDATIONREVITAL COLORADO: $11,500 · OtherREVITAL COLORADOTEMPLE EMANUEL: $8,000 · OtherTEMPLE EMANUELNATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW - JR LIVESTOCK: $6,000 · OtherNATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SH…THE FOUNDATION AT ROLLING HILLS: $7,500 · OtherTHE FOUNDATION AT ROLLING…URBAN PEAK DENVER: $5,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER: $5,000 · Other+2 more: $3,000 · OtherRESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC: $38,000 · Human ServicesRESCUE MISSION OF …CAMP SOUTHERN GROUND INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesCAMP SOUTHERN GROU…SAFE HARBOR CRISIS CENTER: $6,000 · Human ServicesSAFE HARBOR CRISIS…THE ROAD HOME: $6,000 · Human ServicesTHE ROAD HOMEHorse Protection League: $15,000 · AnimalsHorse Pro…AMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN: $6,300 · AnimalsAMERICAN …PEPPERS SENIOR DOG SANCTUARY: $6,000 · AnimalsPEPPERS S…Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter: $5,000 · AnimalsFriends o…THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $5,000 · AnimalsTHE WILD …The Butterfly Family Fund: $12,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationBUFFS 4 LIFE: $5,000 · EducationTHE REASON FOUNDATION: $2,500 · EducationTHE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN: $15,000 · Crime & LegalSHIELD 616 INC: $7,500 · Crime & LegalCONEJO OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION: $13,000 · Environment
Health$175,000Other$103,000Human Services$75,000Animals$37,300Education$29,500Crime & Legal$22,500Environment$13,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCraig Hospital Foundation: $165,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetRESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC: $38,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCAMP SOUTHERN GROUND INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHorse Protection League: $15,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetCONEJO OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION: $13,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetThe Butterfly Family Fund: $12,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrusted Health Network: $10,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetSHIELD 616 INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION AT ROLLING HILLS: $7,500 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetAMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN: $6,300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSAFE HARBOR CRISIS CENTER: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ROAD HOME: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEPPERS SENIOR DOG SANCTUARY: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetURBAN PEAK DENVER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of Foothills Animal Shelter: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUFFS 4 LIFE: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTHE REASON FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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…Xcel Energy FoundationAmg Charitable Gift F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Endowment Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO21.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Alex L Brewer Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Alex L Brewer Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Alex L Brewer Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Alex L Brewer Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 28 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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