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Bardsley Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$376k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$129k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$1.2MRecreation & Sports$236kArts & Culture$174kAnimals$157kHealth$86kYouth Development$10kCrime & Legal$4kScience & Tech$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $118k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $239k
$12,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION$129,000
DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC$55,000
COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION$55,000
NATHAN YIP FOUNDATION$40,000
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY$35,000
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY$20,000
CHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION$12,500
MERRIMACK COLLEGE$10,000
CORNELL COLLEGE$7,500
OPERA COLORADO$7,000
THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM INC$2,500
NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION WSSA$1,000
ST ANNE'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL$500
Individual grant recipient$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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 71% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MERRIMACK COLLEGE: $10k → 10%MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY: $20k → 10%SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY: $35k → 11%CORNELL COLLEGE: $50k → 9%KENT DENVER: $216k → 8%TENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $29k → 12%MERRIMACK COLLEGE: $10k → 10%CORNELL COLLEGE: $45k → 9%KENT DENVER: $198k → 8%TENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $28k → 12%MERRIMACK COLLEGE: $10k → 10%CORNELL COLLEGE: $15k → 9%KENT DENVER: $98k → 8%TENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $28k → 12%CORNELL COLLEGE: $8k → 9%KENT DENVER: $66k → 8%TENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $28k → 12%KENT DENVER: $66k → 8%TENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $8k → 12%KENT DENVER: $50k → 8%DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC: $55k → 12%DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC: $55k → 12%DENVER ZOO: $17k → 12%DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 12%OPERA COLORADO: $10k → 8%DENVER YOUTH PROGRAM: $10k → 12%CHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION: $13k → 8%NATHAN YIP FOUNDATION: $40k → 12%NATHAN YIP FOUNDATION: $15k → 12%NATHAN YIP FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $255k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $220k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $205k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $129k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $60k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $25k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $55k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $35k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $33k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $33k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $19k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $15k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%CENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $10k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%COLORADO BALLET COMPANY: $12k → 12%DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 19 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
9

Total granted

$2.5M
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+51%

Still filing today

68%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyAnimalsRecreation & SportsHealthOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $894k · revenue +76%
  • CY
    COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $220k · revenue +82%
  • DZ
    DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2025 · $147k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • DP
    DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue +66%
  • DY
    DENVER YOUTH PROGRAM
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue -4%
  • DP
    DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue -1%
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
Aia Colorado

AIA Colorado,is the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado. Through advocacy, leadership development, education and resources for architects, the organization supports architecture professionals in designing a better world where…

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2
Colorado Legal Services

To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.

Crime & Legal
3
Colorado Bar Association

To advance the science of jurisprudence, secure the more efficient administration of justice, encourage the adoption of proper legislation, advocate thorough and continuing legal education, uphold the honor and integrity of the bar,…

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4
Colorado Gives Foundation

We connect people, ideas, and nonprofits to make good happen. our vision is that all of jeffco is thriving.

Philanthropy
5
Denver Children's Choir

To provide a challenging environment where children can reach their full potential by enhancing their musical talents, forging diverse meaningful friendships, and sharing their joy of music with others.

Arts & Culture
6
Denver Bar Association

To promote justice, its administration, and its availability to all sectors of society; to support and assist the membership in the delivery of legal services; to uphold the honor and dignity of the bar, and foster respect for the legal…

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7
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
8
The Denver Foundation

To inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community.

Philanthropy
9
Colorado State University Foundation

See schedule o colorado state university foundation assists in the promotion, development, and enhancement of facilities and educational programs and enhancements of faculty, students, and alumni of colorado state university (csu). this is…

Education
10
Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau

To bring conventions and leisure visitors to denver for the economic benefit of the city, the community, and our partners.

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11
Colorado Nonprofit Association

Colorado nonprofit association strengthens colorado's nonprofits through education, connection and advocacy.

Community Improvement
12
Friends of Denver School of the Arts

The denver school of arts friends foundation's mission is to support the denver school of the arts' vision while enhancing programming, inclusiveness and diversity within the school and community.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Public Schools Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Denver Zoological Foundation. 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

21 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. 21 of the 30 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
17/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $894,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATIONCORNELL COLLEGE: $133,500 · EducationCORNELL COLLEGE+3 more: $40,500 · EducationIndividual grant recipient: $694,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $119,797 · OtherTENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDRENREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO: $42,500 · Other+11 more: $73,250 · Other+11 moreCOLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $219,845 · Recreation & SportsCOLORADO …DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $146,500 · AnimalsDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $5,150 · AnimalsNathan Yip Foundation: $96,360 · PhilanthropyDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCOLORADO BALLET: $21,301 · Arts & CultureOPERA COLORADO: $17,000 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $15,200 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $750 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION: $40,900 · Health
Education$1,068,000Other$929,547Recreation & Sports$219,845Animals$151,650Philanthropy$101,360Arts & Culture$54,251Health$40,900

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $894,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION: $219,845 over 9y, 18% of budgetDENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $146,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCORNELL COLLEGE: $133,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNathan Yip Foundation: $96,360 over 9y, 4.3% of budgetCHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION: $40,900 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetMERRIMACK COLLEGE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO BALLET: $21,301 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOPERA COLORADO: $17,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $15,200 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDENVER YOUTH PROGRAM: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $5,150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILD ADVOCATES - DENVER CASA: $3,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSt Anne's Episcopal School Inc: $2,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: $250 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.

  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CORNELL COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Nathan Yip Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MERRIMACK COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO BALLET ↗
  • Who funds OPERA COLORADO ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DENVER YOUTH PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHILD ADVOCATES - DENVER CASA ↗
  • Who funds St Anne's Episcopal School Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC ↗
  • Who funds THEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE ↗

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.

The Denver FoundationColorado Gives Founda…The Colorado Health F…The Janus Henderson F…Rose Community Founda…Amg Charitable Gift F…Mile High United Way …The Laff FoundationMerle Chambers FundMargulf FoundationThe Anschutz Foundati…Anschutz Family Found…
The Denver FoundationCO25.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Denver Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · The Janus Henderson Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · The Laff Foundation · Merle Chambers Fund · Margulf Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · Anschutz Family 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Merrimack College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.

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 30 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home