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Burgess R & F Tuw at a glance

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Burgess R & F Tuw

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$125k
Granted FY2026still arriving
8
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$690kEducation$89kReligion$47kYouth Development$18kPublic Benefit$10kCivil Rights$2k
02FY2026 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $120k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$30,000
DENVER ART MUSEUM INC$30,000
COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION$20,000
HISTORIC ELITCH GARDENS THEATRE FOUNDATI$10,000
EL SISTEMA COLORADO$10,000
PHAMALY THEATRE COMPANY$10,000
ETMCOLORADO INC$10,000
WONDERBOUND$5,000
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 (FY19–26) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE: $10k → 7%BOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: $10k → 12%HISTORIC ELITCH GARDENS THEATRE FOUNDATI: $10k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH MARIACHI PROGRAM: $10k → 10%COLORADO YOUTH MARIACHI PROGRAM: $8k → 10%AUGUSTANA ARTS INC: $8k → 12%AUGUSTANA ARTS INC: $8k → 12%AUGUSTANA ARTS INC: $6k → 12%CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE: $15k → 12%PHAMALY THEATRE COMPANY: $10k → 12%EL SISTEMA COLORADO: $10k → 12%ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA: $10k → 12%WONDERBOUND: $10k → 12%DENVER BRASS INC: $8k → 12%DENVER BRASS INC: $8k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF DENVER THEATRE: $60k → 12%COLORADO SEMINARY: $30k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF DENVER THEATRE: $30k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF DENVER THEATRE: $30k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF DENVER THEATRE: $30k → 12%SAINT JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $25k → 12%SAINT JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $12k → 12%SAINT JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $10k → 12%SWALLOW HILL MUSIC ASSOCIATION: $10k → 12%ETMCOLORADO INC: $10k → 12%LEVITT PAVILION DENVER: $15k → 12%LEVITT PAVILION DENVER: $8k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $20k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $18k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $15k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $15k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $10k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $10k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $35k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $32k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $30k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $30k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $29k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $23k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $21k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $20k → 12%COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $20k → 12%DENVER ART MUSEUM INC: $15k → 12%CURIOUS THEATER COMPANY: $10k → 12%COLORADO BALLET COMPANY: $10k → 12%CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY: $8k → 12%BUNTPORT THEATRE COMPANY: $8k → 12%COLORADO YOUTH SYMPHONY: $7k → 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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$836k · 16 repeat orgs$145k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2026, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
20

Total granted

$836k
$115k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+27%

Still filing today

75%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureEducationOther
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

  • DA
    DENVER ART MUSEUM
    8× · 2019–2026 · $215k · revenue +38%
  • CS
    COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
    8× · 2019–2026 · $128k · revenue +42%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
    3× · 2019–2026 · $90k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • CP
    CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
  • BP
    BOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    one grant, 2025 · $10k · revenue 0%
  • CS
    CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CHANGEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +36%
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
Fort Collins Symphony Association

Providing entertainment and education through the production of high-quality orchestral music.

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2
Colorado Jazz Ambassadors
Arts & Culture
3
Colorado Music Bridge

Colorado nbsp;music nbsp;bridge nbsp;provides nbsp;access nbsp;to nbsp;inclusive nbsp;modern nbsp;music nbsp;education nbsp;programs nbsp;curricular nbsp;resources nbsp;and nbsp;professional nbsp;development

Arts & Culture
4
Denver Young Artists Orchestra Association

The mission of dyao is to expose young musicians and audiences to the joy and beauty of symphonic music, pursuing excellence through exceptional orchestral training, unique & diverse performance opportunities, and new pathways to symphonic…

Arts & Culture
5
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) creates intimate, transformative experiences that connect the musically curious.

Arts & Culture
6
San Juan Symphony

The San Juan Symphony is an innovative regional orchestra that contributes to the cultural enrichment of the diverse communities of the Four Corners area with inspiring live performances and creative, collaborative efforts.

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7
Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House Inc

Kcme is a trusted source of quality classical music and arts content for the people of colorado springs and southern colorado. we are dedicated to a vital cultural community by sharing the artistic voices of colorado springs and the world,…

Arts & Culture
8
Opera Colorado

Opera colorado uses the powerful art form of opera to connect our community through musical storytelling. the company actively collaborates with other non-profit institutions to amplify their missions with the arts.

Arts & Culture
9
Chicago Wind Symphony
Arts & Culture
10
Colorado Mahlerfest

Advancement of music through the celebration of the legacy of the composer Gustav Mahler through an annual festival

Arts & Culture
11
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
12
Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra

Charitable organization presenting musical events and educational programs. In 2023-24, Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra presented two world premieres and featured numerous works by women composers and composers of color.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Swallow Hill Music Association; the most unlike its peers is Denver Art Museum. 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

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 39 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
20/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DENVER ART MUSEUM: $215,382 · Arts & CultureDENVER ART MUSEUMCOLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $127,500 · Arts & CultureCOLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONWONDERBOUND: $41,000 · Arts & CultureWONDERBOUNDAUGUSTANA ARTS INC: $26,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF LEVITT PAVILION DENVER: $23,000 · Arts & Culture+16 more: $135,500 · Arts & Culture+16 moreUNIVERSITY OF DENVER THEATRE: $150,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF DENVER THEATRESAINT JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $46,757 · OtherSAINT JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMI…THE DENVER BRASS INC: $21,000 · OtherTHE DENVER BRASS INCCLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE: $14,500 · OtherCOLORADO YOUTH SYMPHONY: $12,000 · OtherMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF: $11,000 · OtherSWALLOW HILL MUSIC ASSOCIATION: $11,000 · Other+8 more: $41,000 · Other+8 moreUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $90,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY O…CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE: $10,000 · EducationCREATIVE STR…A CHILDS SONG INC: $5,000 · Education
Arts & Culture$568,382Other$307,257Education$105,000

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 budgetDENVER ART MUSEUM: $215,382 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $127,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWONDERBOUND: $41,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetAUGUSTANA ARTS INC: $26,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF LEVITT PAVILION DENVER: $23,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE DENVER BRASS INC: $21,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCOLORADO YOUTH MARIACHI PROGRAM: $17,500 over 2y, 11% of budgetCURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY: $17,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetPHAMALY THEATRE COMPANY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSWALLOW HILL MUSIC ASSOCIATION: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCMDANCE: $11,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetBOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE: $10,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetCOLORADO BALLET: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUNTPORT THEATER COMPANY: $7,500 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetA CHILDS SONG INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetColorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORADO BACH ENSEMBLE: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCOLORADO CHILDREN'S CHORALE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSU TEATRO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN ARTS ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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…Bonfils-Stanton Found…The Denver FoundationRose Community Founda…The Colorado Health F…Fine Arts FoundationSheila Fortune Founda…Xcel Energy FoundationMile High United Way …Kenneth Kendal King F…Amg Charitable Gift F…Merle Chambers Fund
Colorado Gives FoundationCO42.9× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Bonfils-Stanton Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Fine Arts Foundation · Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Kenneth Kendal King Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Merle Chambers Fund

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 Burgess R & F Tuw funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Burgess R & F Tuw. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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 39 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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