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Canvas Credit Union

CANVAS CREDIT UNION will strive to help individuals and families make better decisions and grow stronger financially.

$851k
Granted FY2024still arriving
22
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$278k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$1.4MRecreation & Sports$1.0MArts & Culture$589kHealth$205kHousing & Shelter$130kPublic Safety & Disaster$110kMembership Benefit$83kCommunity Improvement$83kOther$0
02FY2024 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 22 grants below total $830,778, the rows itemized in this filing. The $850,778 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $20,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $185k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $325k
  • $250k+1 grant · $278k
$13,584
Median grant
4
States reached
$4.6B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PLAYFLY SPORTS PROPERTIES LLC$277,750
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PUEBLO FOUNDATION$115,600
CANVAS FOUNDATION$105,202
TEALL PROPERTIES GROUP LLC$52,500
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$51,905
CHERRY CREEK ARTS FESTIVAL DBA CHERRYARTS$32,500
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK$31,187
SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO$25,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION$24,500
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$16,500
GOLD CROWN FOUNDATION INC$13,584
THOMPSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION$11,250
CITY OF FRUITA$10,000
POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT$10,000
DU RETIREES ASSOCIATION$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–23, $66k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%FAMILY TREE: $10k → 7%MI CASA RESOURCE CENTER: $5k → 12%GOWEST FOUNDATION: $18k → 9%MI CASA RESOURCE CENTER: $5k → 12%FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER: $10k → 12%FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER: $7k → 12%FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER: $6k → 12%FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER: $5k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
PA
NJ
UT
CO
AZ
TN
NC
OK
AL
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 24 repeat orgs$609k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
26

Total granted

$3.3M
$573k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+16%

Still filing today

58%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureHealthEmploymentOther
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

  • CF
    CANVAS FOUNDATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $584k · revenue +38% · 82% of their budget
  • CS
    COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PUEBLO FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $326k · revenue +8%
  • CM
    CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
    5× · 2020–2024 · $103k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • AR
    AMERICAN RED CROSS
    one grant, 2021 · $100k
  • MW
    MOUNTAIN WEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2022 · $83k · revenue 0%
  • JD
    JT DISTRICT 28-J
    one grant, 2019 · $60k
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
Colorado Chamber of Commerce Fka Co Assn of Commerce & Industry

The colorado chamber of commerce mission is to enhance the business climate of the state of colorado by promoting a positive legislative and regulatory environment and providing programs and services for its members, economic education,…

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2
The Colorado Health Foundation
Health
3
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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4
Credit Union of Colorado Foundation

To provide grants, fundraising, and encouraging volunteerism in support of local charities. the foundation will focus its support on education and human services.

Philanthropy
5
Colorado Dental Association Foundation

The CDA Foundation advances access to oral healthcare through charitable giving, supports the future of the profession through dental school scholarships and promotes dental professional wellbeing.

Health
6
Colorado Gives Foundation

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

Philanthropy
7
Destination Colorado Meetings

a member based state association of over 100 companies targeting meeting planners & incentive buyers. members include bureaus, hotels, resorts, destination management companies, activity companies, & other meeting services. we are…

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8
Colorado Boces Association Foundation

Provide support to boces and school districts in colorado to enhance collaboration, effectiveness, efficiency and to improve student achievement.

Education
9
Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado

To develop and increase charitable giving that connects donors to community needs in Southwest Colorado and to support the nonprofit sector through granting and educational opportunities.

Philanthropy
10
Colorado Access Foundation
Health
11
Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Co 240 Community Choice Credit Union

To promote thrift and provide lower cost credit to the members of the credit union. to promote thrift among members by affording them the opportunity to accumulate payments on shares and make loans from these shares to its members.

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12
Colorado Energy Foundation

The Colorado Energy Foundation was incorporated in 2019 as a 501(c)(3) supporting organization of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and seeks to amplify existing philanthropic efforts of the oil and gas industry in Colorado and develop…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado State University Foundation; the most unlike its peers is District 51 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

34 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. 34 of the 56 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
24/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PLAYFLY SPORTS PROPERTIES LLC: $905,250 · OtherPLAYFLY SPORTS PROPERTIES LLCOUTFRONT MEDIA: $412,634 · OtherOUTFRONT MEDIACOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY: $222,820 · OtherCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $103,230 · OtherTEALL PROPERTIES GROUP: $102,500 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSS: $100,000 · OtherMOUNTAIN WEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION: $83,000 · Other+28 more: $559,639 · Other+28 moreCANVAS FOUNDATION: $584,441 · PhilanthropyCANVAS FOUNDATIONGOLD CROWN FOUNDATION: $53,584 · PhilanthropyGOLD CROWN FOUNDAT…+2 more: $10,400 · PhilanthropyCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PUEBLO FOUNDATION: $326,350 · EducationCOLORADO STAT…UNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $54,840 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF…COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationCOLORADO STAT…+5 more: $45,875 · Education+5 moreChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $95,599 · HealthRocky Mountain Adventist Healthcare Foundation: $6,000 · HealthCHERRY ARTS: $93,753 · Arts & CultureCOLORADO SPORTS HALL OF FAME INC: $5,500 · Arts & CultureFAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER INC: $27,950 · Human ServicesGOWEST FOUNDATION: $18,113 · Human ServicesMI CASA RESOURCE CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY TREE INC: $9,892 · Human ServicesSPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO: $43,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$2,489,073Philanthropy$648,425Education$477,065Health$101,599Arts & Culture$99,253Human Services$65,955Recreation & Sports$43,000

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 budgetCANVAS FOUNDATION: $584,441 over 6y, 82% of budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PUEBLO FOUNDATION: $326,350 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $103,230 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $95,599 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHERRY ARTS: $93,753 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMOUNTAIN WEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION: $83,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $54,840 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGOLD CROWN FOUNDATION: $53,584 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO: $43,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER INC: $27,950 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetColorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: $22,100 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMT CARMEL VETERANS SERVICE CENTER: $21,700 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGOWEST FOUNDATION: $18,113 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCOLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $13,125 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHOMPSON R2-J EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $11,250 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCOLORADO FALLEN HERO FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetJUNIOR ATHLETICS OF THE MIDWEST INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCOLORADO AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMI CASA RESOURCE CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY TREE INC: $9,892 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORT COLLINS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $6,598 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRocky Mountain Adventist Healthcare Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDISTRICT 51 FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSouth Metro Denver Chamber: $6,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO SPORTS HALL OF FAME INC: $5,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFISHER DEBERRY FOUNDATION: $5,400 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetBLUE STAR RECYCLERS: $5,155 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmp the Cause: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN COLORADO: $5,000 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 CANVAS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PUEBLO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CHERRY ARTS ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN WEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds GOLD CROWN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER INC ↗
  • Who funds Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ↗
  • Who funds MT CARMEL VETERANS SERVICE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds GOWEST FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THOMPSON R2-J EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO FALLEN HERO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ATHLETICS OF THE MIDWEST INC ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds MI CASA RESOURCE CENTER ↗

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 Colorado Health F…The Denver FoundationEl Pomar FoundationDaniels FundKenneth Kendal King F…The Janus Henderson F…Rose Community Founda…Boettcher FoundationThe Anschutz Foundati…Mile High United Way …Bellco Foundation
Colorado Gives FoundationCO25.3× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · The Denver Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Daniels Fund · Kenneth Kendal King Foundation · The Janus Henderson Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Boettcher Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Bellco 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 Canvas Credit Union funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Canvas Credit Union. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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