Kansas · Private foundation
Chris Mikesell 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.
- $44k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2025
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $4,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $7,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $892k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Chris Mikesell Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $39k | 18% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $40k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $43k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $37k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $30k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $25k | 31% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $33k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $29k | 23% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado University Foundation | $60,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Crested Butte Land Trust | $42,000 | 9 | 1% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $39,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Crested Butte Nordic Council | $12,600 | 5 | 0% |
| The Keewaydin Foundation | $9,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Dzi Foundation | $8,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Montrose Childrens Museum | $8,000 | 2 | 10% |
| High Country Conservation Advocates | $6,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Wichita Kansas (2311) | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado University Foundation | $60,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Crested Butte Land Trust | $42,000 | 9 | 1% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $39,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Crested Butte Nordic Council | $12,600 | 5 | 0% |
| The Keewaydin Foundation | $9,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Dzi Foundation | $8,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Montrose Childrens Museum | $8,000 | 2 | 10% |
| High Country Conservation Advocates | $6,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Wichita Kansas (2311) | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Freedom Hooves Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | $5,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Kansas Wildlife Federation Inc | $3,900 | 3 | n/a |
| Kansas Foodbank Warehouse Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Paradox Sports | $2,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blue Sky Ranch Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($97k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Chris Mikesell 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.
Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Dea Family Foundation · Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Chris Mikesell Foundation
- How much does Chris Mikesell Foundation give?
- Chris Mikesell Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $43,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Chris Mikesell Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (33%), Education (19%), International (16%).
- Who are Chris Mikesell Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Western Colorado University Foundation ($60k), Crested Butte Land Trust ($42k), United States Fund for Unicef ($39k).
- Does Chris Mikesell Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Chris Mikesell 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 Chris Mikesell Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Dea Family Foundation, Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley.
- Where is Chris Mikesell Foundation based?
- Chris Mikesell Foundation is based in KS.
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