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Clarence V Laguardia Foundation at a glance

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Clarence V Laguardia Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$608k
Granted FY2026still arriving
16
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$108k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$1.8MHealth$658kHuman Services$484kArts & Culture$422kCommunity Improvement$25kCrime & Legal$20kRecreation & Sports$5kOther$0
02FY2026 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • $10k–50k10 grants · $210k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $398k
$30,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$7.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION$107,500
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH$75,000
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$60,000
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION$55,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$50,000
DENVER ART MUSEUM$50,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF COLORADO$30,000
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$30,000
SHALOM PARK$30,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION$30,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO$25,000
RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUND$20,000
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$15,000
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION$10,000
CREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE$10,000
02The need
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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 (FY18–26, $482k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%SHALOM PARK: $30k → 8%SHALOM PARK: $20k → 8%SHALOM PARK: $20k → 8%SHALOM PARK: $20k → 8%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $53k → 10%SHALOM PARK: $20k → 8%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $53k → 10%SHALOM PARK: $20k → 8%SHALOM PARK: $20k → 8%SHALOM PARK: $20k → 8%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $53k → 12%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $53k → 12%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF COLORADO: $40k → 12%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF COLORADO: $30k → 12%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF COLORADO: $30k → 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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.9M · 29 repeat orgs$160k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2026, 14 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
10

Total granted

$3.9M
$140k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
-3%

Still filing today

55%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’21’22’23’24’25’26
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementOther
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× · 2018–2026 · $412k · revenue +18%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC
    7× · 2018–2026 · $312k · revenue +92%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
    8× · 2018–2026 · $310k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • MS
    METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $35k
  • CH
    CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2022 · $35k
  • ST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    one grant, 2018 · $20k · revenue -6%
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.

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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
2
Roseman University of Health Sciences

Roseman university of health sciences advances the health and wellness of the communities we serve by educating current and future generations of health professionals, conducting research and providing patient care. we actively pursue…

Education
3
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
4
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
5
University of Rio Grande

The university of rio grande/ rio grande community college is america's unique private/public institution of higher education designed to provide learners the opportunity to attain a high-quality, high-value education. our personalized,…

Education
6
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
7
Colorado Christian University

Serving god by providing christ-centered higher education.

Education
8
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College

Scu is a catholic and jesuit institution that makes student learning its central focus, promotes faculty and staff learning in its various forms, and exhibits organizational learning.

Education
9
Colorado Mountain College Foundation Inc

The colorado mountain college foundation builds sustainable community support for the needs and strategic priorities of colorado mountain college and its students.

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10
The University of Montana Foundation

The university of montana foundation inspires philanthropic support to enhance excellence and opportunity at the university of montana.

Education
11
The Rockefeller University

The rockefeller university (the university) is a world renowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics, and physics. the university's 73 laboratories conduct both clinical and basic…

Education
12
The Colorado College

At colorado college our goal is to provide the finest liberal arts education in the country. drawing upon the adventurous spirit of the rocky mountain west, we challenge students, one course at a time, to develop those habits of intellect…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Regis University; the most unlike its peers is St Marys University of Minnesota. 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

19 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. 19 of the 40 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $282,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF COLORADOMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $215,000 · OtherMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVERCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES: $177,500 · OtherCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO: $122,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADOMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY: $105,000 · OtherMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITYJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $100,000 · OtherJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERNATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL: $60,000 · Other+16 more: $340,000 · Other+16 moreUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $310,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF DENVERUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $277,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOU…COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION: $210,000 · EducationCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES F…REGIS UNIVERSITY: $50,000 · EducationFAMILY STAR INC: $50,000 · Education+2 more: $45,000 · EducationNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $465,000 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH HE…Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $185,500 · HealthChildren's Hospita…+1 more: $2,500 · HealthJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC: $312,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY…SHALOM PARK: $170,000 · Human ServicesSHALOM PARKDENVER ART MUSEUM: $411,500 · Arts & CultureDENVER ART MU…CREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE: $70,000 · Arts & CultureCREEDE REPERT…Rocky Mountain Microfinance: $25,000 · Community ImprovementROSE ANDOM CENTER INC: $20,000 · Crime & LegalROUNDUP RIVER RANCH: $5,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$1,402,500Education$942,500Health$653,000Human Services$482,000Arts & Culture$481,500Community Improvement$25,000Crime & Legal$20,000Recreation & Sports$5,000

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 budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $465,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER ART MUSEUM: $411,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC: $312,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $310,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $277,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION: $210,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $185,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSHALOM PARK: $170,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE: $70,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetREGIS UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY STAR INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetJEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetRocky Mountain Microfinance: $25,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetJOSHUA INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetROSE ANDOM CENTER INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROUNDUP RIVER RANCH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds DENVER ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation ↗
  • Who funds SHALOM PARK ↗
  • Who funds CREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds REGIS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY STAR INC ↗
  • Who funds JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Rocky Mountain Microfinance ↗
  • Who funds JOSHUA INC ↗
  • Who funds ROSE ANDOM CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ↗
  • Who funds ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION ↗

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…Rose Community Founda…Temple Hoyne Buell Fo…Daniels FundThe Denver FoundationXcel Energy FoundationThe Anschutz Foundati…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Colorado Gives FoundationCO20.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · Daniels Fund · The Denver Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Clarence V Laguardia Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clarence V Laguardia Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%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
    5report 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 Clarence V Laguardia Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Clarence V Laguardia 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 40 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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