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Cross H 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.

$321k
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$50k
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.

Education$1.0MRecreation & Sports$315kYouth Development$278kHealth$130kFood & Nutrition$90kHousing & Shelter$35kHuman Services$18kPhilanthropy$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $86k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $185k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION$50,000
ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION$35,000
COLORADO UPLIFT$30,000
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO$25,000
BROWN UNIVERSITY$25,000
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION$25,000
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$25,000
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$10,000
PROSTATE CANCER EDUCATION COUNCIL$10,000
STEP DENVER$5,000
CHERRY HILLS PALMER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC$5,000
COLORADO UPLIFT$5,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO DENVER INC$5,000
FIRST TEE OF DENVER$5,000
DENVER CITY LAX$5,000
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 (FY24–25, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ACTIVATE WORK INC: $5k → 12%ACTIVATE WORK INC: $5k → 12%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $3k → 12%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $3k → 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

IL
NY
IA
RI
CA
CO
DC
FL
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 15% of Cross H Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Cross H Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 28 repeat orgs$39k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
10

Total granted

$1.7M
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+8%

Still filing today

86%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

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EducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesCrime & LegalOther
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

  • KD
    KENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
    4× · 2019–2022 · $303k · revenue +93%
  • AF
    ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $245k · revenue +144%
  • TW
    THE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $230k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • CO
    COLORADO OPEN GOLF FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $8k · revenue +12%
  • BU
    BRYANT UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +18%
  • THE COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER
    one grant, 2024 · $4k · revenue 0%
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
University of Denver

The university of denver (du) is a higher educational institution, providing both undergraduate and graduate degrees - the mission of the university of denver is to promote learning by engaging with students (continued on schedule o)in…

Education
3
Fountain Valley School of Colorado

Fountain valley school of colorado provides a transformative curriculum in a supportive environment where students are challenged to think critically, become leaders, and live by our core values: courage, compassion, curiosity,…

Education
4
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
5
Denver Scholarship Foundation

Denver scholarship foundation (dsf) inspires and empowers denver public schools (dps) students to enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions of higher education by providing the tools, knowledge, and financial resources for…

Education
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
Denver Hybrid College

To support college students in innovative, affordable paths to in-demand careers and financial freedom.

Education
8
Education Commission of the States

The mission of education commission of the states is to advocate for attaining educational excellence for all and to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of…

Education
9
Colorado Academy

Creating curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders.

Education
10
Western Athletic Conference

The conference is committed to providing student-athletes an exemplary university experience - both on and off the field of play. with high standards of integrity at the core of our athletic and academic excellences, our goal is to unlock…

Recreation & Sports
11
Colorado Council On Economic Education

Our mission is to empower colorado students to achieve a lifetime of economic understanding and financial freedom. how will we achieve this mission? by providing economic and personal financial education to students through training…

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12
Alexander Dawson Foundation

The mission of the alexander dawson foundation is to establish, operate and maintain an educational organization that will provide students with the highest quality education, nurture future leaders, prepare young adults to excel in…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Dumb Friends League; the most unlike its peers is Denver Junior Golf. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

36 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. 36 of the 41 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
26/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $302,500 · EducationKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $245,000 · EducationALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATIONCOLORADO UPLIFT INC: $210,000 · EducationCOLORADO UPLIFT INCUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $108,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION+5 more: $39,300 · EducationTHE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION: $230,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE WESTERN STOCK…DENVER CITY LAX: $55,000 · Recreation & SportsDENVER CITY LAXCOLORADO GOLF FOUNDATION: $22,500 · Recreation & SportsCOLORADO GOLF FOU…CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO: $75,000 · OtherCHILDRENS HOSPITAL …EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $70,000 · OtherEVANS SCHOLARS FOUN…St Anne's Episcopal School Inc: $32,500 · OtherSt Anne's Episcopal…BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO DENVER INC: $30,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB…Step Denver: $15,000 · OtherYEAR ONE INC: $17,500 · OtherURBAN PEAK DENVER: $20,000 · OtherURBAN PEAK DENVEROPEN DOOR YOUTH GANG ALTERNATIVES: $15,000 · Other+14 more: $66,000 · Other+14 moreBROWN UNIVERSITY: $235,000 · Community ImprovementBROWN UNIVERS…+1 more: $4,000 · Community ImprovementFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $90,000 · Food & NutritionChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $30,000 · HealthPROSTATE CANCER EDUCATION COUNCIL: $20,000 · HealthDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $17,500 · Human ServicesACTIVATE WORK INC: $10,000 · Human Services
Education$905,300Recreation & Sports$307,500Other$341,000Community Improvement$239,000Food & Nutrition$90,000Health$50,000Human Services$27,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $302,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $245,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $235,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION: $230,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCOLORADO UPLIFT INC: $210,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $108,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $90,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER CITY LAX: $55,000 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetSt Anne's Episcopal School Inc: $32,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO DENVER INC: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHERRY HILLS PALMER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $23,000 over 6y, 9.2% of budgetCOLORADO GOLF FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetURBAN PEAK DENVER: $20,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER EDUCATION COUNCIL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetYEAR ONE INC: $17,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $17,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetStep Denver: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOPEN DOOR YOUTH GANG ALTERNATIVES: $15,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetACTIVATE WORK INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetST ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL: $10,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCOLORADO OPEN GOLF FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHIGH LINE CANAL CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetARNOLD & WINNIE PALMER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MAXFUND INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBRYANT UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARION DOWNS CENTER: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHRIS RULE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHERRY HILLS VILLAGE POLICE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $300 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.

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 Denver FoundationRose Community Founda…The Janus Henderson F…The Anschutz Foundati…Anschutz Family Found…El Pomar FoundationAmg Charitable Gift F…Temple Hoyne Buell Fo…Daniels FundIma FoundationThe Colorado Health F…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO29× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Janus Henderson Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · Daniels Fund · Ima Foundation · The Colorado Health 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 Cross H Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cross H Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 41 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 endowment market
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