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El Puente Foundation Inc at a glance

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El Puente Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$999k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$755k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$784kEducation$156kPhilanthropy$152kRecreation & Sports$40kHealth$22kYouth Development$22kReligion$19kEnvironment$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $17k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $227k
  • $250k+1 grant · $755k
$8,077
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
USAFA FALCON FOUNDATION$754,967
EL PUENTE DONOR ADVISED FUND$127,230
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION$100,000
EL PUENTE DONAR ADVISED FUND$8,077
NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW$6,300
YOUTH ZONE$2,000
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY$750
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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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%YOUTH ZONE: $2k → 8%WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $10k → 12%WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $5k → 12%WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $3k → 12%WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $500 → 12%WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $300 → 12%TRINITY SECOND CENTURY FOUNDATION: $4k → 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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$812k · 5 repeat orgs$368k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +73% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

5 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
31

Total granted

$812k
$130k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+73%
+20%

Still filing today

80%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $237k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthFood & NutritionHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • TW
    THE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION
    6× · 2018–2024 · $34k · revenue +46%
  • MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC
    2× · 2017–2024 · $16k · revenue +44%
  • TE
    The Eating Disorder Foundation
    2× · 2017–2022 · $4k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • TU
    THE US AIRFORCE ACADEMY
    one grant, 2017 · $50k
  • BB
    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO INC
    one grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue -8%
  • TM
    TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2019 · $11k
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 Gives Foundation

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

Philanthropy
2
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
3
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
4
Colorado Food Cluster Inc

Provide opportunities for all to thrive by offering free food resources to communities.

Food & Nutrition
5
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…

Science & Tech
6
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
7
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
8
Denver Botanic Gardens Inc

The mission of denver botanic gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the rocky mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.

Environment
9
Elevations Credit Union

Together we create solutions for a better life.

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10
Goodwill Industries of Denver

Goodwill's mission is to provide education, career development, and employment opportunities to help coloradans in need achieve self-sufficiency, dignity, and hope through the power of work.

—
11
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
12
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

The denver metro chamber of commerce is the architect of tomorrow, igniting change and driving progress to build dynamic economies and communities. we champion innovation, forge powerful partnerships, and relentlessly advocate for our…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Denver Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Womens Regional Network. 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

26 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. 26 of the 43 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
20/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

USAFA FALCON FOUNDATION: $758,067 · OtherUSAFA FALCON FOUNDATIONEL PUENTE DONOR ADVISED FUND: $127,230 · OtherEL PUENTE DONOR ADVISED FUNDTHE US AIRFORCE ACADEMY: $50,000 · Other+23 more: $65,427 · Other+23 moreUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationUNIVERSIT…YOUTHENTITY: $5,000 · Education+2 more: $1,600 · EducationTHE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION: $33,800 · Recreation & SportsDURANGO DEVO INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC: $18,800 · Human ServicesTrinity Second Century Foundation: $4,225 · Human ServicesYOUTHZONE INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $15,750 · PhilanthropyTHE DENVER FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO INC: $15,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $500 · Youth DevelopmentThe Eating Disorder Foundation: $4,000 · HealthTHIRD WAY CENTER INC: $1,000 · HealthGrief Center of Southwest Colorado: $1,000 · Health+1 more: $200 · Health
Other$1,000,724Education$106,600Recreation & Sports$38,800Human Services$25,025Philanthropy$16,750Youth Development$15,500Health$6,200

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION: $33,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC: $18,800 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $15,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTHENTITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDURANGO DEVO INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTrinity Second Century Foundation: $4,225 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetThe Eating Disorder Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetYOUTHZONE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Genesis Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAVERN CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHIRD WAY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DENVER FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrief Center of Southwest Colorado: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Falcon Foundation: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMETRO CARING: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ COLORADO: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DELORES PROJECT: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWomens Regional Network: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $100 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 FoundationAnschutz Family Found…Rose Community Founda…El Pomar FoundationThe Colorado Health F…Mile High United Way …Hill Foundation Wells…Adolph Coors Foundati…The Anschutz Foundati…Temple Hoyne Buell Fo…Daniels Fund
Colorado Gives FoundationCO29.7× 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 · Anschutz Family Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Hill Foundation Wells Fargo Bank Na · Adolph Coors Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · Daniels 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 El Puente Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from El Puente Foundation Inc. 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%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 43 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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