· Private foundation
Foundation for a Stable Childhood
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SUMMER ADVANTAGE SUMMIT 54 | $40,000 |
| WE DON'T WASTE | $30,000 |
| STEPPING STONES | $25,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE RFV | $25,000 |
| THE BUDDY PROGRAM | $20,000 |
| THE RARE LIFE | $18,640 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $19k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SSUMMIT543× · 2022–2024 · $140k · revenue +44%
- TBTHE BUDDY PROGRAM INC4× · 2021–2024 · $101k · revenue +14%
- WIWEDONTWASTE INC3× · 2022–2024 · $65k · revenue +57%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2021 · $23k
- GBGOLDEN BACKPACK PROGRAM INCgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +117%
- WCWOW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WORLD OF WONDERone grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +1%
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.
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.
Friends of the Children - Colorado has a mission of impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships and professional mentors 12+ years, no matter what. 92% go on to enroll in…
Feeding students in summit county, colorado. smart bellies backpack food program strives to eliminate childhood hunger on the weekends by providing backpacks full of nutritious food, allowing children to get the full benefit of their…
Elevating Connections is dedicated to building sustained positive relationships for current & former youth in foster care-including those experiencing sibling separation-to find their voice & build meaningful community connections.
We support youth through mentorship, empowerment, and trusted adult engagement so that they can face life's challenges and thrive
Friends of the children montana has a mission of impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships and professional mentors 12+ years, no matter what. 92% go on to enroll in…
Garden to table empowers school communities with gardens and curriculum to engage all students in experiential outdoor education.
To inspire Ouray County youth to lead healthy lives. We work in partnership with local schools and community partners to create enriching programs, provide leadership opportunities and build youth's strengths that support their wellbeing…
The mission of Trips for Kids Denver Metro is to empower at-risk and disadvantaged youth by using the bicycle as a tool to foster positive life skills, healthy youth development, and a sense of fun and adventure.
Our mission is to empower youth and community members to achieve their full potential through mentoring, prevention education and strategic partnership.
Girl scouts of colorado prepares girls and adults to create unique leadership paths, ignite change, and share a worldwide sisterhood through traditions and new experiences. girl scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character,…
The purpose of the Corporation is to provide nutrition and educational support to children of low income families in a safe environment with the purpose of making a positive impact on the education outcome of such children. Further, the…
We envision a colorado where every family is a thriving ecosystem of learning, laughing, and well-being. our mission is to equip parents with the tools and information to be their child's most valuable teacher, trainer, and mentor in life.
How this is measured
8 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. 8 of the 12 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Foundation for a Stable Childhood funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foundation for a Stable Childhood. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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