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Genesis 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.

$335k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$939kFood & Nutrition$312kHealth$150kYouth Development$140kArts & Culture$105kAnimals$93kEducation$75kCommunity Improvement$60kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $225k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$35,331
Median grant
4
States reached
$4.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
All RiseSesame Street in Communitie$100,000
Food Bank of the Rockies$45,000
Denver GirlsYouthSportsRockyMtnAthl$40,000
Denver Rescue Mission$40,000
Project Sanctuary$35,331
Colorado Public Radio$25,000
Nourish Meals on Wheels$20,000
National Bernese Mountain Dog Rescu$20,000
American Home Finding Assocation$5,000
Southern Iowa Mental Health$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 (FY19–25, $165k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Denver Rescue Mission: $40k → 12%American Home Finding Assocation: $5k → 16%Denver Rescue Mission: $30k → 12%Denver Rescue Mission: $25k → 12%American Home Finding Assocation: $5k → 16%Denver Rescue Mission: $20k → 12%Denver Rescue Mission: $20k → 12%American Home Finding Assocation: $5k → 16%Denver Rescue Mission: $5k → 12%American Home Finding Assocation: $5k → 16%American Home Finding Association: $5k → 16%American Home Finding Association: $250 → 16%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
MI
NY
IA
PA
CA
CO
VA
AZ
NC
DC
GA
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 26 repeat orgs$227k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
20

Total granted

$1.9M
$227k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+22%

Still filing today

58%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionAnimalsRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • LS
    LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF COLORADO
    5× · 2017–2021 · $310k · revenue +94%
  • NM
    NOURISH MEALS ON WHEELS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $147k · revenue +165%
  • FB
    FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES
    3× · 2020–2025 · $145k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • G4
    Golf 4 Disabled Broken Tee
    one grant, 2022 · $33k
  • ES
    EASTER SEALS COLORADO
    one grant, 2017 · $33k · revenue -30%
  • PF
    Prison Fellowship
    one grant, 2019 · $30k
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 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
2
Colorado Gives Foundation

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

Philanthropy
3
Colorado Jobs With Justice Inc

Advance workers rights & social justice through building sustained relationships and taking direct action to create concrete change in the lives of working families

Employment
4
Mental Health Center of Boulder County Inc

Partnering to improve quality of life as a nonprofit organization dedicated to mental health and wellness. healing is our purpose, help is our promise, health is our passion.

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5
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.

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6
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Inc

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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7
Colorado State Fire Chiefs

The vision of the csfc is to partner with the fire service and supplier partners across the state of colorado in their efforts to protect all of colorado's life and property from fire and other disasters. it is a dynamic organization,…

Public Safety & Disaster
8
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
9
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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10
Colorado Museum of Natural History

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

Arts & Culture
11
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
12
Regional West Health Services

Health care services for the people of western nebraska and eastern wyoming.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Dumb Friends League; the most unlike its peers is National Mill Dog Rescue. 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

23 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. 23 of the 46 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
19/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF COLORADO: $310,000 · OtherLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF COLORADOAll RiseSesame Street in Communitie: $300,000 · OtherAll RiseSesame Street in CommunitieDenver GirlsYouthSportsRockyMtnAthl: $115,000 · OtherDenver GirlsYouthSportsRockyMtnAthlNADCP: $100,000 · OtherNADCPImpact 360: $60,000 · OtherAlzheimer's Association: $60,000 · Other+29 more: $409,100 · Other+29 moreNOURISH MEALS ON WHEELS: $146,500 · Food & NutritionNOURISH MEALS O…FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $145,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK OF TH…DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $140,000 · Human ServicesDENVER RE…AMERICAN HOME FINDING ASSOCIATION: $25,250 · Human ServicesAMERICAN …American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,250 · Human ServicesAmerican …PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC: $105,072 · Arts & CultureGBSCIDP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL INC: $45,000 · HealthEASTER SEALS COLORADO: $32,500 · HealthSOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: $25,000 · HealthA Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary: $101,331 · Public BenefitOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $34,000 · Environment
Other$1,354,100Food & Nutrition$291,500Human Services$185,500Arts & Culture$105,072Health$102,500Public Benefit$101,331Environment$34,000

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 budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF COLORADO: $310,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetNOURISH MEALS ON WHEELS: $146,500 over 9y, 2.9% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $145,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $140,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC: $105,072 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetA Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary: $101,331 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetGBSCIDP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $34,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEASTER SEALS COLORADO: $32,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN HOME FINDING ASSOCIATION: $25,250 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHAVEN OF HOPE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNational Mill Dog Rescue: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetURBAN YOUTH MINISTRIES: $5,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetVETERANS BRIDGE HOME INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPADI AWARE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAIN STREET OTTUMWA: $100 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 LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF COLORADO ↗
  • Who funds NOURISH MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES ↗
  • Who funds DENVER RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC ↗
  • Who funds A Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary ↗
  • Who funds GBSCIDP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds OCEAN CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds EASTER SEALS COLORADO ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN HOME FINDING ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO ↗
  • Who funds STAND UP TO CANCER ↗
  • Who funds HAVEN OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds National Mill Dog Rescue ↗

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…Schlessman Foundation…Rose Community Founda…The Denver FoundationXcel Energy FoundationMile High United Way …Enterprise Holdings F…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO18.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Schlessman Foundation Inc · Rose Community Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Genesis Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Genesis 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 46 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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