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Gr's 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.

$330k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
114
Grants FY2025
78
Organizations funded FY2024
56%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$15,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 78
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$8.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 56% of the organizations Gr's Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 46% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $99k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthEnvironmentFood & NutritionAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving112$319k32%
FY202478$217k56%
FY202336$251k33%
FY202252$213k44%
FY202134$182k53%
FY202036$427k47%
FY201930$299k30%
FY201824$286k38%
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What it funded, over time

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

Environment$534kAnimals$474kEducation$436kPublic Safety & Disaster$432kHealth$253kHuman Services$199kArts & Culture$193kFood & Nutrition$191kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
WY
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
AR
TN
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 155 grantees
All grantees of Gr's Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$394,35081%
University of Colorado Foundation$162,50040%
Voices for Children Inc$118,00096%
Garfield County Search and Rescue Inc$73,500713%
Angel Flight West Inc$65,00090%
Angel Flight Central Inc$65,00093%
Boulder Preparatory High School$64,00078%
Alpine Rescue Team$60,00048%
Audubon of Kansas Inc$55,70064%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$50,00030%
Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc$50,00053%
Summit County Rescue Group Inc$50,000414%
Rocky Mountain Rescue Group$50,00049%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation$49,00050%
Fund for the New School Boulder Country Day School$48,50070%
Young Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley$47,00070%
El Paso County Search and Rescue Inc$46,50063%
Austin Camerata Inc$42,501665%
Food Bank of the Rockies$40,00020%
Believe Big Inc$31,00033%
Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation$31,00042%
Food Bank of Lincoln Inc$30,00020%
Kansas Foodbank Warehouse Inc$30,00020%
Fundamental Literacy Foundation$25,0001n/a
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras$22,00035%
Rose Brooks Center Inc$21,00050%
The Arts Hub$20,50051%
Peak Abundance$15,00042%
Athletes Services Network America$15,000226%
Harvesters - the Community Food Network$15,00030%
Boulder County Regional Fire Training Center$15,000127%
Big Gumdrop Outdoors$13,0002n/a
Carousel of Happiness Inc$12,00051%
Boulder Valley School District$12,0003n/a
Centennial State Ballet$11,50033%
Phillips Fundamental Learning Center Inc$11,25530%
Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgend Community Center of Colorado$10,00010%
Larimer County Search and Rescue Inc$10,000113%
Grand County Search & Rescue$10,00016%
Wichita Family Crisis Center$10,00010%
Cal-Wood Education Center$10,00020%
Kansas City Anti Violence Project$10,00022%
Vail Mountain Rescue Group Inc$10,00014%
Routt County Search and Rescue Inc$10,00015%
Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home$10,00010%
Band of Angels Corp$9,00051%
Good Shepherd Humane Society$9,00050%
Tru Community Care$8,50020%
Kc Mothers in Charge$8,00041%
Foster Source$8,00041%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$7,50040%
Rider Town Sports$7,50021%
Colorado Ballet$7,00020%
Emergency Family Assistance Association$7,00030%
Judi's House Inc$7,00020%
Austin Creative Alliance$6,50020%
Hunkapi Programs Inc$6,00020%
917 Society$6,00021%
Attention Inc$6,00030%
There With Care$5,75040%
Forward Steps Foundation$5,50021%
A Precious Child Inc$5,0001n/a
Operation Bbq Relief$5,00010%
Colorado Freedom Memorial Fndtn$5,00014%
Shimmering Wings Inc$5,00025%
Harvest of Hope Pantry$5,00020%
Sherwood Forestry Service$5,00020%
Wow Children's Museum World of Wonder$5,00021%
Miracles Diaper Bank$5,0002n/a
Gold Star Project of Colorado Inc$5,0001n/a
Warriors Ascent$5,00030%
Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center$5,0001n/a
Boulder Suzuki Strings$4,50039%
Sophie's Neighborhood$4,50050%
Teens Inc$4,00020%
Miracles Therapeutic Riding Center$4,00013%
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center$3,50040%
Eureka Springs School of the Arts$3,50020%
Save Inc$3,5001n/a
Resource Central$3,20020%
Kansas City Community Gardens Inc$3,00020%
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers$3,00020%
Boulder Community Broadcast Assoc Inc$3,0001n/a
Eco-Cycle Inc$3,00010%
Giving the Basics Inc$3,00020%
Save the Redwoods League$3,00010%
Save the KC Neon Inc$3,00023%
The Park People$3,00010%
Flourish Furnishings Inc$3,00020%
Scholar Smarts Educational & Employment Systems$3,0002n/a
Lead to Read Inc$3,00030%
Ding Darling Wildlife Society Inc$3,00020%
Mid-America Arts Alliance$3,00030%
Women's Bean Project$2,75020%
The Trust for Public Land$2,50010%
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center$2,50020%
Kc Can Compost$2,5001n/a
Adaptive Sports for All$2,5001n/a
First Responder Golf Foundation$2,50014%
The Golden Scoop LLC$2,5001n/a
Blaqout$2,5001n/a
Kanbe's Markets$2,50010%
True Light Family Resource Center$2,5001n/a
Growing Gardens of Boulder County$2,50010%
Colorado Pet Pantry$2,40040%
Chai for Charity$2,2003n/a
Sandlot Baseball League$2,0001n/a
The Rabbit Hole Kc$2,00020%
Hope House Inc$2,00020%
Peaceful Pastures Donkey Rescue$2,00020%
Boulder Food Rescue$2,0001n/a
Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc$2,00010%
Love for Lily$2,00020%
International Dyslexia Association Rocky Mountain Branch$2,00021%
Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc$2,00010%
Reconciliation Services$2,00020%
The Conscious Alliance$2,00020%
Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas and Nw Missouri Inc$2,00020%
Denver Art Museum$2,00030%
Amethyst Place Inc$2,00020%
Boulder Pride$2,00010%
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art$2,00010%
Wild Bear Nature Center$1,50010%
Hillside Learning Center$1,50010%
The Cedars Home for Children Foundation$1,50010%
Soles4souls Inc$1,00010%
Center for Snake Conservation$1,0001n/a
National Audubon Society Inc$1,00010%
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee$1,00010%
Ocean First Institute$1,00011%
Best Buddies International Inc$1,0001n/a
Dream Makers Project Inc$1,00010%
Community Cycles Co Boulder Community Cycles$1,00010%
Shep's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary$1,00020%
The Als Association Mid-America Chapter$1,00010%
Mid-America All-Indian Center Inc$1,00010%
The Dairy Center for the Arts$1,00010%
The Giving Grove$1,00010%
Planned Parenthood Great Plains$1,00010%
Storycorps Inc$1,0001n/a
Kc Farm School Inc$1,00020%
University of Nebraska Foundation$1,00010%
Denver Urban Gardens$1,00010%
Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts$1,00010%
Summit Dog Rescue$1,00011%
Boulder Open Space Conservancy$1,00011%
American Heart Association Inc$55030%
Lincoln Community Playhouse$50010%
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation$50010%
The Independent Institute$25010%
A-Flat Music Studio Inc$2451n/a
Hope Lives the Lydia Dody Breast Cancer Support Center$22510%
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center$22510%
Period Kits Inc$2001n/a
Beverly Carter Foundation$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($199k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Gr's Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 132 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Wild Animal Sanctuary: $394,350 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $162,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVoices for Children Inc: $118,000 over 9y, 6.4% of budgetGarfield County Search and Rescue Inc: $73,500 over 7y, 13% of budgetAngel Flight West Inc: $65,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAngel Flight Central Inc: $65,000 over 9y, 2.5% of budgetBoulder Preparatory High School: $64,000 over 7y, 8.3% of budgetAlpine Rescue Team: $60,000 over 4y, 8.5% of budgetAudubon of Kansas Inc: $55,700 over 6y, 4.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Rescue Aspen Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetSummit County Rescue Group Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetRocky Mountain Rescue Group: $50,000 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $49,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFund for the New School Boulder Country Day School: $48,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley: $47,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEl Paso County Search and Rescue Inc: $46,500 over 6y, 3.4% of budgetAustin Camerata Inc: $42,501 over 6y, 65% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBelieve Big Inc: $31,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetColorado Fallen Hero Foundation: $31,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetFood Bank of Lincoln Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKansas Foodbank Warehouse Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Boulder Youth Orchestras: $22,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetRose Brooks Center Inc: $21,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arts Hub: $20,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetPeak Abundance: $15,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetAthletes Services Network America: $15,000 over 2y, 26% of budgetHarvesters - the Community Food Network: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoulder County Regional Fire Training Center: $15,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetCarousel of Happiness Inc: $12,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetCentennial State Ballet: $11,500 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetPhillips Fundamental Learning Center Inc: $11,255 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgend Community Center of Colorado: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLarimer County Search and Rescue Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetGrand County Search & Rescue: $10,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetWichita Family Crisis Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCal-Wood Education Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKansas City Anti Violence Project: $10,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetVail Mountain Rescue Group Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetRoutt County Search and Rescue Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetTennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBand of Angels Corp: $9,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetGood Shepherd Humane Society: $9,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTru Community Care: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKc Mothers in Charge: $8,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFoster Source: $8,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetOperation Breakthrough Inc: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 132.

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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 FoundationCO68.7× affinity55 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Community Foundation Boulder County · The Denver Foundation · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · AEC Trust · Rose Community Foundation · Health Forward Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Oppenstein Brothers 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.

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How do I get to Gr's Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Gr's 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.

About Gr's Foundation

How much does Gr's Foundation give?
Gr's Foundation reported 114 grants totaling $329,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 78 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Gr's Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (18%), Animals (16%), Education (15%).
Who are Gr's Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Wild Animal Sanctuary ($394k), University of Colorado Foundation ($163k), Voices for Children Inc ($118k).
Does Gr's Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Gr's Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Gr's Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Community Foundation Boulder County, The Denver Foundation.
Where is Gr's Foundation based?
Gr's Foundation is based in KS.

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 191 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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