Colorado · Private foundation
Grills Family Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $42k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $11,500
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $118k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 0% of the organizations Grills Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 4 | $42k | 25% |
| FY2025 | 3 | $36k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $35k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $35k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $35k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $30k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $25k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Foundation | $130,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $50,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($78k), not named here.
About Grills Family Foundation
- How much does Grills Family Foundation give?
- Grills Family Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $41,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2025.
- What does Grills Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (45%), Health (24%), Animals (18%).
- Who are Grills Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: University of Colorado Foundation ($130k), Best Friends Animal Society ($50k), Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center ($30k).
- Does Grills Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Grills Family 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.
- Where is Grills Family Foundation based?
- Grills Family Foundation is based in CO.
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