Colorado · Private foundation
Iron Rose Foundation
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.
- $72k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $671k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 75% of the organizations Iron Rose Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $72k | 43% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $15k | 75% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $15k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $50k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $49k | 14% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $45k | 44% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $50k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arts Campus at Willits | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| River Bridge Regional Center Inc | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado Melanoma Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Buddy Program Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Advocate Safehouse Project | $10,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Bridging Bionics Foundation | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Shining Stars Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Holy Cross Cattlemens Association | $6,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Roaring Fork Schools Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arts Campus at Willits | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| River Bridge Regional Center Inc | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado Melanoma Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Buddy Program Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Advocate Safehouse Project | $10,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Bridging Bionics Foundation | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Shining Stars Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Holy Cross Cattlemens Association | $6,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Roaring Fork Schools Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program | $3,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Casa of the Ninth | $3,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Smiling Goat Ranch Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Colorado Animal Rescue Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($179k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Iron Rose Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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 · Aspen Community Foundation · Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc · Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Iron Rose Foundation
- How much does Iron Rose Foundation give?
- Iron Rose Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $72,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Iron Rose Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (13%), Arts & Culture (11%), Youth Development (5%).
- Who are Iron Rose Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: The Arts Campus at Willits ($20k), River Bridge Regional Center Inc ($12k), Colorado Melanoma Foundation Inc ($10k).
- Does Iron Rose Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Iron Rose 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 Iron Rose Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Aspen Community Foundation, Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Iron Rose Foundation based?
- Iron Rose Foundation is based in CO.
Play a game based on Iron Rose’s filings →