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Jk Mullen Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$290k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
10%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$42,000
Organizations funded a year
39 to 47
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$4.1M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 10% of the organizations Jk Mullen Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsEducationCivil RightsOther
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 arriving34$290k15%
FY202441$270k10%
FY202347$252k32%
FY202239$295k28%
FY202141$226k39%
FY202039$264kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$692kHuman Services$412kHealth$227kAnimals$48kHousing & Shelter$43kFood & Nutrition$42kCrime & Legal$30kRecreation & Sports$25kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged$280,50031%
Denver Academy Inc$129,50060%
Havern Center Inc$107,50061%
Regis Jesuit High School$75,0006n/a
Escuela de Guadalupe Elementary School$58,5004n/a
Arrupe Jesuit High School$56,5004n/a
University of Colorado Foundation$51,00030%
Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center$46,00061%
Focus Points Family Resource Center$39,00060%
Denver Children's Home$36,20050%
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All grantees of Jk Mullen Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged$280,50031%
Denver Academy Inc$129,50060%
Havern Center Inc$107,50061%
Regis Jesuit High School$75,0006n/a
Escuela de Guadalupe Elementary School$58,5004n/a
Arrupe Jesuit High School$56,5004n/a
University of Colorado Foundation$51,00030%
Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center$46,00061%
Focus Points Family Resource Center$39,00060%
Denver Children's Home$36,20050%
Adaptive Adventures$34,50060%
Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center$34,50060%
Safehouse Denver Inc$31,00050%
The Chanda Plan Foundation$27,00051%
Denver Dumb Friends League$24,50060%
Child Advocates - Denver Casa$24,25051%
Wedontwaste Inc$24,25060%
SparkHope Automotive$16,50050%
Dominican Home Health Agency Inc$14,50050%
350 Colorado$14,50051%
Boulder Emergency Squad Inc$13,50041%
Canine Partners of the Rockies Inc$11,00051%
Rise Against Suicide$9,75021%
Chanda Center for Health$8,0001n/a
Step Denver$7,25030%
Second Wind Fund Inc$6,75050%
Haven of Hope$6,50020%
Adoption Options$6,00040%
Project I See You$6,00020%
Graland Country Day School$5,95060%
Colorado Academy$5,45060%
Denver Rescue Mission$5,20020%
Three Birds Alliance$3,00020%
Rooted 303$3,00011%
Dream Catcher Therapy Center Inc$3,00012%
The Street Dog Coalition$3,00010%
Hba Foundation Dba Home Builders Foundation$3,00010%
Historic Denver Inc$3,00010%
Project Angel Heart$3,00010%
Community Coalition for Families and Children$3,00010%
Young Americans Center for Financial Education$2,50010%
Catholic Charities & Community Serv of the Archdiocese of Denver$2,50010%
Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation$2,00020%
Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Inc$2,00022%
Seeds of Hope$2,0001n/a
Colorado Institute of Developmental Pediatrics Inc$2,00010%
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado$2,00010%
Tri-Lakes Cares$2,00010%
Angels of America's Fallen$1,50010%
Colorado Center for the Blind$1,50010%
Food Bank of the Rockies$1,50020%
Colorado Coalition$1,2002n/a
Knights of Columbus$1,0001n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Inc$1,00010%
Haven House of Montrose Inc$1,00010%
Colorado Farm Bureau Foundation$1,00012%
THE ARVADA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK dba COMMUNITY TABLE$1,00010%
Mindspark Learning$1,00010%
The Childrens Museum of Denver Inc$50010%
Break Bread$50010%
Colorado Lions Camp$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($327k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jk Mullen Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged: $280,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetDenver Academy Inc: $129,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHavern Center Inc: $107,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $51,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Therapeutic Riding Center: $46,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetFocus Points Family Resource Center: $39,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetDenver Children's Home: $36,200 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAdaptive Adventures: $34,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetRocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center: $34,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSafehouse Denver Inc: $31,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Chanda Plan Foundation: $27,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetDenver Dumb Friends League: $24,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChild Advocates - Denver Casa: $24,250 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetWedontwaste Inc: $24,250 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSparkHope Automotive: $16,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetDominican Home Health Agency Inc: $14,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budget350 Colorado: $14,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetBoulder Emergency Squad Inc: $13,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetCanine Partners of the Rockies Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetRise Against Suicide: $9,750 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetStep Denver: $7,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSecond Wind Fund Inc: $6,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHaven of Hope: $6,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAdoption Options: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetProject I See You: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGraland Country Day School: $5,950 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Academy: $5,450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Rescue Mission: $5,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThree Birds Alliance: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRooted 303: $3,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetDream Catcher Therapy Center Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetThe Street Dog Coalition: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHba Foundation Dba Home Builders Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHistoric Denver Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetProject Angel Heart: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Coalition for Families and Children: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Americans Center for Financial Education: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities & Community Serv of the Archdiocese of Denver: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRay of Hope Cancer Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetArapahoe Rescue Patrol Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetColorado Institute of Developmental Pediatrics Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTri-Lakes Cares: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAngels of America's Fallen: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetColorado Center for the Blind: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHaven House of Montrose Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 54.

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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 FoundationCO71.1× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Daniels Fund · Hill Foundation Wells Fargo Bank Na · Mile High United Way Inc · The Anschutz Foundation · Schlessman Foundation Inc · Xcel Energy 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 Jk Mullen Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Jk Mullen 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 Jk Mullen Foundation

How much does Jk Mullen Foundation give?
Jk Mullen Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $290,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 47 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Jk Mullen Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (43%), Human Services (26%), Health (14%).
Who are Jk Mullen Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged ($281k), Denver Academy Inc ($130k), Havern Center Inc ($108k).
Does Jk Mullen Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jk Mullen Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jk Mullen Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, The Denver Foundation, Anschutz Family Foundation.
Where is Jk Mullen Foundation based?
Jk Mullen Foundation is based in CO.

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 90 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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