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Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation at a glance

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Joseph and Loretta Law 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.

$178k
Granted FY2026still arriving
4
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$848kHealth$138kArts & Culture$130kReligion$50kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kHuman Services$20kInternational$11kCommunity Improvement$5kOther$0
02FY2026 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k2 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $21k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $150k
$21,471
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DAF GIVING360 - RSMKD GIVING FUND$150,272
DAF GIVING360 - JEREMY & ANA DONOR FUND$21,471
DAF GIVING360 - DENNIS & ALYSSA CHARITY FUND$3,396
DAF GIVING360 - C&L CHARITY FUND$3,271
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $91k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $5k → 14%Hope's Promise: $3k → 3%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $2k → 14%THE DENVER HOSPICE: $70k → 12%DENVER HOSPICE: $1k → 12%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS: $10k → 8%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

NY
PA
CT
CA
CO
MD
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 19% of Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 35% of the giving stays in CO; by stated purpose, 28%.

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 61% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

33%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$220k · 7 repeat orgs$443k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2026, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
20

Total granted

$220k
$265k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-2%
+24%

Still filing today

100%
85%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $178k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyInternationalOther
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

  • HO
    HOSPICE OF METRO DENVER INC
    2× · 2021–2023 · $71k · revenue -2%
  • GD
    GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2025 · $49k · revenue -7%
  • TD
    THE DENVER STREET SCHOOL
    5× · 2020–2025 · $39k · revenue -22%

Funded once

  • DA
    DENVER ART MUSEUMgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $80k · revenue +107%
  • AO
    ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • GV
    Greenwood Village Police Foundation
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue -82% · 64% of their budget
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
National Science and Technology Medals Foundation Inc

The nstmf's mission is to build inclusive stem communities across the united states. fundamental to these communities are the significant, inspirational connections we foster between the individuals who have received national recognition…

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2
Colorado Longitudinal Study

Advancing the health of people through advancing the science of medicine. the colorado longitudinal study (cols) is building the world's most comprehensive longitudinal collection of biological specimens matched with clinical health and…

Education
3
Denver Zoological Foundation

Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.

Animals
4
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
5
Denver Scholarship Foundation

Denver scholarship foundation (dsf) inspires and empowers denver public schools (dps) students to enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions of higher education by providing the tools, knowledge, and financial resources for…

Education
6
Future Problem Solving Program International Inc

Future problem solving proudly celebrates more than 50 years of placing close to a million young people at the core of a dynamic, purposeful learning experience. each year k-12 students from around the world participate in a variety of…

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7
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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8
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
9
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
10
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
11
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
12
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado Uplift Inc; the most unlike its peers is Greenwood Village Police Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 32 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
14/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $750,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA+7 more: $50,000 · Education+7 moreDAF GIVING360 - RSMKD GIVING FUND: $150,272 · OtherDAF GIVING360 - RSMKD …ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER: $50,000 · OtherARCHDIOCESE OF DENVERTHE DENVER STREET SCHOOL: $38,500 · OtherTHE DENVER STREET SCHO…DAF GIVING360 - JEREMY & ANA DONOR FUND: $21,471 · OtherDAF GIVING360 - JEREMY…+6 more: $19,667 · Other+6 moreDENVER ART MUSEUM: $80,000 · Arts & CultureDENVER ART…SERIESFEST: $30,000 · Arts & CultureSERIESFESTDENVER FILM SOCIETY: $20,000 · Arts & CultureDENVER FIL…HOSPICE OF METRO DENVER INC: $71,119 · Human ServicesFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $7,000 · Human Services+1 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesGLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $48,500 · HealthCANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO INC: $10,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $5,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,000 · Health+1 more: $864 · HealthGreenwood Village Police Foundation: $30,000 · Food & NutritionNathan Yip Foundation: $15,000 · Philanthropy
Education$800,000Other$279,910Arts & Culture$130,000Human Services$91,119Health$67,364Food & Nutrition$30,000Philanthropy$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $750,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER ART MUSEUM: $80,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOSPICE OF METRO DENVER INC: $71,119 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $48,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE DENVER STREET SCHOOL: $38,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSERIESFEST: $30,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetGreenwood Village Police Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 64% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER FILM SOCIETY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROOM TO READ: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHE-CAN GLOBAL INC: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE'S PROMISE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUMMER SCHOLARS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBUILDON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO UPLIFT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN LESTER FOUNDATION: $864 over 1y, 4.0% 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.

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.

The Denver FoundationColorado Gives Founda…Mile High United Way …The Anna and John J S…The Chotin Family Fou…Rose Community Founda…The Colorado Health F…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…
The Denver FoundationCO20.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Denver Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · The Anna and John J Sie Foundation · The Chotin Family Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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 · 0–10%
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.
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How do I get to Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Joseph and Loretta Law 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.

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 32 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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