· Private foundation
Joyforward
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k15 grants · $37k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $56k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $186k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| HOLY FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL | $136,184 |
| NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION | $50,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $33,100 |
| FIRE FOUNDATION OF DENVER | $12,500 |
| CSHSRA | $10,000 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION | $7,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $7,500 |
| ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL | $6,800 |
| HIGH PLAINS HONOR FLIGHT INC | $2,500 |
| HOPEKIDS | $2,500 |
| BIG WAVES | $2,000 |
| CARBON VALLEY HALF MARATHON | $2,000 |
| SOPHIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
| UCHEALTH LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.
10 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $77k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- HFHOLY FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL INC3× · 2022–2024 · $333k
- CCSHSRA2× · 2023–2024 · $57k
- IGIndividual grant recipient2× · 2023–2024 · $36k
Funded once
- CVCarbon Valley Academygraduatedone grant, 2022 · $7k · revenue +36%
- UOUNIVERSITY OF WYOMING RODEO TEAMone grant, 2023 · $5k
- CACan'd Aidone grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue -49%
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.
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.
Boulder Swim Teams mission is to create a fun safe supportive and challenging environment and to enable our athletes to excel at swimming and create lifelong bonds. We strive to develop excellent character producing not just strong…
Our mission is to challenge encourage and empower students everyday to persevere on their journey to becoming lifelong learners.
The bloom academy is an inclusive elementary and middle school committed to providing this supportive and enriching learning environment for all students, regardless of their background, abilities, or soci-economic status. our mission is…
GOAL Academy is an alternative education online blended high school serving students across the state of Colorado. GOAL's mission statement is "to develop productive members of society". GOAL's vision statement is "to help all students…
Empower students to design and lead their own postsecondary and career pathways with the context of an exciting Science, Technology, Environmental, Agricultural and System Design thinking learning environment.
The purpose of the Rise School of Denver is to provide the highest quality inclusive early childhood education and therapy for children with and without developmental disabilities. We do this by providing exemplary school- and clinic-based…
Skyline Soccer Association's philosophy is "To Teach, To Inspire, To Excel". The organization implements this philosophy in all aspects of their programs. Through their leagues and camps, they develop a foundation for players to thrive, be…
At cottonwood day school, our mission is to support students with learning challenges and partner with families, so students can reach their full potential academically, socially, and therapeutically in a supportive and inclusive…
Mountain middle school (mms or the school), a colorado non-profit corporation, was created in 2009 pursuant to the colorado charter schools act to form and operate a charter school located in durango, colorado. mms inspires students to own…
The mission of championship academy of distinction is to foster interpersonal relationships with our parents, students, and staff in efforts to build a safe and nurturing family atmosphere that celebrates diverse cultures and character…
Colorado christian academy provides an innovative christ-centered education that prioritizes academic achievements and individual development of the whole child. in relationship with parents, we will build healthy foundations that result…
Denver academy of torah (the "school")provides education to students from kindergarten through high school. the school's mission is to nuture students to be torah-observant role models and future leaders through an intellectually rigorous…
How this is measured
15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 38 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds ROCKY MOUNTAIN DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds BIG WAVES INC ↗
- Who funds FIRE FOUNDATION OF DENVER ↗
- Who funds HOPEKIDS INC ↗
- Who funds Carbon Valley Academy ↗
- Who funds Can'd Aid ↗
- Who funds High Plains Honor Flight Inc ↗
- Who funds COLORADO STATE HIGH SCHOOL RODEO AS ↗
- Who funds NIWOT YOUTH SPORTS INC ↗
- Who funds SOPHIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY ↗
- Who funds COLORADO IGNITE SOCCER CLUB ↗
- Who funds Happy Day Plants ↗
- Who funds MEAD ELEMENTARY ↗
- Who funds TALL TALES RANCH ↗
- Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
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: Daniels Fund · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Catholic Foundation No Colorado · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Joyforward funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joyforward. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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