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Just For Kids Foundation Inc

Just for Kids empowers the youth of the San Miguel Watershed through financial and developmental support.

$117k
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Recreation & Sports$96kEducation$85kYouth Development$33kArts & Culture$28kHuman Services$28kCrime & Legal$19kScience & Tech$14kHealth$13kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $5,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $116,833 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $111,833 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$273k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
San Miguel & Ouray Counties Juvenile Services$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $43k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club: $5k → 7%Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club: $5k → 7%Bright Futures: $5k → 7%Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club: $5k → 7%San Miguel Resource Center: $4k → 7%Bright Futures: $4k → 7%Wright Stuff Community Foundation: $5k → 7%Wright Stuff Community Foundation: $5k → 7%Wright Stuff Community Foundation: $5k → 7%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.
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$262k · 22 repeat orgs$156k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +87% since the first grant, against -13% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 21 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
14

Total granted

$262k
$156k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+87%
-13%

Still filing today

55%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthRecreation & SportsArts & CultureOther
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

  • TN
    TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM
    6× · 2017–2024 · $20k · revenue +482%
  • WS
    WRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2023 · $15k · revenue +25%
  • TS
    Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc
    4× · 2020–2023 · $15k · revenue +42%

Funded once

  • OO
    Other Organizations under 3700
    one grant, 2023 · $42k
  • OO
    Other Organizations under 4000
    2× · 2020–2021 · $39k
  • OO
    Other Organizations under 3001
    one grant, 2022 · $29k
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
Telluride Science

Ts facilitates science meetings (conferences, workshops, graduate summer schools) for international scientists from universitites, colleges, government research labs and more. ts also sponsors many science outreach programs for adults and…

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2
The Telluride Institute Inc

The telluride institute is an innovative non-profit organization that fosters the transition to a sustainable world. we work with communities, business, and the public sector to create and advance real solutions that support the health of…

Social Science
3
Telluride Society for Jazz

The telluride society for jazz is dedicated to the preservation, appreciation and artistry of the great american art called jazz.

Arts & Culture
4
The National Film Preserve Ltd

The Telluride Film Festival is an international educational arts event educating while celebrating through the art of film. It conducts an annual film festival in Telluride Colorado. See Schedule O for more details as to the programs and…

Arts & Culture
5
Telluride Preschool and Daycare Inc

Provide reasonably priced preschool and daycare facilities.

Human Services
6
Telluride Association of Realtors

Realtor's association

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7
Telluride Adaptive Sports Program

Tasp is a non-profit organization dedicated to enrich the lives of people with disabilities by providing educational and recreational opportunities that develop life skills, encourage personal growth and promote independence.

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8
Terra Verde Discovery School Inc

The mission of Terra Verde Discovery School is to preserve the joys of childhood while cultivating creativity and critical thinking that stresses the importance of entrepreneurial enthusiasm, ecological sustainability, and ethical…

Education
9
Tucson International School Inc

To provide internationally based and grounded instructional programs to children from infancy through middle school.

Education
10
Teton Arts Council Inc

Cultivation and celebration of the arts.

Arts & Culture
11
Wild Rockies Field Institute Inc

To broaden the nature of a liberal arts education; teach critical thinking about social & environmental issues; foster understanding of & respect for natural & human communities; & cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal,…

Education
12
Terra Marin School

Our mission is to spark wonder and intellectual curiosity in each child. We achieve this through a purposeful blend of:Engaging academics custom-tailored to each child's abilities, strengths and interests;An unparalleled social-emotional…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Telluride Academy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Telluride Aids Benefit Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 37 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Other Organizations under 3700: $41,750 · OtherOther Organizations under 3700Other Organizations under 4000: $39,370 · OtherOther Organizations under 4000Other Organizations under 3001: $29,000 · OtherOther Organizations under 3001MONTROSE WEST RECREATION INC: $19,000 · OtherMONTROSE WEST RECREATION INCRainbow Preschool: $15,000 · OtherRainbow PreschoolIndividual grant recipient: $13,500 · OtherOne to One Mentoring Program: $12,800 · OtherNorwood Ski Club: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherSan Miguel & Ouray Counties Juvenile Services: $10,000 · OtherLone Cone Library District: $9,650 · Other+11 more: $61,000 · Other+11 moreWRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Human ServicesWRIGHT STU…Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc: $14,500 · Human ServicesTelluride …BRIGHT FUTURES: $9,000 · Human ServicesBRIGHT FUT…SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC): $4,000 · Human ServicesSAN MIGUEL…THE TELLURIDE ACADEMY INC: $13,000 · EducationTHE TELLUR…MOUNTAIN SPROUTS PRESCHOOL: $12,000 · EducationMOUNTAIN S…PALM ARTS INC: $9,000 · EducationPALM ARTS …TELLURIDE CHAMBER MUSIC: $3,750 · EducationTELLURIDE …TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC: $3,500 · EducationTELLURIDE …TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentThe Pinhead Institute: $14,000 · Youth DevelopmentTELLURIDE FOUNDATION: $21,943 · Recreation & SportsTelluride Youth Soccer Club: $8,250 · Recreation & SportsTELLURIDE AIDS BENEFIT INC: $13,000 · HealthMOUNTAINFILM: $7,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$271,070Human Services$42,500Education$41,250Youth Development$34,000Recreation & Sports$30,193Health$13,000Arts & Culture$7,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTELLURIDE FOUNDATION: $21,943 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM: $20,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetWRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetTelluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc: $14,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Pinhead Institute: $14,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetTELLURIDE AIDS BENEFIT INC: $13,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetTHE TELLURIDE ACADEMY INC: $13,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMOUNTAIN SPROUTS PRESCHOOL: $12,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetBRIGHT FUTURES: $9,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPALM ARTS INC: $9,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetTELLURIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $9,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetTelluride Youth Soccer Club: $8,250 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetMOUNTAINFILM: $7,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPARADOX VALLEY SCHOOL: $4,100 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC): $4,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTELLURIDE CHAMBER MUSIC: $3,750 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetAH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $3,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds TELLURIDE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds WRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Pinhead Institute ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE AIDS BENEFIT INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TELLURIDE ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN SPROUTS PRESCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds BRIGHT FUTURES ↗
  • Who funds PALM ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Telluride Youth Soccer Club ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAINFILM ↗
  • Who funds PARADOX VALLEY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC) ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE CHAMBER MUSIC ↗
  • Who funds AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC ↗

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.

Telluride FoundationCommunity Foundation …The Thomas Phillips a…Ebb Point Foundation-…The Lisa and Victor N…The Dalton Family Fou…The Mclaughlin Doty F…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Lucky Star FoundationCornet Creek Foundati…Salehi Family Foundat…Harold Rubenstein Fam…
Telluride FoundationCO43.1× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Telluride Foundation · Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley · The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation · Ebb Point Foundation- Blackrock · The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation · The Dalton Family Foundation · The Mclaughlin Doty Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Lucky Star Foundation · Cornet Creek Foundation · Salehi Family Foundation · Harold Rubenstein Family Charitable 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Just For Kids Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Just For Kids Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Just For Kids Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Just For Kids Foundation Inc 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 37 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 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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