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Kalkus Foundation Inc at a glance

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Kalkus Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$94k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$40k
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 2024.

Philanthropy$137kHealth$107kEducation$96kReligion$39kCivil Rights$21kRecreation & Sports$8kYouth Development$7kArts & Culture$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $80k
$2,750
Median grant
2
States reached
$151k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$40,120
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$10,000
VAIL HEALTH SERVICES$10,000
STANFORD HEALTH CARE$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$10,000
VAIL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$5,000
AMAZING GRACE CHURCH$2,750
ELEVATE USA$2,000
DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,500
HARWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION$1,000
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND$500
HIDDEN HARVEST$400
KENT DENVER SCHOOL$300
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 (FY18–25, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION: $2k → 17%HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION: $2k → 17%HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%HIDDEN HARVEST: $2k → 14%CLOTHES TO KIDS OF DENVER: $200 → 12%HIDDEN HARVEST: $400 → 14%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

VT
NY
OH
CA
CO
KY
TN
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$442k · 22 repeat orgs$35k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
16

Total granted

$442k
$35k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+68%
+113%

Still filing today

73%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsPublic Safety & DisasterCivil 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • KD
    KENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
    7× · 2017–2025 · $67k · revenue +75%
  • SH
    STANFORD HEALTH CARE
    3× · 2022–2025 · $30k · revenue +21%
  • FL
    FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE
    2× · 2021–2022 · $21k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • GS
    GUARDIAN SCHOLARS AT CMU
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • CS
    CARROLLTON SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
The Colorado Health Foundation
Health
2
Fountain Valley School of Colorado

Fountain valley school of colorado provides a transformative curriculum in a supportive environment where students are challenged to think critically, become leaders, and live by our core values: courage, compassion, curiosity,…

Education
3
Poudre Valley Medical Group Llc

We improve lives. in big ways through learning, healing and discovery. in small, personal ways through human connection. but in all ways, we improve lives.

Health
4
Colorado Gives Foundation

We connect people, ideas, and nonprofits to make good happen. our vision is that all of jeffco is thriving.

Philanthropy
5
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
6
Unity Family Healthcare

As an affiliate of commonspirit health, we make the healing presence of god known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.

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7
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
8
Vvmc Diversified Services

Elevating health across our mountain communities.

Health
9
Colorado Digital Health

Prime health advances health justice, equity, access quality and cost through innovation, collaboration, and community building.

Health
10
Banner Health Foundation

Established in 2001, banner health foundation secures and stewards charitable contributions to advance banner health's mission, investing in facilities and programs that support advancements in care, research, medical education, patient…

Health
11
Colorado West Psychiatric Hospital Inc

We rebuild lives and inspire hope by providing exceptional mental health and addiction recovery care, strengthening the health and vitality of our communities.

Health
12
Dominican Hospital Foundation

The mission of the dominican hospital foundation is to ensure that philanthropic resources are available to respond to and support the changing health care needs of the people within the area served by dignity health dba dominican…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Vail Health Services Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Harwell Family Foundation. 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

26 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. 26 of the 42 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
21/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $152,958 · OtherIndividual grant recipientEISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $36,962 · OtherEISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONAMAZING GRACE CHURCH: $31,250 · OtherAMAZING GRACE CHURCHGUARDIAN SCHOLARS AT CMU: $10,000 · OtherVAIL RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Other+17 more: $30,561 · Other+17 moreKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $66,904 · EducationKENT DENVER COUNTRY DA…UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $11,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN…THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $9,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES …ELEVATE USA: $5,500 · EducationELEVATE USAVail Christian School Inc: $5,150 · Education+2 more: $3,500 · EducationVAIL HEALTH SERVICES: $55,000 · HealthVAIL HEALTH SERVICE…STANFORD HEALTH CARE: $30,000 · HealthSTANFORD HEALTH CAR…+3 more: $3,500 · HealthFIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE: $21,000 · Civil RightsDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $16,100 · PhilanthropyHARWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION: $4,000 · PhilanthropyHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesHIDDEN HARVEST CORPORATION: $1,900 · Human ServicesGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $500 · Human Services+1 more: $200 · Human ServicesDenver Ballet Guild: $3,250 · Arts & Culture
Other$271,731Education$101,054Health$88,500Civil Rights$21,000Philanthropy$20,100Human Services$7,600Arts & Culture$3,250

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 budgetKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $66,904 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetVAIL HEALTH SERVICES: $55,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetSTANFORD HEALTH CARE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE: $21,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $16,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVAIL RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetELEVATE USA: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVail Christian School Inc: $5,150 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHARWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetDenver Ballet Guild: $3,250 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCOLORADO UPLIFT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReal Colorado Soccer: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR SPINAL RESTORATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHIDDEN HARVEST CORPORATION: $1,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVAIL HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROWN LEDGE FOUNDATION INC: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTALL TALES RANCH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST RESPONDER THERAPY DOGS: $300 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCLOTHES TO KIDS OF DENVER INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS FOUNDATION: $150 over 2y, 0.0% 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.

Colorado Gives Founda…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Colorado Gives FoundationCO17.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Kalkus Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kalkus Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Kalkus Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Kalkus 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 42 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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