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Keltner Family Foundation

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.

$210k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$265kEducation$212kArts & Culture$184kHuman Services$178kYouth Development$151kCrime & Legal$65kCommunity Improvement$45kFood & Nutrition$18kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $194k
$15,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$5.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MINDS MATTER OF COLORADO$20,000
HOPE HOUSE$20,000
FAMILY TREE$20,000
MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS$20,000
TGHTR$20,000
WHIZ KIDS TUTORING$15,000
REDISCOVER CENTER$15,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MICROFINANCE INSTITUTE$15,000
THE CONFLICT CENTER$15,000
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION$14,000
POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL$10,000
PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$10,000
HUNTINGTON GARDENS AND LIBRARY$6,000
PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY$5,000
CAL TECH ASSOCIATES PROGRAMS$4,000
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 (FY17–24, $163k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 34% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GIRLS IN STEM: $250 → 10%FAMILY TREE: $20k → 7%WEE CYCLE: $8k → 8%FAMILY TREE: $15k → 7%FAMILY TREE: $10k → 7%FAMILY TREE INC: $10k → 7%HOPE HOUSE: $20k → 7%HOPE HOUSE: $15k → 7%HOPE HOUSE: $10k → 7%ASIAN YOUTH CENTER: $5k → 14%ASIAN YOUTH CENTER: $5k → 14%REDISCOVER CENTER: $25k → 14%REDISCOVER CENTER: $15k → 14%REDISCOVER CENTER: $5k → 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

MT
WY
PA
NJ
CA
CO
DC
TX
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$732k · 22 repeat orgs$212k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
32

Total granted

$732k
$192k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+9%

Still filing today

77%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyHealthCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • FT
    FAMILY TREE INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $55k · revenue +43%
  • PS
    POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
    6× · 2017–2024 · $54k · revenue +72%
  • WK
    WHIZ KIDS TUTORING INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $50k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • CO
    CASA OF JEFFERSON AND GILPIN COUNTIES
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -5%
  • MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue -23%
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
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

Colorado center on law and policy is an antipoverty organization advancing the rights of every coloradan.

Crime & Legal
2
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
3
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
4
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc

Junior achievement - rocky mountain, inc. (ja) is critical for inspiring and preparing young people to own their economic success. in partnership with business and educators, ja immerses students in disruptive, real-world experiences,…

International
5
Careerwise Colorado

Careerwise's mission is to forge pathways to meaningful careers through bold advocacy, innovative apprenticeships, and industry led partnerships, creating a dynamic talent ecosystem that connects ambition to opportunity for empowered young…

Education
6
Endeavor Colorado

Endeavor colorado is a not-for-profit leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in colorado to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and supporting the best high-impact entrepreneurs in our region. high-impact…

Community Improvement
7
Colorado Council On Economic Education

Our mission is to empower colorado students to achieve a lifetime of economic understanding and financial freedom. how will we achieve this mission? by providing economic and personal financial education to students through training…

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8
Aia Colorado

AIA Colorado,is the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado. Through advocacy, leadership development, education and resources for architects, the organization supports architecture professionals in designing a better world where…

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9
Parent Possible

We envision a colorado where every family is a thriving ecosystem of learning, laughing, and well-being. our mission is to equip parents with the tools and information to be their child's most valuable teacher, trainer, and mentor in life.

Education
10
Girl Scouts of Colorado

Girl scouts of colorado prepares girls and adults to create unique leadership paths, ignite change, and share a worldwide sisterhood through traditions and new experiences. girl scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character,…

Youth Development
11
Public Education & Business Coalition

Every child deserves a great educator. pebc works across the nation to prepare outstanding new teachers, help practicing teachers and leaders become exceptional, and shape systems and policies in order to foster vibrant growth and lasting…

Education
12
Colorado Children's Campaign

The colorado children's campaign relentlessly champions the needs of children. we leverage data, research, and relationships to unapologetically advocate for kids, fighting for a brighter, more equitable future for every child in colorado.…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mile High United Way Inc; the most unlike its peers is Girls in Stem. 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

38 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. 38 of the 59 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/38
Grantees still filing
25/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LAKE DILLON THEATRE FOUNDATION: $142,500 · OtherLAKE DILLON THEATRE FOUNDATIONHIGHER GROUND YOUTH CHALLENGE: $35,000 · OtherHIGHER GROUND YOUTH CHALLENGELUTHERAN FMAILY SERVICES ROCKY MOUNTAINS: $25,000 · OtherLUTHERAN FMAILY SERVICES ROCKY MOUNTAINSIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTGHTR: $20,000 · OtherCAL TECH ASSOCIATES PROGRAMS: $18,000 · OtherHUNTINGTON GARDENS AND LIBRARY: $16,000 · OtherFLORENCE CRITTENTON: $15,000 · OtherCASA OF JEFFERSON AND GILPIN COUNTIES: $25,000 · OtherCASA OF JEFFERSON AND GILPIN COUNTIES+26 more: $106,650 · Other+26 moreTHE SUMMIT FOUNDATION: $128,500 · PhilanthropyTHE SUMMIT FOUNDATIONCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $74,000 · PhilanthropyCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATIONPasadena Community Foundation: $45,000 · PhilanthropyPasadena Community Founda…MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $15,000 · PhilanthropyMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC+2 more: $6,535 · PhilanthropyFAMILY TREE INC: $55,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY TREE INCREDISCOVER CENTER INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesREDISCOVER CENT…HOPE HOUSE OF COLORADO: $45,000 · Human ServicesHOPE HOUSE OF C…ASIAN YOUTH CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesASIAN YOUTH CEN…WEECYCLE: $7,500 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesPOLYTECHNIC SCHOOL: $54,000 · EducationPOLYTECHNIC S…WHIZ KIDS TUTORING INC: $50,000 · EducationWHIZ KIDS TUT…YOUTHROOTS: $25,000 · EducationYOUTHROOTSTHE KEYSTONE SCIENCE SCHOOL INC: $9,000 · EducationTHE KEYSTONE …THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $6,000 · EducationYEAR ONE INC: $45,000 · Youth DevelopmentYEAR ONE I…MINDS MATTER COLORADO INC: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentMINDS MATT…Project VOYCE: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentProject VO…+1 more: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentRocky Mountain Microfinance: $40,000 · Community ImprovementINNOVATE PASADENA: $2,500 · Community ImprovementTHE CONFLICT CENTER: $40,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$428,150Philanthropy$269,035Human Services$162,750Education$144,000Youth Development$111,000Community Improvement$42,500Crime & Legal$40,000

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 budgetTHE SUMMIT FOUNDATION: $128,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $74,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY TREE INC: $55,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPOLYTECHNIC SCHOOL: $54,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWHIZ KIDS TUTORING INC: $50,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetPasadena Community Foundation: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYEAR ONE INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetREDISCOVER CENTER INC: $45,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetHOPE HOUSE OF COLORADO: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMINDS MATTER COLORADO INC: $40,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetRocky Mountain Microfinance: $40,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE CONFLICT CENTER: $40,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetHIGHER GROUND YOUTH CHALLENGE: $35,000 over 3y, 23% of budgetYOUTHROOTS: $25,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetProject VOYCE: $25,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCASA OF JEFFERSON AND GILPIN COUNTIES: $25,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPASADENA HUMANE: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN YOUTH CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILIES FORWARD: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE KEYSTONE SCIENCE SCHOOL INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWEECYCLE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER URBAN GARDENS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOCEAN INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DELORES PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMETRO CARING: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GROWHAUS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINNOVATE PASADENA: $2,500 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetCOLORADO GOLF FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYOUNG & HEALTHY: $1,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPHILANTHROPY COLORADO: $1,535 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTETON RAPTOR CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF METRO DENVER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $500 over 1y, 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…Rose Community Founda…The Denver FoundationAnschutz Family Found…The Colorado Health F…Schlessman Foundation…Xcel Energy FoundationMile High United Way …The Anschutz Foundati…El Pomar FoundationNathan B & Florence R…Denver Broncos Founda…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO33.4× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Schlessman Foundation Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · The Anschutz Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Nathan B & Florence R Burt Foundation · Denver Broncos 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 Keltner Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Keltner Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 Keltner Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Keltner Family 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 59 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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