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Libby Anschutz 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.

$150k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$675kArts & Culture$113kPhilanthropy$105kRecreation & Sports$85kHealth$64kYouth Development$34kInternational$20kHousing & Shelter$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$150,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$10k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$150,000
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, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%WOMENS FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $5k → 12%WOMENS FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $5k → 12%WOMENS FOUNDATION OF COLORADO: $5k → 12%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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$818k · 21 repeat orgs$292k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
14

Total granted

$818k
$292k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
-2%

Still filing today

81%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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
    4× · 2020–2024 · $280k · revenue +76%
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
    4× · 2020–2023 · $175k · revenue +74%
  • AT
    Amp the Cause
    2× · 2020–2022 · $35k · revenue +74%

Funded once

  • ES
    EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
  • FT
    FIRST TEE OF GREEN VALLEY RANCH
    one grant, 2021 · $60k
  • FV
    FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADOgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +93%
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.

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Colorado Health Institute
Health
2
Colorado Jazz Ambassadors
Arts & Culture
3
International School of Denver

Our inclusive, globally-minded community develops highly motivated and academically successful bilingual learners. isd students are inter-culturally adept and make positive contributions in a complex world.

Education
4
Dc Bilingual Public Charter School

The mission of dc bilingual public charter school is to create a learning community that ensures high academic achievement for all students in both spanish and english, develops leadership, and values all cultures.

Education
5
The Colorado Health Foundation
Health
6
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
7
Colorado Dream Foundation

We partner with youth and their families as they successfully navigate school, college, and career by providing a holistic academic, social, and emotional program from elementary school through college, along with post-secondary…

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8
Denver Academy of Torah

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…

Education
9
Alexander Dawson Foundation

The mission of the alexander dawson foundation is to establish, operate and maintain an educational organization that will provide students with the highest quality education, nurture future leaders, prepare young adults to excel in…

Education
10
Pta Colorado Congress
Education
11
Education Commission of the States

The mission of education commission of the states is to advocate for attaining educational excellence for all and to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of…

Education
12
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
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 Headwaters Life 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

31 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. 31 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/31
Grantees still filing
20/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $280,000 · EducationKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLFOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADO: $50,000 · EducationFOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADOGRALAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $15,000 · Education+3 more: $30,000 · Education+3 moreEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONFIRST TEE OF GREEN VALLEY RANCH: $60,000 · OtherFIRST TEE OF GREEN VALLEY R…Amp the Cause: $35,000 · OtherAmp the CauseTRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: $35,000 · OtherTRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVE…CHRIS ANTHONY'S YOUTH INITIATIVE: $22,500 · OtherCHRIS ANTHONY'S YOUTH INITI…URBAN PEAK: $15,000 · OtherURBAN PEAKBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO DENVER INC: $10,000 · Other+2 more: $2,000 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE: $175,000 · PhilanthropyFOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION…MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $30,000 · PhilanthropyMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INCDavis Love III Foundation: $30,000 · PhilanthropyDavis Love III Foundatio…COMMUNITIES OF COASTAL GEORGIA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $5,000 · PhilanthropyTAKE NOTE COLORADO: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTAKE NOTE COL…GLOBAL LIVINGSTON INSTITUTE: $20,000 · Arts & CultureGLOBAL LIVING…MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER: $17,500 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF CON…50 in 52 Journey: $15,000 · Arts & Culture50 in 52 Jour…COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $15,000 · Arts & CultureCOLORADO SYMP…MUSIC WILL INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureMUSIC WILL IN…COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCOLORADO MUSI…Redline: $10,000 · Arts & CultureRedlineDO IT FOR THE LOVE: $10,000 · Arts & CultureDO IT FOR THE…GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $30,000 · HealthCOMEBACK YOGA: $10,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION: $7,500 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $5,000 · HealthALTA VISTA CENTER FOR AUTISM: $5,000 · HealthDENVER JUNIOR GOLF: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesCIVIC CENTER CONSERVANCY: $10,000 · Recreation & Sports
Education$375,000Other$279,500Philanthropy$250,000Arts & Culture$132,500Health$57,500Youth Development$15,000Human Services$15,000Recreation & Sports$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $280,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE: $175,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetFOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADO: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmp the Cause: $35,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetGLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDavis Love III Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTAKE NOTE COLORADO: $25,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetGLOBAL LIVINGSTON INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER: $17,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER JUNIOR GOLF: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGRALAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget50 in 52 Journey: $15,000 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetCOLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOMEBACK YOGA: $10,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetMUSIC WILL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME: $10,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetRedline: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITIES OF COASTAL GEORGIA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO DENVER INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDO IT FOR THE LOVE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetDENVER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCIVIC CENTER CONSERVANCY: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHEADWATERS LIFE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetCHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL DISORDERS: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALTA VISTA CENTER FOR AUTISM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARLEM EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FUND INC: $1,000 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…The Anschutz Foundati…The Denver FoundationRose Community Founda…The Colorado Health F…The Anna and John J S…Mile High United Way …Gates Family Foundati…Xcel Energy FoundationBonfils-Stanton Found…Kenneth Kendal King F…The Morgridge Family …
Colorado Gives FoundationCO28.9× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · The Anna and John J Sie Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Gates Family Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Bonfils-Stanton Foundation · Kenneth Kendal King Foundation · The Morgridge Family 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 Libby Anschutz Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Libby Anschutz Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%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
    8report 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 Libby Anschutz Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Libby Anschutz 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 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-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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