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Lipe Walter E Char

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$55k
Granted FY2026still arriving
11
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2026.

Health$174kCommunity Improvement$93kHousing & Shelter$40kHuman Services$37kFood & Nutrition$35kEmployment$26kRecreation & Sports$23kCrime & Legal$10kOther$0
02FY2026 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HEART OF BOARDWALK INC$5,000
KYLES MOUNTAIN HOUSE$5,000
DENVER RESCUE MISSION$5,000
COLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS$5,000
DENVER CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER$5,000
DADDY BRUCE RANDOLPH LEGACY FOUNDATION$5,000
PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF THE ROCKIES$5,000
DENVER CHILDRENS HOME$5,000
WEDONTWASTE INC$5,000
MARIA DROSTE SERVICES OF COLORADO$5,000
PROJECT ANGEL HEART$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 (FY19–26, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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.

area typical 8%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $5k → 12%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $5k → 12%RAY OF HOPE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF DENVER: $5k → 12%RAY OF HOPE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%RAY OF HOPE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF DENVER: $5k → 12%HEART OF BOARDWALK: $8k → 12%HEART OF BOARDWALK: $8k → 12%HEART OF BOARDWALK: $8k → 12%HEART OF BOARDWALK: $5k → 12%HEART OF BOARDWALK INC: $5k → 12%HEART OF BOARDWALK: $5k → 12%SAFEHOUSE DENVER INC: $2k → 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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$367k · 19 repeat orgs$81k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +39% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2026, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
12

Total granted

$367k
$66k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+39%

Still filing today

89%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
HealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementEmploymentFood & NutritionRecreation & 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

  • PA
    PROJECT ANGEL HEART
    8× · 2019–2026 · $63k · revenue +65%
  • MD
    MARIA DROSTE SERVICES OF COLORADO INC
    6× · 2019–2026 · $30k · revenue +65%
  • WI
    WEDONTWASTE INC
    5× · 2020–2026 · $25k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • DH
    DOMINICAN HOME HEALTH AGENCY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +27%
  • IC
    INNER CITY HEALTH CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $8k · revenue +67%
  • BE
    BAYAUD ENTERPRISES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $6k · revenue +50%
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 Health Institute
Health
2
Nami Colorado

Nami colorado offers educational programs designed to educate and support family members, friends and individuals affected by mental illness. we aim to develop skills to help people cope with the challenges of mental illness. we advocate…

Health
3
Domestic Violence Initiative for Women With Disabilities

Empowering victims and creating a bridge to close the gap for people with disabilities through discovery of self-resiliency by providing support and services.

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4
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

Cbhc's mission is to support community resilience, guide behavioral health innovation, and enhance individual well-being throughout colorado by supporting colorado's community behavioral health safety net providers.

Health
5
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition

To advocate for social justice for people with all types of disabilities.

—
6
The Arc of Colorado

The arc of colorado provides individual and systems change advocacy for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) residing in colorado and their families.

Human Services
7
Dental Aid

Dental aid strives to improve the quality of life of children and adults struggling to afford health care by providing compassionate, high quality dental care and education, while advocating to ensure access to care.

Health
8
Mental Health Center of Denver

We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support.

Health
9
Clinica Colorado

To provide equitable primary health care and resources to those with limited access across colorado, especially to those who are uninsured.

Health
10
Mental Health Center of Boulder County Inc

Partnering to improve quality of life as a nonprofit organization dedicated to mental health and wellness. healing is our purpose, help is our promise, health is our passion.

—
11
North Range Behavioral Health

North range behavioral health is dedicated to providing professional, comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services.

Health
12
The Colorado Health Foundation
Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Children's Home; the most unlike its peers is Daddy Bruce Randolph Legacy 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

30 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. 30 of the 34 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
22/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DENVER CHILDREN'S HOME: $25,000 · HealthDENVER CHILDREN'S HOMETHE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthTHE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDAT…DOMINICAN HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC: $10,000 · HealthDOMINICAN HOME HEALTH AG…ANCHOR INTERNATIONAL: $10,000 · HealthANCHOR INTERNATIONALNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $9,000 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTHINNER CITY HEALTH CENTER: $7,500 · HealthINNER CITY HEALTH CENTERKIDS IN NEED OF DENTISTRY: $5,000 · HealthNEUABILITY: $5,000 · HealthCOLORADO HEALTH NETWORK INC: $5,000 · HealthPARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF THE ROCKIES: $5,000 · HealthPROJECT ANGEL HEART: $62,500 · Community ImprovementPROJECT ANGEL HEARTMARIA DROSTE SERVICES OF COLORADO INC: $30,000 · Community ImprovementMARIA DROSTE SERVICES O…COLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $25,000 · OtherCOLORADO COALITION FOR THE H…KARIS COMMUNITY: $15,000 · OtherKARIS COMMUNITYNATIONAL SPORTS CENTER: $12,500 · OtherNATIONAL SPORTS CENTERREVEL: $10,000 · OtherREVELAMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND OF COLORADO INC: $5,000 · OtherNorthwest Family Assistance Center: $5,000 · OtherTHE CHANDA PLAN FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherKYLES MOUNTAIN HOUSE: $5,000 · OtherTENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 · OtherALIGHT ALLIANCE TO LEAD IMPACT IN GLOBAL: $10,000 · OtherALIGHT ALLIANCE TO LEAD IMPA…NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED INC: $10,000 · OtherNATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR T…HAVEN OF HOPE: $5,000 · OtherHEART OF BOARDWALK: $37,500 · Human ServicesHEART OF BOARDWALKRAY OF HOPE CANCER FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Human ServicesRAY OF HOPE CANCER…ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF DENVER: $10,000 · Human ServicesASSISTANCE LEAGUE …DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $10,000 · Human ServicesDENVER RESCUE MISS…+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesWEDONTWASTE INC: $25,000 · Food & NutritionDADDY BRUCE RANDOLPH LEGACY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Food & NutritionDENVER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $20,000 · EmploymentBAYAUD ENTERPRISES INC: $6,000 · EmploymentCOLORADO SAFE PARKING INITIATIVE: $15,000 · Housing & Shelter
Health$96,500Community Improvement$92,500Other$112,500Human Services$74,500Food & Nutrition$30,000Employment$26,000Housing & Shelter$15,000

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 budgetPROJECT ANGEL HEART: $62,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetHEART OF BOARDWALK: $37,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetMARIA DROSTE SERVICES OF COLORADO INC: $30,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetWEDONTWASTE INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER CHILDREN'S HOME: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetRAY OF HOPE CANCER FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetKARIS COMMUNITY: $15,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCOLORADO SAFE PARKING INITIATIVE: $15,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetDOMINICAN HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetALIGHT ALLIANCE TO LEAD IMPACT IN GLOBAL: $10,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF DENVER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetREVEL: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINNER CITY HEALTH CENTER: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBAYAUD ENTERPRISES INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKIDS IN NEED OF DENTISTRY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNEUABILITY: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNorthwest Family Assistance Center: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE CHANDA PLAN FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAFEHOUSE DENVER INC: $2,000 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.

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 Denver FoundationThe Colorado Health F…Schlessman Foundation…Mile High United Way …Rose Community Founda…Hill Foundation Wells…The Anschutz Foundati…Caring for Denver Fou…Anschutz Family Found…Caring for Colorado F…Xcel Energy Foundation
Colorado Gives FoundationCO46.6× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Schlessman Foundation Inc · Mile High United Way Inc · Rose Community Foundation · Hill Foundation Wells Fargo Bank Na · The Anschutz Foundation · Caring for Denver Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · Caring for Colorado Foundation · Xcel Energy 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 Lipe Walter E Char funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lipe Walter E Char. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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.

    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 34 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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