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McInnes S and J Char Tr at a glance

· Private foundation

McInnes S and J Char Tr

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$537k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$50k
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, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$924kHuman Services$820kAnimals$638kYouth Development$365kEducation$316kCrime & Legal$170kEmployment$160kFood & Nutrition$158kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k22 grants · $487k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$25,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$9.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION$50,000
BOTH ENDS BELIEVING INC$35,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUTTERFLY CONSORT PAVILIO$34,500
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER$32,000
AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION$30,000
ASPEN HOPE CENTER$30,000
PARTNERS INC$30,000
ASCENDIGO AUTISM SERVICES$25,000
CAMP CORRAL$25,000
LARADON HALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN ADULTS$25,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO$25,000
CHILDRENS SPECIALTY CLINIC SAN LUIS VALL$25,000
WIND HORSE SANCTUARY$20,000
MARATHON WILD BIRD CENTER INC$20,000
SAVE THE CHIMPS INC$20,000
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 (FY18–25, $868k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 45% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $25k → 8%BOTH ENDS BELIEVING INC: $35k → 5%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $15k → 14%WINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING AND: $30k → 6%FORWARD STEPS FOUNDATION: $10k → 7%CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $15k → 10%WELCOME HOME ALLIANCE FOR VETERANS: $8k → 12%BOTH ENDS BELIEVING INC: $25k → 5%JOYFUL JOURNEYS COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT: $25k → 5%WINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING & T: $25k → 6%FAMILY TREE - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH: $5k → 7%CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $10k → 10%AMERICAS KIDS BELONG INC: $25k → 11%A PRECIOUS CHILD INC: $25k → 5%FAMILY TREE - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH: $5k → 7%FOSTER SOURCE: $10k → 10%CHILDRENS SPEECH AND READING CENTER: $25k → 11%A PRECIOUS CHILD INC: $20k → 5%WINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING AND: $25k → 6%HOPE HOUSE COLORADO: $30k → 7%RIVER CENTER OF NEW CASTLE INC: $5k → 8%CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $10k → 10%CHILDREN'S SPEECH AND READING CENTER: $20k → 11%WEECYCLE: $25k → 8%AMERICA'S KIDS BELONG: $15k → 9%CASA OF ADAMS & BROOMFIELD COUNTIES: $15k → 10%DIAKONIA: $30k → 9%AMERICA'S KIDS BELONG: $10k → 9%CASA OF ADAMS & BROOMFIELD COUNTIES: $15k → 10%CASA OF ADAMS & BROOMFIELD COUNTIES: $15k → 10%DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER: $32k → 12%VICTORY SERVICE DOGS INC: $10k → 9%THE ADOPTION EXCHANGE: $25k → 8%TRI-LAKES CARES: $20k → 9%DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER: $29k → 12%THE ADOPTION EXCHANGE: $20k → 8%LABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $30k → 12%LABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $25k → 12%THE ADOPTION EXCHANGE: $20k → 8%LABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $20k → 12%THE ADOPTION EXCHANGE: $15k → 8%LABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $15k → 12%LABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $15k → 12%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $20k → 12%WARREN VILLAGE INC: $20k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
NY
PA
CT
CA
CO
VA
NM
KS
NC
DC
GA
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.

51%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 40 repeat orgs$2.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

40 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 34 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
80

Total granted

$2.1M
$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+8%

Still filing today

93%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $365k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesAnimalsHealthEducationCrime & LegalFood & NutritionOther
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

  • DC
    DENVER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
    6× · 2019–2024 · $160k · revenue +56%
  • NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH
    6× · 2018–2023 · $150k · revenue +35%
  • LT
    LABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
    5× · 2020–2024 · $105k · revenue +45%

Funded once

  • YM
    YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOULDER VALLEY
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue 0%
  • YL
    YOUNG LIFEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +62%
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PIKES
    one grant, 2019 · $40k
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 Coalition for the Homeless

The mission of the colorado coalition for the homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for families, children, and individuals who are experiencing or at-risk of…

Human Services
2
Colorado Legal Services

To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.

Crime & Legal
3
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

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

Crime & Legal
4
Adoption Options

Adoption options is a non-profit,colorado corporation, dedicated to providing the state of colorado with a range of private, non-secretarian child placement services.

Human Services
5
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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6
A Shared Vision Partners in Pediatric Blindness and Visual Imp

A Shared Vision educates, inspires, and empowers families to nurture the development of their young children who are blind or visually impaired. We provide early intervention vision services in families' homes and community settings…

Health
7
Child Advocates - Denver Casa

Child advocates - denver casa's mission is to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in denver juvenile court through the services of specially selected and trained community volunteers from a variety of…

Civil Rights
8
Colorado Child Advocacy Alliance

To support the missions of child advocacy centers in colorado to help children and their families heal from abuse and neglect via training, technical assistance, collaboration and strategic partnerships.

Crime & Legal
9
Advocates for Children

To provide, train and coordinate volunteer services to abused and neglected children in the 18th & 23rd Judicial District, Colorado.

Civil Rights
10
Invest in Kids

Invest in kids partners with local communities to ensure the success of evidence-based programs that improve the health and well-being of colorado's youngest children and their families.

Youth Development
11
Childsafe Colorado Inc

Mission: our mission is to break the cycle and heal the childhood trauma resulting from abuse and neglect with specialized treatment, education and community outreach. we believe in a comprehensive, community-based approach to the problem…

Crime & Legal
12
Colorado Casa Inc

Colorado CASA is a nonprofit organization that works to strengthen local CASA organizations and advocate for children in the child welfare system.

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Children's Advocacy Center; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. 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

111 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. 111 of the 137 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)
32
Early backer (in before they grew)
109/111
Grantees still filing
75/111
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $105,000 · Human ServicesLABORATORY TO COMBAT HUM…RAISE THE FUTURE: $80,000 · Human ServicesRAISE THE FUTUREWINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING AND: $80,000 · Human ServicesWINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSIS…DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER: $60,600 · Human ServicesDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITI…BOTH ENDS BELIEVING INC: $60,000 · Human ServicesBOTH ENDS BELIEVING INCAmericas Kids Belong: $50,000 · Human ServicesAmericas Kids BelongCASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties: $45,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S SPEECH & READING CENTER: $45,000 · Human ServicesA PRECIOUS CHILD INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesCANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesHOPE HOUSE OF COLORADO: $30,000 · Human ServicesDiakonia: $30,000 · Human Services+15 more: $227,500 · Human Services+15 moreYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOULDER VALLEY: $50,000 · OtherOPERATION HOMEFRONT INC: $95,000 · OtherOPERATION HOMEFRONT INCYOUNG LIFE: $50,000 · OtherCASA of the Pikes Peak Region: $70,000 · Other+53 more: $1,185,044 · Other+53 moreNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $150,000 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH HE…Craig Hospital Foundation: $75,000 · HealthCraig Hospital Fou…BREAKTHROUGH T1D: $75,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DHEAD STRONG PROJECT INC: $60,000 · HealthHEAD STRONG PROJEC…DENVER CHILDREN'S HOME: $60,000 · HealthDENVER CHILDREN'S …American Diabetes Association: $35,000 · HealthAmerican Diabetes …ASPEN HOPE CENTER: $30,000 · HealthCHILDRENS SPECIALTY CLINIC OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY INC: $25,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · HealthKIDS FIRST HEALTH CARE: $25,000 · HealthLA CLINICA TEPEYAC: $25,000 · HealthASCENDIGO AUTISM SERVICES INC: $25,000 · Health+4 more: $45,000 · Health+4 moreDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $52,500 · AnimalsDENVER DUMB…HUMANE SOCIETY OF FREMONTCOUNTY INC: $40,000 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCI…VOICE FOR THE ANIMALS: $35,000 · AnimalsVOICE FOR T…ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUTTERFLY CONSORTIUM: $34,500 · AnimalsROCKY MOUNT…THE FELINE FIX: $30,000 · AnimalsTHE FELINE …ANIMAL PROTECTION NEW MEXICO: $30,000 · AnimalsANIMAL PROT…AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $30,000 · AnimalsAMERICAN HU…COLORADO HORSE RESCUE: $20,000 · AnimalsSAVE THE CHIMPS INC: $20,000 · AnimalsMarathon Wild Bird Center Inc: $20,000 · AnimalsFriends of Foothills Animal Shelter: $20,000 · AnimalsTELLER COUNTY REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELT: $15,000 · AnimalsAll About the Animals Coalition Inc: $15,000 · AnimalsHAPPY CATS HAVEN INC: $15,000 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BOULDER VALLEY INC: $15,000 · Animals+4 more: $30,000 · Animals+4 moreALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $75,000 · EducationNew Legacy Charter School: $30,000 · EducationChildren's Literacy Center Inc: $30,000 · EducationTINY TIM CENTER INC DBA TLC LEARNING CENTER: $30,000 · EducationGIRLS IN STEM: $25,000 · EducationCHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE: $25,000 · EducationFood For Thought Denver: $25,000 · EducationKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationUNITE FOR COMMON GOOD: $16,000 · EducationGRAND BEGINNINGS: $15,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationCHILD AND FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM: $50,000 · Crime & LegalSAVE OUR YOUTH INC: $45,000 · Crime & LegalCASA OF PUEBLO INC: $39,500 · Crime & LegalCounty Sheriffs of Colorado: $30,000 · Crime & LegalROCKY MOUNTAIN CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER: $20,000 · Crime & LegalPUEBLO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC: $10,000 · Crime & LegalDENVER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $160,000 · Employment
Human Services$893,100Other$1,450,044Health$655,000Animals$422,000Education$296,000Crime & Legal$194,500Employment$160,000

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 budgetDENVER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $160,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $150,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLABORATORY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $105,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetOPERATION HOMEFRONT INC: $95,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRAISE THE FUTURE: $80,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING AND: $80,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $75,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCraig Hospital Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCASA of the Pikes Peak Region: $70,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER: $60,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHEAD STRONG PROJECT INC: $60,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBOTH ENDS BELIEVING INC: $60,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetDENVER CHILDREN'S HOME: $60,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $52,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOULDER VALLEY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD AND FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM: $50,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAmericas Kids Belong: $50,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO: $45,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties: $45,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S SPEECH & READING CENTER: $45,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetSAVE OUR YOUTH INC: $45,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetA PRECIOUS CHILD INC: $45,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWELD FOOD BANK: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF FREMONTCOUNTY INC: $40,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetCASA OF PUEBLO INC: $39,500 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetVOICE FOR THE ANIMALS: $35,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetStableStrides: $35,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT-ROCKY MOUNTAIN INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetIMPACT ON EDUCATION INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $35,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetNew Legacy Charter School: $30,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHOPE HOUSE OF COLORADO: $30,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE FELINE FIX: $30,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetANIMAL PROTECTION NEW MEXICO: $30,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Literacy Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetDiakonia: $30,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetCounty Sheriffs of Colorado: $30,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTINY TIM CENTER INC DBA TLC LEARNING CENTER: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCOLORADO FRIENDSHIP INC: $27,500 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetUNITED THROUGH READING: $26,400 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetGIRLS IN STEM: $25,000 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S LITERACY INITIATIVE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEECYCLE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetREVEL: $25,000 over 2y, 1.6% 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…El Pomar FoundationThe Denver FoundationAnschutz Family Found…Rose Community Founda…The Denver Children's…Av Hunter Trust Incor…The Colorado Health F…Mile High United Way …Temple Hoyne Buell Fo…Hill Foundation Wells…The Edmund T & Eleano…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO82.7× affinity58 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Denver Children's Foundation · Av Hunter Trust Incorporated · The Colorado Health Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · Hill Foundation Wells Fargo Bank Na · The Edmund T & Eleanor Quick 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 McInnes S and J Char Tr funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from McInnes S and J Char Tr. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
45report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 137 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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