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Montrose Community Foundation

The Mission and Purpose of the Montrose Community Foundation is to: * Seek and Embrace Innovative Ideas * Connect Charitable Donors to Community Causes * Promote Worthwhile Community Projects and Partnerships

$958k
Granted FY2023
22
Grants FY2023
8
States reached
$126k
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, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$670kRecreation & Sports$349kArts & Culture$288kCommunity Improvement$198kYouth Development$184kHuman Services$119kCrime & Legal$99kHealth$68kOther$0
02FY2023 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 22 grants below total $655,531, the rows itemized in this filing. The $957,890 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $302,359 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k6 grants · $39k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $236k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $380k
$15,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$7.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Colorado State University$125,966
Colorado Mesa University Foundation$84,617
Magic Circle Players Theater$61,465
Grand Canyon University$58,395
Iowa 4-H Foundation$50,000
Montana State University$40,094
Montrose Recreation District$33,876
Pacific University$33,628
University of Denver$26,903
Montrose Regional Library District$23,675
Arizona State University$15,000
Montrose Children's Museum$14,154
Colorado Mesa University$14,000
CASA of the 7th Judicial District$13,000
Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists$11,806
02The need
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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 (FY18–20, $68k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%MY NEIGHBORS VOICE: $20k → 10%WELCOME HOME ALLIANCE FOR VETERANS: $25k → 12%SHEPARD'S HAND: $8k → 12%SHARING MINISTRIES: $5k → 12%HISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $5k → 12%COMMON GROUND: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
WI
OR
IA
CO
MO
AZ
SC
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.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 16 repeat orgs$895k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2023, 11 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
30

Total granted

$1.1M
$322k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+36%

Still filing today

44%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $572k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthYouth 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

  • CO
    CASA OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $94k · revenue +606%
  • BC
    BLACK CANYON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC
    4× · 2019–2024 · $90k · revenue +31%
  • LO
    Libraries of Montrose County Foundation
    2× · 2020–2021 · $40k · revenue +128%

Funded once

  • TK
    THE KIT FARAGHER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $51k · revenue -32% · 59% of their budget
  • WH
    Welcome Home Montrose Inc
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue -61%
  • MC
    MONTROSE CENTER FOR ARTSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $24k · revenue +44% · 45% of their budget
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
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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3
Colorado Mountain College Foundation Inc

The colorado mountain college foundation builds sustainable community support for the needs and strategic priorities of colorado mountain college and its students.

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4
Museum of Western Colorado Inc

The museum of western colorado is an educational institution that collects, preserves, and interprets artifacts, specimens, and information concerning the cultural and natural history of western colorado and the contiguous area. we enhance…

Arts & Culture
5
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
6
Morgan Community College Foundation

The Foundation is dedicated to securing financial resources for hte growth and development of Morgan Community Collge and promoting a superior environment for learning.

Education
7
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.

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8
Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation

Provide education and training to colorado state university (csu) students by providing print and broadcast media services.

Arts & Culture
9
Colorado State University Foundation

See schedule o colorado state university foundation assists in the promotion, development, and enhancement of facilities and educational programs and enhancements of faculty, students, and alumni of colorado state university (csu). this is…

Education
10
Rocky Mountain Wild

Rocky mountain wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the southern rocky mountain region. we work to secure the biodiversity of the mountains, plains, and desert ecosystems of colorado, wyoming, utah, and…

Environment
11
Denver Hybrid College

To support college students in innovative, affordable paths to in-demand careers and financial freedom.

Education
12
Elevations Credit Union

Together we create solutions for a better life.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Montrose Memorial Hospital Inc; the most unlike its peers is Montrose Childrens Museum. 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

41 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. 41 of the 64 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/41
Grantees still filing
34/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CITY OF MONTROSE: $318,792 · OtherCITY OF MONTROSEMONTROSE RECREATION DISTRICT: $300,909 · OtherMONTROSE RECREATION DISTRICTColorado State University: $125,966 · OtherColorado State UniversitySAN JUAN LEADS SERVES: $62,800 · OtherMagic Circle Players Theater: $61,465 · OtherMontrose Regional Library District: $52,275 · OtherIOWA 4-H FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Other+32 more: $331,235 · Other+32 moreCOLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $84,617 · EducationCOLORADO MESA UNIV…Grand Canyon University: $58,395 · EducationGrand Canyon Unive…THE KIT FARAGHER FOUNDATION: $51,231 · EducationTHE KIT FARAGHER F…Libraries of Montrose County Foundation: $39,882 · EducationLibraries of Montr…PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $33,628 · EducationPACIFIC UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $26,903 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF DENV…EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $17,000 · Education+3 more: $27,387 · Education+3 moreBLACK CANYON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $89,500 · Youth DevelopmentPeer Kindness Inc: $7,500 · Youth DevelopmentCASA OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT INC: $94,277 · Civil RightsWelcome Home Montrose Inc: $25,000 · Human ServicesMY NEIGHBORS VOICE: $20,000 · Human ServicesHISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $12,500 · Human ServicesCOMMON GROUND MONTROSE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE SHEPHERD'S HAND: $7,500 · Human ServicesSharing Ministries Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesMONTROSE BOTANICAL SOCIETY: $25,500 · Arts & CultureMONTROSE CENTER FOR ARTS: $24,066 · Arts & CultureMONTROSE CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $14,154 · Arts & CultureCROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER: $10,000 · Arts & Culture7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CHILD ADVOCACY CTR DBA THE DOLPHIN HOUSE: $31,961 · Crime & LegalUNCOMPAHGRE VOLUNTEER LEGAL AID INC: $5,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,303,442Education$339,043Youth Development$97,000Civil Rights$94,277Human Services$80,000Arts & Culture$73,720Crime & Legal$36,961

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 budgetCASA OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT INC: $94,277 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetBLACK CANYON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $89,500 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetCOLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $84,617 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSAN JUAN LEADS SERVES: $62,800 over 2y, 62% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $58,395 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KIT FARAGHER FOUNDATION: $51,231 over 1y, 59% of budgetIOWA 4-H FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetLibraries of Montrose County Foundation: $39,882 over 2y, 19% of budgetPACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $33,628 over 2y, 0.0% of budget7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CHILD ADVOCACY CTR DBA THE DOLPHIN HOUSE: $31,961 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $26,903 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC INC: $26,809 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMONTROSE BOTANICAL SOCIETY: $25,500 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetWelcome Home Montrose Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetMONTROSE CENTER FOR ARTS: $24,066 over 1y, 45% of budgetEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONTROSE CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $14,154 over 1y, 46% of budgetHISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $12,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHopeWest: $11,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontrose Community Foundation: $11,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $10,766 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDREAM CATCHER THERAPY CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetCROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDrury University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDWESTERN COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN COLORADO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CO: $9,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetMONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC: $8,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHEPHERD'S HAND: $7,500 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetEND OF THE TRAIL RESCUE: $7,500 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetPeer Kindness Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetREGIS UNIVERSITY: $7,387 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOURAY COUNTY RODEO ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetUNCOMPAHGRE VOLUNTEER LEGAL AID INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSharing Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

Rocky Mountain Health…Western Colorado Comm…Jeffrey & Janet Quay …El Pomar FoundationMuchnic FoundationColorado Gives Founda…The Colorado Health F…Telluride FoundationDonald and Jenny Horn…Gates Family Foundati…Mile High United Way …Caring for Colorado F…
Rocky Mountain Health FoundationCO44.3× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc · Jeffrey & Janet Quay Charitable Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Muchnic Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Telluride Foundation · Donald and Jenny Horn Foundation · Gates Family Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Caring for Colorado 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 Montrose Community Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Montrose Community Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Pacific University: 2% of 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
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 64 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $1.4M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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