· Private foundation
Prana 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| EFAA | $2,645 |
| SPECTRUM YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES | $2,637 |
| HABERT COMMUNITY CHURCH - NEIGHBOR BY NEIGHBOR | $2,551 |
| YMCA OF NORTHERN COLORADO | $2,500 |
| TGTHR | $2,272 |
| BOULDER FOOD RESCUE | $2,060 |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | $1,500 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF BOULDER VALLEY | $1,050 |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF BOULDER COMMUNITY | $1,040 |
| SAN JOSE WOMENS CLINIC | $1,037 |
| BOULDER SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS | $1,030 |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | $1,030 |
| DHARMA'S GARDEN | $1,030 |
| THE SOUP KITCHEN INC | $1,026 |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN | $1,020 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $36k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
19 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SYSPECTRUM YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC5× · 2020–2024 · $12k · revenue +38%
- EFEMERGENCY FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION5× · 2020–2024 · $12k · revenue +63%
- YMYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOULDER VALLEY5× · 2020–2024 · $11k · revenue +104%
Funded once
Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Incone grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue -27%- KFKRD FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $1k
- BHBridge Housegraduatedone grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue +143%
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.
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.
Promote health, quality of life and preservation of the environment in boulder, colorado by building and operating a comprehensive city-wide bike sharing
The Boulder Mountainbike Alliance exists to serve as a positive voice for mountain biking in the greater Boulder County, Colorado area by improving the trail experience for all users through social rides and events, advocacy, and trail…
To provide and promote alternatives to individual car ownership, thereby reducing the environmental and social impacts associated with motor vehicle use.
The mission of the boulder philharmonic orchestra is to enrich connections and communities through the power of orchestral music. the boulder philharmonic orchestra presents performances that reflect our community's values, creativity, and…
The Boulder Watershed Collective is a 501c3 non-profit stakeholder-driven organization established to address forested watershed health,resiliency and stewardship. We have three program areas: ClimateAdaptation and Resilience Watershed…
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…
The mission of meals on wheels is to provide nutritious meals to residents of the community who need and want their services, regardless of age or income.
To ignite curiosity, unleash imagination and cultivate connection at the intersection of art and science through educational youth programs and cultural adult events at our adventure playground and maker-art museum.
Boulder ensemble theatre company creates powerful, engaging, top-quality performances and programs, with meaningful impacts beyond the stage. we serve and welcome colorado's many diverse communities, cultivating an inclusive environment…
Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Since 1966, BCAA acts as a catalyst to incubate, stimulate and sustain a thriving arts community in Boulder County. BCAA commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower a just, inclusive and equitable Boulder…
Bcap's mission is to provide support, advocacy and education to those in our community who are living with or affected by hiv, and to serve as an outreach and information center to prevent the further transmission of hiv.
How this is measured
19 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. 19 of the 27 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds SPECTRUM YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds EMERGENCY FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOULDER VALLEY ↗
- Who funds ATTENTION INC ↗
- Who funds BOULDER SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC ↗
- Who funds CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS ↗
- Who funds BOULDER FOOD RESCUE ↗
- Who funds The Soup Kitchen Inc ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds THE ACORN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ↗
- Who funds Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc ↗
- Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BOULDER VALLEY INC ↗
- Who funds FERNWOOD INC ↗
- Who funds GOLF ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN ↗
- Who funds KRD FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Bridge House ↗
- Who funds FUTURE ARTS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ZONTA FOOTHILLS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE DAIRY CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Community Foundation Boulder County · Berrien Community Foundation Inc · The Denver Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Prana Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Prana Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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