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Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
70
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$544k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2020–2025.

Education$2.4MArts & Culture$2.0MHuman Services$650kYouth Development$523kHealth$503kRecreation & Sports$389kAnimals$314kEnvironment$307kOther$0
02FY2025 · 70 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k36 grants · $148k
  • $10k–50k28 grants · $446k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $570k
  • $250k+1 grant · $544k
$9,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$28M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLORADO STATE UNIV-PUEBLO FOUNDATION$544,000
LEONARDO DA VINCI MUSEUM OF NORTH AMERICA$200,000
PUEBLO CITY COUNTY LIBRARY$150,000
COLORADO STATE FAIR FOUNDATION$100,000
ARKANSAS VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION$70,000
SANGRE DE CRISTO COMMUNITY CARE$50,000
CARE & SHARE FOOD BANK$30,000
COTTONWOOD RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY$29,000
CITY OF MONTE VISTA$27,000
BUENA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY$25,000
PUEBLO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER$25,000
SPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$25,000
PUEBLO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$20,000
ELEVATEHER$20,000
NATURE & WILDLIFE DISCOVERY CENTER$20,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–25, $530k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%ACHIEVE INC: $25k → 10%CANON CITY GOLDEN AGE COUNCIL: $25k → 17%SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO SENIORS INC: $55k → 17%SOUTHEASTERN DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES: $10k → 19%TRI-COUNTY FAMILY CARE CENTER: $5k → 23%SANGRE DE CRISTO COMMUNITY CARE: $103k → 15%TRI-COUNTY FAMILY CARE CENTER: $5k → 23%SANGRE DE CRISTO COMMUNITY CARE: $50k → 15%ACHIEVE INC: $1k → 10%SANGRE DE CRISTO COMMUNITY CARE: $30k → 15%DORCAS CIRCLE: $50k → 19%TRI-COUNTY FAMILY CARE CENTER: $3k → 23%SPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25k → 19%LUCKY SHOE RANCH: $5k → 14%CANON CITY GOLDEN AGE COUNCIL: $5k → 17%SPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 19%CASA DEL VALLE INC: $10k → 17%THE ALLIANCE: $10k → 10%HOPE & HOME: $5k → 9%ALAMOSA BICYCLE COALITION: $8k → 17%ALAMOSA BICYCLE COALITION: $1k → 17%PUEBLO COOPERATIVE CARE CENTER: $30k → 15%MARIPOSA CENTER FOR SAFETY: $20k → 15%PUEBLO COOPERATIVE CARE CENTER: $20k → 15%YWCA OF PUEBLO: $10k → 15%YWCA OF PUEBLO: $10k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$6.0M · 74 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +6% since the first grant, against 0% for the ones you funded once.

74 repeat relationships — 38 still active in FY2025, 36 since wound down; 32 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

74
130

Total granted

$6.0M
$1.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
0%

Still filing today

69%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $540k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterRecreation & SportsOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • CS
    COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PUEBLO FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $1.7M · revenue +8%
  • PZ
    PUEBLO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    2× · 2023–2025 · $301k · revenue +5%
  • PC
    Pueblo Community College Foundation
    6× · 2020–2025 · $153k · revenue +38%

Funded once

  • PM
    PUEBLO MEDAL OF HONOR FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $75k
  • PH
    PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $60k · revenue +36%
  • SC
    SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO SENIORS INC
    one grant, 2023 · $55k · revenue -50%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo

The agency is a conservation Center near Pueblo, CO, where land and people can provide unique experiences in education, conservation and recreation that inspire responsible environmental stewardship.

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2
Southern Colorado Economic Development District Inc

To assist member counties with economic development and assist with other loan programs.

Community Improvement
3
Center for Nonprofit Excellence

The Center for Nonprofit Excellence strengthens Southern Colorado's nonprofit sector through leadership and resource development, advocacy and collaboration. Together, with our partners, we are co-creating a vibrant community in the Pikes…

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4
The Colorado Parks Foundation Inc
Recreation & Sports
5
Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc

To protect and enhance agricultural land, wildlife habitat and scenic lands in western colorado to benefit the community at large, enrich lives, and provide opportunities for outdoor recreation for future generations.

Environment
6
San Juan Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc

San juan resource conservation and development council, inc.'s mission is to protect and improve the natural, cultural, historic and economic resources of the eight county area of southwest colorado.

Environment
7
Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts

To unite, elevate and empower colorado's conservation community to protect the lands and waters that define our state.

Environment
8
Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado

To develop and increase charitable giving that connects donors to community needs in Southwest Colorado and to support the nonprofit sector through granting and educational opportunities.

Philanthropy
9
San Juan Mountains Association

To empower visitors and locals to explore, learn about and protect the spectacular public lands of Southwest Colorado.

Environment
10
Costilla County Economic Development Council Inc

The costilla county economic development council was founded to organize develop and promote educational, social, scientific, and economic benfits to residents of costilla county colorado.

Community Improvement
11
Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau

Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau's, now doing business as Visit Colorado Springs (VCOS), primary exempt purpose is promotion of the Pikes Peak Region. VCOS is designed to stimulate the visitor industry in the Pikes Peak…

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12
Confluence Center of Colorado Inc

The Center brings together mission-focused, nonpolitical organizations working at the confluence of land and water science, education, and stewardship to magnify our impact and ensure the longevity of our natural resources for future…

Environment

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Energy Resource Center and the most unlike its peers is Florence Architectural and Cultural Traditions. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyIndustry Trade AssociationsYouth Development and Suppo…Colorado Outdoor Conservati…Victim Advocacy and Support…Community Development Housi…Education & Awareness Organ…Veterans Support & Animal W…Youth Sports Leagues and Cl…Faith-Based International D…Professional Research & Adv…Youth Education & ChildcareBehavioral Health & Recover…Arts and Cultural Education
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 25 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number23%9%<5yr14%14%5–10yr19%21%10–20yr17%24%20–35yr12%26%35–55yr15%7%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value23%3%<5yr14%6%5–10yr19%11%10–20yr17%10%20–35yr12%37%35–55yr15%34%55yr+

The field is 23% startups (under 5 years old) — 9% of your grantees by number, and just 3% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 3% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
3%4/152
the rest of the field
13%
1,380/10,721

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

128 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2026, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 128 of the 237 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
27
Early backer (in before they grew)
123/128
Grantees still filing
63/128
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

PUEBLO CITYCOUNTY LIBRARY — $662,500 · OtherPUEBLO CITYCOUNTY LIBRARYCITY OF PUEBLO — $278,310 · OtherCITY OF PUEBLOLEONARDO DA VINCI MUSEUM OF NORTH AMERICA — $200,000 · Other+135 more — $2,638,472 · Other+135 moreCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PUEBLO FOUNDATION — $1,723,000 · EducationCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PU…Pueblo Community College Foundation — $153,410 · EducationPueblo Community College Foun…+13 more — $245,500 · Education+13 moreSANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS & CONFERENCE CENTER INC — $607,500 · Arts & CultureSANGRE DE CRIST…THE COLORADO STATE FAIR FOUNDATION — $150,000 · Arts & CultureTHE COLORADO ST…CROW-LUTHER CULTURAL EVENTS CENTER — $50,000 · Arts & CultureCREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE — $45,000 · Arts & CultureBENT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $44,810 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR AMERICAN VALUES — $42,500 · Arts & Culture+10 more — $138,745 · Arts & Culture+10 moreSANGRE DE CRISTO HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE — $182,500 · Human ServicesSOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO SENIORS INC — $55,000 · Human ServicesPueblo Cooperative Care Center — $50,000 · Human ServicesDORCAS CIRCLE — $50,000 · Human ServicesMariposa Center for Safety — $40,000 · Human ServicesSPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $35,000 · Human ServicesGolden Age Council Inc — $30,170 · Human ServicesACHIEVE INC — $26,000 · Human Services+6 more — $56,000 · Human ServicesPUEBLO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — $301,000 · Animals+1 more — $7,500 · AnimalselevateHER — $40,700 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH CLUB OF TRINIDAD INC — $37,500 · Youth DevelopmentCONSERVATION LEGACY — $30,000 · Youth DevelopmentCOLORADO YOUTH FOR A CHANGE — $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentHuerfano County Youth Services (aka Sangre De Cristo Center for Youth) — $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHAFFEE COUNTY — $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO — $9,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF FREMONT COUNTY INC — $7,000 · Youth Development+1 more — $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentWILLIAM J PALMER PARKS FOUNDATION INC — $100,000 · Recreation & SportsLIFE SKILLS FORE THE YOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS — $25,000 · Recreation & SportsHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $15,000 · Recreation & SportsSOUTHERN COLORADO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT — $10,000 · Recreation & Sports+2 more — $10,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$3,779,282Education$2,121,910Arts & Culture$1,078,555Human Services$524,670Animals$308,500Youth Development$164,200Recreation & Sports$160,000

Showing your 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- PUEBLO FOUNDATION — $1,723,000 over 6y, 6.2% of budgetSANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS & CONFERENCE CENTER INC — $607,500 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetPUEBLO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — $301,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetSANGRE DE CRISTO HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE — $182,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPueblo Community College Foundation — $153,410 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetTHE COLORADO STATE FAIR FOUNDATION — $150,000 over 2y, 9.9% of budgetWILLIAM J PALMER PARKS FOUNDATION INC — $100,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetNATURE AND WILDLIFE DISCOVERY CENTER — $90,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetCare and Share Inc — $80,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM INC — $60,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO SENIORS INC — $55,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetVilla Bella Expeditionary School — $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPueblo Cooperative Care Center — $50,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCROW-LUTHER CULTURAL EVENTS CENTER — $50,000 over 2y, 30% of budgetDORCAS CIRCLE — $50,000 over 1y, 51% of budgetLA PUENTE HOME INC — $47,145 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE — $45,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetBENT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $44,810 over 3y, 10% of budgetCENTER FOR AMERICAN VALUES — $42,500 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetPOSADA — $42,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetelevateHER — $40,700 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetMariposa Center for Safety — $40,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — $39,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetYOUTH CLUB OF TRINIDAD INC — $37,500 over 3y, 7.6% of budgetPUEBLO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC — $35,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $35,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetSAN LUIS VALLEY LOCAL FOODS COALITION — $35,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTRINIDAD STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — $31,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetGolden Age Council Inc — $30,170 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetSPARROW HOUSE MINISTRIES — $30,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetCONSERVATION LEGACY — $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSENIOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUEBLO CO — $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCASA OF PUEBLO INC — $26,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetACHIEVE INC — $26,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetTeach for America Inc — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUEBLO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLIFE SKILLS FORE THE YOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS — $25,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetHARP FOUNDATION — $25,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetPueblo Rescue Mission — $25,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetPUEBLO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $25,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetNeighborWorks Housing Services of Pueblo Inc — $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFLORENCE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER — $24,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetLAMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — $24,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetTOWN OF BRISTOL IMPROVEMENTS BOARD — $23,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetIMPOSSIBLE PLAYERS INC — $22,245 over 1y, 36% of budgetMUSEUM OF FRIENDS — $22,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetMT CARMEL VETERANS SERVICE CENTER — $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLA VETA VILLAGE INC — $20,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

El Pomar FoundationThe Colorado Health F…Anschutz Family Found…Southern Colorado Com…Caring for Colorado C…The Denver FoundationColorado Gives Founda…The Colorado TrustDaniels FundUnited Way of Pueblo …Gates Family Foundati…Caring for Colorado F…
El Pomar FoundationCO122.5× affinity75 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: El Pomar Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · Southern Colorado Community Foundat · Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund · The Denver Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Colorado Trust · Daniels Fund · United Way of Pueblo County Colorado Inc · Gates Family Foundation · Caring for Colorado Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    53report 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

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Robert Hoag Rawlings 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 237 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Source object · view filing

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