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Rooted

To dramatically increase the number of dps students attending schools that partner authentically with communities to deliver a high quality education for all.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$529k
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 2025.

Education$24MCommunity Improvement$1.8MYouth Development$1.4MPhilanthropy$541kPublic Benefit$212kHuman Services$160kCivil Rights$128kEnvironment$100kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $296k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $535k
  • $250k+1 grant · $529k
$20,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LUMINARY LEARNING$529,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PREP$207,000
DENVER FAMILIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS$158,338
RADIAN$120,000
ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$50,000
SCHOOL BOARD PARTNERS$45,500
TEACH FOR AMERICA$40,000
FAITHBRIDGE$40,000
STAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER INC$21,500
MONTBELLO ORGANIZING COMMITTEE$20,000
JUNTOS COMMUNITY$20,000
EDNIUM THE ALUMNI COLLECTIVE$20,000
50CAN INC$20,000
COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER$20,000
MONARCH MONTESSORI$18,000
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 (FY19–25, $287k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%5280 FREEDOM SCHOOL (VIA REALIZE IM: $15k → 10%5280 FREEDOM SCHOOL (VIA REALIZE IM: $14k → 10%COLLABORATIVE HEALING INITIATIVE WI: $20k → 8%Black Child Development: $15k → 8%5280 FREEDOM SCHOOL (VIA BLACK LIVE: $10k → 12%5280 FREEDOM SCHOOL (VIA BLACK LIVE: $88k → 12%JUNTOS COMMUNITY: $20k → 12%DENVER JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND COM: $75k → 12%Denver Journal of Education and Community: $30k → 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
NY
MA
OR
CO
MD
DC
LA
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$27M · 46 repeat orgs$1.6M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

46 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 34 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

46
22

Total granted

$27M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+10%

Still filing today

96%
91%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $453k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyCivil RightsOther
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

  • LL
    LUMINARY LEARNING NETWORK
    6× · 2019–2025 · $1.8M · revenue +171% · 43% of their budget
  • RM
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PREPARATORY SCHOOLS
    4× · 2019–2022 · $1.6M · revenue +70%
  • SP
    Strive Preparatory Schools
    5× · 2019–2024 · $1.2M · revenue +125%

Funded once

  • EMPOWER SCHOOLS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $385k · revenue +79%
  • RE
    Roots Elementary School
    one grant, 2019 · $125k · revenue -59%
  • BC
    BLACK CAPITAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue -92% · 62% 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
Ascend College Prep

Ascend College Prep is a public high school for 10-12th grade students in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. Our Mission is to "Prepare and inspire students to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens through rigorous…

Education
2
Colorado Association of School Executives

Empower colorado education leaders through advocacy, professional learning and networking to deliver on the promise of public education

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3
Denver School of Science and Technology Inc

Dsst public schools transforms urban public education by eliminating educational inequity and preparing all students for success in college and the 21st century.

Education
4
Rooted

To dramatically increase the number of dps students attending schools that partner authentically with communities to deliver a high quality education for all.

Education
5
Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning

Provide education for students in Pre-K through 8th grade, benefitting approximately 415 students.

Education
6
Soar Charter School

Soar charter school was founded in 2010 and is built on the premise that we should "expect more" from our public schools. soar students create full and meaningful lives, enrich our democracy, and contribute to a more just society.

Education
7
Ilearn Collaborative

ILearn Collaborative creates equity in education by building the capacity of educators to implement student-centered learning. We provide professional development, consulting services and a wide variety of digital resources, and we welcome…

Education
8
Goal Academy

GOAL Academy is an alternative education online blended high school serving students across the state of Colorado. GOAL's mission statement is "to develop productive members of society". GOAL's vision statement is "to help all students…

Education
9
Great Education Colorado

Great education colorado harnesses the power of grassroots activism and diverse, inclusive networks to guarantee that public schools in every colorado community are welcoming and adequately, equitably, and sustainably funded

Education
10
5280 High School

Through authentic academic experiences and a culture of holistic wellness embedded in strong diverse community, 5280 high school prepares all students for success in college, their future career, and anything life throws at them.

Education
11
Denver Academy Inc

Education of students with learning differences

Education
12
Colorado Early Colleges

Every student regardless of background or skill level will achieve mastery and will demonstrate that they can succeed in high school in college and in their chosen career. no exceptons no excuses.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Empower Schools Inc; the most unlike its peers is Black Capital 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

73 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. 73 of the 76 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.

9
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
71/73
Grantees still filing
41/73
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $5,309,000 · EducationDSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONLYRA: $2,452,500 · EducationLYRALUMINARY LEARNING NETWORK: $1,754,000 · EducationLUMINARY LEARNING NETWORKStrive Preparatory Schools: $1,192,500 · EducationStrive Preparatory Schools50CAN INC: $1,051,500 · Education50CAN INCCOLORADO LEAGUE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS: $974,200 · EducationMoonshot edVentures: $782,000 · EducationBEACON NETWORK SCHOOLS INNOVATION ZONE: $776,000 · Education+35 more: $5,084,057 · Education+35 moreROCKY MOUNTAIN PREPARATORY SCHOOLS: $1,649,500 · OtherROCKY MOUNTAIN PREPARATO…NORTHEAST DENVER INNOVATION ZONE: $1,229,301 · OtherNORTHEAST DENVER INNOVAT…Denver Public Schools: $949,144 · OtherDenver Public SchoolsAmerican Indian Academy of Denver: $524,900 · OtherAmerican Indian Academy …CHARTER BOARD PARTNERS D/B/A EDUCATION BOARD PARTNERS: $260,000 · OtherColorado Latino Leadership Advocacy & Research Organization: $247,357 · OtherYoung African Americans for Social and Political Activism: $270,000 · Other+11 more: $1,147,253 · Other+11 moreTHE COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $1,175,750 · Community Improvement+2 more: $60,000 · Community ImprovementRADIAN PLACEMATTERS INC: $566,305 · Public BenefitRose Community Foundation: $476,271 · PhilanthropyMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $50,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $25,000 · PhilanthropySTAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER INC: $426,500 · Youth DevelopmentPark Hill Collective Impact: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentNATIONAL BLACK CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $120,000 · Human ServicesBLACK LIVES MATTER 5280: $97,500 · Human ServicesRealize Impact: $29,000 · Human ServicesJUNTOS COMMUNITY: $20,000 · Human ServicesCOLLABORATIVE HEALING INITIATIVE WITHIN COMMUNITIES INC: $20,000 · Human Services
Education$19,375,757Other$6,277,455Community Improvement$1,235,750Public Benefit$566,305Philanthropy$551,271Youth Development$466,500Human Services$286,500

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 budgetDSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $5,309,000 over 5y, 26% of budgetLYRA: $2,452,500 over 5y, 80% of budgetLUMINARY LEARNING NETWORK: $1,754,000 over 6y, 43% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PREPARATORY SCHOOLS: $1,649,500 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetNORTHEAST DENVER INNOVATION ZONE: $1,229,301 over 4y, 77% of budgetStrive Preparatory Schools: $1,192,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetTHE COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $1,175,750 over 6y, 3.0% of budget50CAN INC: $1,051,500 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetCOLORADO LEAGUE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS: $974,200 over 6y, 8.4% of budgetMoonshot edVentures: $782,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetBEACON NETWORK SCHOOLS INNOVATION ZONE: $776,000 over 3y, 44% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $575,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRADIAN PLACEMATTERS INC: $566,305 over 6y, 22% of budgetAmerican Indian Academy of Denver: $524,900 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetKIPP Colorado Schools: $499,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetRose Community Foundation: $476,271 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetFRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DENVER: $470,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetSTAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER INC: $426,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetEMPOWER SCHOOLS INC: $385,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetUNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOLS: $357,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetFaithBridge: $350,000 over 2y, 41% of budgetEDUCATION REFORM NOW INC: $315,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetRELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: $300,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetOUR TURN INC: $297,000 over 4y, 7.9% of budgetSCHOOL BOARD PARTNERS: $284,250 over 4y, 9.8% of budgetYoung African Americans for Social and Political Activism: $270,000 over 4y, 21% of budgetCHARTER BOARD PARTNERS D/B/A EDUCATION BOARD PARTNERS: $260,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetColorado Latino Leadership Advocacy & Research Organization: $247,357 over 4y, 13% of budgetGENERATION TEACH INC: $200,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetMontbello Organizing Committee: $195,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetKEYSTONE CENTER: $140,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetCLIMB HIGHER COLORADO: $140,000 over 2y, 37% of budgetTHE HADANOU COLLECTIVE: $130,000 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetRoots Elementary School: $125,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetNATIONAL BLACK CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $120,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetEDNIUM THE ALUMNI COLLECTIVE INC: $120,000 over 3y, 7.4% of budgetBLACK CAPITAL FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 62% of budgetBLACK LIVES MATTER 5280: $97,500 over 2y, 50% of budgetCOLORADO ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS: $80,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE COLORADO EDUCATION INITIATIVE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHIGHLINE ACADEMY: $47,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $46,993 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCompass Academy: $46,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCOLORADO ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION: $45,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetColorado Succeeds: $40,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetDENVER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPark Hill Collective Impact: $40,000 over 1y, 5.0% 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.

Rose Community Founda…The Denver FoundationThe Colorado Health F…Gates Family Foundati…Colorado Gives Founda…Daniels FundMargulf FoundationGary PhilanthropyWend II IncDonnell-Kay Foundatio…Charter Fund Inc D/B/…Lyra
Rose Community FoundationCO67.4× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rose Community Foundation · The Denver Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Gates Family Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Daniels Fund · Margulf Foundation · Gary Philanthropy · Wend II Inc · Donnell-Kay Foundation Inc · Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund · Lyra

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 Rooted funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rooted. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 42%
  • Generation Teach Inc: 42% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
26report 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 76 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home