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Team Up

We unite and support local organizations and individuals in addressing community-identified needs to help people thrive in southwest colorado.

$541k
Granted FY2025still arriving
31
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$41k
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 2025.

Human Services$612kYouth Development$309kEducation$257kHealth$205kHousing & Shelter$173kFood & Nutrition$83kPhilanthropy$68kCrime & Legal$51kOther$0
02FY2025 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 31 grants below total $378,034, the rows itemized in this filing. The $540,889 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $162,855 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 · FY2025

  • Under $10k17 grants · $125k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $254k
$9,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA COLORADO$41,206
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB LA PLATA COUNTY$34,400
HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE$28,066
DURANGO ADULT EDUCATION CENTER$20,000
THE POWERHOUSE$18,002
MANNA$17,652
LA PLATA YOUTH SERVICES$16,397
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE GRUB HUB$13,000
THE GRIEF CENTER OF SOUTHWEST CO$12,500
4 THE CHILDREN$12,000
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INC$10,285
RIVERHOUSE CHILDREN'S CENTER$10,000
DURANGO MONTESSORI INC$10,000
SOUTHWEST COLORADO$10,000
ONWARD A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$9,577
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 (FY17–25, $186k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SILVERTON FAMILY LEARNING CNT: $7k → 12%SOUTHWEST COLORADO: $13k → 12%SOUTHWEST COLORADO: $10k → 12%RIVERHOUSE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $10k → 12%COMPANEROS: $8k → 12%COMPANEROS: $7k → 12%OUR OWN LIVES: $7k → 12%COMPANEROS: $6k → 12%COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INC: $24k → 12%COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INC: $10k → 12%SOUTHERN UTE COMMUNITY: $27k → 12%SOUTHERN UTE COMMUNITY: $21k → 12%SOUTHERN UTE COMMUNITY: $21k → 12%SOUTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY ACTION: $9k → 12%SOUTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY ACTION: $6k → 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.
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 33 repeat orgs$158k to everyone else

33 repeat relationships: 25 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
11

Total granted

$1.8M
$106k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+4%
+27%

Still filing today

88%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • DA
    DURANGO ADULT EDUCATION CENTER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $136k · revenue +3%
  • LP
    La Plata Youth Services
    8× · 2017–2025 · $113k · revenue +184%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LA PLATA COUNTY INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $94k · revenue +181%

Funded once

  • SJ
    SAN JUAN BASIN AREA AGENCY ON AGING INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2017 · $19k · revenue +19%
  • DP
    DOLORES PUBLIC LIBRARY
    one grant, 2024 · $14k
  • TU
    TEAM UPgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $14k · revenue +27%
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
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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2
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

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

Crime & Legal
3
Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Inc

The foundation is a state-based philanthropic foundation - led by latinos and for latinos. the foundation pursues civic, economic, and cultural opportunities that drive a more authentic narrative about latinos in the state and cement a…

Arts & Culture
4
Arc of West Central Colorado

The Arc of West Central Colorado is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations…

Human Services
5
Tu Casa Incorporated

To support healthy violence-free lives and relationships for all children and adults in the San Luis Valley by providing crisis intervention services advocacy and counseling for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

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6
San Luis Valley Community Mental Health Center

To provide access to quality behavioral health services that enrich lives and promote wellness. We are driven by a profound respect for human dignity and a desire to serve the underrepresented, the disenfranchised, and those who experience…

Health
7
Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights

Colorado organization for latina opportunity and reproductive rights (color) is a community-rooted nonprofit organization that works to enable latinx individuals and their families lead safe, healthy, self-determined lives.

Health
8
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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9
San Luis Valley Great Outdoors

At slv go! our mission is to connect people to the outdoors by expanding opportunities for trails, parks, and public lands through community-driven initiatives.

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10
Colorado Springs Independence Center

We work with people with disabilities, their families and the community to create independence so that all may thrive.

Human Services
11
Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council Inc

Services provided in arapahoe county colorado related to early childhood education intervention issues.

Education
12
The Arc of Colorado

The arc of colorado provides individual and systems change advocacy for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) residing in colorado and their families.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Early Childhood Council of La Plata County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Oak Tree Youth Resources. 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

42 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. 42 of the 51 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
23/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA INC: $202,243 · OtherVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA INCLA PLATA FAMILY CENTERS COALITION: $72,530 · OtherLA PLATA FAMILY CENTERS COALITIONAlternative Horizons Corporation: $72,367 · OtherAlternative Horizons CorporationBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INC: $70,529 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INCHOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE: $70,066 · OtherHOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THEMANNA - THE DURANGO SOUP KITCHEN: $67,015 · OtherMANNA - THE DURANGO SOUP KITCHENCEAC: $56,031 · OtherCEACSEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES ORGANIZATION: $51,429 · OtherSEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES ORGANIZATION+15 more: $220,710 · Other+15 moreDURANGO ADULT EDUCATION CENTER: $136,461 · EducationDURANGO ADULT EDUCA…DURANGO 4-C COUNCIL INC: $82,867 · EducationDURANGO 4-C COUNCIL…ONWARD A LEGACY FOUNDATION: $48,709 · EducationONWARD A LEGACY FOU…Liberty School Inc: $20,431 · EducationLiberty School IncThe Hive DGO: $18,425 · EducationThe Hive DGODurango Montessori Inc: $15,375 · Education+2 more: $15,377 · EducationSOUTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC: $105,600 · Human ServicesSOUTHERN COLORADO…Community Connections Inc: $97,832 · Human ServicesCommunity Connect…COMPANEROS FOUR CORNERS IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER: $41,262 · Human ServicesCOMPANEROS FOUR C…SOUTHWEST COLORADO ACCELERATOR PROG: $22,750 · Human ServicesSOUTHWEST COLORAD…RIVERHOUSE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $10,000 · Human Services+2 more: $13,505 · Human ServicesLa Plata Youth Services: $112,546 · Crime & Legal4 the Children: $18,250 · Crime & LegalBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LA PLATA COUNTY INC: $94,007 · Youth DevelopmentCONSERVATION LEGACY: $11,625 · Youth DevelopmentOAK TREE YOUTH RESOURCES: $7,000 · Youth DevelopmentSOUTHWEST COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $26,856 · HealthGrief Center of Southwest Colorado: $24,000 · HealthLocal First Foundation: $15,000 · HealthTHE ARC OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INC: $6,125 · HealthANIMAS ALANO CLUB: $6,065 · HealthROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC: $5,692 · HealthHOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST: $64,541 · Housing & ShelterSouthwest Center for Independence Inc: $13,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$882,920Education$337,645Human Services$290,949Crime & Legal$130,796Youth Development$112,632Health$83,738Housing & Shelter$77,541

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDURANGO ADULT EDUCATION CENTER: $136,461 over 9y, 2.3% of budgetLa Plata Youth Services: $112,546 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetSOUTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC: $105,600 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetCommunity Connections Inc: $97,832 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LA PLATA COUNTY INC: $94,007 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetDURANGO 4-C COUNCIL INC: $82,867 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetLA PLATA FAMILY CENTERS COALITION: $72,530 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetAlternative Horizons Corporation: $72,367 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INC: $70,529 over 6y, 4.9% of budgetMANNA - THE DURANGO SOUP KITCHEN: $67,015 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetHOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST: $64,541 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetSEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES ORGANIZATION: $51,429 over 5y, 4.6% of budgetONWARD A LEGACY FOUNDATION: $48,709 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCOMPANEROS FOUR CORNERS IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER: $41,262 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetTHE POWERHOUSE: $28,752 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSOUTHWEST COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $26,856 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGrief Center of Southwest Colorado: $24,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetSOUTHWEST COLORADO ACCELERATOR PROG: $22,750 over 2y, 34% of budgetLiberty School Inc: $20,431 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetDISABLED SPORTS USA - ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC: $18,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetThe Hive DGO: $18,425 over 2y, 3.3% of budget4 the Children: $18,250 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetSAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ASSOCIATION: $17,025 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDURANGO FOOD BANK: $15,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetDurango Montessori Inc: $15,375 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetLocal First Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetTEAM UP: $13,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSouthwest Center for Independence Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetWomens Resource Center in Durango: $12,760 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCONSERVATION LEGACY: $11,625 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwest Colorado Education Collaborati: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LA PLATA COUNTY INC: $8,906 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOUR OWN LIVES: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOAK TREE YOUTH RESOURCES: $7,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSilverton Family Learning Center Inc: $6,505 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTHE ARC OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INC: $6,125 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetANIMAS ALANO CLUB: $6,065 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC: $5,692 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL OF LA PLATA COUNTY INC: $5,377 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING SOUTHWEST COLORADO: $5,335 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Ballantine Family FundColorado Gives Founda…Community Foundation …Rocky Mountain Health…El Pomar FoundationThoren Family Charita…Westmeath FoundationThe Colorado Health F…Anschutz Family Found…The Moniker FoundationLa Plata Electric Ass…Mile High United Way …
Ballantine Family FundCO55.4× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ballantine Family Fund · Colorado Gives Foundation · Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado · Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Thoren Family Charitable Trust · Westmeath Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · The Moniker Foundation · La Plata Electric Association Inc · Mile High United Way Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's 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
    23report 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 51 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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