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The Attainment Network

THE ATTAINMENT NETWORK builds networks that transform education-to-workforce systems, erase persistent and pervasive equity gaps, expand opportunities for learners, and meet the economic demands for a highly skilled and educated workforce.

$818k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$135k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.

Education$1.1MEmployment$651kPhilanthropy$545kYouth Development$48k
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 7 grants below total $447,630, the rows itemized in this filing. The $818,375 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $370,745 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

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $122k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $326k
$49,758
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY$134,922
SAN LUIS VALLEY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER$133,109
COUNTY OF SAGUACHE - MOFFAT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #2$58,040
SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION$49,758
TRINIDAD STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION$29,831
ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC$22,924
SAN LUIS VALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$19,046
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY23–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 97% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%DELIVERY ASSOCIATES LTD: $115k → 14%ARVADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $10k → 7%NEW LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL: $70k → 8%AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $166k → 10%COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $34k → 12%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY: $135k → 17%COUNTY OF SAGUACHE - MOFFAT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #2: $58k → 23%COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA FOUNDATION: $37k → 10%COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS FOUNDATION: $31k → 12%SAN LUIS VALLEY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER: $133k → 17%DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $545k → 12%SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50k → 17%DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $522k → 12%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY: $48k → 17%METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FOUNDATION INC: $75k → 12%SAN LUIS VALLEY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER: $41k → 17%COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: $34k → 12%TRINIDAD STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $30k → 17%COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: $11k → 12%TRINIDAD STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $30k → 17%GENERATION SCHOOLS NETWORK: $10k → 12%SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $25k → 17%COMMUNITY COLLEGE DENVER FOUNDATION: $128k → 12%ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $23k → 17%METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FOUNDATION INC: $124k → 12%SAN LUIS VALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $19k → 17%REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $123k → 12%ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $18k → 17%REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $55k → 12%SAN LUIS VALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $7k → 17%COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER FOUNDATION: $45k → 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.

Grants abroad, by region: $100k on the FY2025 return

Schedule F, as filed: 1 region. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

North America (Canada and Mexico)$100k · 100% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: SUBAWARD THROUGH THE BEACON GRANT FOR CAREER ADVISING & NAVIGATION

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. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 8% of The Attainment Network’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 95% of the giving stays in CO; by stated purpose, 88%.

The Attainment Networklessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 7.3% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

47%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 11 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
7

Total granted

$1.2M
$1.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+22%

Still filing today

82%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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

  • MS
    METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $198k · revenue +71%
  • SL
    SAN LUIS VALLEY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $174k · revenue +7%
  • SL
    SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2024–2025 · $75k · revenue +71%

Funded once

  • DP
    DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $545k · revenue +23%
  • DP
    DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $522k
  • DA
    DELIVERY ASSOCIATES
    one grant, 2023 · $115k
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 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
2
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
3
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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4
Denver Hybrid College

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

Education
5
Arapahoe Community College Foundation Inc

The arapahoe community college foundation's mission is to support and promote the goals of arapahoe community college and its students by creating public awarness and funding resources that provide financial assistance and broad-based…

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6
Colorado Museum of Natural History

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

Arts & Culture
7
Lincoln Land Community College Foundation

Cultivating and stewarding charitable gifts to support lincoln land community college students, programs and services.

Philanthropy
8
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
9
Agile Learner Fund

The Agile Learner Fund is a nonprofit organization of Colorado Succeeds. As a supporting organization, ALF exists for the express purpose of supporting activities that benefit Colorado Succeeds' mission, vision, and core strategies. More…

Education
10
Central Community College Foundation Inc

The foundation's mission is to advance opportunities for quality educational services in nebraska-based institutions.

Education
11
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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12
Silicon Schools Fund Inc

The mission of the silicon schools fund is to improve education through supporting the launch of excellent new schools, improving academic instruction in existing schools, and by funding some of the boldest innovations in education…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado Community College System Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Arvada Chamber of Commerce. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

15 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. 15 of the 20 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
9/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $522,456 · OtherDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $177,762 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOSAN LUIS VALLEY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC: $174,284 · OtherSAN LUIS VALLEY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INCAurora Public Schools Foundation: $166,230 · OtherAurora Public Schools FoundationDELIVERY ASSOCIATES: $114,564 · OtherDELIVERY ASSOCIATESMoffat Consolidated School District No 2: $58,040 · OtherCOLORADO ENERGY OFFICE: $45,434 · Other+1 more: $10,000 · OtherMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FOUNDATION INC: $198,473 · EducationMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERS…COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER FDN: $173,321 · EducationCOMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVE…New Legacy Charter School: $70,000 · EducationNew Legacy Charter SchoolCOLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $65,295 · EducationCOLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE…TRINIDAD STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $59,662 · EducationTRINIDAD STATE COLLEGE FOU…ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $40,602 · EducationADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOU…COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA FOUNDATION: $37,091 · EducationCOMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AUROR…+1 more: $10,000 · EducationDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $545,000 · PhilanthropyDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOU…SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $74,671 · PhilanthropySAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH FO…BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY INC: $182,995 · Youth DevelopmentSan Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group Inc: $25,871 · Health
Other$1,268,770Education$654,444Philanthropy$619,671Youth Development$182,995Health$25,871

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

25%50%75%100%$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $545,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FOUNDATION INC: $198,473 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY INC: $182,995 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetSAN LUIS VALLEY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC: $174,284 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER FDN: $173,321 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetAurora Public Schools Foundation: $166,230 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetSAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $74,671 over 2y, 11% of budgetNew Legacy Charter School: $70,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCOLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $65,295 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTRINIDAD STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $59,662 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $40,602 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA FOUNDATION: $37,091 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSan Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group Inc: $25,871 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetARVADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGENERATION SCHOOLS NETWORK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

The Colorado Health F…Colorado Gives Founda…The Denver FoundationMile High United Way …Daniels FundBoettcher FoundationCaring for Colorado F…Rose Community Founda…The Colorado TrustXcel Energy FoundationThe Colorado Nonprofi…Robert Hoag Rawlings …
The Colorado Health FoundationCO25.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Colorado Health Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Daniels Fund · Boettcher Foundation · Caring for Colorado Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Trust · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Robert Hoag Rawlings 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 The Attainment Network funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Attainment Network. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%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
    4report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Attainment Network?

    Find your warmest path to The Attainment Network 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 20 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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