Colorado · Private foundation
The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $210k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 22
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $171k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $4,029
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $76,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 16
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 55% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 22 | $171k | 73% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $209k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $213k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver | $139,499 | 2 | 0% |
| Freedom Service Dogs Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Colorado State University Foundation | $75,050 | 1 | 0% |
| There With Care | $13,175 | 3 | 0% |
| Global Down Syndrome Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Als Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Colorado Dream Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $4,029 | 1 | 0% |
| Eagle Valley Land Trust | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| USA Hockey Foundation | $1,029 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver | $139,499 | 2 | 0% |
| Freedom Service Dogs Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Colorado State University Foundation | $75,050 | 1 | 0% |
| There With Care | $13,175 | 3 | 0% |
| Global Down Syndrome Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Als Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Colorado Dream Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $4,029 | 1 | 0% |
| Eagle Valley Land Trust | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| USA Hockey Foundation | $1,029 | 1 | 0% |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The American Alpine Club | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($255k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
Compare The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation with peer funders
About The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation
- How much does The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation give?
- The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation reported 22 itemized grants totaling $170,881, out of $209,921 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 16 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (81%), Human Services (7%), Health (2%).
- Who are The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: University of Denver ($139k), Freedom Service Dogs Inc ($80k), Colorado State University Foundation ($75k).
- Does The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation based?
- The Gary and Leslie Howard Family Foundation is based in CO.
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