· Private foundation
The Griffin Foundation Inc
Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2019
- Under $10k15 grants · $56k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $53k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $182k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | $181,886 |
| UC HEALTH OF NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION | $40,622 |
| FORT COLLINS SYMPHONY | $12,000 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT | $5,087 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO - MUSIC DEPARTMENT | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| 3HOPEFUL HEARTS | $2,000 |
| PROJECT SELF-SUFFICIENCY | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
25 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2019, 10 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FCFort Collins Symphony Association3× · 2017–2019 · $27k · revenue +53%
- PHPATHWAYS HOSPICE2× · 2017–2018 · $4k · revenue +94%
- 3H3HOPEFUL HEARTS3× · 2017–2019 · $3k · revenue +89%
Funded once
- CSCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICEone grant, 2017 · $200k
- UOUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADOone grant, 2017 · $165k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $5k
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.
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.
To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.
The mission of larimer chorale, an auditioned symphonic chorus based in fort collins, colorado, is to perform choral music at a high artistic standard, with an emphasis on masterworks, and to enrich and educate singers and audiences…
To provide a challenging environment where children can reach their full potential by enhancing their musical talents, forging diverse meaningful friendships, and sharing their joy of music with others.
The mission of the colorado children's chorale is to share professional choral music with the global community by training excellent young performers.
To deliver meaningful news, music, and cultural experiences to everyone in colorado using the power of the human voice in all its forms
Through individualized learning and responsive mentoring, we inspire, guide and empower students and families.
To encircle those facing advanced illness with unprecedented levels of comfort, compassion, and expertise.
The mission of the Colorado Physician Health Program Corporation is to promote the health and well-being of physicians and physician assistants through evaluation, treatment referral, support education and research.
To provide compassionate, comprehensive, and accessible healthcare for individuals of all ages, fostering a healthier and brighter future for every child and adult in our community. Our vision is rooted in a commitment to providing…
How this is measured
17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds UCHEALTH NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Fort Collins Symphony Association ↗
- Who funds RESPITE CARE INC ↗
- Who funds The Food Bank for Larimer County ↗
- Who funds PATHWAYS HOSPICE ↗
- Who funds 3HOPEFUL HEARTS ↗
- Who funds Off the Hook Arts ↗
- Who funds OPERA FORT COLLINS INC ↗
- Who funds PROJECT SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF NORTHERN COLORADO ↗
- Who funds DISABLED RESOURCE SERVICES INC ↗
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: Community Foundation of Northern Colorado · Otter Cares Foundation AKA OTTERCARES FOUNDATION · Colorado Gives Foundation · Woodward Governor Charitable Trust · United Way of Larimer County · Fan Foundation · Northern Colorado United for Youth · Don & May Wilkins Charitable Trust · Realities for Children Charities · Anschutz Family Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · The Denver Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Griffin Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Griffin Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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