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The Jensen Family Charitable 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.

$161k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
50
Grants FY2025
37
Organizations funded FY2024
49%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 37
FY2022 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$3.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 49% of the organizations The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24
AnimalsHealthEducationHuman ServicesPublic BenefitEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving47$100k36%
FY202437$137k49%
FY202320$67k30%
FY202224$29kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Education$176kHealth$64kPhilanthropy$62kAnimals$33kHuman Services$9kRecreation & Sports$9kEnvironment$7kYouth Development$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WI
NY
MA
WY
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
NM
KS
AR
TN
DC
HI
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Colorado Foundation$82,50030%
Regis Jesuit High School$23,5004n/a
Mountain Phoenix Community School Foundation$22,00046%
Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation$14,00040%
Denver Academy Inc$11,50020%
The Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary$10,00040%
St Anne's Episcopal School Inc$7,50010%
Denver Dumb Friends League$7,00040%
Colorado Mountain Bike Association$5,50040%
The Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc$5,00010%
Beagle Freedom Project$5,00040%
Food Bank of the Rockies$4,30040%
Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc$4,00040%
Robbies Hope Foundation$4,00041%
Dress for Success Denver$4,00030%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado$3,60020%
Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc$3,50030%
Wheeler Lake Association$3,50014%
Three Birds Alliance$3,00020%
Mothers Demand Action Corporation$3,0002n/a
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$3,00020%
Denver Botanic Gardens Inc$3,00030%
Volunteers of America Inc$2,5002n/a
Highview$2,50040%
The Renaissance Preschool Inc Renaissance Montessori Academy$2,50010%
Washington and Lee University$2,40030%
Colorado Horse Rescue$2,25020%
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee$2,25020%
Colorado Helping Hub$2,2502n/a
Coloreaders$2,0001n/a
Colorado Beagle Rescue$2,00041%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$2,00010%
Colorado Kids Identified With Dyslexia$1,5002n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver Inc$1,50010%
Colorado Museum of Natural History$1,00010%
Parker Secret Closet Inc$1,0001n/a
Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter$1,00020%
Spina Bifida Association of Colorado$1,0001n/a
Denver Zoological Foundation$1,00010%
Girls on the Run of the Rockies$1,00010%
Summit County Mountain Bike Alliance$1,0002n/a
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc$1,00010%
DYC Junior Sailing Club Inc$1,00011%
Volunteers of America Colorado Branch$1,0001n/a
Denver Rescue Mission$60020%
North Beach - West Maui Benefit Fund Inc$5001n/a
The Salvation Army World Service Office$50010%
Summit Lost Pet Rescue Inc$5001n/a
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship$50010%
Happy Life Beagle Rescue Inc$50010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$50010%
Golden Bicycle Experience$50010%
Safe Harbor Lab Rescue$30010%
Friends of the Animal Village Inc$25010%
Cancer League of Colorado Inc$25010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$25010%
Evergreen Legacy Foundation$2501n/a
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$10010%
International Essential Tremor Foundation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($59k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $82,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Phoenix Community School Foundation: $22,000 over 4y, 6.0% of budgetPi Kappa Alpha Foundation: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Academy Inc: $11,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary: $10,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSt Anne's Episcopal School Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Dumb Friends League: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Mountain Bike Association: $5,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeagle Freedom Project: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $4,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRocky Mountain Public Media Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRobbies Hope Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetDress for Success Denver: $4,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado: $3,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Broadcasting of Colorado Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWheeler Lake Association: $3,500 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetThree Birds Alliance: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Botanic Gardens Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHighview: $2,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Renaissance Preschool Inc Renaissance Montessori Academy: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $2,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Horse Rescue: $2,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Beagle Rescue: $2,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Denver Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Museum of Natural History: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Foothills Animal Shelter: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Zoological Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls on the Run of the Rockies: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHomeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDYC Junior Sailing Club Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDenver Rescue Mission: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Salvation Army World Service Office: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHappy Life Beagle Rescue Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGolden Bicycle Experience: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSafe Harbor Lab Rescue: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Animal Village Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCancer League of Colorado Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Essential Tremor Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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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.

Colorado Gives FoundationCO39.8× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Denver Foundation · The Janus Henderson Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · S&P Global Foundation Fka the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation · Denver Broncos Foundation · Western Union Foundation · 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.

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About The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation

How much does The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation give?
The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation reported 50 grants totaling $160,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 37 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
What does The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (45%), Health (16%), Philanthropy (16%).
Who are The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: University of Colorado Foundation ($83k), Regis Jesuit High School ($24k), Mountain Phoenix Community School Foundation ($22k).
Does The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 49% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jensen Family Charitable 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 Jensen Family Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation, The Denver Foundation.
Where is The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation based?
The Jensen Family Charitable Foundation is based in DE.

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 67 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-PF 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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