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The Norwood Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2024
37
Organizations funded FY2023
35%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,800,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 38
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$83M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 35% of the organizations The Norwood Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $272k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23
ReligionEducationHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY2024still arriving38$4.5M58%
FY202337$2.5M35%
FY202237$1.3M46%
FY202125$623k16%
FY202030$379k37%
FY201938$1.0M39%
FY201836$1.2Mn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Religion$3.6MPhilanthropy$1.7MYouth Development$1.2MInternational$858kEducation$644kPublic Safety & Disaster$602kHuman Services$329kFood & Nutrition$320kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MN
IL
MI
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 73 grantees
All grantees of The Norwood Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Young Life$1,135,00060%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$551,50040%
International Justice Mission$475,00040%
Outreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc$450,00061%
Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation$300,00061%
Advance Colorado$250,00014%
Qed Foundation Inc$250,000211%
Care and Share Inc$225,00020%
World Renew$125,00011%
StableStrides$113,00054%
The Memorial Health System Foundation$102,50027%
North Carolina Baptist Men$100,0001n/a
Dream Centers of Colorado Springs$92,61513%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$60,00060%
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region$51,00020%
Turning Point USA Inc$51,00020%
The Uli Foundation$50,00040%
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation$50,00010%
Judi's House Inc$50,00050%
The Navigators$45,0004n/a
Summit Ministries Inc$40,00020%
Cheyenne Village$40,00020%
Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation$39,00072%
St Helena Hospital Foundation$38,50021%
Touch of Love International$37,00043%
Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Foundation$33,00051%
Crossfire Ministries Inc$25,00010%
Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education Inc$25,00014%
Colorado Springs Children's Chorale$22,50051%
We Fortify$20,00011%
Project Angel Heart$20,00040%
Police Foundation of Colorado Springs$20,00024%
Compassion International Incorporated$19,51870%
Westside Cares Inc$16,64811%
The Home Front Cares Inc$15,00022%
National Cybersecurity Center$15,00030%
Girl Scouts of Colorado$11,00050%
Fountain Valley School of Colorado$10,00010%
Hey Neighbor$10,00022%
Center for Community and Entrepreneurial Advancement$10,0001n/a
Educational Communications of Colorado Springs$7,50030%
Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce$7,000153%
A Daughters Journey$6,0001n/a
Norris Penrose Legacy Foundation$5,00015%
Sacred Heart Catholic Church$5,0001n/a
Torch of Freedom Foundation$5,00010%
Richards Rubbish Roundup$5,00017%
Newborn Hope Incorporated$4,50022%
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association$4,00040%
Committee For Catholic Secondary Education$3,00020%
Manitou Springs Historical Society$3,00021%
Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center Inc$2,5004n/a
Messenger International Inc$2,5001n/a
El Paso County 4-H Foundation$2,5001n/a
Pikes Peak Regional Airshow$2,5001n/a
Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo$2,50012%
Christianity Today International$2,50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,50010%
Angel Eyes$2,00041%
Alpine Autism Center$2,00040%
Creekside Coalition$1,0001n/a
One Simple Voice$1,00011%
Goodwill of Colorado$1,00010%
Pikes Peak Soap Box Derby$1,0001n/a
University of Denver$1,00010%
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization$1,00010%
The FLUME Foundation$1,00011%
Operation Deploy Your Dress$1,00012%
University of Colorado Foundation$1,00010%
The Springs Rescue Mission$94510%
Home Front Military Network$50010%
Rotary Club of Denver Se Foundation$50010%
American Heart Association Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 45 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Norwood Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoung Life: $1,135,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $551,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Justice Mission: $475,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetOutreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc: $450,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetSigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation: $300,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetAdvance Colorado: $250,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetQed Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetCare and Share Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWorld Renew: $125,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetStableStrides: $113,000 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetThe Memorial Health System Foundation: $102,500 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetDream Centers of Colorado Springs: $92,615 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of the Pikes Peak Region: $51,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $51,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Uli Foundation: $50,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJudi's House Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSummit Ministries Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCheyenne Village: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPikes Peak Range Riders Foundation: $39,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $38,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTouch of Love International: $37,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetPikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Foundation: $33,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetCrossfire Ministries Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetColorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetColorado Springs Children's Chorale: $22,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetWe Fortify: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetProject Angel Heart: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPolice Foundation of Colorado Springs: $20,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $19,518 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWestside Cares Inc: $16,648 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Home Front Cares Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetNational Cybersecurity Center: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGirl Scouts of Colorado: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFountain Valley School of Colorado: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHey Neighbor: $10,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetEducational Communications of Colorado Springs: $7,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFountain Valley Chamber of Commerce: $7,000 over 1y, 53% of budgetNorris Penrose Legacy Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetTorch of Freedom Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRichards Rubbish Roundup: $5,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetNewborn Hope Incorporated: $4,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetColorado Springs Youth Symphony Association: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCommittee For Catholic Secondary Education: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetManitou Springs Historical Society: $3,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetRide for the Brand Ranch Rodeo: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetChristianity Today International: $2,500 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 62.

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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.

El Pomar FoundationCO49.4× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: El Pomar Foundation · Pikes Peak Community Foundation · The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Myron Stratton Home · Ent Credit Union · Pikes Peak United Way · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Daniels Fund · INDYGIVE DBA Give Pikes Peak · Colorado Springs Health Foundation · The Anschutz 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.

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About The Norwood Foundation

How much does The Norwood Foundation give?
The Norwood Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $6,112,922 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 38 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does The Norwood Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (26%), Philanthropy (13%), Youth Development (9%).
Who are The Norwood Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Young Life ($1.1M), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($552k), International Justice Mission ($475k).
Does The Norwood Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Norwood Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Norwood Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include El Pomar Foundation, Pikes Peak Community Foundation, The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation.
Where is The Norwood Foundation based?
The Norwood Foundation is based in CO.

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 124 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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