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The Phyllis M Coors Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$562k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
27%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 44
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$9.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 27% of the organizations The Phyllis M Coors Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCivil RightsOther
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 arriving43$562k7%
FY202344$425k27%
FY202233$272k3%
FY202135$259k9%
FY202034$227k12%
FY201930$215k7%
FY201831$155k6%
FY201733$228kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$742kHuman Services$504kPublic Safety & Disaster$350kArts & Culture$166kEducation$143kYouth Development$120kCivil Rights$99kReligion$80kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
WY
UT
CO
VA
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of The Phyllis M Coors Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Volunteers of America Inc$350,0007n/a
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Denver$125,00080%
University of Colorado Foundation$100,00040%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado$95,00080%
Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado$90,00080%
Blood Cancer United Inc$90,00080%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$85,00060%
Mount St Vincent Home Inc$85,00070%
Bessies Hope$60,000820%
American Heart Association Inc$60,00080%
Hope House of Colorado$55,00070%
Parkinson Association of the Rockies$55,00081%
Project Angel Heart$55,00080%
Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter$50,00081%
Matthew Shepard Foundation$50,00081%
Ascend Performing Arts Inc$50,00031%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$50,00070%
Year One Inc$50,00080%
Treeline Pass Inc$42,50051%
Iliff School of Theology$40,0008n/a
Holy Cross Lutheran Church$40,0006n/a
Denver Rescue Mission$39,00080%
American Cancer Society Inc$35,00080%
Performing Arts Academy$33,50051%
The Learning Source$33,00080%
Denver Center for the Performing Arts$32,50050%
Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgend Community Center of Colorado$30,00060%
Lutheran Medical Center Foundation$30,00020%
Judi's House Inc$27,00080%
The Denver Art Museum Foundation$23,50080%
Colorado Boys Ranch Foundation$20,00024%
National Stroke Association$20,00021%
Urban Peak Denver$20,00010%
Girl Scouts of Colorado$19,00080%
Audience of One Youth Theater Inc$17,50042%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$15,00020%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation$15,00050%
Robbies Hope Foundation$12,50023%
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver$10,50020%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver Inc$10,00020%
Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association Inc$10,00012%
Youth Employment Academy$10,00011%
Colorado Health Network Inc$9,50080%
Human Rights Campaign Foundation$9,00070%
The GenderCool Project$7,50020%
Second Wind Fund Inc$7,50020%
Colorado Children's Campaign$5,00010%
Colorado Youth Congress$5,00021%
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver$5,00010%
NAMI National$5,00010%
Music Associates of Aspen Inc$4,00040%
SEEDS - Sports for Education and Ecomonic Development in Senegal$2,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($140k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Phyllis M Coors Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Denver: $125,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado: $95,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFlorence Crittenton Services of Colorado: $90,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $90,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMount St Vincent Home Inc: $85,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBessies Hope: $60,000 over 8y, 20% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $60,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHope House of Colorado: $55,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetParkinson Association of the Rockies: $55,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetProject Angel Heart: $55,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Foothills Animal Shelter: $50,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetMatthew Shepard Foundation: $50,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetAscend Performing Arts Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $50,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetYear One Inc: $50,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTreeline Pass Inc: $42,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetDenver Rescue Mission: $39,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $35,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPerforming Arts Academy: $33,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThe Learning Source: $33,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetDenver Center for the Performing Arts: $32,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgend Community Center of Colorado: $30,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetLutheran Medical Center Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetJudi's House Inc: $27,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetThe Denver Art Museum Foundation: $23,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetColorado Boys Ranch Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetNational Stroke Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetUrban Peak Denver: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of Colorado: $19,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAudience of One Youth Theater Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $15,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRobbies Hope Foundation: $12,500 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Metro Denver: $10,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Denver Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetYouth Employment Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetColorado Health Network Inc: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Rights Campaign Foundation: $9,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe GenderCool Project: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSecond Wind Fund Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetColorado Children's Campaign: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetColorado Youth Congress: $5,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMuseum of Contemporary Art Denver: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI National: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMusic Associates of Aspen Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 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 49.

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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 FoundationCO52.8× affinity28 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 · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Schlessman Foundation Inc · The Janus Henderson Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · The Colorado Trust · Mile High United Way Inc · Denver Broncos 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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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.

About The Phyllis M Coors Foundation

How much does The Phyllis M Coors Foundation give?
The Phyllis M Coors Foundation reported 43 grants totaling $562,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Phyllis M Coors Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (32%), Human Services (21%), Public Safety & Disaster (15%).
Who are The Phyllis M Coors Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Volunteers of America Inc ($350k), Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Denver ($125k), University of Colorado Foundation ($100k).
Does The Phyllis M Coors Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Phyllis M Coors 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 Phyllis M Coors Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation, The Denver Foundation.
Where is The Phyllis M Coors Foundation based?
The Phyllis M Coors 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 61 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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