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The Wolf 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.

$63k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
11
Grants FY2025
10
Organizations funded FY2024
30%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 19
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$19k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 30% of the organizations The Wolf Family 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; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesCivil RightsPhilanthropyHealthPublic BenefitOther
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 arriving11$63k9%
FY202410$30k30%
FY202310$73k30%
FY20227$65k14%
FY202115$147k20%
FY202019$135k47%
FY201916$119k44%
FY201816$87k63%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$156kSocial Science$150kCrime & Legal$110kHousing & Shelter$101kHealth$90kHuman Services$38kArts & Culture$37kFood & Nutrition$20kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Rand Corporation$150,00050%
Child and Family Advocacy Program$94,80091%
Bridge House$90,75061%
Early Childhood Council of Boulder County$52,00051%
Boulder Community Health Foundation$44,50070%
The Boulder Jewish Community Center$30,30060%
University of Colorado Foundation$30,00020%
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado$29,50071%
E Town$17,25031%
Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado Inc$15,00023%
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All grantees of The Wolf Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Rand Corporation$150,00050%
Child and Family Advocacy Program$94,80091%
Bridge House$90,75061%
Early Childhood Council of Boulder County$52,00051%
Boulder Community Health Foundation$44,50070%
The Boulder Jewish Community Center$30,30060%
University of Colorado Foundation$30,00020%
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado$29,50071%
E Town$17,25031%
Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado Inc$15,00023%
Beanstalk Foundation$15,00027%
Community Food Share Inc$13,75040%
Global Livingston Institute$12,00041%
Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC)$10,40024%
New Era Colorado Foundation$10,00020%
Social Venture Partners Boulder County Inc$10,00021%
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless Inc$10,0001n/a
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc$6,50020%
Parlando Incorporated$5,00010%
Access Opportunity$5,00010%
The Dairy Center for the Arts$5,00010%
Seattle University$5,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley$5,00020%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$5,00010%
Jewish Family Service of Colorado Inc$5,00020%
Wild Bear Nature Center$5,00010%
Boulder County Arts Alliance Inc$4,50020%
Wonderhaven$4,00020%
Communities Create$3,000213%
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago$2,50010%
Boulder Community Health$2,50010%
Birds of Prey Foundation$2,50011%
Naropa University$2,50010%
Ignite Adaptive Sports$2,5001n/a
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley Inc$2,50010%
Mile High United Way Inc$2,00010%
Harvest of Hope Pantry$2,00010%
Veterans Path Inc$2,00010%
Threshold Choir$1,50020%
Maji Safi Group$1,50020%
National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Early Milestones Colorado$1,00010%
Women With a Cause Foundation$1,00011%
Tufts$1,0001n/a
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($67k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Rand Corporation: $150,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChild and Family Advocacy Program: $94,800 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetBridge House: $90,750 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetEarly Childhood Council of Boulder County: $52,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetBoulder Community Health Foundation: $44,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetThe Boulder Jewish Community Center: $30,300 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of Colorado: $29,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetE Town: $17,250 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBreakthrough Alliance of Colorado Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetBeanstalk Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetCommunity Food Share Inc: $13,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Livingston Institute: $12,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetExecutives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC): $10,400 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetNew Era Colorado Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSocial Venture Partners Boulder County Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetLambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetParlando Incorporated: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAccess Opportunity: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Dairy Center for the Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSeattle University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Service of Colorado Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWild Bear Nature Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBoulder County Arts Alliance Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWonderhaven: $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCommunities Create: $3,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetBig Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoulder Community Health: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirds of Prey Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNaropa University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Humane Society of Boulder Valley Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMile High United Way Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarvest of Hope Pantry: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVeterans Path Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThreshold Choir: $1,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMaji Safi Group: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Marine Mammal Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEarly Milestones Colorado: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWomen With a Cause Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetColorado Immigrant Rights Coalition: $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 42.

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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 Founda…Community Foundation …The Denver FoundationRose Community Founda…Emsa Fund IncThe Longmont Communit…AEC TrustMile High United Way …Louis P Singer Fund I…Kissinger Family Foun…Temple Hoyne Buell Fo…Impactassetsinc
Colorado Gives FoundationCO49.6× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Community Foundation Boulder County · The Denver Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Emsa Fund Inc · The Longmont Community Foundation · AEC Trust · Mile High United Way Inc · Louis P Singer Fund Inc · Kissinger Family Foundation Inc · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · Impactassetsinc

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 Wolf Family Foundation

How much does The Wolf Family Foundation give?
The Wolf Family Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $62,800 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Wolf Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (20%), Social Science (19%), Crime & Legal (14%).
Who are The Wolf Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Rand Corporation ($150k), Child and Family Advocacy Program ($95k), Bridge House ($91k).
Does The Wolf Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Wolf 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 Wolf Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Community Foundation Boulder County, The Denver Foundation.
Where is The Wolf Family Foundation based?
The Wolf Family 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 50 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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