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Think 360 Arts for Learning

To engage coloradans of all ages in innovative arts education programming that inspires creativity, builds community, & advances equity.

$485k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$674kEducation$86kPhilanthropy$47kHuman Services$20kHealth$20kYouth Development$20kEmployment$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$218k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLORADO CONSERVATORY FOR THE JAZZ$25,000
STILLWATER MUSIC$25,000
CENTRAL CITY OPERA$20,000
EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC-COLORADO I$20,000
FLATLAND MAKERS GUILD- A DEVISION O$20,000
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT BROADCASTING ORGA$20,000
RESILIENCE1220 INC$20,000
ACCESS GALLERY$20,000
STEPPING STONES OF THE ROARING FORK$20,000
NEW COTTAGE ARTS$20,000
LATINO CULTURAL ARTS CENTER$20,000
VOICES$20,000
FEEL THE BEAT$20,000
DOWNTOWN AURORA VISUAL ARTS$20,000
EL SISTEMA COLORADO$19,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%THE MATTHEWS HOUSE: $20k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

31%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$282k · 7 repeat orgs$629k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
15

Total granted

$282k
$294k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
0%

Still filing today

100%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $336k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’24’25
Arts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHealthPhilanthropyPublic BenefitHuman ServicesOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CC
    Colorado Conservatory For the Jazz Arts
    2× · 2024–2025 · $47k · revenue +24%
  • EI
    ETM-COLORADO INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $40k · revenue +26%
  • AG
    ACCESS GALLERY
    2× · 2024–2025 · $40k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • AG
    ALL GRANTS WERE UNDER 5000
    one grant, 2017 · $35k
  • NA
    NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATION
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • BG
    Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue -6%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Colorado Jazz Ambassadors
Arts & Culture
2
Colorado Youth Bands

To provide an inclusive youth instrumental music program that promotes youth development, fosters peer camaraderie, instills respect for culture, and develops a pursuit of excellence.

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3
Theatre Artibus

Artibus is dedicated to strengthening community through the experience of live performance. We are a hub in Denver for intimate, original performances that explore important social themes and for building community through shared space,…

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4
Off the Hook Arts

Enrich childrens lives thorugh free group music lessons and instruments while enhancing the diversity of music performances in our community through intimate concerts of classical, jazz, and world music.

Arts & Culture
5
Northern Colorado Academy of Arts & Know

Within a supportive school community, AAK offers a robust arts program that complements core academics, fosters critical thinking skills, and creates confident, creative individuals with the freedom to reach their full potential.

Education
6
Boulder County Arts Alliance Inc

Since 1966, BCAA acts as a catalyst to incubate, stimulate and sustain a thriving arts community in Boulder County. BCAA commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower a just, inclusive and equitable Boulder…

Arts & Culture
7
Think 360 Arts for Learning

To engage coloradans of all ages in innovative arts education programming that inspires creativity, builds community, & advances equity.

Arts & Culture
8
Englewood Arts

To assist the community through development of residential and commercial incentives, public art, art events, art programs, philanthropy and community outreach solutions, which result in a thriving community with engagement and pride.

Arts & Culture
9
Young Voices of Colorado

Line 1 Young Voices of Colorado offers outstanding music education in vocal technique, music therory, sight reading, choral artistry, and performance style. United through the study and performance of great choral music, the children…

Arts & Culture
10
Colorado Artists in Recovery

Colorado Artists in Recovery utilizes recovery-oriented principles to provide a safe, encouraging, and inclusive environment for people affected by substance use and mental health. Through our workshops and events we nurture their creative…

Arts & Culture
11
Wind River Valley Artist Guild
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12
The Cultural Caravan

The Cultural Caravan brings together locally-owned businesses, social-serviced nonprofits, municipal organizations, and local artists to make Boulder more vibrant, inclusive, culturally active, and economically vital by presenting…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Swallow Hill Music Association; the most unlike its peers is Fiesta Colorado. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 42 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
7/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ETM-COLORADO INC: $40,000 · Arts & CultureETM-COLORADO INCACCESS GALLERY: $40,000 · Arts & CultureACCESS GALLERYDOWNTOWN AURORA VISUAL ARTS: $40,000 · Arts & CultureDOWNTOWN AURORA VISUAL ARTSNEW COTTAGE ARTS INC: $40,000 · Arts & CultureNEW COTTAGE ARTS INCCOLORADO BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT: $35,000 · Arts & CultureCOLORADO BLACK ARTS MOVEMENTSTILLWATER MUSIC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureSTILLWATER MUSICLATINO CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCOLORADO MUSIC BRIDGE: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $20,000 · Arts & CultureFEEL THE BEAT CORP: $20,000 · Arts & CultureVoices: $20,000 · Arts & CultureWEEHAWKEN CREATIVE ARTS: $20,000 · Arts & CultureEL SISTEMA COLORADO: $19,000 · Arts & CultureMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: $17,500 · Arts & Culture+6 more: $75,000 · Arts & Culture+6 moreALL GRANTS WERE UNDER 5000: $35,248 · OtherALL GRANTS WERE UNDER 5000NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATION: $25,000 · OtherNATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATIO…Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County: $25,000 · OtherBoys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo Coun…NOON ORGANIZATION: $25,000 · OtherNOON ORGANIZATIONSteamboat Springs School District RE-2: $23,750 · OtherSteamboat Springs School District…FLATLAND MAKERS GUILD- A DEVISION O: $20,000 · OtherFLATLAND MAKERS GUILD- A DEVISION…AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $18,000 · OtherAH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSSTANDLEY LAKE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC: $17,000 · OtherSTANDLEY LAKE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICSWALLOW HILL MUSIC ASSOCIATION: $17,000 · OtherSWALLOW HILL MUSIC ASSOCIATIONART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVER: $15,000 · OtherART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVERMOBILE STUDIO INCORPORATED: $14,000 · OtherMONTBELLO CAREER AND TECHNICAL: $12,000 · OtherDANCING SPIRIT INC: $11,000 · OtherBRUCE RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $10,000 · OtherColorado Conservatory For the Jazz Arts: $47,000 · PhilanthropyYouth Empowerment Broadcasting Org: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentYouth Documentary Academy: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH EMPLOYMENT ACADEMY: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentSTEPPING STONES OF THE ROARING FORK VALLEY: $40,000 · Public BenefitRESILIENCE 1220 INC: $20,000 · HealthMIRROR IMAGE: $20,000 · HealthTHE MATTHEWS HOUSE: $20,000 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$451,500Other$267,998Philanthropy$47,000Youth Development$45,000Public Benefit$40,000Health$40,000Human Services$20,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetColorado Conservatory For the Jazz Arts: $47,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetETM-COLORADO INC: $40,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetACCESS GALLERY: $40,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetSTEPPING STONES OF THE ROARING FORK VALLEY: $40,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetDOWNTOWN AURORA VISUAL ARTS: $40,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetNEW COTTAGE ARTS INC: $40,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetCOLORADO BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT: $35,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNOON ORGANIZATION: $25,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetYouth Empowerment Broadcasting Org: $20,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetLATINO CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCOLORADO MUSIC BRIDGE: $20,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetCENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFEEL THE BEAT CORP: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetVoices: $20,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetMIRROR IMAGE: $20,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE MATTHEWS HOUSE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWEEHAWKEN CREATIVE ARTS: $20,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetEL SISTEMA COLORADO: $19,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetAH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $18,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: $17,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC: $15,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetBRECKENRIDGE CREATIVE ARTS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYouth Documentary Academy: $15,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetFiesta Colorado: $15,000 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetDANCING SPIRIT INC: $11,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetPLATTEFORUM: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetArvada Center for the Arts and Humanities: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetACTORS COMPANY AND THEATER SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budget
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.

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…The Denver FoundationThe Colorado Health F…Bonfils-Stanton Found…Rose Community Founda…RedlineXcel Energy FoundationMile High United Way …Gates Family Foundati…El Pomar FoundationSheila Fortune Founda…Latino Community Foun…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO45.8× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Bonfils-Stanton Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Redline · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Gates Family Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc · Latino Community Foundation of Colorado 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Think 360 Arts for Learning funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Think 360 Arts for Learning. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Think 360 Arts for Learning?

    Find your warmest path to Think 360 Arts for Learning through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    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.

    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 42 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 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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