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University of Denver
The UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (du) is a higher educational institution, providing both undergraduate and graduate degrees - the mission of the UNIVERSITY OF DENVER is to promote learning by engaging with students (continued on schedule o)in advancing scholarly inquiry, cultivating critical and creative thought and generating knowledge. Our…
- $233M
- Granted FY2022
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2022
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2022
- $2.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2022
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $1,994,350
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Total assets, FY2022
- $2.3B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 33% of the organizations University of Denver funded were first-time grantees, receiving 93% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.0M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 3 | $2.1M | 33% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $1.1M | 93% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $12M | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $915k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $585k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $45k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Institute for Community Action | $6,926,632 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver Art Museum | $5,500,000 | 1 | 11% |
| National Jewish Health | $1,994,350 | 1 | 1% |
| Summit Huts Association | $1,000,000 | 2 | 52% |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc | $500,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Childrens Museum of Denver Inc | $225,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Mi Casa Resource Center | $150,000 | 1 | 3% |
| George W Clayton Trust | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Denver School of Science and Technology Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| KIPP Colorado Schools | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Institute for Community Action | $6,926,632 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver Art Museum | $5,500,000 | 1 | 11% |
| National Jewish Health | $1,994,350 | 1 | 1% |
| Summit Huts Association | $1,000,000 | 2 | 52% |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc | $500,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Childrens Museum of Denver Inc | $225,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Mi Casa Resource Center | $150,000 | 1 | 3% |
| George W Clayton Trust | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Denver School of Science and Technology Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| KIPP Colorado Schools | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rocky Mountain Microfinance | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Strive Preparatory Schools | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rooted | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The University of Puget Sound | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mile High United Way Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Teach for America Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Denver Zoological Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Laramie County Community College Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
University of Denver supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Rose Community Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Daniels Fund · Sturm Family Foundation · Gary Philanthropy · Gates Family Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About University of Denver
- How much does University of Denver give?
- University of Denver reported 3 itemized grants totaling $2,144,350, out of $232,739,044 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does University of Denver fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Community Improvement (41%), Arts & Culture (37%), Health (12%).
- Who are University of Denver's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Barton Institute for Community Action ($6.9M), Denver Art Museum ($5.5M), National Jewish Health ($2.0M).
- Does University of Denver fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as University of Denver?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rose Community Foundation, Colorado Gives Foundation, The Denver Foundation.
- Where is University of Denver based?
- University of Denver is based in CO.
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