Colorado · Public charity
Upswing Foundation
UPSWING FOUNDATION's mission is to catapult dreams and connect people, specifically by (I) providing first-rate resources & opportunities to underserved youth. (ii) unifying diverse communities via education, whimsy & gathering. (iii) building & maintaining sports facility that empowers & inspires all. (iv) supporting other nonprofit and…
- $334k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $326k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $35,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $158,131
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 6
- FY2022 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $26M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Upswing Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $326k | 60% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $285k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $326k | 83% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $1.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Haven Charitable Trust | $1,417,629 | 4 | 24% |
| Covered Corporation | $200,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | $115,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $90,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Athletics & Beyond | $54,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pools for Kids Inc | $32,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Colorado Jr Buffs | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gold Crown Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clothes to Kids of Denver Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Haven Charitable Trust | $1,417,629 | 4 | 24% |
| Covered Corporation | $200,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | $115,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $90,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Athletics & Beyond | $54,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pools for Kids Inc | $32,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Colorado Jr Buffs | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gold Crown Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clothes to Kids of Denver Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver | $10,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Restore International Dba Love Does | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jeffco Public Schools | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Point Ministries Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Love Does | $5,181 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Upswing Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Denver Broncos Foundation · Libertygives Foundation · Boettcher Foundation · Daniels Fund · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Upswing Foundation
- How much does Upswing Foundation give?
- Upswing Foundation reported 5 itemized grants totaling $325,631, out of $333,972 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 6 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
- What does Upswing Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (73%), Philanthropy (12%), Recreation & Sports (11%).
- Who are Upswing Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: Hope Haven Charitable Trust ($1.4M), Covered Corporation ($200k), Alliance for Choice in Education ($115k).
- Does Upswing Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Upswing Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, The Denver Foundation, Denver Broncos Foundation.
- Where is Upswing Foundation based?
- Upswing Foundation is based in CO.
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