Colorado · Nonprofit
Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association
Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $17,500 to it, the largest being THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION ($17,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $129k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $18k
- Net assets
- $117k
What Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association does
Mission
Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association is a registered 501c3 non-profit dedicated to sharing the cultural art and sport of Dragon & Lion Dancing. As an organization the group is focused on providing a collaborative and welcoming space for members of the community to learn about and connect with the culture beauty and history of Dragon and Lion Dancing. Guiding Mountains goal? To bring joy empower youth and strengthen community through the cultural arts. All of our coaches members performers and officers are volunteers and finances from performances and events go directly back into the organization to support our ability to offer FREE training to our members. Our belief is that there should be no financial barriers to youth being able to learn about and participate in their culture or broaden their cultural knowledge.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Provided 81 Lion and Dragon dance performances to the Colorado community giving 25+ youth and young adults in the AAPI community opportunities to connect with and gain valuable leadership experience. Reached over 20,000 people with performances from large to private events.
$95,241 spent50% of program spendingPresented 18 educational presentations throughout the state of Colorado educating the community on the importance cultural significance and history of Dragon and Lion dance. Gave AANHPI youth the opportunities to learn about and develop presentation leadership skills to connect with their communities in meaningful ways. Reached over 8,000 individuals through these presentations.
$95,241 spent50% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $190,482.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association?
- Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $17,500 to it, the largest being THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION ($17,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $17,500 in grants to Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association?
- THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $17,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing