Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $39,102,168 | $28,112,543 | $23,319,279 | $477,051,325 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 45% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVEST IN KIDS - CHILD FIRSTDENVER, CO | THE CHILD FIRST PROGRAM | $200,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reginald L Washington | CHAIR/TRUSTE | 8.00 | $74,000 |
| Arthur H Bosworth Ii | CO-CHAIR/TRU | 5.00 | $43,000 |
| Priscilla R Lucero | TREASURER/TR | 5.00 | $50,000 |
| Noelle Hagan | SECRETARY/TR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $477,005,812 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $19,076,617 | $26,071,767 | $21,445,830 | $440,322,882 | $440,298,129 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $17,419,429 | $26,444,628 | $22,296,802 | $395,996,375 | $395,985,140 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $27,172,510 | $24,823,770 | $21,617,910 | $377,422,437 | $377,417,088 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $15,336,176 | $24,280,150 | $21,473,345 | $451,057,990 | $451,054,901 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $17,595,097 | $17,239,143 | $13,403,259 | $408,504,570 | $408,494,696 |
| CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR PRESCHOOL EXPANSION |
| $200,000 |
| 2021 |
| HEALTH SOLUTIONSPUEBLO, CO | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION, EXCLUDING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. PLEASE NOTE THIS GRANT COVERS A 16-MONTH GRANT PERIOD. A PROGRESS REPORT, DETAILING THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS GRANT, INCLUDING FINANCIAL REPORTS, UPDATES REGARDING ANY CHANGES TO THE SCOPE OF WORK OR BUDGET IS DUE NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2021 | $200,000 | 2021 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIPWHEAT RIDGE, CO | FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME FACILITIES IM | $200,000 | 2023 |
| COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM FDENVER, CO | THE SKILLS INSTRUCTOR PILOT | $200,000 | 2024 |
| TLC LEARNING CENTERLONGMONT, CO | CAPITAL FOR THE TLC EARLY LEARNING C | $200,000 | 2025 |
| MOUNTAIN TOTS PRESCHOOLEAGLE, CO | CAPITAL FOR NEW CHILD CARE CENTER | $200,000 | 2024 |
| SUMMIT COUNTY GOVERNMENTBRECKENRIDGE, CO | CAPITAL FOR A NEW CHILD CARE CENTER | $198,000 | 2024 |
| CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING TRUSTEE GEDENVER, CO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $197,500 | 2024 |
| CLAYTON EARLY LEARNINGDENVER, CO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, INCLUDING | $197,500 | 2023 |
| TRANSFORMING COLORADO'S EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE - EARLY MILESTONES COLORADENVER, CO | TRANSFORMING COLORADOS EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE - PILOTING SOLUTIONS | $185,000 | 2021 |
| TOTALLY KIDS CHILDCAREHAYDEN, CO | CAPITAL SUPPORT OF TOTALLY KIDS CHILDCARE AT THE NEW HAYDEN COMMUNITY CENTER | $185,000 | 2021 |
| RESILIENT COMMUNITIES RESILIENT FUTDENVER, CO | EMBEDDING TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES | $185,000 | 2025 |
| CLAYTON EARLY LEARNINGDENVER, CO | BUELL EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERS NETWORK | $175,000 | 2021 |
| CLAYTON EARLY LEARNINGDENVER, CO | BUELL EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERS NETWOR | $175,000 | 2023 |
| CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING TRUSTEE GEORDENVER, CO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, TO BE PAI | $175,000 | 2025 |
| QUALISTAR COLORADODENVER, CO | $100,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND $75,000 TEACH TO INCLUDE NO MORE THAN .75 FTE AND TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS OUTSIDE THE SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA TO RECIPIENTS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | $175,000 | 2016 |
| CLAYTON EARLY LEARNINGDENVER, CO | $158,000 FOR EXTERNAL IMPACT AND $12,500 TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY AND SYSTEMS WORK | $170,500 | 2022 |
| DENVER HEALTH FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DENVER, CO | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSUL | $170,000 | 2023 |
| CENTENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCSTERLING, CO | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION | $170,000 | 2022 |
| CENTENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCSTERLING, CO | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONS. | $170,000 | 2024 |
| CENTENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCSTERLING, CO | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSUL | $170,000 | 2023 |
| DENVER HEALTH FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DENVER, CO | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONS. | $170,000 | 2024 |
| CENTENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCSTERLING, CO | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSUL | $170,000 | 2025 |
| DENVER HEALTH FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DENVER, CO | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTATION FOR DENVER GREAT KIDS HEAD START | $170,000 | 2022 |
| 5.00 |
| $48,000 |
| Thomas J Curnes | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $48,000 |
| Thomas G Mcgonagle | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $42,000 |
| Margaret C Morrissey | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $48,000 |
| Douglas Price | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $45,000 |
| Ellen Roberts | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $46,000 |
| Stephen Erkenbrack | PRES & CEO | 40.00 | $343,445 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202510179349100216
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202400309349100215
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202203549349100000
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202123479349100112
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201740459349100609
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.