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Schlessman Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 84-6030309 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$13M
Grants reported
228
Median grant
$15K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024116$6.8M
2023112$6.2M

Where Schlessman Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
YMCA OF THE ROCKIESESTES PARK, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$1M
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE FOUNDATIONDURANGO, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$700K
YMCA OF THE ROCKIESESTES PARK, COENDURING TRADITION, INSPIRED FUTURE - A CAMPAIGN FOR CAMP CHIEF OURAY'S SECOND CENTURY2023$600K
BUTTERFLY PAVILIONWESTMINSTER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2023$500K
SAVIO HOUSEDENVER, COCONSTRUCTION OF SAVIO'S FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM2023$500K
DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS FOUNDATIONDENVER, CODENVER CENTRAL LIBRARY2023$500K
COLORADO COLLEGECOLORADO SPRINGS, COCOLORADO PLEDGE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP2023$450K
DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$425K
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE FOUNDATIONDURANGO, COCAPITAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER2023$400K
PORTER HOSPICEGREENWOOD VILLAGE, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2023$333.3K
ROUNDUP RIVER RANCHGYPSUM, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$320K
WARREN VILLAGEDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$320K
ROUNDUP RIVER RANCHGYPSUM, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2023$315K
HIGH LINE CANALCENTENNIAL, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$315K
UNIVERSITY OF DENVERDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$315K
HIGHLINE CANALCENTENNIAL, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2023$300K
UNIVERSITY OF DENVERDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2023$300K
WARREN VILLAGEDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2023$300K
GREELEY-WELD HABITAT FOR HUMANITYGREELEY, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$255K
KIDS FIRST HEALTH CARECOMMERCE CITY, CONEW CLINIC AND ADMIN SITE CAPITAL PROJECT2023$250K
WE DON'T WASTEDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$237.5K
CRAIG HOSPITALENGLEWOOD, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$225K
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENSDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$215K
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCEDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$200K
SUN VALLEY KITCHEN AND COMMUNITY CENTERDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATIONS2024$117.5K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Schlessman Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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