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Private foundation (trust)EIN 912157163Est. 2002-01

BIG BLUE SKY FOUNDATION

ASPEN, CO 81611

Total Assets

$2.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$395K

FY 2023

Grants Made

31

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$107K

Total Expenses

$419K

Qualifying Distributions

$405K

Distributable Amount

$112K

Min. Investment Return

$114K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

31 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $458K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

95 grants

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$300K
3 grants
UCLA FOUNDATION
$200K
2 grants
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION
$200K
2 grants
ASPEN HOPE CENTER
$100K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$100K
1 grant
ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$66K
3 grants
CLEAN WATER FUND
$35K
3 grants
WARRIORS & QUIET WATERS FOUNDATION INC
$35K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

95 grants

<$10K
73
grants
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

California
$731K
50% of total
Colorado
$518K
36% of total
District of Columbia
$55K
4% of total
Montana
$35K
2% of total
Virginia
$30K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$23K
2% of total
Florida
$20K
1% of total
New York
$19K
1% of total
Ohio
$10K
1% of total
Louisiana
$7K
0% of total

+2 more states

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