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Private foundation (trust)EIN 841396597Est. 1997-11

FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

DENVER, CO 80206

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

28

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$71K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$400K

Typical

Deadlines

Quarterly

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$142K

Educational consulting on improving education in the front range area of colorado. The objective is to create an environment that allows students and teachers to fulfill their full growth potential. The foundation provides grants for innovative educational programs.

Program 2

$958K

Colorado homebuilding academy is an industry-driven academy providing hands-on education, innovation and collaborations. The academy achieves the foundations purposes of allowing students and teachers to fulfill their full growth potential.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.5M

Total Expenses

$4.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.5M

Distributable Amount

$28K

Min. Investment Return

$29K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $54K to maximum $400K, 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 2024. Peak $2.0M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

90 grants

DENVER UNIVERSITY
$526K
1 grant
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO DENVER
$508K
3 grants
BUILDSTRONG ACADEMY
$497K
3 grants
THE STEAD SCHOOL
$485K
3 grants
BREES DREAM FOUNDATION
$400K
1 grant
COLORADO I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION
$320K
2 grants
MILE HIGH LEARNING
$268K
3 grants
GREENLIGHT FUND
$220K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants

<$10K
27
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
33
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Colorado
$4.0M
67% of total
Ohio
$400K
7% of total
Florida
$264K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$220K
4% of total
Hawaii
$211K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$199K
3% of total
North Carolina
$186K
3% of total
Illinois
$149K
3% of total
Utah
$119K
2% of total
California
$85K
1% of total

+4 more states

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