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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133339941Est. 1986-06

MARION ESSER KAUFMANN FOUNDATION

EVERGREEN, CO 80439

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$21.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$865K

FY 2024

Grants Made

17

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$51K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$15K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications are accepted at any time.

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.1M

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$948K

Distributable Amount

$1.0M

Min. Investment Return

$1.0M

Undistributed Income

$42K

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $15K through median $45K 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $960K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

96 grants

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF COLORADO
$790K
6 grants
COLORADO ACADEMY
$565K
6 grants
CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$545K
6 grants
AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH
$535K
6 grants
BE THE MATCH
$480K
5 grants
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION - COLORADO CHAPTER
$350K
6 grants
ASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$290K
5 grants
HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION
$275K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants

<$10K
12
grants
$10–50K
46
grants
$50–250K
38
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Colorado
$2.6M
53% of total
New York
$1.1M
23% of total
Minnesota
$580K
12% of total
California
$335K
7% of total
Florida
$290K
6% of total
North Carolina
$40K
1% of total

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