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Private foundation (trust)EIN 271649019Est. 2011-07

Otter Cares Foundation

Fort Collins, CO 80521

Total Assets

$10.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$693K

FY 2024

Grants Made

490

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$1K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$40–$58K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$32K

Project heart is a philanthropy education curriculum to teach students the principles of philanthropy to inspire them to make a difference and change the world

Program 2

$15K

Teacher's guide and giving guide - resources for educators, families, and youth program providers. Tools to help kids with self-discovery and value of nonprofits in comunities.

Program 3

$24K

Unstoppable - children's book to spotlight 15 stories from educators, youth program providers, and students who embody changing the world with philanthropic actions.

Focus Areas

Human Services

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.7M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$465K

Min. Investment Return

$476K

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

490 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $40 through median $275 to maximum $58K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $693K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA
$58K
1 grant
NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME INC
$55K
2 grants
GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO
$50K
2 grants
GLOBAL LEADERS INC
$49K
4 grants
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA - ROCKY MOUNTAIN SATELLITE
$40K
1 grant
GENERATION SCHOOLS NETWORK INC
$40K
1 grant
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$39K
4 grants
MINDSPARK LEARNING
$37K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
476
grants
$10–50K
23
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

33 states

Colorado
$842K
87% of total
Ohio
$56K
6% of total
California
$39K
4% of total
Idaho
$4K
0% of total
New York
$4K
0% of total
Texas
$3K
0% of total
Missouri
$3K
0% of total
Minnesota
$2K
0% of total
Florida
$2K
0% of total
Utah
$1K
0% of total

+23 more states

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