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Private foundation (trust)EIN 841559444Est. 2014-12

The Caruso Foundation

Boulder, CO 80304

Total Assets

$45.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

37

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$47K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$470K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.6M

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$2.4M

Min. Investment Return

$2.4M

Undistributed Income

$1.1M

Payout rate 73%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.73%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $10K to maximum $470K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.0M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

95 grants

University of Colorado Foundation
$1.5M
3 grants
University of Illinois
$705K
3 grants
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
$700K
3 grants
CiviCo
$305K
3 grants
Endeavor Colorado
$275K
2 grants
Greenhouse Scholars
$241K
3 grants
University of Colorado Boulder
$240K
1 grant
Colorado Thrives
$171K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

95 grants

<$10K
41
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Colorado
$3.6M
65% of total
Illinois
$1.4M
26% of total
New York
$298K
5% of total
Maryland
$73K
1% of total
Arizona
$55K
1% of total
California
$42K
1% of total
Tennessee
$1K
0% of total
Nebraska
$500
0% of total

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