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Private foundation (trust)EIN 841523209Est. 2000-03

THE ESTHER FOUNDATION

DENVER, CO 80237

Total Assets

$4.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$533K

FY 2023

Grants Made

13

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$41K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$626K

Qualifying Distributions

$533K

Distributable Amount

$180K

Min. Investment Return

$180K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $250K, 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 $533K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

36 grants

ACE SCHOLARSHIPS
$313K
3 grants
JEREMIAH'S HOPE
$250K
1 grant
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$166K
3 grants
AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
$80K
2 grants
SCHOLARLEADERS INTERNATIONAL
$35K
2 grants
ATHLETES IN ACTION
$35K
3 grants
HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
$35K
2 grants
WILD PHILANTHROPY
$35K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants

<$10K
21
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Colorado
$373K
35% of total
Texas
$261K
25% of total
Georgia
$150K
14% of total
California
$122K
12% of total
Hawaii
$58K
5% of total
Illinois
$45K
4% of total
New York
$35K
3% of total
Wisconsin
$10K
1% of total
North Carolina
$5K
0% of total
Montana
$250
0% of total

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