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Private foundation (trust)EIN 851286430Est. 2021-06

WC and EJ Thornton Foundation

Denver, CO 80206

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Total Assets

$5.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$278K

FY 2024

Grants Made

30

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$50K

Bold.org - 60 scholarships funded

Program 2

$44K

Alexander Hamilton Scholars - support for scholarships emergency funding and yearly scholar gathering for education

Program 3

$35K

Maine College of Art and Design - match funding for educational support of art students

Program 4

$25K

Portland Symphony Orchestra - match and funding for educational outreach program throughout Maine

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$299K

Qualifying Distributions

$278K

Distributable Amount

$200K

Min. Investment Return

$200K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

30 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $2K to maximum $50K, 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 $278K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

125 grants

Alexander Hamilton Scholars
$141K
4 grants
Bold
$130K
3 grants
Maine College of Art and Design
$80K
3 grants
Forward Steps
$51K
4 grants
Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra
$50K
3 grants
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
$50K
3 grants
Cleveland Institute of Music
$30K
2 grants
Local Theater Company
$22K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

125 grants

<$10K
104
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K—
$250K–1M—
$1–5M—
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

10 states

Colorado
$320K
41% of total
Maine
$156K
20% of total
Washington
$141K
18% of total
Ohio
$92K
12% of total
Texas
$27K
3% of total
Illinois
$20K
3% of total
North Carolina
$20K
3% of total
Arkansas
$2K
0% of total
South Dakota
$1K
0% of total
Virginia
$1K
0% of total

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