Grants paid by P Bruce & Virginia C Benson Foundation - a
EIN 26-0272148 · Denver, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
P Bruce & Virginia C Benson Foundation - a of Denver, CO (EIN 26-0272148) reported 99 grants paid totaling $3,080,155 to 47 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,080,155
99 grants
Recipients
47
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $140,600 | — |
| 2021 | 17 | $159,500 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | $231,252 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | $1,162,803 | — |
| 2024 | 20 | $784,000 | — |
| 2025 | 19 | $602,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 47 recipients receiving the most from P Bruce & Virginia C Benson Foundation - a, by grants paid, out of 47 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Foundation 84-6049811 | B | Denver, CO | 2 | $1,115,055 | 2025 |
| Advance Colorado | U | Lafayette, CO | 2 | $600,000 | 2025 |
| The Steamboat Institute 26-2096621 | B | Steamboat Springs, CO | 5 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| Leadership Program of the Rockies 84-1623324 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $230,000 | 2025 |
| Colorado Academy 84-0421874 | B | Denver, CO | 2 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | U | Aurora, CO | 3 | $113,100 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies 84-0772672 | C | Denver, CO | 6 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | U | Irving, TX | 5 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Independence Institute 84-0990300 | B | Denver, CO | 3 | $31,000 | 2025 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 3 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Denver Zoological Foundation 84-0502539 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Cape Eleuthera Foundation 31-1591503 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of the National Western | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Co 95-2773254 | C | Van Nuys, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | U | Staten Island, NY | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Gold Crown Foundation 74-2422126 | C | Lakewood, CO | 4 | $15,500 | 2024 |
| Casady School 73-0587209 | C | Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Denver Police Foundation 36-4651863 | B | Denver, CO | 2 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Tunnels to Towers | U | Staten Island, NY | 2 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Samaratin's Purse 58-1437002 | C | Boone, NC | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Denver Rescue Mission 84-6038762 | B | Denver, CO | 5 | $13,000 | 2025 |
| Common Sense Institute 27-4253618 | B | Greenwood Village, CO | 3 | $11,000 | 2025 |
| University of Colorado - Johnson Depression Center | U | Aurora, CO | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Dps Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Step Denver 74-2345786 | B | Denver, CO | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of Colorado | U | Lakewood, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Colorado Business Hall of Fame | U | Greenwood Village, CO | 2 | $8,500 | 2024 |
| Arcs Scholarship | U | Lagrange, GA | 1 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Judi's House 84-1600797 | B | Aurora, CO | 3 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | U | Denver, CO | 3 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain 84-0430495 | B | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | U | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| National Western Citizen of the West | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Boys and Girls Club | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Economic Literacy Colorado - Adam Smith Award | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Commit Foundation 45-5219311 | B | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Gathering Place | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Parents' Challenge 84-1591310 | B | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Girls & Boys Club Colorado | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Denver Santa Claus Shop 84-7140841 | D | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| The Delta Chi Association | U | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Mizel Museuminstitute | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Cancer League of Colorado 84-0989426 | B | Englewood, CO | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Centennial Institute - Colorado Christian University | U | Lakewood, CO | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Delta Chi Association (cornell University) 06-1444571 | D | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 99 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Advance Colorado Lafayette, CO | U | $200,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | The Steamboat Institute Steamboat Springs, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Colorado Academy Denver, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Leadership Program of the Rockies Denver, CO | B | $75,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | University of Colorado Denver, CO | C | $40,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Denver Public Schools Foundation Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Denver Police Foundation Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Food Bank of the Rockies Aurora, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Boys and Girls Club Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Step Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Independence Institute Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Judi's House Aurora, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Salvation Army Denver, CO | U | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | Denver Rescue Mission Denver, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2025 | The Delta Chi Association Indianapolis, IN | U | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202601339349105000 |
| 2024 | Advance Colorado Lafayette, CO | U | $400,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | The Steamboat Institute Steamboat Springs, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Leadership Program of the Rockies Denver, CO | B | $75,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Independence Institute Denver, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Cape Eleuthera Foundation Philadelphia, PA | C | $25,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Samaratin's Purse Boone, NC | C | $15,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $15,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Denver Public Schools Foundation Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Gold Crown Foundation Lakewood, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Casady School Oklahoma City, OK | C | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Step Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Colorado Business Hall of Fame Greenwood Village, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain Greenwood Village, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Denver Rescue Mission Denver, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2024 | Salvation Army Denver, CO | U | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202531259349101993 |
| 2023 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $1,075,055 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Co Van Nuys, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Tunnels to Towers Staten Island, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Boy Scouts of Colorado Lakewood, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Denver Public Schools Foundation Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $9,748 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Denver Police Foundation Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Gold Crown Foundation Lakewood, CO | C | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Girls & Boys Club Colorado Denver, CO | U | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Denver Rescue Mission Denver, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2023 | Salvation Army Denver, CO | U | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202441309349101409 |
| 2022 | Colorado Academy Denver, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Leadership Program of the Rockies Denver, CO | B | $50,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Steamboat Institute Steamboat Springs, CO | C | $25,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $10,252 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Dps Foundation Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Children's Hospital Foundation Aurora, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Tunnels to Towers Staten Island, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2022 | Denver Rescue Mission Denver, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349103142 |
| 2021 | Children's Hospital Foundation Aurora, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Leadership Program of the Rockies Denver, CO | B | $30,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Friends of the National Western Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Steamboat Institute Steamboat Springs, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Economic Literacy Colorado - Adam Smith Award Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | University of Colorado - Johnson Depression Center Aurora, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Casady School Oklahoma City, OK | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Gold Crown Foundation Lakewood, CO | C | $2,500 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Judi's House Aurora, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Centennial Institute - Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Independence Institute Denver, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Gathering Place Denver, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Common Sense Institute Greenwood Village, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2021 | Parents' Challenge Colorado Springs, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202321309349104087 |
| 2020 | Children's Hospital Foundation Aurora, CO | U | $53,100 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Steamboat Institute Steamboat Springs, CO | C | $15,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Arcs Scholarship Lagrange, GA | U | $6,500 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Denver Rescue Mission Denver, CO | B | $6,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Casady School Oklahoma City, OK | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | University of Colorado - Johnson Depression Center Aurora, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | National Western Citizen of the West Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Colorado Business Hall of Fame Denver, CO | U | $3,500 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Commit Foundation Bozeman, MT | B | $2,500 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Judi's House Aurora, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Mizel Museuminstitute Denver, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Gold Crown Foundation Lakewood, CO | C | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Denver Santa Claus Shop Denver, CO | D | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Parents' Challenge Colorado Springs, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Cancer League of Colorado Englewood, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Delta Chi Association (cornell University) Ithaca, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
| 2020 | Gathering Place Denver, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | AID TO COMMUNITY | 202301309349103890 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601339349105000 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531259349101993 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441309349101409 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321309349103142 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202321309349104087 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202301309349103890 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/260272148.json.
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