Grants paid by The Cielo Foundation
EIN 26-1166378 · Boulder, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Cielo Foundation of Boulder, CO (EIN 26-1166378) reported 92 grants paid totaling $29,472,924 to 70 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$29,472,924
92 grants
Recipients
70
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | $6,031,205 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | $7,543,970 | — |
| 2023 | 24 | $7,139,803 | — |
| 2024 | 30 | $8,757,946 | — |
Top recipients
The 70 recipients receiving the most from The Cielo Foundation, by grants paid, out of 70 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | U | Covington, KY | 4 | $28,118,500 | 2024 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell | U | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Mayors Fund to Advance NYC 13-3783906 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Ibmc College | U | Fort Collins, CO | 4 | $138,120 | 2024 |
| University of Colorado Foundation 84-6049811 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Boulder Community Health Foundation | U | Boulder, CO | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| The Beauty Collective | U | Lakewood, CO | 2 | $62,200 | 2024 |
| Lincoln College of Technology | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $43,457 | 2022 |
| Cdl School - United States Truck Driving | U | Wheat Ridge, CO | 1 | $39,805 | 2024 |
| Gals Inc 88-1834220 | D | Laredo, TX | 2 | $34,679 | 2024 |
| Techtonic Group Inc | U | Boulder, CO | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Front Range Community College | U | Westminster, CO | 4 | $28,044 | 2024 |
| US Truck Driving | U | Wheat Ridge, CO | 1 | $24,877 | 2023 |
| Kmg Life | U | Denver, CO | 3 | $23,446 | 2024 |
| Accent Beauty | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $23,250 | 2024 |
| School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $18,500 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Center 90-0794239 | C | Aurora, CO | 1 | $15,864 | 2020 |
| Montana State University 20-0181886 | C | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $15,795 | 2023 |
| 160 Driving Academy | U | Commerce City, CO | 2 | $11,187 | 2024 |
| Full Stack Academy | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Tigi Hair Academy | U | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Turing School of Software and Design 46-3635658 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Concorde Career College | U | Aurora, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon University | U | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| University of Colorado Anschutz | U | Aurora, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Tech | U | Laramie, WY | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Colorado Advanced Esthetics 92-3240775 | D | Centennial, CO | 1 | $9,295 | 2024 |
| White Magnolia Skin Institute | U | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $9,100 | 2023 |
| Arapahoe Community | U | Littleton, CO | 1 | $9,024 | 2022 |
| Aveda Institue Denver | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $8,000 | 2020 |
| Ati Home Improvement | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $7,860 | 2024 |
| Southern New Hampshire 02-0274509 | C | Manchester, NH | 2 | $7,740 | 2023 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | U | Denver, CO | 3 | $7,583 | 2024 |
| I Have a Dream 13-3355315 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $7,348 | 2024 |
| Lash & Co Education | U | Thornton, CO | 1 | $7,240 | 2022 |
| Denver College | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $7,089 | 2022 |
| Msu Denver | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $6,980 | 2024 |
| Lash & Co Lash Company Education | U | Thornton, CO | 1 | $6,760 | 2024 |
| Aims Community College 84-0802870 | C | Greeley, CO | 1 | $6,201 | 2020 |
| Community College of Aurora | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,501 | 2020 |
| Cornell University 52-1538580 | B | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $5,460 | 2024 |
| Pickens Technical College | U | Aurora, CO | 1 | $5,418 | 2024 |
| Denver Health Ems Education 84-1354846 | D | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Aveda Institute Denver | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $4,770 | 2024 |
| Mind Body Green | U | Miami, FL | 1 | $4,249 | 2023 |
| Gals Inc 26-4664955 | D | Denver, CO | 1 | $4,224 | 2020 |
| Colorado School of Dental Assisting | U | Aurora, CO | 1 | $3,995 | 2022 |
| Apex Tech School | U | Long Island City, NY | 1 | $3,900 | 2020 |
| Denver Health | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $3,855 | 2024 |
| Milspo Training DBA Career Dash | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $3,500 | 2023 |
| Comptia | U | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $3,149 | 2024 |
| Jameson Dye | U | Broomfield, CO | 1 | $2,574 | 2023 |
| Compass Nursing Arts | U | Lafayette, CO | 3 | $2,430 | 2024 |
| Red Rocks Community College 84-1139105 | C | Lakewood, CO | 1 | $2,342 | 2020 |
| Pikes Peak Community College 84-1339670 | D | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $2,054 | 2020 |
| Arapahoe Community College 23-7093127 | C | Littleton, CO | 1 | $1,908 | 2020 |
| Dale Patrick Putnam | U | Longmont, CO | 1 | $1,482 | 2023 |
| Iec Rocky Mountain | U | Northglenn, CO | 1 | $1,476 | 2024 |
| University of Northern Colorado 52-1538516 | B | Greeley, CO | 1 | $1,450 | 2023 |
| Colorado Counselors Training | U | Loveland, CO | 1 | $1,360 | 2024 |
| Ann Rose Nursing School | U | Westminster, CO | 1 | $1,335 | 2023 |
| Seward Community College | U | Liberal, KS | 1 | $695 | 2023 |
| Colorado Real Estate | U | Centennial, CO | 1 | $599 | 2024 |
| Spring Institute | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $545 | 2022 |
| Boulder Bridge House 84-1467134 | D | Boulder, CO | 1 | $540 | 2022 |
| Nbhwc | U | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| Ableton Music | U | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $299 | 2024 |
| Boulder Tec | U | Boulder, CO | 1 | $125 | 2020 |
| Total Seminars | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $125 | 2024 |
| Colorado Qmap | U | Longmont, CO | 1 | $120 | 2024 |
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 92 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Covington, KY | U | $8,525,000 | paid | DONATION | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | The Beauty Collective Lakewood, CO | U | $53,800 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Cdl School - United States Truck Driving Wheat Ridge, CO | U | $39,805 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Accent Beauty Denver, CO | U | $23,250 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Gals Inc Laredo, TX | D | $10,861 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Colorado Advanced Esthetics Centennial, CO | D | $9,295 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics Denver, CO | U | $8,590 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Ibmc College Fort Collins, CO | U | $8,590 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Ati Home Improvement Denver, CO | U | $7,860 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | I Have a Dream New York, NY | C | $7,348 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Front Range Community College Westminster, CO | U | $7,207 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Msu Denver Denver, CO | U | $6,980 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO | U | $6,908 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Lash & Co Lash Company Education Thornton, CO | U | $6,760 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | B | $5,460 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO | U | $5,418 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Denver Health Ems Education Denver, CO | D | $5,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Aveda Institute Denver Denver, CO | U | $4,770 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Kmg Life Denver, CO | U | $4,201 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Comptia Downers Grove, IL | U | $3,149 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Denver Health Denver, CO | U | $1,665 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Iec Rocky Mountain Northglenn, CO | U | $1,476 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Colorado Counselors Training Loveland, CO | U | $1,360 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Compass Nursing Arts Lafayette, CO | U | $1,275 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Colorado Real Estate Centennial, CO | U | $599 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Nbhwc Scottsdale, AZ | U | $500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Ableton Music Pasadena, CA | U | $299 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | 160 Driving Academy Commerce City, CO | U | $275 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Total Seminars Houston, TX | U | $125 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2024 | Colorado Qmap Longmont, CO | U | $120 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202543169349100229 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Covington, KY | U | $6,950,000 | paid | DONATION | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Ibmc College Fort Collins, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | US Truck Driving Wheat Ridge, CO | U | $24,877 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Gals Inc Laredo, TX | D | $23,818 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Montana State University Bozeman, MT | C | $15,795 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | 160 Driving Academy Commerce City, CO | U | $10,912 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Concorde Career College Aurora, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | University of Colorado Anschutz Aurora, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Wyoming Tech Laramie, WY | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics Denver, CO | U | $9,910 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Kmg Life Denver, CO | U | $9,247 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | White Magnolia Skin Institute Fort Collins, CO | U | $9,100 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | The Beauty Collective Lakewood, CO | U | $8,400 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Mind Body Green Miami, FL | U | $4,249 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Milspo Training DBA Career Dash Austin, TX | U | $3,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Front Range Community College Westminster, CO | U | $3,424 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Jameson Dye Broomfield, CO | U | $2,574 | paid | COMPUTER | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Denver Health Denver, CO | U | $2,190 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Southern New Hampshire Manchester, NH | C | $1,980 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Dale Patrick Putnam Longmont, CO | U | $1,482 | paid | COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO | B | $1,450 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Ann Rose Nursing School Westminster, CO | U | $1,335 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Seward Community College Liberal, KS | U | $695 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2023 | Compass Nursing Arts Lafayette, CO | U | -$135 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202403179349102160 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Covington, KY | U | $7,350,000 | paid | DONATION | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Ibmc College Fort Collins, CO | U | $56,786 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Lincoln College of Technology Denver, CO | U | $38,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Front Range Community College Westminster, CO | U | $13,962 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Full Stack Academy Brooklyn, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Tigi Hair Academy Colorado Springs, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Turing School of Software and Design Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Kmg Life Denver, CO | U | $9,998 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Arapahoe Community Littleton, CO | U | $9,024 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Lash & Co Education Thornton, CO | U | $7,240 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Denver College Denver, CO | U | $7,089 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Southern New Hampshire Manchester, NH | C | $5,760 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Colorado School of Dental Assisting Aurora, CO | U | $3,995 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Compass Nursing Arts Lafayette, CO | U | $1,290 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Spring Institute Denver, CO | U | $545 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Boulder Bridge House Boulder, CO | D | $540 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2022 | Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO | U | -$259 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202303199349104665 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Covington, KY | U | $5,293,500 | paid | DONATION | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Weill Medical College of Cornell New York, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | DONATION | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Mayors Fund to Advance NYC New York, NY | C | $150,000 | paid | DONATION | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Boulder Community Health Foundation Boulder, CO | U | $100,000 | paid | DONATION | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | DONATION | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Ibmc College Fort Collins, CO | U | $47,744 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Techtonic Group Inc Boulder, CO | U | $30,000 | paid | GRANT | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Second Chance Center Aurora, CO | C | $15,864 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Aveda Institue Denver Denver, CO | U | $8,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Aims Community College Greeley, CO | C | $6,201 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Community College of Aurora Denver, CO | U | $5,501 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Lincoln College of Technology Denver, CO | U | $5,457 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Gals Inc Denver, CO | D | $4,224 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Apex Tech School Long Island City, NY | U | $3,900 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Front Range Community College Westminster, CO | U | $3,451 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO | C | $2,342 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO | D | $2,054 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO | C | $1,908 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO | U | $934 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
| 2020 | Boulder Tec Boulder, CO | U | $125 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123149349101812 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543169349100229 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403179349102160 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303199349104665 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123149349101812 |
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/261166378.json.
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