Grants paid by Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation C/O Thomas Kearns
EIN 74-2259763 · Denver, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation C/O Thomas Kearns of Denver, CO (EIN 74-2259763) reported 75 grants paid totaling $1,284,500 to 22 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,284,500
75 grants
Recipients
22
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | $283,000 | — |
| 2023 | 18 | $300,500 | — |
| 2024 | 19 | $360,500 | — |
| 2025 | 19 | $340,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 22 recipients receiving the most from Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation C/O Thomas Kearns, by grants paid, out of 22 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Scouts of Colorado | U | Denver, CO | 4 | $177,500 | 2025 |
| The Eating Disorder Foundation 13-4263816 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $170,000 | 2025 |
| Central City Opera House Association 84-6002285 | C | Denver, CO | 4 | $165,000 | 2025 |
| Opera Colorado 84-0850527 | B | Englewood, CO | 4 | $160,000 | 2025 |
| Havern School 84-0578357 | B | Littleton, CO | 4 | $130,000 | 2025 |
| University of Denver Lamont School of Music | U | Denver, CO | 4 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Roundup River Ranch 20-4632248 | C | Avon, CO | 4 | $55,000 | 2025 |
| Judi's House Jag Institute | U | Aurora, CO | 4 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Denver Lyric Opera Guild 23-7225165 | B | Englewood, CO | 4 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Bayaud Enterprises Inc 84-0616970 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| University of Colorado Foundation 84-6049811 | B | Denver, CO | 3 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Tennyson Center for Children 61-1458290 | D | Denver, CO | 2 | $27,500 | 2025 |
| Denver Children's Choir 84-1326073 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Buntport Theatre 84-1559858 | D | Denver, CO | 4 | $22,500 | 2025 |
| Art Students League of Denver 84-1042289 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Colorado Children's Chorale 84-0682417 | C | Denver, CO | 4 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Wonderbound 84-1223229 | C | Denver, CO | 4 | $14,000 | 2025 |
| Platte Forum 71-0891869 | C | Denver, CO | 4 | $12,000 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies 84-0772672 | C | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music | U | Boulder, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $8,000 | 2023 |
| Laffont Competition | U | New York, NY | 2 | $8,000 | 2025 |
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 75 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls Scouts of Colorado Denver, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | The Eating Disorder Foundation Denver, CO | B | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Central City Opera House Association Denver, CO | C | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Opera Colorado Englewood, CO | B | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Havern School Littleton, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | University of Denver Lamont School of Music Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Tennyson Center for Children Denver, CO | D | $17,500 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Roundup River Ranch Avon, CO | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Judi's House Jag Institute Aurora, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Denver Children's Choir Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Denver Lyric Opera Guild Englewood, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Bayaud Enterprises Inc Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Buntport Theatre Denver, CO | D | $6,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Art Students League of Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Colorado Children's Chorale Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Wonderbound Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Laffont Competition New York, NY | U | $4,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2025 | Platte Forum Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202533149349103303 |
| 2024 | Havern School Littleton, CO | B | $70,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Girls Scouts of Colorado Denver, CO | U | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | The Eating Disorder Foundation Denver, CO | B | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Central City Opera House Association Denver, CO | C | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Opera Colorado Englewood, CO | B | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | University of Denver Lamont School of Music Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Roundup River Ranch Avon, CO | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Bayaud Enterprises Inc Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Tennyson Center for Children Denver, CO | D | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Judi's House Jag Institute Aurora, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Denver Lyric Opera Guild Englewood, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Buntport Theatre Denver, CO | D | $5,500 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Denver Children's Choir Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Colorado Children's Chorale Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Art Students League of Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Laffont Competition New York, NY | U | $4,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Platte Forum Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2024 | Wonderbound Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202443239349101119 |
| 2023 | The Eating Disorder Foundation Denver, CO | B | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Girls Scouts of Colorado Denver, CO | U | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Central City Opera House Association Denver, CO | C | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Opera Colorado Englewood, CO | B | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | University of Denver Lamont School of Music Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Havern School Littleton, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Roundup River Ranch Avon, CO | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Denver Lyric Opera Guild Englewood, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Judi's House Jag Institute Aurora, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Bayaud Enterprises Inc Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Buntport Theatre Denver, CO | D | $5,500 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Art Students League of Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Colorado Children's Chorale Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Denver Children's Choir Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc Denver, CO | U | $4,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Platte Forum Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2023 | Wonderbound Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202322969349100637 |
| 2021 | Central City Opera House Association Denver, CO | C | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Opera Colorado Englewood, CO | B | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Girls Scouts of Colorado Denver, CO | U | $37,500 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | The Eating Disorder Foundation Denver, CO | B | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | University of Denver Lamont School of Music Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Havern School Littleton, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Roundup River Ranch Avon, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Denver Lyric Opera Guild Englewood, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Judi's House Jag Institute Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music Boulder, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Bayaud Enterprises Inc Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Buntport Theatre Denver, CO | D | $5,500 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Colorado Children's Chorale Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Art Students League of Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Denver Children's Choir Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc Denver, CO | U | $4,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Platte Forum Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
| 2021 | Wonderbound Denver, CO | C | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202142719349101459 |
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 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202533149349103303 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443239349101119 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202322969349100637 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202142719349101459 |
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/742259763.json.
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