Grants paid by Wave Foundation
EIN 84-1134776 · Denver, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Wave Foundation of Denver, CO (EIN 84-1134776) reported 100 grants paid totaling $406,761 to 51 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$406,761
100 grants
Recipients
51
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | $80,375 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | $46,641 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | $40,379 | — |
| 2022 | 16 | $66,693 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $90,820 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | $81,853 | — |
Top recipients
The 51 recipients receiving the most from Wave Foundation, by grants paid, out of 51 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brearley School 13-1623915 | B | New York, NY | 5 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| First Christian Church | U | Hagerstown, MD | 6 | $42,400 | 2024 |
| Deerfield Academy | U | Deerfield, MA | 2 | $37,500 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum 77-0392953 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 5 | $27,107 | 2024 |
| Camps Newfound and Owatonna 04-2384391 | D | Harrison, ME | 4 | $27,000 | 2024 |
| Community Arts Music Santa Barbara 95-1816010 | D | Santa Barbara, CA | 5 | $22,340 | 2024 |
| Spark the Change Co | U | Denver, CO | 3 | $15,017 | 2024 |
| Safe Place for Youth 84-1802637 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Leading From Within 68-0365504 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Womens Fund of Santa Barbara 82-5169678 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 3 | $8,875 | 2024 |
| Project 127 | U | Aurora, CO | 5 | $8,240 | 2024 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland 23-7082550 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 4 | $7,980 | 2022 |
| Hope House of Colorado 84-1567838 | C | Arvada, CO | 5 | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Bearley School | U | New York, NY | 1 | $7,500 | 2018 |
| Unicef | U | New York, NY | 2 | $6,400 | 2020 |
| Adventure Unlimited 43-0798771 | C | Buena Vista, CO | 2 | $6,173 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic 95-1696734 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Funds for Santa Barbara | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Alzheimer's Association 13-3039601 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $4,200 | 2024 |
| Sun Valley Writers Conference | U | Ketchum, ID | 1 | $4,100 | 2018 |
| Dining for Women | U | Greenville, SC | 2 | $3,950 | 2020 |
| Restored Hope Against Addictions Inc | U | Lockwood, MO | 2 | $3,500 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Youth Sailing | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Ucsb Arts & Lectures | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2018 |
| Christian Heritage | U | Walton, NE | 1 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Music Academy of the West 95-1525814 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Together Women Rise 20-0031928 | B | Greenville, SC | 2 | $2,423 | 2022 |
| Montecito Library | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $2,250 | 2023 |
| Four Winds Westward Ho 91-0828602 | B | Deer Harbor, WA | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Lifespring Church | U | Smithfield, NC | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Mission 95-3134049 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,700 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival 77-0073674 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $1,525 | 2022 |
| Release 39-1900136 | B | Omaha, NE | 1 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Bellosguardo Foundation Inc 47-1833911 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,300 | 2018 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc 06-0726487 | B | Fairfield, CT | 1 | $1,022 | 2022 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation 76-0514428 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $1,015 | 2020 |
| Santa Barbara City College | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| New York City Ballet 13-2947386 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Hollywood Bowl | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 04-2103594 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Partnership for Resilient Communities | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Montecito Community Foundation 95-6149983 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Westmont College | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $698 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Change Alliance | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $525 | 2020 |
| Belay Enterprises 84-1324465 | C | Denver, CO | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| American Red Cross | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
| Witkids Inc 27-1276677 | C | San Diego, CA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Common Ground Committee 27-3307423 | B | Wilton, CT | 1 | $471 | 2020 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Global Health | U | New York, NY | 1 | $250 | 2020 |
| National Conflict Resolution Center 33-0433314 | B | San Diego, CA | 1 | $200 | 2020 |
| Morgan Adams Foundation 20-0165051 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $100 | 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 100 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brearley School New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Camps Newfound and Owatonna Harrison, ME | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | First Christian Church Hagerstown, MD | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Spark the Change Co Denver, CO | U | $7,717 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara, CA | B | $6,087 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Community Arts Music Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | D | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Santa Barbara, CA | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Womens Fund of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | B | $2,750 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Christian Heritage Walton, NE | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Release Omaha, NE | B | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Project 127 Aurora, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2024 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $299 | paid | GENERAL | 202541359349105169 |
| 2023 | Deerfield Academy Deerfield, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Brearley School New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | First Christian Church Hagerstown, MD | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Community Arts Music Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | D | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Camps Newfound and Owatonna Harrison, ME | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Spark the Change Co Denver, CO | U | $3,120 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Womens Fund of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL | C | $2,700 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Restored Hope Against Addictions Inc Lockwood, MO | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Four Winds Westward Ho Deer Harbor, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Montecito Library Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Hope House of Colorado Arvada, CO | C | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, MA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411319349100241 |
| 2022 | Brearley School New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara, CA | B | $10,010 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | First Christian Church Hagerstown, MD | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Adventure Unlimited Buena Vista, CO | C | $5,144 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Spark the Change Co Denver, CO | U | $4,180 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Ganna Walska Lotusland Santa Barbara, CA | B | $4,165 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Music Academy of the West Santa Barbara, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Community Arts Music Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | D | $2,275 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Lifespring Church Smithfield, NC | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Hope House of Colorado Arvada, CO | C | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Project 127 Aurora, CO | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Save the Children Federation Inc Fairfield, CT | B | $1,022 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Together Women Rise Greenville, SC | B | $623 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $399 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2022 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara, CA | B | $375 | paid | GENERAL | 202303189349103065 |
| 2021 | Brearley School New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara, CA | B | $5,010 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Ganna Walska Lotusland Santa Barbara, CA | B | $2,315 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Project 127 Aurora, CO | U | $2,210 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | First Christian Church Hagerstown, MD | U | $2,100 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Hope House of Colorado Arvada, CO | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Together Women Rise Greenville, SC | B | $1,800 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Mission Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,700 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Santa Barbara International Film Santa Barbara, CA | C | $1,150 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Community Arts Music Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | D | $1,065 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2021 | Adventure Unlimited Buena Vista, CO | C | $1,029 | paid | GENERAL | 202231369349104688 |
| 2020 | Brearley School New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Leading From Within Santa Barbara, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | First Christian Church Hagerstown, MD | U | $3,800 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Safe Place for Youth Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Project 127 Aurora, CO | U | $2,030 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Dining for Women Greenville, SC | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Camps Newfound and Owatonna Harrison, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Ganna Walska Lotusland Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Restored Hope Against Addictions Inc Lockwood, MO | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | New York City Ballet New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Hope House of Colorado Arvada, CO | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Montecito Community Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Sustainable Change Alliance Santa Barbara, CA | U | $525 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Melanoma Research Foundation Washington, DC | B | $515 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Unicef New York, NY | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Belay Enterprises Denver, CO | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Witkids Inc San Diego, CA | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Common Ground Committee Wilton, CT | B | $471 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Global Health New York, NY | U | $250 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Montecito Library Santa Barbara, CA | U | $250 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | National Conflict Resolution Center San Diego, CA | B | $200 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2020 | Morgan Adams Foundation Denver, CO | B | $100 | paid | GENERAL | 202111379349102766 |
| 2018 | Deerfield Academy Deerfield, MA | U | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Safe Place for Youth Los Angeles, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Bearley School New York, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Unicef New York, NY | U | $5,900 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Funds for Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Leading From Within Santa Barbara, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Community Arts Music Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Sun Valley Writers Conference Ketchum, ID | U | $4,100 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Womens Fund of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | B | $3,125 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Ucsb Arts & Lectures Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Dining for Women Greenville, SC | U | $1,950 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | First Christian Church Hagerstown, MD | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Hope House of Colorado Arvada, CO | C | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Project 127 Aurora, CO | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Bellosguardo Foundation Inc Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,300 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Partnership for Resilient Communities Santa Barbara, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Camps Newfound and Owatonna Harrison, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Melanoma Research Foundation Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | American Red Cross Washington, DC | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
| 2018 | Ganna Walska Lotusland Santa Barbara, CA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 201931349349104313 |
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 | 2024v5.1 | 202541359349105169 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411319349100241 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303189349103065 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231369349104688 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202111379349102766 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931349349104313 |
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/841134776.json.
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