Grants paid by Avenir Foundation Inc
EIN 84-1245939 · Lakewood, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Avenir Foundation Inc of Lakewood, CO (EIN 84-1245939) reported 66 grants paid totaling $89,567,006 to 30 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$89,567,006
66 grants
Recipients
30
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 | $25,297,415 | — |
| 2020 | 19 | $31,885,950 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | $5,587,070 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $2,346,571 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $1,000,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $2,700,000 | — |
| 2025 | 6 | $20,750,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 30 recipients receiving the most from Avenir Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 30 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma Foundation 73-6091755 | B | Norman, OK | 2 | $11,200,000 | 2020 |
| Rutgers University Foundation 23-7318742 | B | New Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $10,000,000 | 2018 |
| St Martin's Chamber Choir 84-1450958 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000,000 | 2025 |
| Kulakamala Foundation | U | Redding, PA | 2 | $8,100,000 | 2025 |
| University of Michigan Clements Library | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| Central City Opera | U | Wheat Ridge, CO | 7 | $7,242,279 | 2025 |
| The Denver Art Museum 84-6038240 | B | Denver, CO | 3 | $7,000,000 | 2021 |
| American Institute of Physics 13-1667053 | B | College Park, MD | 3 | $4,060,000 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe Opera 85-0131810 | C | Santa Fe, NM | 3 | $3,900,000 | 2025 |
| Colorado Symphony Orchestra | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $3,500,000 | 2020 |
| Arnold Schoenberg Institute | U | Wien | 3 | $3,300,000 | 2021 |
| Denver Foundation 84-6048381 | B | Denver, CO | 5 | $2,200,000 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America 13-1644147 | C | New York, NY | 3 | $1,600,000 | 2022 |
| Colorado Symphony Fund | U | Denver, CO | 2 | $1,542,719 | 2025 |
| National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum 84-0764061 | B | Leadville, CO | 1 | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
| The Spayed Club 23-2822590 | C | Collingdale, PA | 2 | $1,358,592 | 2020 |
| Symphony Fund 26-0138249 | C | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2018 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of the Rocky Mountains 84-1191279 | D | Denver, CO | 2 | $800,000 | 2020 |
| Colorado State University | U | Ft Collins, CO | 1 | $709,823 | 2018 |
| Opera Colorado 84-0850527 | B | Englewood, CO | 3 | $650,000 | 2021 |
| Pathfinder International | U | Watertown, MA | 3 | $600,000 | 2021 |
| Naral-Pro Choice America Foundation | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $400,000 | 2020 |
| Berks Conservancy | U | Reading, PA | 1 | $393,423 | 2018 |
| Bat Conservation International | U | Tucson, AZ | 2 | $225,000 | 2020 |
| Cobalt Foundation 84-6050191 | C | Denver, CO | 1 | $200,000 | 2020 |
| Naral-Pro Choice Colorado Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $200,000 | 2018 |
| Ars Nova Singers Inc | U | Boulder, CO | 3 | $170,000 | 2021 |
| Kula Kamala Foundation 27-2999542 | B | Reading, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2018 |
| Colorado Ballet | U | Denver, CO | 3 | $60,000 | 2021 |
| Berks Nature 23-1966295 | B | Reading, PA | 1 | $55,170 | 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 66 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | St Martin's Chamber Choir Denver, CO | B | $10,000,000 | paid | Establish the St Martin's Chamber Choir Endowment Fund | 202631359349103418 |
| 2025 | Kulakamala Foundation Reading, PA | U | $8,000,000 | paid | Purchase of 55 Basket Road Nature CenterOperating Support | 202631359349103418 |
| 2025 | Colorado Symphony Fund Denver, CO | U | $1,000,000 | paid | To Endowment in memory of Jerome Kern, Chairman Emeritus | 202631359349103418 |
| 2025 | Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, NM | C | $1,000,000 | paid | Intial Costs for the Construction of Apprentice Housing | 202631359349103418 |
| 2025 | Central City Opera Arvada, CO | U | $500,000 | paid | Operations | 202631359349103418 |
| 2025 | American Institute of Physics College Park, MD | B | $250,000 | paid | Operations | 202631359349103418 |
| 2024 | National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Leadville, CO | B | $1,500,000 | paid | For the benefit of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Endowment | 202531359349102428 |
| 2024 | Central City Opera Wheat Ridge, CO | U | $1,200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds and matching endowment fund | 202531359349102428 |
| 2023 | Denver Foundation Denver, CO | B | $500,000 | paid | For the benefit of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Endowment | 202431349349102083 |
| 2023 | Central City Opera Wheat Ridge, CO | U | $500,000 | paid | General Operating Funds and matching endowment fund | 202431349349102083 |
| 2022 | Central City Opera Wheat Ridge, CO | U | $1,446,571 | paid | General Operating Funds and matching endowment fund | 202331359349102803 |
| 2022 | Denver Foundation Denver, CO | B | $500,000 | paid | For the benefit of the National Mining Hall of Fame Museum EndowmentFor the benefit of the Ars Nova Singers Endowment | 202331359349102803 |
| 2022 | Denver Foundation Denver, CO | B | $200,000 | paid | For the benefit of the Ars Nova Singers Working Capital Endowment | 202331359349102803 |
| 2022 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Fund | 202331359349102803 |
| 2021 | Central City Opera Wheat Ridge, CO | U | $2,324,351 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | The Denver Art Museum Denver, CO | B | $1,000,000 | paid | Contribution to the Denver Art Museum's Vision 2021 campaign/ | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Colorado Symphony Fund Denver, CO | U | $542,719 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Denver Foundation Denver, CO | B | $500,000 | paid | For the benefit of the Ars Nova Singers Working Capital EndowmentFor the benefit of the Ars Nova Singers Endowment | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Denver Foundation Denver, CO | B | $500,000 | paid | For the benefit of the National Mining Hall of Fame Museum Endowment | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Opera Colorado Englewood, CO | B | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Pathfinder International Watertown, MA | U | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Ars Nova Singers Inc Boulder, CO | U | $100,000 | paid | Funding of current operating fund | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Arnold Schoenberg Institute Wien | U | $100,000 | paid | General Operating Fund | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Kulakamala Foundation Redding, PA | U | $100,000 | paid | Essential supplies | 202241369349101804 |
| 2021 | Colorado Ballet Denver, CO | U | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202241369349101804 |
| 2020 | University of Oklahoma Foundation Norman, OK | B | $10,000,000 | paid | Endowment funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Clements Library Ann Arbor, MI | U | $7,500,000 | paid | Endowing Director of the Clements Library | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Arnold Schoenberg Institute Wien | U | $3,100,000 | paid | General Operating Fund | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | The Denver Art Museum Denver, CO | B | $3,000,000 | paid | Contribution to the Denver Art Museum's Vision 2021 campaign/ | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | American Institute of Physics College Park, MD | B | $1,810,000 | paid | Support of the Wenner Collection and renovation of facilities | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Colorado Symphony Orchestra Denver, CO | U | $1,700,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Central City Opera Wheat Ridge, CO | U | $1,121,357 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | The Spayed Club Collingdale, PA | C | $1,079,423 | paid | Purchase of building and essential supplies | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, NM | C | $950,000 | paid | Produce opera | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Federation of the Rocky Mountains Denver, CO | D | $400,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | 400000General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Opera Colorado Englewood, CO | B | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Naral-Pro Choice America Foundation Washington, DC | U | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Pathfinder International Watertown, MA | U | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Cobalt Foundation Denver, CO | C | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Bat Conservation International Tucson, AZ | U | $115,000 | paid | Support critical bat-conservation projects | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Berks Nature Reading, PA | B | $55,170 | paid | Matching support for "Spread the Seeds of Conservation" Capital Campaign for the Nature Place. | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Ars Nova Singers Inc Boulder, CO | U | $35,000 | paid | Funding of Endowment for future operating needs and current operating fund | 202101349349101810 |
| 2020 | Colorado Ballet Denver, CO | U | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 202101349349101810 |
| 2018 | Rutgers University Foundation New Brunswick, NJ | B | $10,000,000 | paid | Funding endowment for Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Soviet Art | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | The Denver Art Museum Denver, CO | B | $3,000,000 | paid | Contribution to the Denver Art Museum's Vision 2021 campaign/ | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | American Institute of Physics College Park, MD | B | $2,000,000 | paid | Purchase of the David Wenner Rare Book Collection | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, NM | C | $1,950,000 | paid | Produce opera and fund endowment for the replacement of the seat back libretto system | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Colorado Symphony Orchestra Denver, CO | U | $1,800,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | University of Oklahoma Foundation Norman, OK | B | $1,200,000 | paid | Constuction of the Dodge Physics Complex Building | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY | D | $1,200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Symphony Fund Denver, CO | C | $1,000,000 | paid | Endowment to support operating expenses | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Colorado State University Ft Collins, CO | U | $709,823 | paid | Support of HABIC program in College of Health and Human Sciences | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Planned Parenthood Federation of the Rocky Mountains Denver, CO | D | $400,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Berks Conservancy Reading, PA | U | $393,423 | paid | Support of "Spread the Seeds of Conservation" captial campaign | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | The Spayed Club Broomall, PA | B | $279,169 | paid | Facility construction | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Opera Colorado Denver, CO | C | $250,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Naral-Pro Choice America Foundation Washington, DC | U | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Naral-Pro Choice Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | U | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Pathfinder International Watertown, MA | U | $200,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Central City Opera Denver, CO | U | $150,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Bat Conservation International Tucson, AZ | U | $110,000 | paid | Support critical bat-conservation projects | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Arnold Schoenberg Institute Wien | U | $100,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Kula Kamala Foundation Reading, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | Support of general operations | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Ars Nova Singers Inc Boulder, CO | U | $35,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
| 2018 | Colorado Ballet Denver, CO | U | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Funds | 201921349349101007 |
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 | 2024v5.5 | 202631359349103418 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202531359349102428 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202431349349102083 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202331359349102803 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202241369349101804 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202101349349101810 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201921349349101007 |
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/841245939.json.
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