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Grants paid by Koelbel Family Foundation

EIN 84-1369773 · Denver, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z

Koelbel Family Foundation of Denver, CO (EIN 84-1369773) reported 115 grants paid totaling $3,137,132 to 67 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $400,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$3,137,132

115 grants

Recipients

67

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2024

4 filings in the corpus

Approved for future payment

$400,000

1 commitment · not included in grants paid

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202034$811,333
202233$858,833
202331$887,333$400,000
202417$579,633

Top recipients

The 67 recipients receiving the most from Koelbel Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 67 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Denver Zoological Foundation 84-0502539BDenver, CO5$713,0002024
University of Colorado Foundation 84-6049811BDenver, CO4$609,0002024
Rocky Mountain Public Media 84-0510785BDenver, CO2$600,0002022
Highline Canal ConservancyUCentennial, CO2$250,0002023
Junior Achievement ColoradoUColorado Springs, CO2$200,0002024
High Line Canal Conservancy 81-4337938BCentennial, CO1$125,5002024
Western Stock Show Association (dba National Western Stock Show)UDenver, CO1$100,0002023
National Western Stock ShowUDenver, CO1$100,0002022
Colorado Open Golf Foundation 20-0377476BDenver, CO1$75,0002023
Sewall Child Development Center 84-0413241BDenver, CO2$52,0002023
Children's Hospital FoundationUAurora, CO2$45,0002023
Mile High United Way 84-0404235BDenver, CO3$20,0002023
Common Sense Institute (fka Common Sense Policy Roundtable)UDenver, CO2$16,6662024
Common Sense Policy RoundtableUDenver, CO2$16,6662022
Cherry Hills Village Elementary Ptco 84-1247221CCherry Hills Village, CO1$15,0002024
Centennial InstituteULakewood, CO1$10,0002020
Denver Museum of Nature and Science 84-0518447BDenver, CO1$10,0002020
Brent's Place at Brent Eley CenterUAurora, CO2$9,5002022
Musana Community Development Organization 26-4198446BCentennial, CO1$9,3002024
The Park People 84-6045624CDenver, CO4$8,5002024
Salvation Army Intermountain DivisionUDenver, CO3$8,0002023
National Sports Center for Disabled 84-0738419DDenver, CO3$7,5002023
Step Denver 74-2345786BDenver, CO3$6,0002023
Brent Eley Foundation (dba Brent's Place)UAurora, CO2$6,0002024
Volunteers of America ColoradoUDenver, CO1$6,0002023
Denver Art Museum 84-6038240BDenver, CO1$5,0002023
Community Foundation Boulder CountyUBoulder, CO1$5,0002022
Steamboat Institute 26-2096621CSteamboat Spr, CO1$5,0002020
Evergreen Freedom Foundation 94-3136961BOlympia, WA1$5,0002023
Reach Out and Read Colorado 86-1172160CDenver, CO2$5,0002024
Freedom Foundation 26-1613724DOlympia, WA1$5,0002024
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs 73-1436375BOklahoma City, OK1$5,0002020
Habitat for HumanityUDenver, CO1$5,0002020
University of Colorado Foundation - Golden Buffalo Scholarship FundUBoulder, CO2$5,0002023
Denver Santa Clause Shop 84-7140841CDenver, CO3$4,0002024
United Way - Colorado UpliftUDenver, CO2$4,0002023
Fort Lewis College Foundation 23-7122114BDurango, CO3$4,0002024
Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain Inc 84-0430495CDenver, CO1$3,5002020
Lion Global Foundation (dba Mizel Institute)UDenver, CO2$3,0002024
Parents Challenge 84-1591310BColorado Springs, CO1$3,0002020
Rotary InternationalUDenver, CO2$3,0002024
Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center 84-0837670BLongmont, CO3$3,0002023
Bud Werner Memorial LibraryUSteamboat Springs, CO3$3,0002023
Economic Literacy ColoradoUDenver, CO1$3,0002022
Nwss Honoring the Legacy CampaignUDenver, CO1$3,0002020
United Way - Boys & Girls ClubUDenver, CO2$3,0002023
Schweiger Ranch Foundation 20-8717874BLone Tree, CO1$3,0002023
Restoration Community Church 27-1008790BDenver, CO3$2,5002024
History ColoradoUDenver, CO1$2,5002023
Goodwill Industries of DenverUDenver, CO1$2,5002020
Mount Saint Vincent HomeUDenver, CO2$2,0002022
Mizel InstituteUDenver, CO2$2,0002022
Colorado Uplift 84-0889330CDenver, CO1$2,0002020
Western Stock Show Association 84-0517361BDenver, CO1$2,0002020
United Way - Big Brothersbig Sisters of ColoradoUDurango, CO2$2,0002023
Weld County 4-H Foundation 84-6028579BGreeley, CO1$2,0002020
Whiz Kids Tutoring 84-1321184BDenver, CO3$2,0002024
Mosaic in DenverUDenver, CO1$1,0002022
Griffiths Center for ChildrenUNorthglenn, CO1$1,0002020
The Rotary FoundationUChicago, IL1$1,0002020
The Commit Foundation 45-5219311BBozeman, MT1$1,0002020
American Transplant FoundationUDenver, CO1$1,0002020
Denver Botanic Gardens 84-0440359CDenver, CO1$1,0002020
Colorado Historical SocietyUDenver, CO1$1,0002020
United Way - Santa Claus Shop of DenverUDenver, CO1$1,0002022
Tennyson Center for Children 61-1458290DDenver, CO1$1,0002020
Denver Scholarship Fund 20-5143175CDenver, CO1$5002022

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 116 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Koelbel Family Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, COB$300,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024High Line Canal Conservancy Centennial, COB$125,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Junior Achievement Colorado Colorado Springs, COU$100,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Cherry Hills Village Elementary Ptco Cherry Hills Village, COC$15,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Musana Community Development Organization Centennial, COB$9,300paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Common Sense Institute (fka Common Sense Policy Roundtable) Denver, COU$8,333paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Freedom Foundation Olympia, WAD$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024University of Colorado Foundation Denver, COB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024The Park People Denver, COC$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Reach Out and Read Colorado Denver, COB$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Fort Lewis College Foundation Durango, COB$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Lion Global Foundation (dba Mizel Institute) Denver, COU$1,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Rotary International Denver, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Denver Santa Clause Shop Denver, COC$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Restoration Community Church Denver, COB$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Brent Eley Foundation (dba Brent's Place) Aurora, COU$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2024Whiz Kids Tutoring Denver, COB$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202533219349106143
2023Junior Achievement Colorado Colorado Springs, COU$400,000approved, futureGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, COB$250,000paidSEA LION UNDERWATER VIEWING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT202443209349108019
2023Highline Canal Conservancy Centennial, COU$125,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Junior Achievement Colorado Colorado Springs, COU$100,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Western Stock Show Association (dba National Western Stock Show) Denver, COU$100,000paidLEGACY CAMPAIGN - FAMILIES OF THE WEST PORTAITS202443209349108019
2023University of Colorado Foundation Denver, COB$100,000paidLEEDS BLDG EXPANSION202443209349108019
2023Colorado Open Golf Foundation Denver, COB$75,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Sewall Child Development Center Denver, COB$51,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Children's Hospital Foundation Aurora, COU$20,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Common Sense Institute (fka Common Sense Policy Roundtable) Denver, COU$8,333paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Volunteers of America Colorado Denver, COU$6,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Brent Eley Foundation (dba Brent's Place) Aurora, COU$5,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Denver Art Museum Denver, COB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Evergreen Freedom Foundation Olympia, WAB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Mile High United Way Denver, COB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Schweiger Ranch Foundation Lone Tree, COB$3,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Salvation Army Intermountain Division Denver, COU$3,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Denver Santa Clause Shop Denver, COC$3,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023University of Colorado Foundation - Golden Buffalo Scholarship Fund Boulder, COU$2,500paidSKI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM202443209349108019
2023History Colorado Denver, COU$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023National Sports Center for the Disabled Denver, COC$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023United Way - Colorado Uplift Denver, COU$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023The Park People Denver, COC$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Step Denver Denver, COB$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023United Way - Boys & Girls Club Denver, COU$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Lion Global Foundation (dba Mizel Institute) Denver, COU$1,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Restoration Community Church Denver, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Bud Werner Memorial Library Steamboat Springs, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023United Way - Big Brothersbig Sisters of Colorado Durango, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center Longmont, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2023Whiz Kids Tutoring Denver, COB$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202443209349108019
2022University of Colorado Foundation Denver, COB$250,000paidRETIREMENT DONATION202343199349102709
2022Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, COB$151,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Rocky Mountain Public Media Denver, COB$150,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Highline Canal Conservancy Centennial, COU$125,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022National Western Stock Show Denver, COU$100,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Children's Hospital Foundation Aurora, COU$25,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Common Sense Policy Roundtable Denver, COU$8,333paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Mile High United Way Denver, COB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Community Foundation Boulder County Boulder, COU$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Brent's Place at Brent Eley Center Aurora, COU$4,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Salvation Army Intermountain Division Denver, COU$3,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Economic Literacy Colorado Denver, COU$3,000paidMATCHING GRANT202343199349102709
2022National Sports Center for Disabled Denver, COD$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Reach Out and Read Colorado Denver, COC$2,500paid2022 GALA SPONSORSHIP202343199349102709
2022University of Colorado Foundation - Golden Buffalo Scholarship Fund Boulder, COU$2,500paidSKI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM202343199349102709
2022United Way - Colorado Uplift Denver, COU$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Rotary International Denver, COU$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Step Denver Denver, COB$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022The Park People Denver, COC$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Mizel Institute Denver, COU$1,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Restoration Community Church Denver, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022United Way - Big Brothersbig Sisters of Colorado Durango, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Fort Lewis College Foundation Durango, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Bud Werner Memorial Library Steamboat Springs, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Mount Saint Vincent Home Denver, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Whiz Kids Tutoring Denver, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022United Way - Santa Claus Shop of Denver Denver, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Mosaic in Denver Denver, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center Longmont, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Sewall Child Development Center Denver, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022United Way - Boys & Girls Club Denver, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Denver Scholarship Fund Denver, COC$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2022Denver Santa Clause Shop Denver, COC$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202343199349102709
2020Rocky Mountain Public Media Denver, COB$450,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020University of Colorado Foundation Boulder, COC$254,000paidSKI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, BUSINESS SCHOOL CAMPAIGN, AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.202123199349106507
2020Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, COB$11,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Denver Museum of Nature and Science Denver, COB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Centennial Institute Lakewood, COU$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Mile High United Way Denver, COB$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Common Sense Policy Roundtable Denver, COU$8,333paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Oklahoma City, OKB$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Brent's Place at Brent Eley Center Aurora, COU$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Steamboat Institute Steamboat Spr, COC$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Habitat for Humanity Denver, COU$5,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain Inc Denver, COC$3,500paidENDOWMENT & COLORADO BUSINESS HALL OF FAME202123199349106507
2020Parents Challenge Colorado Springs, COB$3,000paidMEMORIAL202123199349106507
2020Nwss Honoring the Legacy Campaign Denver, COU$3,000paidMEMORIAL202123199349106507
2020National Sports Center for Disabled Denver, COD$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Goodwill Industries of Denver Denver, COU$2,500paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Weld County 4-H Foundation Greeley, COB$2,000paidMEMORIAL202123199349106507
2020Western Stock Show Association Denver, COB$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Colorado Uplift Denver, COC$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020The Park People Denver, COC$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Salvation Army Intermountain Division Denver, COU$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Step Denver Denver, COB$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Mount Saint Vincent Home Denver, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Tennyson Center for Children Denver, COD$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Griffiths Center for Children Northglenn, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Fort Lewis College Foundation Durango, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center Longmont, COB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020American Transplant Foundation Denver, COU$1,000paidMEMORIAL202123199349106507
2020The Commit Foundation Bozeman, MTB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Colorado Historical Society Denver, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Denver Botanic Gardens Denver, COC$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Bud Werner Memorial Library Steamboat Springs, COU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020The Rotary Foundation Chicago, ILU$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507
2020Mizel Institute Denver, COU$500paidGENERAL OPERATING202123199349106507

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202533219349106143
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202443209349108019
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202343199349102709
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202123199349106507

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/841369773.json.

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