Funders › CO › Schlessman Foundation Inc › 2023
Grants paid by Schlessman Foundation Inc, tax year 2023
EIN 84-6030309 · Denver, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, Schlessman Foundation Inc (EIN 84-6030309) reported 139 grants paid totaling $5,657,083. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Denver Public Library Friends Foundation Denver, CO | B | $500,000 | paid | DENVER CENTRAL LIBRARY | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Butterfly Pavilion Westminster, CO | U | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Savio House Denver, CO | C | $500,000 | paid | CONSTRUCTION OF SAVIO'S FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | B | $450,000 | paid | COLORADO PLEDGE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, CO | B | $410,500 | paid | ANIMAL CARE AND VET SEVICES ENTRANCE | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Art Museum Denver, CO | B | $400,000 | paid | NORTH BUILDING RENOVATION | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Porter Hospice Greenwood Village, CO | U | $333,333 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Fort Lewis College Foundation Durango, CO | B | $300,000 | paid | CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park, CO | B | $300,000 | paid | ENDURING TRADITION, INSPIRED FUTURE - A CAMPAIGN FOR CAMP CHIEF OURAY'S SECOND CENTURY | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Warren Village Denver, CO | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Kids First Health Care Commerce City, CO | B | $250,000 | paid | NEW CLINIC AND ADMIN SITE CAPITAL PROJECT | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Colorado Museum of Natural History DBA Denver Museum of Nature & Scienc Denver, CO | U | $110,500 | paid | SPACE ODYSSEY REIMAGINED | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Scholarship Foundation Denver, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | SCHLESSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity Greeley, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | We Don't Waste Denver, CO | U | $32,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Work Options Denver, CO | D | $32,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Young American's Denver, CO | D | $28,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Scottish Rite Denver, CO | C | $27,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Rocky Mountain Adventist Healthcare Foundation Denver, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | BRAIN MATTERS CAMPAIGN | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Whiz Kids Denver, CO | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Minds Matter Colorado Denver, CO | C | $21,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Metro Caring Denver, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Gathering Place Denver, CO | U | $16,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Reading Partners Denver, CO | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking Denver, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Grid Alternatives Colorado Denver, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Adams County Emergency Food Bank Commerce City, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Craig Hospital Englewood, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mi Casa Denver, CO | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mile High Ministries Denver, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Roundup River Ranch Gypsum, CO | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Second Wind Fund Denver, CO | B | $14,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Parkinson Association of the Rockies Denver, CO | B | $13,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Every Child Pediatrics Thornton, CO | B | $13,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Emily Griffith Foundation Denver, CO | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Girls On the Run of the Rockies Greenwood Village, CO | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mountain Resource Center Conifer, CO | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Metro Denver Partners Denver, CO | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Colorado Institute of Developmental Pediatrics Inc Englewood, CO | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | American Red Cross Denver, CO | U | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Iliff School of Theology Denver, CO | B | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Highline Canal Centennial, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Colorado Homeless Families Arvada, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | National Jewish Health Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Heart of Boardwalk DBA Heartland Mental Health (charg) Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Senior Hub Inc Northglenn, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Environmental Learning for Kids Denver, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Delores Project Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Bayaud Enterprises Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Raise the Future Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Integrated Family Community Services Englewood, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Teaching Peace DBA Longmont Community Justice Partnership Longmont, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Sewall Child Development Center Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Family Tree Inc Wheat Ridge, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Kids in Need of Dentistry Commerce City, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Anchor Center for Blind Children Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Girls Inc of Metropolitan Denver Denver, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Earthlinks Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Lutheran Medical Center Foundation Wheat Ridge, CO | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Bridge House Boulder, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Parent Possible Denver, CO | B | $9,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Colorado Lions Kidsight Program (kidsight Colorado) Centennial, CO | D | $9,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Women's Bean Project Denver, CO | C | $8,750 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores Denver, CO | B | $8,750 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Kempe Foundation Aurora, CO | C | $8,750 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Volunteers of America Colorado Branch Denver, CO | B | $8,750 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists Denver, CO | D | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | There With Care Boulder, CO | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Blind Institute of Technology Thornton, CO | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Street School Denver, CO | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Hope Communities Denver, CO | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Hope House Colorado Arvada, CO | U | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Lighthouse Writers Workshop Denver, CO | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mercy Housing Denver, CO | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Phamaly Theatre Company Denver, CO | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mother House Boulder, CO | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Listen Foundation Inc Greenwood Village, CO | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Senior Support Services Denver, CO | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mile High 360 Denver, CO | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Haven of Hope Denver, CO | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Denver, CO | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Ekar Farm Denver, CO | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Hands of the Carpenter Golden, CO | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus Denver, CO | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Ability Connection Colorado Denver, CO | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Sun Valley Kitchen and Community Center Denver, CO | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains Denver, CO | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Celebrate Edu Boulder, CO | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Colorado Uplift Denver, CO | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Archway Housing and Services Lakewood, CO | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Englewood, CO | U | $6,250 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Conflict Center Denver, CO | B | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Audio Information Network of Colorado Boulder, CO | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Peaceworks Inc Bailey, CO | B | $5,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Groundwork Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Project Pave Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Save Our Youth Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Maria Droste Services of Colorado Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Golden, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Augies Quest to Cure Als Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Clothes to Kids of Denver Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Kiva Center Boulder, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Book Trust Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Eaton Senior Communities Foundation Lakewood, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Santa Claus Shop Denver, CO | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Safehouse Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Score a Friend Centennial, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Inner City Parish Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Brothers Redevelopment Inc Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mile High Youth Corps Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Greenway Foundation Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Karis Community Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Project Angel Heart Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mount Evans Hospice Inc (dba Mount Evans Home Health Care and Hospice) Evergreen, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Wapiyapi Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Home Builders Foundation Englewood, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Casa de Paz Aurora, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Laradon Hall Society for Exceptional Children and Adults Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Children's Advocacy Center Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Food for Hope Eastlake, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Denver Kids Inc Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Center for Work Education and Employment Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Mile High Workshop Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Douglas Land Conservancy Castle Rock, CO | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Scholars Unlimited Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Seniors' Resource Center Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | The Center for Trauma & Resilience Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Chanda Plan Foundation Lakewood, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Weecycle Aurora, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Coal Creek Meals On Wheels Lafayette, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado Aurora, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Dental Lifeline Network - Colorado Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Growing Home Westminster, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Nourish Meals On Wheels Centennial, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Colorado Center for the Blind Littleton, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Sacred Heart House of Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
| 2023 | Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410469349100911 |
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