Grants paid by Big Joy Foundation
EIN 87-2389539 · Wilmington, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Big Joy Foundation of Wilmington, CO (EIN 87-2389539) reported 33 grants paid totaling $1,532,727 to 23 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
$1,532,727
33 grants
Recipients
23
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $100,000 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $106,250 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $326,320 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | $377,706 | — |
| 2025 | 15 | $622,451 | — |
Top recipients
The 23 recipients receiving the most from Big Joy Foundation, by grants paid, out of 23 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servlife International 76-0363452 | C | Indianpolis, IN | 3 | $229,068 | 2025 |
| Servenow 46-1522377 | B | Colorado Springs, CO | 4 | $228,751 | 2025 |
| Serve Now - Teach Housing Lagutu Sc | U | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | $194,200 | 2024 |
| Denver Film Society 84-0771070 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| World Vision - Northern Zambia Wash | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Ndoto 27-0984861 | B | Dallas, TX | 2 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| World Vision 95-1922279 | C | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| World Relief | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $65,558 | 2024 |
| River's Promise | U | Frederick, CO | 1 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Idea 57-1233645 | D | Weslaco, TX | 1 | $48,500 | 2024 |
| International Deaf Education Association 77-0091952 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $42,000 | 2025 |
| Big D Vision Orphans 81-5446263 | B | Grand Prairie, TX | 1 | $39,000 | 2025 |
| Step International Inc 82-2535032 | B | Bellville, TX | 2 | $35,060 | 2025 |
| Kidz at Heart International 05-0554275 | B | Mesa, AZ | 2 | $34,000 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Hour Ministries | U | St Louis, MO | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Mosaic International Ministries 81-5111125 | B | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $29,500 | 2025 |
| The Shepherd Fund | U | Dayton, OH | 1 | $22,000 | 2023 |
| Central Indiana Youth for Christ | U | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Ndoto for Africa's Future | U | Dallas, TX | 1 | $19,308 | 2024 |
| Developmental Disabilities 23-7428879 | D | San Diego, CA | 1 | $14,782 | 2024 |
| Kims Open Door Inc 46-3475813 | B | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $12,500 | 2025 |
| Edify 27-0892545 | B | San Diego, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| West African Development & Support Org - Pb House Liberia | U | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $8,500 | 2023 |
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 33 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Denver Film Society Denver, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Servenow Colorado Springs, CO | B | $90,725 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Servlife International Inc Indianapolis, IN | B | $56,450 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Ndoto Dallas, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | classroom building fund at Ndoto Academy in Kisumu, Kenya | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | River's Promise Frederick, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Ndoto Dallas, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | International Deaf Education Association Billings, MT | B | $42,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Big D Vision Orphans Grand Prairie, TX | B | $39,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Servenow Colorado Springs, CO | B | $32,276 | paid | The High 5 Youth Development Training Center | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Mosaic International Ministries Colorado Springs, CO | B | $29,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Step International Inc Bellville, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Servenow Colorado Springs, CO | B | $19,500 | paid | Lighthouse Center for Children in Balkhu Slum, Kathmandu, Nepal | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Kidz at Heart International Mesa, AZ | B | $15,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Kims Open Door Inc Jacksonville, FL | B | $12,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2025 | Edify San Diego, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641699349100419 |
| 2024 | Servlife International Indianpolis, IN | C | $139,498 | paid | TWO NEW SCHOOL BUSES FOR CHILDREN IN NORTHEAST INDIA | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | World Relief Washington, DC | U | $65,558 | paid | DONATION | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | Serve Now - Teach Housing Lagutu Sc Colorado Springs, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | NEW SCHOOL CLASSROOM BUILDING IN KASSANDA, UGANDA | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | Idea Weslaco, TX | D | $48,500 | paid | DONATION | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | Central Indiana Youth for Christ Indianapolis, IN | U | $20,000 | paid | DONATION | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | Ndoto for Africa's Future Dallas, TX | U | $19,308 | paid | DONATION | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | Developmental Disabilities San Diego, CA | D | $14,782 | paid | DONATION | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | Step International Inc Bellville, TX | B | $10,060 | paid | DONATION | 202533219349101248 |
| 2024 | Lutheran Hour Ministries St Louis, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | DONATION | 202533219349101248 |
| 2023 | Serve Now - Teach Housing Lagutu Sc Colorado Springs, CO | U | $144,200 | paid | NEW SCHOOL CLASSROOM BUILDING IN KASSANDA, UGANDA | 202423169349100412 |
| 2023 | World Vision - Northern Zambia Wash Denver, CO | U | $100,000 | paid | NORTHER ZAMBIA WASH | 202423169349100412 |
| 2023 | Servlife International Indianpolis, IN | C | $33,120 | paid | TWO NEW SCHOOL BUSES FOR CHILDREN IN NORTHEAST INDIA | 202423169349100412 |
| 2023 | The Shepherd Fund Dayton, OH | U | $22,000 | paid | DONATION | 202423169349100412 |
| 2023 | Kidz at Heart International Mesa, AZ | B | $18,500 | paid | DONATION | 202423169349100412 |
| 2023 | West African Development & Support Org - Pb House Liberia Fort Collins, CO | U | $8,500 | paid | PB HOUSE LIBERIA | 202423169349100412 |
| 2022 | Servenow Colorado Springs, CO | C | $86,250 | paid | CHITWAN LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT IN NEPALUGANDA SCHOOL BUILDING | 202333179349101718 |
| 2022 | Lutheran Hour Ministries St Louis, MO | U | $20,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES - MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA | 202333179349101718 |
| 2021 | World Vision Tacoma, WA | C | $100,000 | paid | Provide clean water for Rwanda citizens. | 202231329349101238 |
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 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202641699349100419 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202533219349101248 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423169349100412 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333179349101718 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231329349101238 |
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/872389539.json.
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