The Morgridge Family Foundation

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $2.5M

  Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Dive Deeper Campaign and to fund educational spaces defined through the Centennial Commitment, inclusive of capital and constructions. Education spaces will include a new Learning Commons, Aquatic Education Wing and Mar…

• $1.5M

  Mindspark Learning · Lakewood, CO · 2024

  support the mission and work of the organization

• $1.0M

  Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2024

  support the programming and development of the CSU Spur Campus

• $500,462

  Mindspark Learning · Lakewood, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $500,000

  Reach University · Oakland, CA · 2024

  support the creation and expansion of the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree

• $500,000

  Place of Hope · West Palm Bch, FL · 2024

  Place of Hope Stuart Campus - Morgridge Family Outreach Center

• $500,000

  Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

  Classroom to Career Hub Capital Initiative and the Morgridge Peer Mentoring Program

• $400,000

  Veterans Community Project · Kansas City, MO · 2024

  Veterans Community Project of Longmont Capital Campaign

• $400,000

  St Vrain Valley School District · Longmont, CO · 2024

  support the expansion of the Innovation Center and to provide funding for the programs within the Center

• $350,000

  Colorado Mountain College Foundation · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2024

  establish the Morgridge Commons Mid-Valley where the community can meet and the College will convene programming

• $290,500

  Mile High United Way · Denver, CO · 2024

  MFF Colorado Impact Fellows OCY&F

• $260,000

  Denver School of Science and Technology · Denver, CO · 2024

  Physics in a box for DSST across all 7th grade classrooms

• $250,777

  Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer · Tempe, AZ · 2024

  Expanding learning opportunities and success for Florida high school students

• $250,000

  Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

  Urban Peak Homelessness Services & Shelter

• $250,000

  Colorado Mountain College Foundation · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2024

  Aspen Teaching Kitchen

• $250,000

  Alliance for Choice in Education · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $250,000

  Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2024

  support the creation of the Human Systems Initiative at the University

• $250,000

  Family Reach Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

  Family Reach's Financial Resource Center serving families living with cancer

• $200,000

  Arizona State University Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

  Agent Learner Initiative

• $200,000

  The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2024

  Fund IV ? General Support

• $175,000

  Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Advancing Women's Health Through a Culture-Driven Fundraising Collaboration

• $150,000

  United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $150,000

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024

  in support of the MIT Solve vision to harness the power of AI and to create the Morgridge Family Foundation AI Prize

• $128,600

  Global Conservation Corps · McDonough, GA · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $125,000

  Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH · 2024

  support the programming of the Morgridge Family Foundation Human Performance Lab

• $105,000

  Muhammad Ali Museum and Education · Louisville, KY · 2024

  Muhammad Ali Index on Civility and Compassion

• $100,000

  Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2024

  launch Denver GreenLight Fund

• $100,000

  Change Please USA · Wilmington, DE · 2024

  support the expansion of Change Please to Denver / Aurora

• $74,500

  National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $60,000

  Trinity Lutheran Church · Monument, CO · 2024

  Trinity Community Park

• $55,000

  Attention · Boulder, CO · 2024

  TGTHR Child Welfare ExA

• $55,000

  Ethical Family Building · Pasadena, CA · 2024

  Child welfare ExA as part of MFF Child Welfare initiative to eliminate child brokering in adoptions

• $55,000

  National Council for Adoption · Alexandria, VA · 2024

  The Morgridge Research Scholar: Toward Transformational Change in Adoption Services

• $52,510

  Colorado Mountain College Foundation · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $50,000

  First Place for Youth · Oakland, CA · 2024

  First Place for Youth National Expansion to deliver wrap around services for foster youth

• $50,000

  Action for Healthy Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024

  General Support for implementation of the FY25-FY27 Strategic Plan

• $50,000

  Moonshot Edventures · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $50,000

  Denver Center for the Performing Arts · Denver, CO · 2024

  2024 & 2025 Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Presenting sponsor

• $41,539

  Shedd Aquarium Society · Chicago, IL · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $35,000

  Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

  Reentry Catalyst for Beacon Prison

• $35,000

  Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $35,000

  Alta Vista Center for Autism · Lakewood, CO · 2024

  Firefly Autism Sensory Gym Installation & Playground upgrades

• $35,000

  Mile High United Way · Denver, CO · 2024

  Advocacy Investment

• $30,000

  Mile High United Way · Denver, CO · 2024

  Colorado Connections Project

• $30,000

  Alta Vista Center for Autism · Lakewood, CO · 2024

  Public Affairs investment to increase fund raising capacity

• $25,268

  Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $25,000

  Friends of Solidafrica · Bartow, GA · 2024

  support technology needs through smart boards needed to improve meal delivery to those hospitalized or incarcerated

• $25,000

  Imagine Worldwide · Mill Valley, CA · 2024

  Accelerate Foundational Learning Across Sub-Sahara

• $25,000

  Heartland Forward · Bentonville, AR · 2024

  Community Growth Program and Toolkit

• $25,000

  Rose Community Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

  support the Newcomer's Fund in response to the influx of immigrants

• $25,000

  Sailfish Point Foundation · Stuart, FL · 2024

  in support of the Foundation's philanthropic purpose/investments

• $25,000

  The Building for Kids · Appleton, WI · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $25,000

  Bluff Lake Nature Center · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $20,000

  Association of Fundraising Professionals · Denver, CO · 2024

  National Philanthropy Day in Colorado

• $20,000

  Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2024

  support the research and science of the institute

• $20,000

  Real Life Colorado · Littleton, CO · 2024

  Real Life Colorado Research Plan

• $18,000

  Girl Scouts of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $16,250

  Montana Community Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024

  support the Funders for Thriving Communities Donor Table Fund for 2024 plus funds for meeting expenses

• $12,500

  Alta Vista Center for Autism · Lakewood, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $10,500

  Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024

  Cowtribe

• $10,000

  Madison West High School · Madison, WI · 2024

  Madison West High School Dream Big Project of a school mural

• $10,000

  Yellowstone Club Community Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2024

  In support of the philanthropy of the Yellowstone Club Community Foundation

• $10,000

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024

  to support the work of WeeLog, an MIT Solve portfolio partner

• $10,000

  Treasure Coast Food Bank Incorporated · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $10,000

  Trinity Lutheran Church · Monument, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $10,000

  Arts Council of Big Sky · Big Sky, MT · 2024

  Leadership Circle

• $9,000

  Cobbled Streets - Helping Homeless and Foster Kids · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $7,500

  Zoras House · Columbus, OH · 2024

  to support MAP Summit

• $6,500

  Denver Biennial of the Americas Corporation · Denver, CO · 2024

  support the cultural, business, and education exchange between Colorado and Costa Rica

• $6,475

  Detroit Justice Center · Detroit, MI · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,460

  Public Knowledge · Washington, DC · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  Zoras House · Columbus, OH · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  Craig Hospital Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  Merit America · Washington, DC · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support for Aspen Digital

• $6,400

  The Climate Initiative · Cape Porpoise, ME · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  Brooklyn Community Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  Commit Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,400

  Hamot Health Foundation · Erie, PA · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $6,250

  Arizona State University Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

  MAP Fellowship Support

• $5,000

  Denver Botanic Garden · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $5,000

  Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $5,000

  Safespace · Stuart, FL · 2024

  support the mission and work of the organization serving individuals in Martin County, FL

• $5,000

  Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $5,000

  Safehouse Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

  General & Unrestricted

• $4,000

  Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools · Dubuque, IA · 2024

  Hempstead SSF - Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Rollins College · Orlando, FL · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Vel Phillips Memorial High School · Madison, WI · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Dunnellon High School · Dunnellon, FL · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools · Dubuque, IA · 2024

  Dubuque Senior High School - Student Support Found

• $4,000

  Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Stetson University · Deland, FL · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Olympia High School · Orlando, FL · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  La Follette High School · Madison, WI · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $4,000

  Maricopa County Community College District Foundat · Tempe, AZ · 2024

  Student Support Foundation Clubs

• $3,450

  National Council for Adoption · Alexandria, VA · 2024

  support open access for the agency to publish research on birth mother motivations for adoption

• $2,851

  The Climate Initiative · Cape Porpoise, ME · 2024

  General & Unrestricted