Funding search · EIN 454059068 · Cherry Hills Village, CO

Thiry-O'Leary Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

141
grants reported
$7.2M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Unite America Institute4 grants · $1.4M
  • The Nature Conservancy4 grants · $1.2M
  • Denver Hybrid College2 grants · $500,000
  • Gladstone Foundation2 grants · $350,000
  • Stanford University Development Services2 grants · $300,000
  • University of Denver1 grant · $255,000
  • The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation1 grant · $250,000
  • The Draper Richards Kaplan1 grant · $250,000
  • Denver Hybrid College Foundation1 grant · $236,000
  • High Line Canal Conservancy1 grant · $200,000

Giving over time

$2.4M
2022
$1.8M
2023
$2.9M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 141 grants.

  • $609,352

    Unite America Institute · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support and promote democracy reform initiatives across the country

  • $500,000

    The Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To support the nature vest program and to support the one conservancy fund

  • $400,000

    Unite America Institute · Denver, CO · 2023

    Support and promote democracy reform initiatives across the country

  • $302,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Conservation of lands and waters

  • $255,000

    University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support for students

  • $250,000

    Denver Hybrid College · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support for students

  • $250,000

    Gladstone Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Supporting biomedical research

  • $250,000

    The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2023

    Supporting social entrepreneurs on critical issues

  • $250,000

    Denver Hybrid College · Boulder, CO · 2022

    General support

  • $250,000

    The Draper Richards Kaplan · Arlington, VA · 2022

    To support early stage, high impact organizations who aspire to change the world

  • $250,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Denver, CO · 2022

    To support impact, finance and markets - waiting for the acknowledgement letter

  • $250,000

    Unite America Institute · Stanford, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $236,000

    Denver Hybrid College Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Advance edu - to provide resources and opportunities for the community

  • $200,000

    High Line Canal Conservancy · Centennial, CO · 2023

    Protection of the canal

  • $200,000

    Stanford University Development Services · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Denise o'leary and kent thiry endowed pending fund

  • $125,000

    League of Women Voters of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Protect and expand voting rights and representation

  • $100,000

    Dsst Public School Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support for students

  • $100,000

    La Raza Services · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support essential human services

  • $100,000

    Represent US Education Fund · Florence, MA · 2024

    Support american democracy

  • $100,000

    Stanford University Development Services · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Denise o'leary and kent thiry endowed pending fund

  • $100,000

    The Colorado Association for Commerce and Industry Educational Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support educaitonal initiatives and programs

  • $100,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Conservation of lands and waters

  • $100,000

    Gladstone Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    Gladstone postdoctoral program

  • $100,000

    The Trust for Public Land · Stanford, CA · 2022

    2nd of 2 year pledge to help fund tpl's conservation finance work in colorado

  • $100,000

    Unite America Institute · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Democracy reform initiatives in alaska

  • $69,600

    Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Protecting public land

  • $54,000

    Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2024

    Afrik impact sponsorship for the african leadership group

  • $50,000

    Denver Health & Hospitals Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    To support high qualtty health care, research and train health care providers

  • $50,000

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024

    Annual gift to support the smithsonian

  • $50,000

    Mizel Institute · Denver, CO · 2023

    Community enrichment and counterterrorism learning lab and mizel museum

  • $50,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    The thiry-o'leary ai1r fund

  • $50,000

    Urban Peak · Denver, CO · 2023

    New building in honor of jamie van leeuwen

  • $50,000

    Fundacja Happy Kids · Orange County, FL · 2022

    Helping groups of handicapped orphans from ukraine and finding safe places to live in poland

  • $50,000

    Institute for Political Innovation · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Supporting pursuit of cross-partisan and comprehensive national agenda to pass final-five voting in 5 states by 2025

  • $50,000

    Maya'S Way · Denver, CO · 2022

    To support women under 40 with cancer

  • $50,000

    Mizel Institute · Denver, CO · 2022

    2022 annual event and in honor of blair richardson for counterterrorism education learning lab

  • $50,000

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022

    Annual gift

  • $45,000

    Steadman Philippon Research Institute · Vail, CO · 2023

    Research in orthopaedics, sports medicine and healthy aging

  • $35,000

    Lion Global Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    Develop educated, conscientious and empowered community ($10,000); and counterterrorism education learning lab (25,000)

  • $35,000

    The Colorado Sun · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support local, independent journalism

  • $35,000

    University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Eye institute in honor of dr. Naresh

  • $30,000

    Colorado Black Women Endowment Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    Sponsoring a luncheon to raise money for college grants for women entrepreneurs

  • $30,000

    Schwab Charitable · Orlando, FL · 2023

    For james warner donor advised fund

  • $30,000

    Gardner Valley School · Medora, ND · 2022

    Supporting projects at gardner school.

  • $25,000

    Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence · Denver, CO · 2024

    Domestic abuse treatment center

  • $25,000

    Colorado Thrives · Denver, CO · 2024

    Annual contribution

  • $25,000

    Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2024

    Support local communities

  • $25,000

    Independence Institute · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support research and education about public policy

  • $25,000

    Represent Women · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Support gender-balanced representation

  • $25,000

    US Ski and Snowboard · Park City, UT · 2024

    Support athlete training, developemtn, competition, education

  • $25,000

    Colorado Forum · Denver, CO · 2023

    Support of tech hub now!

  • $25,000

    Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2023

    Wild things are happening exhibition

  • $25,000

    Dsst Public School Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    Senior signing day - support for students

  • $25,000

    National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2023

    Lifesaving care for children and adults

  • $25,000

    Imagination Library of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    To support a colorado book gifting program that mails free books to pre-kindergarten children

  • $25,000

    Issue One · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Representus Education Fund · Florence, MA · 2022

    To support nonpartisan anti-corruption

  • $25,000

    Unite America · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    To support issue one

  • $25,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    Dept of ophthalmology fund at the university of colorado anschutz medical campus

  • $23,880

    Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2022

    Support of spark, (push gala)

  • $20,000

    High Hopes Colorado · Littleton, CO · 2024

    Supporting free enterprise and education reform

  • $20,000

    Steadman Philippon Research Institute · Vail, CO · 2024

    Research in orthopaedics, sports medicine and healthy aging

  • $20,000

    Catalyst · New York, NY · 2023

    2023 bloomberg brackets for a cause fundraiser-gender equality in the workplace

  • $15,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    Denver evening of tribute sponsorship

  • $10,000

    Bay Area Discover Museum · Sausilito, CA · 2024

    To support play-based learning for children

  • $10,000

    Breakthrough T1d · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support type 1 diabetes research

  • $10,000

    Common Sense · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Entertainment and technology recommendations for families

  • $10,000

    The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Safeguard and accelerate women's progress

  • $10,000

    Arlington Community Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Braylon meade memorial scholarship fund-improving the quality of life for those who ife and work in arlington

  • $10,000

    Colorado Thrives · Denver, CO · 2023

    Annual contribution

  • $10,000

    Door County Land Trust · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2023

    Protection of land critical to wildlife habitat

  • $10,000

    Gardner Valley School · Gardner, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Colorado Thrives · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Annual contribution

  • $10,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support of common cause education fund

  • $10,000

    Common Sense Media · Orange County, FL · 2022

    "the power of media to transform kids' futures" fundraiser

  • $10,000

    Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2022

    Annual fund leadership campaign

  • $10,000

    Dsst Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General support for dsst

  • $10,000

    Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics · New York, NY · 2022

    General support for fellowship awards to graduate students

  • $10,000

    Firefly Autism · Washington, DC · 2022

    Learning and support for individuals on the autism spectrum

  • $10,000

    Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Supporting pro bono legal work for people in need

  • $10,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Supporting transportation, lodging, food and medicine for women in need

  • $10,000

    The Blue Bench · Denver, CO · 2022

    Support sexual assault prevention and healing

  • $10,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    To the ludeman family center for women's health research in honor of mary sissel for the 2022 annual community event

  • $10,000

    Volunteers of America Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    Support human services for the needed

  • $10,000

    Yale University - Chief Excecutive Leadership Institute · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $9,400

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022

    2022 aha heart ball in honor of sidney brown

  • $8,000

    Gardner Valley School · Gardner, CO · 2024

    Support for students

  • $7,000

    Denver Center for Performing · Denver, CO · 2022

    To support denver center for performing arts

  • $5,250

    Hazelden Betty Ford · Center City, MN · 2023

    Fmh 2023 fundraiser

  • $5,000

    Denver Scholarship Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    General scholarships

  • $5,000

    Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation · Center City, MN · 2024

    Addiction treatment center

  • $5,000

    Melanoma Research Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Skin caner foundation and melanoma research foundation

  • $5,000

    Castle Rock Parks & Trail Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Ridgeline rain damage trail maintenance

  • $5,000

    Global Livingston Institute · Denver, CO · 2023

    For community programs and public health work

  • $5,000

    International Mountain Bicycling Assoc · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Protectin trails and promote mountain biking

  • $5,000

    Trust for Public Land · Washington, DC · 2023

    Protecting public land

  • $5,000

    Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2022

    General support for african leadership group

  • $5,000

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2022

    Supporting land conservation in colorado

  • $5,000

    Family To Family Adoptions · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Awarded to a charity of choice to contestants in a dance competition-specifically to a non religious adoption agency

  • $5,000

    Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022

    2022 fmh annual fund raiser

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.