Funding search · EIN 811135752 · Colorado Springs, CO
Dusty and Katherine Loo 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.
- 49
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Kansas University Endowment Association3 grants · $450,000
- Penrose-St Francis Health Foundation3 grants · $375,000
- Colorado Springs Philharmonic3 grants · $105,000
- Salo Sciences1 grant · $75,000
- Colorado Public Radio1 grant · $50,000
- United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum1 grant · $50,000
- Early Connections Learning Centers1 grant · $50,000
- Broadmoor Community Church1 grant · $50,000
- Red Lodge Area Community Foundation1 grant · $30,000
- Broadmoor Community Church1 grant · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
Kansas University Endowment Association · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Loo Family Internships at the Spencer Museum of Art
- $150,000
Kansas University Endowment Association · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Loo Family Internships at the Spencer Museum of Art
- $150,000
Kansas University Endowment Association · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Loo Family Internships at the Spencer Museum of Art
- $125,000
Penrose-St Francis Health Foundation · Centennial, CO · 2024
2024 Pledge - John Zay Guest House
- $125,000
Penrose-St Francis Health Foundation · Centennial, CO · 2023
2023 Pledge - John Zay Guest House
- $125,000
Penrose-St Francis Health Foundation · Centennial, CO · 2022
2022 Pledge - John Zay Guest House
- $75,000
Salo Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Information provided under IRC SEc. 4945(h)(3): Date: 11-2022 Purpose: Forest Observatory Amounts Expended: $100,000 Divertion of Funds: NO Date of report - April 2023 Date of verification - pending in 2023
- $50,000
Early Connections Learning Centers · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Pledge payment #1
- $50,000
Colorado Springs Philharmonic · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Philharmonic Ventures
- $50,000
Broadmoor Community Church · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Music Director/Music Program
- $50,000
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial Co, CO · 2022
Southern Colorado Public Media Center
- $50,000
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
USOPM Capital Contribution
- $45,000
Colorado Springs Philharmonic · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Philharmonic Ventures
- $30,000
Broadmoor Community Church · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Music Director/Music Program
- $30,000
Red Lodge Area Community Foundation · Red Lodge, MT · 2024
Capital campaign pledge
- $25,000
Telluride Science and Research Center · Telluride, CO · 2024
Capital campaign payment 1 of 4
- $25,000
Trust for Public Land · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Bricker Elementary pledge payment 2024
- $25,000
Green Box Arts · Green Mountain Falls, CA · 2022
James Turrell Skyspace
- $20,000
Foundation for Colorado Springs Future · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operations
- $16,500
Indygive · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
2022 give! Grants
- $15,000
Rocky Mountain Field Institute · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
2023 Technology Update
- $10,000
Colorado Springs Downtown Ventures · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Sculpture in honor of Susan Pattee
- $10,000
Colorado Springs Philharmonic · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Maestro's Circle Gift 2024
- $10,000
Indygive · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
2024 Give Campaign
- $10,000
Downtown Ventures · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
2023 Placemaking Initiatives Grant
- $10,000
Gazette Charities · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Empty Stocking Fund 2023
- $9,000
Peak Education · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Business Development, In honor of Marv Strait, & 1/3 Student App Purchase
- $7,000
Uccs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
KPWE Scholarship - In Honor of Kathy Loo
- $7,000
Uccs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
KPWE Scholarship - In Honor of Kathy Loo
- $7,000
Uccs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
KPWE Scholarship - In Honor of Kathy Loo
- $5,000
Careers in Construction · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
"The Story, Women Expressing Creativity"
- $5,000
Gazette Charities · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Empty Stocking Fund 2024
- $5,000
Rocky Mountain Field Institute · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Year end fundraising campaign - match
- $5,000
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
10th Anniversary
- $5,000
Kindred Spirits Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General Operations
- $2,500
Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Kindred Spirits Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Bending towards the light production
- $2,500
Richards Rubbish Roundup · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operations
- $2,000
Fountain Creek Watershed Cag · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Creek Week 2022
- $1,667
Colorado Springs Leadership Institute · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Leadership Summit 4/14/22
- $1,511
Old Colorado City Partnership · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
August concert with PPMA & ORMAO
- $1,120
Krcc · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Colorado give day matching grant
- $1,000
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
2024 giving Tuesday matching grant
- $1,000
Peak Education · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Colorado gives day match
- $1,000
Theatreworks · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
2024 general operating support
- $1,000
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General Operations
- $500
Concrete Couch · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General Operations
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