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 20222024. 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

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  • 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

$607,667
2022
$377,000
2023
$526,131
2024

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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