Funding search · EIN 840797937 · Castle Rock, CO

Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation

Name: Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

165
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation4 grants · $185,405
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation1 grant · $157,500
Jewish Family Service of Colorado2 grants · $100,000
Firefly Autism3 grants · $61,035
Global Down Syndrome Foundation4 grants · $60,000
Denver Museum of Nature and Science4 grants · $58,000
Anti Defamation League Mountain States3 grants · $55,000
National Jewish Health4 grants · $53,100
Opera Colorado4 grants · $48,500
Boulder Jewish Community Center4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$466,312

2021

$434,876

2022

$377,937

2023

$366,897

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 165 grants.

$157,500
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022
2022 Children's Gala Silver Sponsor (7,500), To be directed toward The Sandy Wolf Chair in Maternal Fetal Surgery - emphasis in maternal fetal surgery final pledge of endowment (150,000)
$150,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2021
Sandy wolf chair in maternal fetal surgery
$50,000
Jewish Family Service of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Building the mushroom farm at the JFS Altius campus in Denver
$50,000
Jewish Family Service of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Building the mushroom farm at the JFS Altius campus in Denver
$26,035
Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2022
Laugh yourself blue fundraiser
$25,000
Anti Defamation League Mountain States · Denver, CO · 2022
No place for hate program
$25,000
Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2021
Laugh yourself blue fundraiser
$23,000
Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2024
Bus Fuel Fund
$20,993
Jewish Community Centers of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Theater Equipment
$20,000
Mountain States Children'S Home · Longmont, CO · 2024
Improvements and replacements
$20,000
Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2023
The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation Scholarship Fund
$20,000
Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Be beautiful be yourself dance program
$20,000
Jewish Family Service · Denver, CO · 2022
To support the Weinberg food pantry
$20,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2022
TO IMPROVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE (15,000), Bronze sponsorship Beaux Arts Ball (5,000)
$20,000
Anti Defamation League Mountain States · Denver, CO · 2021
No place for hate program
$20,000
Children'S Museum of Denver · Denver, CO · 2021
Construction and completion of adventure forest
$20,000
University of Co Hospital Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2021
Dept of visual arts scholarships
$19,104
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023
2023 Children's Gala - Gold Sponsor
$18,000
Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Be beautiful be yourself dance program
$18,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2024
To support remaining funds needed for the after-school reading intervention program
$17,000
Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Educational Programming (10,000), Gala Table for 8 (5000), Contribution at fundriaser (2,000)
$15,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024
Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program
$15,000
Creede Repertory Theatre · Creede, CO · 2024
Young Audience Outreach Tour
$15,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Denver, CO · 2024
Teen Leadership Programs and the Multicultural Curatorial Fellowship Program
$15,000
Children'S Museum of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Construction and completion of adventure forest
$15,000
Kavod Senior Life · Denver, CO · 2023
Care for and improve the lives of our communities' seniors
$15,000
Prodigy Coffeehouse · Denver, CO · 2023
In support of Prodigy's Apprenticeship Program
$15,000
Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2021
to help ensure equitable access to hands on science education in the ExciteEd programming
$15,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Denver, CO · 2021
To further efforts in the Teen Leadership and Multicultural Curatorial Fellowship Programs
$12,500
Centus Counseling · Denver, CO · 2022
To help cover the expenses of counseling services for the students of the Denver Jewish Day School to identify signs of mental health trauma
$12,000
Family Resource Center Association · Denver, CO · 2021
La plata family food pantry, pinion project, west end family link center, frca share database
$12,000
Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2021
Be beautiful be yourself dance program
$11,500
Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2021
Support educational programs
$11,000
A Precious Child · Broomfield, CO · 2024
Fill A Backpack & Edussentials Program
$10,207
Jewish Community Center of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Equipment resources to improve the Wolf Theatre's technical capabilities
$10,150
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2024
Home delivered medically tailored meal program
$10,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2024
Tuition assistance early childhood center at the JCC
$10,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Purchase essential clothing and shoe items
$10,000
Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2024
Costs of adding additional staff assessments, training, onboarding and evaluations
$10,000
Karis Community · Denver, CO · 2024
To continue providing safe and affordable housing
$10,000
Lift Up Routt County · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024
Grant to help offset the cost of food purchased and distributed in Route County by LiftUp
$10,000
Mt Carmel Veterans Services · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Provide behavioral health support to our military veterans & their families
$10,000
Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Riverside Education Center · Grand Junction, CO · 2024
Fuel costs & maintenance of RED's fleet of buses
$10,000
Tgthr · Boulder, CO · 2024
Youth Adult Action Board Stipends, Recruitment, Meeting Activities & Needs Assessments
$10,000
The Conflict Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Continued support of the Restorative Denver program
$10,000
The Jewish Experience · Denver, CO · 2024
family department programs
$10,000
Anti Defamation League Mountain States · Denver, CO · 2023
No place for hate program
$10,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2023
Tuition assistance early childhood center at the J
$10,000
Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2023
Laugh yourself blue fundraiser
$10,000
Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Be beautiful be yourself dance program
$10,000
Karis Community · Denver, CO · 2023
One month of programming to 4 participants
$10,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Denver, CO · 2023
To further efforts in the Teen Leadership and Multicultural Curatorial Fellowship Programs
$10,000
Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Grant to help the education department bring this beautiful art form to a wide range of audiences
$10,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2023
Home delivered medically tailored meal program
$10,000
The Jewish Experience · Denver, CO · 2023
To be directed to expanding the new Young Families Program
$10,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2022
To help continue improvements to the Milk and Honey Farm. Also towards Jay & Rose Philips Early Childhood Center.
$10,000
Family Resource Center Association · Denver, CO · 2022
To support seven Family Resource Centers and the FRCA's shared database
$10,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2022
To help you provide meals to critically ill Colorado residents
$10,000
American Red Cross · Denver, CO · 2021
Immigrant welcome baskets, colorado wildfire support
$10,000
Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2021
To subsidize tuition costs for families in need
$10,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2021
To help continue improvements to the Milk and Honey Farm
$10,000
Building Bridges · Denver, CO · 2021
Intern Stipends, Evaluation Platform, Consulting & Capacity Building
$10,000
Jefferson County Library Foundation · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2021
1000 books before kindergarten program
$10,000
Prodigy Coffeehouse · Denver, CO · 2021
connect youth to mental health and wellness opportunities
$9,920
Mizel Arts & Culture Center Jcc · Denver, CO · 2021
Adding additional functionality to the Wolf light booth rack; keeping the equipment up to date to ensure continued legacy
$8,600
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2021
To improve it infrastructure
$8,040
Chelsea Hutchison Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023
Grant
$8,000
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2024
High-impact initiatives that increase the quality of teaching and learning
$8,000
Lift Up Routt County · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2021
Food bank support
$7,000
Mountain Resource Center · Conifer, CO · 2024
Provide summer camp to families in need
$7,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023
"Totes For Hope" program
$7,000
Mountain Resource Center · Conifer, CO · 2023
Provide summer camp to families in need
$6,500
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2023
Intended for Beaux Arts Ball & the Morgridge Academy for chronically ill children.
$6,000
Book Trails · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2021
Summertime Literacy Education for 10 elementary aged children
$5,000
American Red Cross · Denver, CO · 2024
Cost of hosting one blood drive in Colorado
$5,000
Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2024
Neonatal Assessment Visual European Grid (NAVEG) screening
$5,000
Burning Through Pages · Denver, CO · 2024
Peer Lead Reading Programs in the Denver Community
$5,000
Escuela De Guadalupe · Denver, CO · 2024
grant to assist with needs-based scholarship funding
$5,000
Knowing Love Ministries · Graham, NC · 2024
Support victims of Hurricane Helene
$5,000
Prodigy Coffeehouse · Denver, CO · 2024
Prodigy's Apprenticeship Program
$5,000
Sound Affects Music · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Artists in Residence programming and the Music Supply Program
$5,000
A Child'S Song · Thornton, CO · 2023
Support your At-Risk and Foster Youth Music Outreach community programs
$5,000
A Precious Child · Broomfield, CO · 2023
Fill A Backpack Program
$5,000
Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2023
Grant towards the CVI program
$5,000
Archway Housing & Services · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Grant to help Archway create a more welcoming atmosphere at Robinson Place
$5,000
Book Trails · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023
Summertime Literacy Education for 10 elementary aged children
$5,000
Brent Eley Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023
Provide no cost nutrition support to the families you serve
$5,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
"Shoes for Every Shopper" Program
$5,000
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2023
Teacher Council Leadership Program
$5,000
Creede Repertory Theatre · Creede, CO · 2023
Young Audience Outreach Tour
$5,000
Gabby Krause Foundation · Centennial, CO · 2023
General support
$5,000
Girls Athletic Leadership School of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Support your social emotional core courses
$5,000
Lift Up Routt County · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023
Grant to help set a bit of the cost of the nearly 200,000 lbs. of food purchase and distribute in Route county.
$5,000
Mountain States Children'S Home · Longmont, CO · 2023
To go towards new snow blade and an additional amount to contribute towards roof repairs
$5,000
Mt Carmel Veterans Services · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Provide behavioral health support to our military veterans & their families
$5,000
Riverside Educational Center · Grand Junction, CO · 2023
to assist REC in providing Mesa County students with high quality outdoor and extracurricular experiences
$5,000
Routt County Humane Society · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023
Healthy Paws Support Fund
$5,000
Sound Affects Music · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Grant for elder population in LTC facilities
$5,000
Stable Strides · Elbert, CO · 2023
Grant to support adaptive riding scholarships for low income individuals

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