Funding search · EIN 916520620 · Castle Rock, CO

Lillis Foundation

Name: Lillis 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.

384
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,500
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

scholarship discretionary lillis gwen jessica carrie knox lori

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

21 grants matching “gwen” · $24,500

$1,500
Anchor Center for the Blind · Denver, CO · 2024
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Colorado Pet Pantry · Boulder, CO · 2024
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Children'S Literacy Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Literacy Outreach of Garfield County · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2024
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Paws for Purple Hearts · Rohnert, CA · 2024
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$2,000
Harmony Equine Center Denver Dumb Friends League · Denver, CO · 2023
Discretionary grant - jessica isaacs ($1,000.00) discretionary grant - gwen lillis ($1,000.00) (general operating)
$1,000
The Wild Horse Refuge · Craig, CO · 2023
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Paws for Purple Hearts · Rohnert, CA · 2023
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary · Littleton, CO · 2023
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
The Literacy Project Administrative Office · Greenfield, MA · 2023
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$2,000
Dumb Friends League · Denver, CO · 2022
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis & jessica isaacs ($1,000 / $1,000) (general operating)
$1,000
Hands of the Carpenter Automotive Repair · Golden, CO · 2022
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Backpack Society · Highlands Ranch, CO · 2022
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
The Literacy Project · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$1,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Discretionary grant - gwen lillis (general operating)
$2,000
Dumb Friends League · Denver, CO · 2021
Grant - discretionary gwen ($1,000) jessica ($1,000) (general operating)
$1,000
Paw'S for Purple Hearts · Rohnert, CA · 2021
Grant - discretionary gwen (general operating)
$1,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
Grant - discretionary gwen (general operating)
$1,000
Colorado Pet Pantry · Boulder, CO · 2021
Grant - discretionary gwen (general operating)
$1,000
Hands of the Carpenter Automotive Repair · Golden, CO · 2021
Grant - dicretionary gwen (general operating)

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Independent Charitable Gift Fund (Igift)1 grant · $50,000
Colorado School of Mines13 grants · $42,500
University of Wyoming9 grants · $42,100
Regis University7 grants · $39,500
Hands of the Carpenter Automotive Repair6 grants · $34,750
University of Colorado at Boulder16 grants · $31,000
Castle Rock Parks and Trails Foundation1 grant · $30,000
Littleton High School6 grants · $28,750
Castle Rock Senior Activities Center2 grants · $28,000
Kids First Health Care3 grants · $27,000

Giving over time

$256,354

2021

$371,450

2022

$382,505

2023

$371,583

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 384 grants.

$50,000
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund (Igift) · Hudson, OH · 2023
Donor advised fund
$30,000
Castle Rock Parks and Trails Foundation · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
Grant - possibilities playground project. Sensory wall
$20,000
Kids First Health Care · Commerce City, CO · 2023
Grant - building campaign
$20,000
Early Connections Learning Centers · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Grant - early care and learning program
$15,000
Colorado Women'S Education Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
Grant - colorado women's education foundation - mentoring program for graduates
$15,000
Hands of the Carpenter Automotive Repair · Golden, CO · 2024
Grant -hands of the carpenter automotive repair (apprentice program)
$15,000
Hands of the Carpenter Automotive Repair · Golden, CO · 2023
Grant - apprentice program
$15,000
Seniors' Resource Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Grant - development of digital database
$14,000
Castle Rock Senior Activities Center · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
Grant - active minds lecture series & scholarship program
$14,000
Castle Rock Senior Activities Center · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
Grant - active minds lecture series / scholarship fund
$12,000
Laguna College of Art and Design · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
Scholarship grant - noam egan
$12,000
Castle Rock Senior Activity Center · Castle Rock, CO · 2021
Grant - castle rock senior activity center (scholarship fund and active minds lecture series)
$11,000
Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO · 2022
Scholarship grant - willie gould
$10,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Grant - wardrobe program
$10,000
Denver Asset Building Coalition · Denver, CO · 2024
Grant - denver asset building coalition - volunteer tax preparation services
$10,000
Education Through Music Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Grant - education through music -expand music instruction to financially constrained schools
$10,000
Friends Foundation Denver Public Library · Denver, CO · 2024
Denver public library mobile outreach services
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Pueblo · Pueblo, CO · 2024
Grant - ramp up! Program
$10,000
Wellspring Community · Castle Rock, CO · 2024
Grant - wellspring community (wage program)
$10,000
Education Through Music Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Grant - music programming, elementary students
$10,000
Tact · Denver, CO · 2022
Grant - vocational training for individuals with asd
$10,000
Casa of Mesa County · Grand Junction, CO · 2021
Grant - educational advocacy program
$10,000
The Children'S Village · Coeur D Alene, ID · 2021
Grant - mentoring program
$9,999
Gnomon School of Visual Effects · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarship grant - conlen breheny
$9,000
Laguna College of Art and Design · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024
Scholarship grant - noam egan
$9,000
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2024
Scholarship grant - rylie ingram
$9,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Scholarship grant - christopher heckenkamp
$8,500
University of Colorado at Denver · Aurora, CO · 2022
Scholarship grant - kathleen le
$8,500
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2022
Scholarship grant - kenzie morris
$8,400
Wellspring Community · Castle Rock, CO · 2021
Grant - scholarship program
$8,000
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarship grant - noelle martin
$8,000
Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO · 2024
Scholarship grant - willie gould
$8,000
Regis University · Denver, CO · 2024
Scholarship grant - rylee lundgren
$8,000
Stetson University · Deland, FL · 2024
Scholarship grant - marvel olson
$8,000
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Scholarship grant - sierra keif
$8,000
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Scholarship grant - carlos palomera
$8,000
Regis University · Denver, CO · 2023
Scholarship grant - rylee lundgren
$8,000
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarship grant - noelle martin
$8,000
Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO · 2022
Scholarship grant - leonard tardiff (22-23 academic year)
$8,000
Wyotech · Laramie, WY · 2022
Scholarship grant - austin buchholz
$7,500
A Little Help · Denver, CO · 2024
Grant - mental health program
$7,500
Ui Service Center - University Bill · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Scholarship grant - lyndsey mekelberg
$7,500
University of Northern Colorado · Greeley, CO · 2024
Scholarship grant - brooke pogorelec
$7,500
Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2024
Scholarship grant - kimberly guerrero
$7,500
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Grant - wardrobe program
$7,500
Golf4 the Disabled · Englewood, CO · 2023
Grant - funding toward para golfer
$7,500
Meals On Wheels Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Grant - food delivery program
$7,500
Daybreak Adult Daycare · Woodland Park, CO · 2022
Grant - respite - family scholarship program
$7,333
University of California Irvine · Irvine, CA · 2024
Scholarship grant - brandon dang
$7,000
Littleton High School · Littleton, CO · 2024
Littleton high school (saf renewal 2024-25)
$7,000
Princeton University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Scholarship grant - emilia pickerill
$7,000
Clear Creek High School · Evergreen, CO · 2023
Grant - student assistance fund 23-24
$7,000
Littleton High School · Littleton, CO · 2023
Grant - student assistance fund 23-24
$7,000
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Scholarship grant - sierra keif
$7,000
Littleton High School · Littleton, CO · 2022
Grant - saf renewal littleton high school
$7,000
Regis University · Denver, CO · 2022
Scholarship grant - kya williams
$7,000
Regis University · Denver, CO · 2022
Scholarship grant - rylee lundgren
$7,000
Littleton High School · Littleton, CO · 2021
Saf renewal
$6,666
Gnomon School of Visual Effects · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarship grant - conlen breheny
$6,250
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2023
Scholarship grant - grace whitacre
$6,000
Unc - Chapel Hills · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship grant - sonrisa scott
$6,000
Kids First Health Care · Commerce City, CO · 2023
Grant - vaccine refrigerator/freezer
$6,000
University of Montana · Missoula, MA · 2023
Scholarship grant - emma fisher
$6,000
Julesburg High School · Julesburg, CO · 2022
Grant - conference expenses for fbla national competition
$6,000
University of Montana · Missoula, MT · 2022
Scholarship grant - emma fisher
$6,000
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Scholarship grant - sierra keif
$5,800
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2022
Scholarship grant - camryn leland
$5,667
University of California Irvine · Irvine, CA · 2023
Scholarship grant - brandon dang
$5,500
Stetson University · Deland, FL · 2023
Scholarship grant - marvel olson
$5,500
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2022
Scholarship grant - bailey walters
$5,334
Student Accounts Oregon State Unive · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Scholarship - ellie vangorder
$5,250
Colorado Mesa University · Grand Junction, CO · 2024
Scholarship grant - cintia cornejo-martinez
$5,000
Aging Resources of Douglas County · Castle Rock, CO · 2024
Grant - companion program
$5,000
Brents Place · Aurora, CO · 2024
Grant - brents place - therapeutic treatment (arts and crafts)
$5,000
Lone Tree Arts Center · Lone Tree, CO · 2024
Grant -lone tree arts center programs for older adults and their caregivers
$5,000
Tri-Lakes Cares · Monument, CO · 2024
Grant - food pantry
$5,000
Univ of Co Boulder Scholarship Serv · Boulder, CO · 2024
Scholarship grant - aloukika patro
$5,000
A Little Help · Denver, CO · 2023
Grant - older adults service program
$5,000
Central High School · Pueblo, CO · 2023
Grant - student assistance fund 23-24
$5,000
Lewis-Palmer High School · Monument, CO · 2023
Grant - student assistance fund 23-24w
$5,000
US Department of Education · St Louis, MO · 2023
Loan forgiveness - kathleen le
$5,000
A Little Help · Denver, CO · 2022
Grant - older adults service program
$5,000
A Precious Child · Denver, CO · 2022
Grant - basics for babies program
$5,000
Clear Creek High School · Evergreen, CO · 2022
Grant - saf renewal clear creek high school
$5,000
Impact On Education · Louisville, CO · 2022
Grant - kindergarten bridge summer program
$5,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarship grant - satara ehnes
$5,000
Read To Me · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
Grant - bundles of books for babies program
$5,000
Tri Lakes Cares · Monument, CO · 2022
Grant - food pantry program
$5,000
Visiting Ancillary Services · Thornton, CO · 2022
Grant - adult audiology services
$5,000
A Little Help · Denver, CO · 2021
Grant - older audult services program
$5,000
Clear Creek High School · Evergreen, CO · 2021
Saf renewal
$5,000
Colorado Women'S Education Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2021
Grant - colorado women's education foundation (scholarships for colorado women of non-traditional student age)
$5,000
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2021
Grant - homes for our troops (veteran housing)
$5,000
Read To Me · Castle Rock, CO · 2021
Grant - read to me (book bundles - infants & preschool aged children + new office lap top)
$5,000
The Children'S Hospital Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2021
Grant - discretionary chuck (general operating)
$5,000
The Denver Public Library Friends Foundation · Denver, CO · 2021
Grant - read aloud program
$4,500
Doane University · Crete, NE · 2024
Scholarship grant - whitney walter
$4,500
University of Colorado at Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2024
Scholarship grant - isabel flenard
$4,500
University of Nebraska at Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship grant - logan edson
$4,500
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship grant - jacob sawyer

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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.