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Bardsley Foundation

Name: Bardsley Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

50
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Colorado Foundation4 grants · $809,000
Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation4 grants · $155,845
Denver Zoological Foundation3 grants · $120,000
Nathan Yip Foundation4 grants · $70,560
Kent Denver4 grants · $51,500
Scripps Institution of Oceanography3 grants · $42,500
Merrimack College3 grants · $30,000
Children'S Diabetes Foundation2 grants · $27,500
Montana State University2 grants · $25,000
Cornell College4 grants · $22,500

Giving over time

$360,605

2022

$356,301

2023

$356,000

2024

$375,500

2025

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$255,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
General contribution
$220,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$205,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General contribution
$129,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
General contribution
$55,000
Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
General contribution
$55,000
Denver Zoological Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
General contribution
$55,000
Denver Zoological Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General contribution
$50,000
Kent Denver · Englewood, CO · 2022
General contribution
$40,000
Nathan Yip Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
General contribution
$35,000
Scripps Institution of Oceanography · La Jolla, CA · 2025
General contribution
$35,000
Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General contribution
$33,345
Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
General contribution
$32,500
Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$20,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2025
Gener
$15,000
Children'S Diabetes Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023
General contribution
$15,000
Nathan Yip Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$12,500
Children'S Diabetes Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2025
General contribution
$12,301
Colorado Ballet Company · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$10,000
Merrimack College · North Andover, MA · 2025
General contribution
$10,000
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General contribution
$10,000
Denver Youth Program · Denver, CO · 2024
General contribution
$10,000
Merrimack College · North Andover, MA · 2024
General contribution
$10,000
Nathan Yip Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General contribution
$10,000
Central City Opera House Association · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$10,000
Denver Zoological Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$10,000
Merrimack College · North Andover, MA · 2023
General contribution
$10,000
Opera Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2023
General contribution
$8,000
Tennyson Center for Children · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$7,500
Cornell College · Mount Vernon, IA · 2025
General contribution
$7,000
Opera Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2025
General contribution
$6,000
Colorado Ballet Company · Denver, CO · 2022
General contribution
$5,560
Nathan Yip Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
General contribution
$5,200
Central City Opera House Association · Denver, CO · 2022
General contribution
$5,000
Birch Aquarium · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General contribution
$5,000
Cornell College · Mount Vernon, IA · 2024
General contribution
$5,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Gener
$5,000
Scripps Institution of Oceanography · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General contribution
$5,000
Cornell College · Mount Vernon, IA · 2023
General contribution
$5,000
Guam National Tennis Federation · Hagatna, GU · 2023
General contribution
$5,000
Cornell College · Mount Vernon, IA · 2022
General contribution
$2,500
The Empowerment Program · Denver, CO · 2025
General contribution
$2,500
Scripps Institution of Oceanography · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General contribution
$1,000
National Western Stock Show Association Wssa · Denver, CO · 2025
General contribution
$500
Kent Denver · Englewood, CO · 2025
General contribution
$500
St Anne'S Episcopal School · Denver, CO · 2025
General contribution
$500
Kent Denver · Englewood, CO · 2024
General contribution
$500
St Anne'S Episcopal School · Denver, CO · 2024
General contribution
$500
Kent Denver · Englewood, CO · 2023
General contribution
$500
St Anne'S Episcopal School · Denver, CO · 2023
General contribution
$500
St Anne'S Episcopal School · Denver, CO · 2022
General contribution

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