Funding search · EIN 912157163 · Aspen, CO

Big Blue Sky Foundation

Name: Big Blue Sky Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

75
grants reported: $930,460
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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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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.

Top recipients

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

UCLA Foundation3 grants · $300,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation2 grants · $200,000
Regents of the University of California1 grant · $50,000
Aspen Education Foundation2 grants · $45,250
La Jolla Playhouse2 grants · $30,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys2 grants · $30,000
Clean Water Fund3 grants · $30,000
Jazz Aspen - Snowmass2 grants · $22,210
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation3 grants · $20,000
Help US Adopt3 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$238,750

2022

$394,710

2023

$297,000

2024

Grant history

All 75 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024
General support
$100,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023
General support
$100,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$100,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$50,000
Regents of the University of California · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Aspen Education Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$20,250
Aspen Education Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022
General support
$20,000
Clean Water Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$20,000
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General support
$20,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General support
$15,000
Avsc · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$12,210
Jazz Aspen - Snowmass · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2024
General support
$10,000
Jazz Aspen - Snowmass · Aspen, CO · 2024
General support
$10,000
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Help US Adopt · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Village Outreach · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$10,000
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General support
$7,000
Best Buddies · Miami, FL · 2024
General support
$6,000
Computers To Kids San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
A Way Out · Coudersport, PA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Clean Water Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Help US Adopt · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
The Buddy Program · Aspen, CO · 2024
General support
$5,000
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General support
$5,000
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$5,000
College Outreach · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$5,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Help US Adopt · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$5,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$5,000
The Buddy Program · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$5,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General support
$5,000
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022
General support
$5,000
Buddy Foundation · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
General support
$5,000
Clean Water Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
River Bridge Regional Center · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
General support
$5,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$3,000
Aspen Out · Aspen, CO · 2024
General support
$3,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2024
General support
$2,500
River Bridge Regional Center · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2024
General support
$2,500
Aspen Youth Center · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$2,500
Athenaeum Music & Art Library · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
River Bridge Regional Center · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
General support
$2,500
Teens Rise Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
The Surfrider · San Clemente, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Uplift Yoga Foundation · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Valley Settlement · Carbondale, CO · 2023
General support
$2,500
Aspen Youth Center · Aspen, CO · 2022
General support
$2,500
The Surfrider · San Clemente, CA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Computers To Kids San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Forever Our Rivers · Grand Junction, CO · 2024
General support
$2,000
The Armory Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Aspen Youth Center · Aspen, CO · 2024
General support
$1,000
Athenaeum Music & Art Library · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Delta Delta Delta Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$1,000
New Creation Preschool · Aspen, CO · 2024
General support
$1,000
The Armory Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
The Surfrider · San Clemente, CA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$1,000
University of Louisiana at Layafette · Lafayette, LA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Aspen High School · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$1,000
Delta Delta Delta Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1,000
New Creation Preschool · Aspen, CO · 2023
General support
$1,000
Ul at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Delta Delta Delta Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$1,000
Golshim L'Chaim Ski To Live · Aspen, CO · 2022
General support
$1,000
Ul at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA · 2022
General support
$500
Ezras Ch · Monroe, NY · 2022
General support

Who else funds this kind of work

Same state

Medical Center of the Rockies45 grants · $338.4M
The Colorado Health Foundation2,012 grants · $327.6M
Christian Community Foundation4,375 grants · $507.9M

Similar grant size

Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
State Employees Credit Union Foundation7,131 grants · $63.0M
Seattle Foundation14,012 grants · $457.3M

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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.