Funding search · EIN 742259763 · Denver, CO

Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation

Name: Galen and Ada Belle Spencer 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.

56
grants reported: $1.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
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

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Top recipients

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

Girls Scouts of Colorado3 grants · $140,000
The Eating Disorder Foundation3 grants · $135,000
Central City Opera House Association3 grants · $125,000
Opera Colorado3 grants · $120,000
Havern School3 grants · $115,000
University of Denver Lamont School of Music3 grants · $75,000
Roundup River Ranch3 grants · $45,000
Bayaud Enterprises3 grants · $30,000
Judi'S House Jag Institute3 grants · $30,000
University of Colorado Foundation3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$300,500

2022

$360,500

2023

$340,500

2024

Grant history

All 56 reported grants, largest first.

$70,000
Havern School · Littleton, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$50,000
Girls Scouts of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$45,000
Central City Opera House Association · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$45,000
The Eating Disorder Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$45,000
Girls Scouts of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$45,000
The Eating Disorder Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$45,000
Girls Scouts of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$45,000
The Eating Disorder Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$40,000
Opera Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$40,000
Central City Opera House Association · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$40,000
Opera Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$40,000
Central City Opera House Association · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$40,000
Opera Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$25,000
Havern School · Littleton, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$25,000
University of Denver Lamont School of Music · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$25,000
University of Denver Lamont School of Music · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$25,000
University of Denver Lamont School of Music · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$20,000
Havern School · Littleton, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$17,500
Tennyson Center for Children · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$15,000
Roundup River Ranch · Avon, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$15,000
Roundup River Ranch · Avon, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$15,000
Roundup River Ranch · Avon, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Bayaud Enterprises · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Denver Children'S Choir · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Denver Lyric Opera Guild · Englewood, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Judi'S House Jag Institute · Aurora, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$10,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Bayaud Enterprises · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Denver Lyric Opera Guild · Englewood, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Judi'S House Jag Institute · Aurora, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Tennyson Center for Children · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$10,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Bayaud Enterprises · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Denver Lyric Opera Guild · Englewood, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Judi'S House Jag Institute · Aurora, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$10,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$6,000
Buntport Theatre · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$5,500
Buntport Theatre · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$5,500
Buntport Theatre · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Art Students League of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Colorado Children'S Chorale · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Art Students League of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Colorado Children'S Chorale · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Denver Children'S Choir · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Art Students League of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Colorado Children'S Chorale · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$5,000
Denver Children'S Choir · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$4,000
Laffont Competition · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contributions
$4,000
Laffont Competition · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contributions
$4,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$3,000
Platte Forum · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable contributions
$3,000
Platte Forum · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$3,000
Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable contributions
$3,000
Platte Forum · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions
$3,000
Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable contributions

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