Funding search · EIN 841355347 · Denver, CO
Louis R & Dorothy M Meister
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 102
- grants reported
- $657,440
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Food Bank of the Rockies3 grants · $45,000
- Arrupe Jesuit High School3 grants · $45,000
- Integrated Family Community3 grants · $45,000
- A Woman'S Place3 grants · $36,000
- Nurse-Family Partnership3 grants · $33,000
- Seeds of Hope of Northern3 grants · $30,000
- Volunteers of America3 grants · $29,000
- Camp Chief Ouray-Ymca Rockies3 grants · $27,000
- Nourish Meals On Wheels3 grants · $26,000
- Urban Peak Denver3 grants · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 102 grants.
- $15,000
A Woman'S Place · Greeley, CO · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Arrupe Jesuit High School · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Integrated Family Community · Englewood, CO · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Arrupe Jesuit High School · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Integrated Family Community · Englewood, CO · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Arrupe Jesuit High School · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Integrated Family Community · Englewood, CO · 2022
General operating
- $11,000
Nurse-Family Partnership · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $11,000
A Woman'S Place · Greeley, CO · 2023
General operating
- $11,000
Nurse-Family Partnership · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $11,000
Nurse-Family Partnership · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Camp Chief Ouray-Ymca Rockies · Estes Park, CO · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Camp Wapiyapi · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Nourish Meals On Wheels · Centennial, CO · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Seeds of Hope of Northern · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Teen · Nederland, CO · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Camp Chief Ouray-Ymca Rockies · Estes Park, CO · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Nourish Meals On Wheels · Centennial, CO · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Seeds of Hope of Northern · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Teen · Nederland, CO · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
A Woman'S Place · Greeley, CO · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Seeds of Hope of Northern · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $9,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $8,000
Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $7,000
Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $7,000
Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $7,000
Camp Chief Ouray-Ymca Rockies · Estes Park, CO · 2022
General operating
- $7,000
Urban Peak Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $6,000
Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
High Mountain Institute · Leadville, CO · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
National Sports Center Disabled · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2023
General operating
- $6,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $6,000
Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $6,000
Nourish Meals On Wheels · Centennial, CO · 2022
General operating
- $6,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Founda · Aurora, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Denver Botanic Gardens · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Full Circle of Lake County · Leadville, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity-Metro Den · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Hands of the Carpenter · Golden, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Metro Caring · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
St Anthony Health Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Step Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Camp Wapiyapi · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Canine Companions for Independ · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Founda · Aurora, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Full Circle of Lake County · Leadville, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity-Metro Den · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Metro Caring · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
National Sports Center Disabled · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
St Anthony Health Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Step Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
The Gathering Place · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Founda · Aurora, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity-Metro Den · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Metro Caring · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
National Sports Center Disable · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
St Anthony Health Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
The Gathering Place · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $4,000
Denver Botanic Gardens · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $4,000
High Mountain Institute · Leadville, CO · 2023
General operating
- $4,000
Canine Companions for Independ · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Colorado Symphony Assoc · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $3,000
All Souls Catholic Church · Englewood, CO · 2023
General operating
- $3,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $3,000
Smiling Goat Ranch · Carbondale, CO · 2023
General operating
- $3,000
All Souls Catholic Church · Englewood, CO · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Camp Wapiyapi · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Denver Botanic Gardens · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Full Circle of Lake County · Leadville, CO · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Smiling Goat Ranch · Carbondale, CO · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Teen · Nederland, CO · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Denver Young Artist Orchestra · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $2,000
El Sistema Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating
- $2,000
National Ski Patrol System · Lakewood, CO · 2024
General operating
- $2,000
Rocky Mtn Repertory Theater · Grand Lake, CO · 2024
General operating
- $2,000
National Ski Patrol System · Lakewood, CO · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
Rocky Mtn Repertory Theater · Grand Lake, CO · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
Salvation Army Intermountain · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
High Mountain Institute · Leadville, CO · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Salvation Army Intermountain · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Step Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
The Hudson Gardens & Event Cen · Littleton, CO · 2022
General operating
- $830
Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating
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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