Funding search · EIN 840797937 · Castle Rock, CO

Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

165
grants reported
$1.6M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation4 grants · $185,405
  • Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation1 grant · $157,500
  • Jewish Family Service of Colorado2 grants · $100,000
  • Firefly Autism3 grants · $61,035
  • Global Down Syndrome Foundation4 grants · $60,000
  • Denver Museum of Nature and Science4 grants · $58,000
  • Anti Defamation League Mountain States3 grants · $55,000
  • National Jewish Health4 grants · $53,100
  • Opera Colorado4 grants · $48,500
  • Boulder Jewish Community Center4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$466,312
2021
$434,876
2022
$377,937
2023
$366,897
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 165 grants.

  • $157,500

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022

    2022 Children's Gala Silver Sponsor (7,500), To be directed toward The Sandy Wolf Chair in Maternal Fetal Surgery - emphasis in maternal fetal surgery final pledge of endowment (150,000)

  • $150,000

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2021

    Sandy wolf chair in maternal fetal surgery

  • $50,000

    Jewish Family Service of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Building the mushroom farm at the JFS Altius campus in Denver

  • $50,000

    Jewish Family Service of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Building the mushroom farm at the JFS Altius campus in Denver

  • $26,035

    Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2022

    Laugh yourself blue fundraiser

  • $25,000

    Anti Defamation League Mountain States · Denver, CO · 2022

    No place for hate program

  • $25,000

    Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2021

    Laugh yourself blue fundraiser

  • $23,000

    Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2024

    Bus Fuel Fund

  • $20,993

    Jewish Community Centers of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023

    Theater Equipment

  • $20,000

    Mountain States Children'S Home · Longmont, CO · 2024

    Improvements and replacements

  • $20,000

    Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2023

    The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation Scholarship Fund

  • $20,000

    Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    Be beautiful be yourself dance program

  • $20,000

    Jewish Family Service · Denver, CO · 2022

    To support the Weinberg food pantry

  • $20,000

    National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2022

    TO IMPROVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE (15,000), Bronze sponsorship Beaux Arts Ball (5,000)

  • $20,000

    Anti Defamation League Mountain States · Denver, CO · 2021

    No place for hate program

  • $20,000

    Children'S Museum of Denver · Denver, CO · 2021

    Construction and completion of adventure forest

  • $20,000

    University of Co Hospital Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2021

    Dept of visual arts scholarships

  • $19,104

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023

    2023 Children's Gala - Gold Sponsor

  • $18,000

    Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    Be beautiful be yourself dance program

  • $18,000

    National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2024

    To support remaining funds needed for the after-school reading intervention program

  • $17,000

    Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    Educational Programming (10,000), Gala Table for 8 (5000), Contribution at fundriaser (2,000)

  • $15,000

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024

    Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program

  • $15,000

    Creede Repertory Theatre · Creede, CO · 2024

    Young Audience Outreach Tour

  • $15,000

    Museum of Contemporary Art · Denver, CO · 2024

    Teen Leadership Programs and the Multicultural Curatorial Fellowship Program

  • $15,000

    Children'S Museum of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023

    Construction and completion of adventure forest

  • $15,000

    Kavod Senior Life · Denver, CO · 2023

    Care for and improve the lives of our communities' seniors

  • $15,000

    Prodigy Coffeehouse · Denver, CO · 2023

    In support of Prodigy's Apprenticeship Program

  • $15,000

    Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2021

    to help ensure equitable access to hands on science education in the ExciteEd programming

  • $15,000

    Museum of Contemporary Art · Denver, CO · 2021

    To further efforts in the Teen Leadership and Multicultural Curatorial Fellowship Programs

  • $12,500

    Centus Counseling · Denver, CO · 2022

    To help cover the expenses of counseling services for the students of the Denver Jewish Day School to identify signs of mental health trauma

  • $12,000

    Family Resource Center Association · Denver, CO · 2021

    La plata family food pantry, pinion project, west end family link center, frca share database

  • $12,000

    Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2021

    Be beautiful be yourself dance program

  • $11,500

    Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2021

    Support educational programs

  • $11,000

    A Precious Child · Broomfield, CO · 2024

    Fill A Backpack & Edussentials Program

  • $10,207

    Jewish Community Center of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

    Equipment resources to improve the Wolf Theatre's technical capabilities

  • $10,150

    Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2024

    Home delivered medically tailored meal program

  • $10,000

    Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Tuition assistance early childhood center at the JCC

  • $10,000

    Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024

    Purchase essential clothing and shoe items

  • $10,000

    Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2024

    Costs of adding additional staff assessments, training, onboarding and evaluations

  • $10,000

    Karis Community · Denver, CO · 2024

    To continue providing safe and affordable housing

  • $10,000

    Lift Up Routt County · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024

    Grant to help offset the cost of food purchased and distributed in Route County by LiftUp

  • $10,000

    Mt Carmel Veterans Services · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Provide behavioral health support to our military veterans & their families

  • $10,000

    Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Riverside Education Center · Grand Junction, CO · 2024

    Fuel costs & maintenance of RED's fleet of buses

  • $10,000

    Tgthr · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Youth Adult Action Board Stipends, Recruitment, Meeting Activities & Needs Assessments

  • $10,000

    The Conflict Center · Denver, CO · 2024

    Continued support of the Restorative Denver program

  • $10,000

    The Jewish Experience · Denver, CO · 2024

    family department programs

  • $10,000

    Anti Defamation League Mountain States · Denver, CO · 2023

    No place for hate program

  • $10,000

    Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Tuition assistance early childhood center at the J

  • $10,000

    Firefly Autism · Denver, CO · 2023

    Laugh yourself blue fundraiser

  • $10,000

    Global Down Syndrome Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Be beautiful be yourself dance program

  • $10,000

    Karis Community · Denver, CO · 2023

    One month of programming to 4 participants

  • $10,000

    Museum of Contemporary Art · Denver, CO · 2023

    To further efforts in the Teen Leadership and Multicultural Curatorial Fellowship Programs

  • $10,000

    Opera Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Grant to help the education department bring this beautiful art form to a wide range of audiences

  • $10,000

    Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2023

    Home delivered medically tailored meal program

  • $10,000

    The Jewish Experience · Denver, CO · 2023

    To be directed to expanding the new Young Families Program

  • $10,000

    Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2022

    To help continue improvements to the Milk and Honey Farm. Also towards Jay & Rose Philips Early Childhood Center.

  • $10,000

    Family Resource Center Association · Denver, CO · 2022

    To support seven Family Resource Centers and the FRCA's shared database

  • $10,000

    Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2022

    To help you provide meals to critically ill Colorado residents

  • $10,000

    American Red Cross · Denver, CO · 2021

    Immigrant welcome baskets, colorado wildfire support

  • $10,000

    Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2021

    To subsidize tuition costs for families in need

  • $10,000

    Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2021

    To help continue improvements to the Milk and Honey Farm

  • $10,000

    Building Bridges · Denver, CO · 2021

    Intern Stipends, Evaluation Platform, Consulting & Capacity Building

  • $10,000

    Jefferson County Library Foundation · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2021

    1000 books before kindergarten program

  • $10,000

    Prodigy Coffeehouse · Denver, CO · 2021

    connect youth to mental health and wellness opportunities

  • $9,920

    Mizel Arts & Culture Center Jcc · Denver, CO · 2021

    Adding additional functionality to the Wolf light booth rack; keeping the equipment up to date to ensure continued legacy

  • $8,600

    National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2021

    To improve it infrastructure

  • $8,040

    Chelsea Hutchison Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023

    Grant

  • $8,000

    Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2024

    High-impact initiatives that increase the quality of teaching and learning

  • $8,000

    Lift Up Routt County · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2021

    Food bank support

  • $7,000

    Mountain Resource Center · Conifer, CO · 2024

    Provide summer camp to families in need

  • $7,000

    Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023

    "Totes For Hope" program

  • $7,000

    Mountain Resource Center · Conifer, CO · 2023

    Provide summer camp to families in need

  • $6,500

    National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2023

    Intended for Beaux Arts Ball & the Morgridge Academy for chronically ill children.

  • $6,000

    Book Trails · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2021

    Summertime Literacy Education for 10 elementary aged children

  • $5,000

    American Red Cross · Denver, CO · 2024

    Cost of hosting one blood drive in Colorado

  • $5,000

    Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2024

    Neonatal Assessment Visual European Grid (NAVEG) screening

  • $5,000

    Burning Through Pages · Denver, CO · 2024

    Peer Lead Reading Programs in the Denver Community

  • $5,000

    Escuela De Guadalupe · Denver, CO · 2024

    grant to assist with needs-based scholarship funding

  • $5,000

    Knowing Love Ministries · Graham, NC · 2024

    Support victims of Hurricane Helene

  • $5,000

    Prodigy Coffeehouse · Denver, CO · 2024

    Prodigy's Apprenticeship Program

  • $5,000

    Sound Affects Music · Fort Collins, CO · 2024

    Artists in Residence programming and the Music Supply Program

  • $5,000

    A Child'S Song · Thornton, CO · 2023

    Support your At-Risk and Foster Youth Music Outreach community programs

  • $5,000

    A Precious Child · Broomfield, CO · 2023

    Fill A Backpack Program

  • $5,000

    Anchor Center for Blind Children · Denver, CO · 2023

    Grant towards the CVI program

  • $5,000

    Archway Housing & Services · Lakewood, CO · 2023

    Grant to help Archway create a more welcoming atmosphere at Robinson Place

  • $5,000

    Book Trails · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023

    Summertime Literacy Education for 10 elementary aged children

  • $5,000

    Brent Eley Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023

    Provide no cost nutrition support to the families you serve

  • $5,000

    Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023

    "Shoes for Every Shopper" Program

  • $5,000

    Colorado Nonprofit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2023

    Teacher Council Leadership Program

  • $5,000

    Creede Repertory Theatre · Creede, CO · 2023

    Young Audience Outreach Tour

  • $5,000

    Gabby Krause Foundation · Centennial, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Girls Athletic Leadership School of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023

    Support your social emotional core courses

  • $5,000

    Lift Up Routt County · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023

    Grant to help set a bit of the cost of the nearly 200,000 lbs. of food purchase and distribute in Route county.

  • $5,000

    Mountain States Children'S Home · Longmont, CO · 2023

    To go towards new snow blade and an additional amount to contribute towards roof repairs

  • $5,000

    Mt Carmel Veterans Services · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Provide behavioral health support to our military veterans & their families

  • $5,000

    Riverside Educational Center · Grand Junction, CO · 2023

    to assist REC in providing Mesa County students with high quality outdoor and extracurricular experiences

  • $5,000

    Routt County Humane Society · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023

    Healthy Paws Support Fund

  • $5,000

    Sound Affects Music · Fort Collins, CO · 2023

    Grant for elder population in LTC facilities

  • $5,000

    Stable Strides · Elbert, CO · 2023

    Grant to support adaptive riding scholarships for low income individuals

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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.