Funding search · EIN 742477723 · Denver, CO
Osage Initiatives
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 49
- grants reported
- $190,584
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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.
What they fund
scholarshipschildrenserviceseventfamilieshealthillnesseslivestock
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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.
- National Western Junior Livestock4 grants · $42,500
- Volunteers of America7 grants · $32,864
- Project Angel Heart4 grants · $25,425
- Professional Miracles Foundation4 grants · $19,239
- Dtc Shares Foundation4 grants · $12,500
- Denver Health Foundation4 grants · $10,000
- Cobbled Streets2 grants · $7,279
- Sharing Ministries Food Bank3 grants · $7,278
- Weld Food Bank2 grants · $5,199
- Food Bank of the Rockies1 grant · $5,140
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $15,000
National Western Junior Livestock · Denver, CO · 2025
Support jr livestock scholarships
- $11,000
National Western Junior Livestock · Denver, CO · 2024
Support jr livestock scholarships
- $9,500
National Western Junior Livestock · Denver, CO · 2023
Support jr livestock scholarships
- $7,725
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2022
Provide meals for those w/ illnesses
- $7,500
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2025
Provide meals for those w/ illnesses
- $7,000
National Western Junior Livestock · Denver, CO · 2022
Support jr livestock scholarships
- $6,364
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2025
General operations
- $6,239
Professional Miracles Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2025
Supprt families will ill children
- $6,000
Professional Miracles Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2024
Supprt families will ill children
- $6,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2024
Event support for gen operations
- $6,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2023
Event support for gen operations
- $5,200
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2023
Provide meals for those w/ illnesses
- $5,199
Cobbled Streets · Wheatridge, CO · 2025
General
- $5,140
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
Provide fund for local food banks
- $5,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2024
Provide meals for those w/ illnesses
- $5,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Professional Miracles Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2023
To suppor families with ill children
- $5,000
Dtc Shares Foundation · Centenial, CO · 2022
Provide support for services
- $5,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2022
Event support for gen operations
- $4,635
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Denver · Higlands Ranch, CO · 2022
Supp / build beds for less fortunate
- $3,120
Sharing Ministries Food Bank · Montrose, CO · 2025
General operations
- $2,600
Weld Food Bank · Greeley, CO · 2023
General operations
- $2,599
Weld Food Bank · Greeley, CO · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
Support for den health paramedics
- $2,500
Dorcas Circle Food & Clothing Pntry · Walsenburg, CO · 2025
General
- $2,500
Dtc Shares Foundation · Centenial, CO · 2025
Provide support for services
- $2,500
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2025
Event support for gen operations
- $2,500
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Support for den health paramedics
- $2,500
Dtc Shares Foundation · Centenial, CO · 2024
Provide support for services
- $2,500
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Support for den health paramedics
- $2,500
Dtc Shares Foundation · Centenial, CO · 2023
Provide support for services
- $2,500
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Support for den health paramedics
- $2,080
St George Episcopal Mission Food · Leadville, CO · 2025
General
- $2,080
Cobbled Streets · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2022
Services for foster children
- $2,079
Care and Share Food Bank · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operations
- $2,079
Sharing Ministries Food Bank · Montrose, CO · 2024
General operations
- $2,079
Sharing Ministries Food Bank · Monstrose, CO · 2023
General operations
- $2,060
The Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2022
Gen supprt for people with hardships
- $2,031
Big Dogs Huge Paws · Larkspur, CO · 2025
General
- $2,000
Volunteers of America · Denver, CO · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Professional Miracles Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2022
To suppor families with ill children
- $1,190
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
General scholarships
- $1,040
Gunnison County Food Pantry · Gunnison, CO · 2023
General operations
- $1,030
Gunnison County Food Pantry · Gunnison, CO · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2025
General scholarships
- $1,000
Citizens Appreciate Police · Denver, CO · 2025
General
- $1,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
General scholarships
- $1,000
Citizens Appreciate Police · Denver, CO · 2024
General
- $515
Nat'L Sports Cntr for the Disabled · Denver, CO · 2022
Support sports for disabled
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