Funding search · EIN 841546781 · Denver, CO
Sheridan Ross Charitable 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.
- 78
- grants reported
- $114,673
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $661
- 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.
- Legal Aid Foundation2 grants · $34,712
- Open Door Ministries3 grants · $13,581
- Colorado School of Mines Foundation2 grants · $7,000
- Journey With Equus3 grants · $6,300
- University of Colorado Foundation2 grants · $4,228
- Anti Defimation League1 grant · $2,520
- Nrdc1 grant · $2,335
- Courage Classic2 grants · $2,054
- University of Nebraska Foundation1 grant · $2,000
- Planned Pethood International2 grants · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 78 reported grants, largest first.
- $19,762
Legal Aid Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $14,950
Legal Aid Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $6,500
Open Door Ministries · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic
- $5,000
Colorado School of Mines Foundation · Golden, CO · 2023
Civic
- $4,831
Open Door Ministries · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $2,520
Anti Defimation League · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $2,500
Journey With Equus · Elizabeth, CO · 2024
Civic
- $2,335
Nrdc · Washington, DC · 2022
Civic
- $2,328
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $2,250
Open Door Ministries · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $2,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Kearney, NE · 2024
Civic
- $2,000
Journey With Equus · Elizabeth, CO · 2023
Civic
- $2,000
Colorado School of Mines Foundation · Golden, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,900
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,800
Journey With Equus · Elizabeth, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,613
Family Voices · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,555
St Jude Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
Civic
- $1,530
Colorado Consumer Health · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,500
The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,500
Arvada Center · Arvada, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,500
Nrel · Golden, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,338
Seriousfun Childrens Network · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Civic
- $1,100
Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenseburg, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,036
Steck Elementary · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,027
Courage Classic · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,027
Courage Classic · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,020
Colorado Gives · Aurora, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic
- $1,000
National Foundation for Judicial Excellence · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
- $1,000
Luthern Valley Retreat · Florissant, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,000
Mountain View Community Church · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,000
Planned Pethood International · Conifer, CO · 2023
Civic
- $1,000
Disability Law Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,000
Mike Rowe Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Civic
- $1,000
Planned Pethood International · Conifer, CO · 2022
Civic
- $1,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
Civic
- $950
Sheridan High School · Englewood, CO · 2024
Civic
- $900
Planned Parenthood · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $750
Emanuel Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $572
Bayaud Enterprises · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $560
Lighthouse Writers Workshop · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $533
Tri Velo Series Bike Camp · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $530
Ms Society · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $520
Colorado Gives · Aurora, CO · 2023
Civic
- $520
Community Table · Arvada, CO · 2022
Civic
- $520
Shriners Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2022
Civic
- $520
The Ralston House · Arvada, CO · 2022
Civic
- $520
Ymca of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $516
Covenant House · Topeka, KS · 2022
Civic
- $500
Colorado Womans Bar Association · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic
- $500
Covenant House · Topeka, KS · 2023
Civic
- $500
Pathway To the Rockies Counil Bsa · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Civic
- $500
Youth for Christ · Englewood, CO · 2023
Civic
- $500
End Brain Cancer - Chris Elliott Fund · Redmond, WA · 2022
Civic
- $500
Ms Society · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $500
Wy Wti Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2022
Civic
- $410
Young Life · Northglenn, CO · 2023
Civic
- $400
Missionary Athletes International · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Civic
- $315
The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Civic
- $287
Metro Volunteer Lawyers · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $287
Redline Contemporary Art Center · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $265
Colorado Avalanche Information Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $260
Advocate Safehouse Project · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Civic
- $260
Denver Child Advocacy Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $256
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $250
Ms Society · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic
- $250
Colorado Public Radio · Englewood, CO · 2023
Civic
- $250
Family Voices · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $250
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Civic
- $250
Pikes Peak Library · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Civic
- $250
Temple Solel · Paradise Valley, AZ · 2023
Civic
- $250
Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Civic
- $250
Redline Contemporary Art Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
- $250
South Jeffoc Young Life · Littleton, CO · 2022
Civic
- $250
University of Nebraska - Cist Scholarship Fund · Kearney, NE · 2022
Civic
- $200
Aurora Police Association · Aurora, CO · 2024
Civic
- $200
Colorado Womans Bar Association · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic
- $200
Colorado Womans Bar Association · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic
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 purposes
- Open Society Action Fund582 grants · $498.4M
- The Pew Charitable Trusts1,692 grants · $571.8M
- California Community Foundation8,086 grants · $1.34B
Similar grant size
- Shell USA Company Foundation24,663 grants · $80.1M
- The Bank of America Charitable87,335 grants · $496.1M
- Jpmorgan Chase Foundation29,571 grants · $637.4M
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