Funding search · EIN 873080136 · Wilmington, DE
The Vance R and Colleen H Andrus Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 196
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,500
- 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
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- Crisis Center3 grants · $55,000
- Douglas County High School30 grants · $53,560
- Art Students League of Denver3 grants · $50,000
- Milestone Charitable Foundation3 grants · $45,000
- Transformative Justice Coalition3 grants · $40,000
- Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law3 grants · $40,000
- The Gathering Place a Refuge for Rebuilding Lives3 grants · $35,000
- Quarter Project of Northern Colorado3 grants · $35,000
- Family Visitor Program of Garfield County3 grants · $33,500
- The Delores Project3 grants · $33,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 196 grants.
- $25,000
Crisis Center · Littleton, CO · 2024
Legal Advocacy and Immediate Client Need Fund
- $20,000
Art Students League of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Art in Prison, Diversity in the Arts Internship Program, and Adult Scholarship programs
- $20,000
Berkeley Music Group · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Concert Career Pathways
- $20,000
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Milestone Charitable Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Pre-settlement Funding
- $20,000
Transformative Justice Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
GenZ and Young Millennial Voting Rights Leadership Program
- $20,000
Tri Arts Project · Castle Rock, CO · 2024
General Support
- $20,000
Art Students League of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Art in Prison, Diversity in the Arts Internship Program, and Adult Scholarships fund
- $20,000
Crisis Center · Littleton, CO · 2023
Immediate Client Need Fund & Legal Advocacy Program
- $20,000
Milestone Charitable Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Pre-settlement funding
- $17,355
Groundwork Ranch · Louisville, CO · 2024
Stable Life, Taking the Reins, and Hold Your Horses
- $15,000
Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
General Support
- $15,000
Elevateher · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
General Support
- $15,000
Family Visitor Program of Garfield County · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2024
General Support
- $15,000
Fundamental Needs · Cortez, CO · 2024
Growing Social Entrepreneurship Program
- $15,000
Girls On the Run of the Rockies · Greenwood Vlg, CO · 2024
Girls on the Run of the Rockies: Serving Girls from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
- $15,000
Quarter Project of Northern Colorado · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Maths, and Science)
- $15,000
Reentry Initiative · Longmont, CO · 2024
General Support
- $15,000
Secor · Parker, CO · 2024
Free Food Market Improvements fund
- $15,000
The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2024
General Support
- $15,000
The Gathering Place a Refuge for Rebuilding Lives · Denver, CO · 2024
TGP's Family Program
- $15,000
Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Aerospace Academy: Workforce Development fund
- $15,000
Douglas County Community Foundation · Parker, CO · 2023
Matching grant program
- $15,000
Family Visitor Program of Garfield County · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
Healthy Families America
- $15,000
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
- $15,000
Quarter Project of Northern Colorado · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
GEMS - Girls in Engineering, Math and Science
- $15,000
The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2023
General Support
- $15,000
The Gathering Place a Refuge for Rebuilding Lives · Denver, CO · 2023
TGP Family Program
- $15,000
Transformative Justice Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Chapter 510 Ink · Oakland, CA · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Childsafe Colorado · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
General operating support for ChildSafe Colorado's Expansion program
- $10,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
FAC Free Community Programming
- $10,000
Colorado Photographic Arts Center · Denver, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Douglas County Community Foundation · Parker, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Environmental Learning for Kids · Denver, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
First Responders Childrens Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
FRCF Scholarship Program
- $10,000
Foster Source · Thornton, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Hands of the Carpenter · Golden, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Impact On Education · Louisville, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Jacobs Heart Childrens Cancer Support Services · Watsonville, CA · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
One Goat Incorporated · Centennial, CO · 2024
First Responder Funeral Expenses fund
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Diaper Depot · Centennial, CO · 2024
General Support for storage of inventory
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute · Denver, CO · 2024
Business Idea Lab and Business Launch Boot Camp
- $10,000
Safehouse Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
SafeHouse Denver Family Services
- $10,000
San Francisco Arts Education Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Art Classes & Workshops @ MSP
- $10,000
San Francisco Safehouse · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Three Birds Alliance · Aurora, CO · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Archway Housing & Services · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Women and Children Housing and Support Services fund
- $10,000
Berkeley Music Group · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Concert Career Pathways
- $10,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
FAC Access Initiatives - Bemis School of Art
- $10,000
Colorado Photographic Arts Center · Denver, CO · 2023
Month of Photography Denver Festival Portfolio Review Equity Scholarship fund
- $10,000
Douglas County Educational Foundation · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Elevateher · Buena Vista, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Girls On the Run of the Rockies · Greenwood Vlg, CO · 2023
General Operating fund
- $10,000
Impact On Education · Louisville, CO · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Reentry Initiative · Longmont, CO · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Diaper Depot · Centennial, CO · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute · Denver, CO · 2023
Business Launch Boot Camp
- $10,000
Techbridge Girls · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Youth Radio · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Art Students League of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
DITA and adult and youth scholarship FUND
- $10,000
Crisis Center · Littleton, CO · 2022
emergency fund and legal advocacy FUND
- $7,500
Douglas County Land Conservancy · Castle Rock, CO · 2024
Environmental Education and Outreach Programs
- $7,500
Magic Moments · Lakewood, CO · 2024
2026 Annual Production
- $7,500
Rocky Mountain Womens Film Institute · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2024
General Support
- $7,500
Black Neighborhood · Richmond, CA · 2023
General Support
- $7,500
Douglas County Land Conservancy · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
Environmental Education and Outreach Programs
- $7,500
Hands of the Carpenter · Golden, CO · 2023
TLC Program and Lift UP
- $7,500
Safehouse Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
SafeHouse Denver Family Services fund
- $5,500
Rocky Mountain Diaper Depot · Centennial, CO · 2022
storage unit rental FUND
- $5,000
Douglas County Educational Foundation · Castle Rock, CO · 2024
Lend A Hand Back to School Supply Drive
- $5,000
Firehouse Theater Company · Denver, CO · 2024
General Support
- $5,000
Life Strides Foundation · Manitou Spgs, CO · 2024
General Support
- $5,000
Roaring Fork Schools Foundation · Carbondale, CO · 2024
General Support
- $5,000
Castle View High School · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
Spanish Language Novel Expansion fund
- $5,000
Chapter 510 Ink · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Daniel C Oakes High School · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
Vital Hearts Secondary Trauma Training
- $5,000
Douglas County High School · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
Force Sensors for DCHS Physics Program
- $5,000
Fundamental Needs · Dolores, CO · 2023
The Startup Project
- $5,000
Magic Moments · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Annual Production, A Midwinter NIght's Dream
- $5,000
One Goat Incorporated · Centennial, CO · 2023
funeral fund
- $5,000
Secor · Parker, CO · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Spotlight Theater Booster Club · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Douglas County Educational Foundation · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
Stone Canyon scholarship FUND
- $5,000
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Milestone Charitable Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
emergency fund
- $5,000
Quarter Project of Northern Colorado · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
STEM-X camp and general operating FUND
- $5,000
Reentry Initiative · Longmont, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute · Denver, CO · 2022
Bootcamp FUND
- $5,000
The Gathering Place a Refuge for Rebuilding Lives · Denver, CO · 2022
Family Program
- $5,000
Transformative Justice Coalition · Washington, DC · 2022
Youth programs
- $5,000
Youth Radio · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,788
Castle View High School · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
Vernier LabQuests fund
- $4,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Family Visitor Program of Garfield County · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Harrington Arts Alliance for Creative Personal Dev · Loveland, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Techbridge Girls · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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