Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Greenwood Village, CO EIN: 84-1235333

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation is a private foundation, based in Greenwood Village, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $183K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $97K. Net investment income was $9K.

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation at a glance

In short: Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation gave $97K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$97,000
-41.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,857
-41.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$182,768
-33.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Global Down Syndrome Foundation: $32KGlobal Down SyndromeFoundation$32KDenver Film Society: $20KDenver Film Society$20KDenver Street School: $10KDenver Street School$10KTunnel to Towers Foundation: $10KTunnel to Towers Foundation$10KFreedom Service Dogs: $10KFreedom Service Dogs$10KSeriesfest: $10KSeriesfest$10KWoodson Center: $5KWoodson Center$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Global Down Syndrome Foundation ($32K). Together the top 7 received $97K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 27 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverMill ValleyGreenwood VillageEnglewoodPhiladelphiaStaten IslandJacksonvilleNew YorkStamfordWashington

How Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 362% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 841% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K7 grants2020 5 grants2021 3 grants2022 5 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2022) to $328K (2021). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $97K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Down Syndrome Foundation Denver, COTo significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy.$32,000
Denver Film Society Denver, COTo create entertaining and transformative experiences through the power of diverse voices in film.$20,000
Denver Street School Denver, COPromoting alternative and personalized approaches to educating students who have struggled$10,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYTo provide mortgage-free homes to gold star and fallen first responder families with young children and to build specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.$10,000
Freedom Service Dogs Englewood, COTo transform lives by partnering people with custom-trained assistance dogs.$10,000
Seriesfest Denver, COTo champion artists at the forefront of episodic storytelling through year-round educational programs, initiatives that support underserved voices, and professional development opportunities.$10,000
Woodson Center Washington, DCTo empower community-based leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize underserved communities, and assist in the creation of economic enterprise.$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$182,768$11,639$102,569$97,0007$99,338$9,302$11,817
2024$273,777$219,909$166,500$164,5007$164,500$97,878$7,989
2023$220,745$196,879$59,278$57,1195$57,119$104,871$5,577
2022$83,144$35,004$22,651$21,0003$21,000$4$3,841
2021$70,791$213,053$329,677$328,0005—$88$8,037
2020$187,415$5,102$279,317$277,3647—$5,102$13,504

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation is led by Dennis K. Law, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dennis K. Law

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher K. Law

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy K. Law

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald K. Law

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation

How much does Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation give each year?

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation gave $97K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $165K across 7 grants.

What is Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation's typical grant size?

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,857, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation give grants?

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (10%) and District of Columbia (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (4 grants).

Does Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation's largest grantees?

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Global Down Syndrome Foundation ($32,000), Denver Film Society ($20,000) and Denver Street School ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation?

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation reported $183K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $99K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation's EIN?

Joseph and Loretta Law Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1235333. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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