McInnes Charitable Trust Grant
Funding Amount
US $20,000 - US $35,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- Located in or serving Colorado that promote animal welfare, children’s health, education and empowerment
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- The Foundation will only fund to organizations with a proven track record.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Capital improvements
- Not eligible: Multi-year commitments
Overview
The McInnes Charitable Trust, founded by Sally and John McInnes, aims to support organizations in Colorado focused on animal welfare, children's health, education, and empowerment. The Trust prioritizes funding for exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) with a proven track record. It typically does not fund capital improvements or multi-year commitments. By fostering a spirit of generosity, the Trust honors the McInnes family's legacy and commitment to various charitable causes.
The Sally Brown McInnes and John “Mac” McInnes Charitable Trust was created by Sarajane “Sally”Brown McInnes. Mr. and Mrs. McInnes were residents of Colorado and were passionate about providing for the welfare of animals and children’s health and overall well-being. Mr. and Mrs. McInnes were also supporters of organizations serving Veterans, Native Americans, environment, arts, religion, and national treasures.
Program areas
Arts Education Environment, animals Health Human services Public/society benefit Religion
Eligibility
To be eligible, organizations must qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.The Foundation will only fund to organizations with a proven track record.
Ineligibility
The foundation typically does not fund requests for:Capital improvementsMulti-year commitments
What McInnes S and J Char Tr actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 23
- Total given
- $537K
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $10K–$50K
- By dollars: Colorado 68%, Florida 10%, Texas 7%. Top recipient cities: Boulder, CO; Greenwood Village, CO; Plano, TX.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 74% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Alliance for Choice in Education · Greenwood Village, CO
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$50K
Both Ends Believing Inc · Plano, TX
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$35K
Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consort Pavilio · Westminster, CO
General operating
$35K
Developmental Disabilities Center · Lafayette, CO
General operating
$32K
Aspen Hope Center · Basalt, CO
General operating
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Animal rescue
- Education
- Healthcare
- Veterans
- Native americans
- Environment
- Arts
- Religious
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