Colorado Ballet

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Denver, CO EIN 84-6038137

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$8.7M

Foundation funders

58

Grants recorded

183

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Colorado Ballet?

Colorado Ballet is funded by 58 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($4.9M), Colorado Gives Foundation ($526K), The Shubert Foundation Inc ($490K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Colorado Ballet between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$4,921,900232020–2024
Colorado Gives Foundation$525,67962019–2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc$490,00052021–2025
Mile High United Way Inc$416,93752021–2025
The Armstrong Foundation$305,00072019–2025
Genesee Mountain Foundation$295,70072019–2025
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation$204,00042021–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$197,25062020–2025
Denver Ballet Guild$190,00062019–2024
The Hearst Foundation$100,00012021
Hillary Family Foundation$95,00042020–2024
The Denver Foundation$94,02652020–2024
The Mark G and Bernee DL Strom$92,60042020–2024
Margulf Foundation$85,00062020–2025
Nichols Charitable Foundation$67,10022019–2020
The Anna and John J Sie Foundation$61,00072019–2025
Kenneth Kendal King Foundation$60,00062020–2025
Merle Chambers Fund$50,00052019–2024
Avenir Foundation Inc$40,00022020–2021
Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation$38,10042024–2025
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$35,00032022–2024
Read Foundation Inc$30,00062020–2025
Twelve Twenty-One Fund$28,50042020–2023
Charities Aid Foundation America$27,99822024–2025
Rea Charitable Trust$25,00022020–2022
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M9 grants2019 36 grants2020 36 grants2021 25 grants2022 31 grants2023 29 grants2024 17 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $276K (2019) to $4.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $674K.

What grants has Colorado Ballet received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Mile High United Way IncOTHER$393,937
2025The Shubert Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DANCE PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$100,000
2025Genesee Mountain FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2025The Armstrong FoundationGENERAL FUND$40,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$17,406
2025Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial FoundationDANCER WELLNESS PROGRAM$10,000
2025Margulf FoundationGENERAL OPERATING GRANT$10,000
2025Kenneth Kendal King FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$8,100
2025Mile High United Way IncDESIG$6,500
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$6,000
2025The Anna and John J Sie FoundationFOR PERFORMANCES/TRAINING/EDUCATION.$5,500
2025Read Foundation IncGeneral Purpose$5,000
2025James a Dooley FoundationPUBLIC WELFARE$5,000
2025Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris FoundationCHARITABLE$3,000
2025Buckley Family Charitable FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
2025The Mesdag Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$200,500
2024The Shubert Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DANCE PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$100,000
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$97,146
2024Genesee Mountain FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2024Denver Ballet GuildSupport of the Arts$30,000
2024The Mark G and Bernee DL StromUNRESTRICTED$25,000
2024Hillary Family FoundationTO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION REDUCTION FOR BALLET STUDENTS.$25,000
2024The Denver FoundationBALLET$21,398
2024Margulf FoundationGENERAL OPERATING GRANT$20,000
2024The Armstrong FoundationGENERAL FUND$20,000
2024Merle Chambers FundGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2024Paz Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2024Romano Foundation IncGeneral charitable support for performing arts education and programming$15,000

Showing 30 most recent of 183 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Colorado Ballet?

Colorado Ballet is funded by 58 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($4.9M), Colorado Gives Foundation ($526K), The Shubert Foundation Inc ($490K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Colorado Ballet between 2019–2025.

Who is Colorado Ballet's largest funder?

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc is the largest recorded funder of Colorado Ballet, with $4.9M across 23 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Colorado Ballet received?

IRS 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Colorado Ballet across 183 grants from 58 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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