157 of 325 organizations Gates Family Foundation funded in FY2024 had not been funded in the prior 3 years.
Across all compared years the rate is 45.9%. Foundations of a similar size sit at 31.9%.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | $20,370,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | $2,150,000 |
| WILLIAM J PALMER PARKS FOUNDATION Inew | $935,000 |
| NORTH PARK FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITYnew | $750,000 |
| LYRA | $605,000 |
| RIO GRANDE HEADWATERS LAND TR A COLnew | $525,000 |
| ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $475,000 |
| ROOTED | $400,000 |
| ELEVATION COMMUNITY LAND TRUST | $350,000 |
| NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION | $344,754 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO | $254,333 |
| WESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE | $250,000 |
| COLORADO SCHOOLS FUNDnew | $250,000 |
| DENVER CIVIC ARTS FOUNDATIONnew | $200,000 |
| BICYCLE COLORADO | $150,000 |
| HIGH LINE CANAL CONSERVANCY | $150,000 |
| AMERICA SUCCEEDS | $138,000 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COnew | $130,000 |
| COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS | $125,000 |
| PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC | $125,000 |
| NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATI | $125,000 |
| MONTEZUMA LAND CONSERVANCY | $100,000 |
| COLORADO COLLEGE THnew | $100,000 |
| COMMUNITY BUILDERS | $90,000 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC | $80,000 |
Showing the 25 largest of 325 grants.
Every US private foundation files Form 990-PF, and Part XV of that return itemises each grant it paid, with the recipient's name. Lining those lists up across filing years shows which organizations were funded for the first time.
That does work the application checkbox cannot. Whether a foundation says it accepts unsolicited proposals is self-reported and never audited. The grant ledger is behaviour.
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