Grants awarded
Who does Pema Foundation INC fund?
Pema Foundation INC has awarded $15 million across 326 grants to 151 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $3,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$15.4M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
151
Grants
326
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T The Catholic Foundation | $4.3M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Enterprise Institute | $1.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Ace Scholarships | $1.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N National Western Stock Show | $1.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St John Paul the Great Catholic Hs | $500K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St John Vianney Theological Seminary | $500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Endow | $429K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement | $343K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Archbishop's Catholic Appeal | $300K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Western Stock Show Association
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$261K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| A American Red Cross | $260K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sophia Institute | $245K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Augustine Institute INC
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$210K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| N National Catholic Bioethics Center | $210K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| D Ducks Unlimited | $187K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Family for Families
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$155K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| F Focus | $150K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities | $131K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Convention of States Action
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$120K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| R Religious Sisters of Mercy | $120K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Good Shepherd Catholic School | $111K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Chosen & Dearly Loved Foundation
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$105K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| N National Tax Liberation Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Denver Art Museum INC
|
$97K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| I Independence Institute | $90K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
The Steamboat Institute
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$89K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| S Seeds of Hope | $85K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Navy Seal Foundation INC
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$82K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| S Shadow Warriors Project | $80K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Volunteers of America | $70K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$68K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Phillips Exeter Academy
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NH | |
| C Common Sense Policy Roundtable | $60K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mizel Institute | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Acm Lifting Lives
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$60K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| R Rocky Mountain Hyperbaric Association for Brain Injuries | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fire Fighters Foundation | $55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Catholic Relief Services | $51K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MD | |
| S Sisters of Life | $50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Rocky Mountain Voice | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Taps | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Buoniconti Fund | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America-Denver Area Council | $48K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Gold Crown Foundation INC
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$40K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
Denver Police Foundation
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$36K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| G Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine | $30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Arrupe Jesuit High School | $30K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
The Catholic University of America
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
Napa Institute
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$27K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| S St Joseph Hospital Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| V Vail Interfaith Chapel | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N National Metal of Honor Museum Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
National Center for Victims of Crime INC
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | VA | |
Step Denver
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$25K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CO | |
| S St Claire of Assisi Catholic School | $21K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
University of Denver
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$21K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
Chemical Marketing & Economics INC
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NJ | |
Common Sense Institute
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| S St Vincent De Paul | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Cell-Co Remembers 911 | $20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$18K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
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$16K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | WA | |
University of Colorado Foundation
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
Denver Botanic Gardens INC
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$14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $13K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
National Jewish Health
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$12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
Mycatholicdoctor Foundation INC
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$12K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CT | |
| W We Don't Waste | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Denver Museum of Nature and Science | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Global Down Syndrome Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| C Colorado Outreach Exchange | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| C Cu Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| M Master's Tournament Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chicago Balckhawks Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Mercury One INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| E Escuela De Guadalupe | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Opera Colorado
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
Colorado Longitudinal Study
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CO | |
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| C Caritas in Veritate | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Motorsports Hall of Fame Foundation | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Denver Rescue Mission
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$7K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| M Missionaries of Charities Denver | $7K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Students for Life of America INC
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$7K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| E Evans Scholar Foundation | $6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Legatus | $6K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| H History Colorado Philanthropy | $5K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Rosary Team | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| K Knights of Columbus | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Trinity Lutheran | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NM | |
Mercy Chefs INC
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | VA | |
| J Jeffco Kids First | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U US Ski and Snowboard | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Semper Fi Fund | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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