Grants awarded
Who does The Caruso Foundation fund?
The Caruso Foundation has awarded $7.4 million across 116 grants to 61 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$7.4M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
61
Grants
116
Years
2020–2023
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 | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Colorado Foundation
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$2.2M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| U University of Illinois | $1.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Chicago Booth School of Business | $935K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Endeavor Colorado
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$525K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CO | |
Greenhouse Scholars
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$320K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
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$305K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| U University of Colorado Boulder | $240K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Colorado Thrives
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$221K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
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$160K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $155K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N National Center for Women & Information Technology | $100K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Boulder (police Canine Program) | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Boulder Cancer Fighters
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$85K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| E Eforall | $80K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$75K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| D Dairy Arts Center | $75K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cu Foundation | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Anschutz (cu Foundation) | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Boulder Historical Society INC
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$60K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| F Feherty's Troops First Foundation | $55K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E El Dorado Foundation INC | $55K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
Boulder Chamber of Commerce
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| B Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado INC | $50K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| E Evans Scholars Foundation | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Growing Gardens of Boulder | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| W Women's Leadership Foundation | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation of Boulder County | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Santa Clara University | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
University of Denver
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CO | |
| C Cultivate | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Unite America Institute INC
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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Endeavor Global INC
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$13K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| T Tennyson Center for Children | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
Denver Civic Ventures INC
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
Glider
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| M Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Impact of Education | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Shelter INC | $7K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cancer Support Community | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Links for Lungs | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Denver Scholarship Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$3K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| E Engineers Without Borders | $3K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boco Flamenco | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| M Minooka Community High School | $1K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Jude Reseach Hospital | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Make a Wish - Illinois | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boys Town | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Soaring Heights Pk-8 PTO INC
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$300 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| L Lightways | $250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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