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Grills Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Aurora, Colorado · EIN 841500957

Grills Family Foundation is a private foundation in Aurora, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $36,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $21,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $35,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$35,0003$0
2024$36,0003$0

How to apply

Grills Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Grills Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado2$31,000
Utah1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CO
To provide community services$21,000
University of Co Foundation
Boulder, CO
To provide operating support for the neurosurgical research laboratory and neuro-oncology$10,000
Best Friends Animal Society
Kansas, UT
To provide support for an animal shelter$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Grills Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Grills Family Foundation give?

$36,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Grills Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ralph Grills (President/Direc).

What does Grills Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and animals.

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