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Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King Foundation

Preselected recipients only Littleton, Colorado · EIN 263000472

Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King Foundation is a private foundation in Littleton, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $504,000 in 46 grants; the typical grant was $6,500 and the largest $40,000. 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 $500,000 the year before.

9% 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$500,00047$10.6 million
2024$504,00046$11.1 million

How to apply

Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King 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 Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado39$445,000
Virginia1$16,000
Illinois1$10,000
New York1$10,000
Missouri1$7,000
Oregon1$6,000
California1$5,000
District of Columbia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 46 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Red Cross
Denver, CO
General Support$40,000
Food Bank of the Rockies
Lakewood, CO
General Support$35,000
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Denver, CO
General Support$32,000
Rocky Mountain PBS
Denver, CO
General Support$32,000
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mou
Denver, CO
General Support$30,000
Colorado Symphony
Denver, CO
General Support$28,000
Colorado Public Radio
Centennial, CO
General Support$23,000
Salvation Army
Denver, CO
General Support$20,000
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
General Support$16,000
Central City Opera
Denver, CO
General Support$15,000
Dumb Friends League of Denver
Denver, CO
General Support$15,000
History Colorado
Denver, CO
General Support$15,000
Children's Hospital Fdn
Aurora, CO
General Support$13,000
Warren Village
Denver, CO
General Support$13,000
Volunteers of America
Denver, CO
General Support$10,000
Doctors without Borders USA
New York, NY
General Support$10,000
MCHS Alumni Golf
Mascoutah, IL
Scholarships$10,000
Denver Rescue Mission
Denver, CO
General Support$9,000
Sewall Child Development Center
Denver, CO
General Support$9,000
Ronald McDonald House
Denver, CO
General Support$8,000
Denver Museum of Nature Science
Denver, CO
General Support$8,000
Hamilton United Methodist Church
Hamilton, MO
General Support$7,000
The Kempe Foundation
Aurora, CO
General Support$7,000
Boys Girls Club of Metro Denver
Denver, CO
General Support$6,000
Make a Wish Foundation
Greenwood Village, CO
General Support$6,000
African Road Inc
West Linn, OR
General Support$6,000
Special Olympics of Colorado
Englewood, CO
General Support$6,000
Morris Animal Fdn
Denver, CO
General Support$5,000
Colorado Uplift
Denver, CO
General Support$5,000
Smoky Hill Quilt Club
Centennial, CO
General Support$5,000
Stand Up To Cancer
Los Angeles, CA
General Support$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denve
Denver, CO
General Support$5,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Washington, DC
General Support$5,000
Step Denver
Denver, CO
General Support$5,000
BCC Evolution
Centennial, CO
General Support$5,000
Trauma Drama University
Littleton, CO
General Support$5,000
BRDG Project
Denver, CO
General Support$5,000
Youth for Christ
Englewood, CO
General Support$4,000
Great Education Colorado
Denver, CO
General Support$3,000
Father Dyer United Methodist Church
Breckenridge, CO
General Support$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King Foundation give?

$504,000 in tax year 2024, across 46 grants, with a typical grant of $6,500.

Who runs Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert L Eckelberry (President & CEO), David H Ezra (Treasurer), Joyce Stockley (Secretary) and Carol Walters (Director).

What does Lloyd J King and Eleanor R King Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, human services and housing and homelessness.

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