The Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation I concentrates its giving through philanthropic intermediaries rather than many direct service providers, making large, unrestricted gifts to donor-advised and community foundation vehicles. Grants are sizable and few in number, focused on strengthening local philanthropic infrastructure (notably in the Denver area) and enabling flexible, general operating support through intermediaries.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving: very few grants annually, repeat support to intermediary vehicles (one grantee received multiple grants), and a preference for unrestricted/general operating contributions rather than project-specific funding.
Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation I makes its largest grants through philanthropic intermediaries, with multimillion-dollar general operating contributions to donor-advised and community foundation vehicles. The biggest recent award in the file is a $1,256,000 grant to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, followed by a $1,080,000 general operating contribution to Rose Community Foundation. That pattern points to a funder that uses large, flexible grants to strengthen charitable vehicles rather than primarily underwriting direct-service programs. The foundation also gives smaller general operating support to a mix of civic, educational, and Jewish communal organizations. University of Denver appears multiple times, and the Mizel Institute receives repeated support as well. Recent grants also include Jewish Community Day School in Tulsa, Cancer League of Colorado Inc, and Sharsheret Inc, showing that the portfolio includes both local Colorado institutions and selected organizations in other cities. Across the listed grants, the common thread is unrestricted support, with most awards labeled general operating contribution.
The foundation’s clearest theme is infrastructure support. It gave $1,256,000 to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund for general operating contribution and $1,080,000 to Rose Community Foundation for the same purpose, indicating a preference for flexible funding through philanthropic intermediaries. A second thread is education. The University of Denver received $7,000 in 2023, $7,000 in 2024, and $2,500 in 2025, all as general operating contributions. In Jewish communal education, Jewish Community Day School in Tulsa received $36,750 in 2023, and Mizel Jewish Community Day School in Tulsa received $10,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports health-related nonprofits. Cancer League of Colorado Inc received $5,000 in 2024 and another $5,000 in 2025, both for general operating contribution. Sharsheret Inc also appears in the grant list with general operating support.
Typical awards are modest relative to the largest checks: the p25 grant size is $5,000, the median is $8,500, and the p75 is $33,812. The recent record shows a highly skewed pattern, with a few very large intermediary grants and many smaller operating gifts. Several recipients recur across years, including Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Rose Community Foundation, Mizel Institute, University of Denver, and Cancer League of Colorado Inc. The foundation’s listed activity is overwhelmingly general operating contribution, with one passthrough K1 entry to Tennenbaum Special Situations Fund Ix LLC. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$1.3M
$30.7M
$3.7M
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $5K and $34K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$34K
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Notable grantees: Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Rose Community Foundation
Giving is concentrated in the United States, with all 22 listed grants going to US recipients. Colorado is the top state by grant count and also the home of several recurring recipients, including Denver, Greenwood Village, and Englewood organizations. Denver appears repeatedly through Rose Community Foundation, Mizel Institute, University of Denver, and Lion Global Foundation. Outside Colorado, grants reach Tulsa, Oklahoma; Los Angeles, California; Brighton, Massachusetts; Teaneck, New Jersey; Brooklyn, New York; and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The grant list centers on philanthropic intermediaries and organizations that receive general operating support. The largest awards go to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund and Rose Community Foundation, while other recipients include the Mizel Institute, University of Denver, and several Jewish, health, and community organizations.
The p25 grant size is $5,000, the median is $8,500, and the p75 is $33,812. That distribution sits alongside a few much larger grants, including seven-figure awards to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund and Rose Community Foundation.
Yes. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Rose Community Foundation, Mizel Institute, University of Denver, and Cancer League of Colorado Inc all appear more than once in the recent grants list, usually as general operating contributions.
Colorado is the top state by grant count, with 57% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Denver shows up frequently, along with Greenwood Village and Englewood, and the list also includes recipients in Tulsa, Los Angeles, Brighton, Teaneck, Brooklyn, and Virginia Beach.
The most visible themes are philanthropic infrastructure, education, Jewish communal support, and health-related general operating support. Those appear through grants to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Rose Community Foundation, the University of Denver, Jewish Community Day School, Mizel Jewish Community Day School, Cancer League of Colorado Inc, and Sharsheret Inc.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $1,256,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| SWC MUSEUM CORP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| MIZEL INSTITUTE | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| MIZEL JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| CANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO INC | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| TENNENBAUM SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND IX LLC | SANTA MONICA, CA | $1 | 2025 | PASSTHROUGH K1 |
| ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $1,080,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| SWC MUSEUM CORP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $49,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LIBI INC | BRIGHTON, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| MIZEL INSTITUTE | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | DENVER, CO | $7,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| CANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO INC | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DENVER, CO | $350,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | TULSA, OK | $36,750 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| MIZEL INSTITUTE | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | DENVER, CO | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| SHARSHERET INC | TEANECK, NJ | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| LION GLOBAL FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YHS KIRYAT ARBA | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF TULSA FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $3,250 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION |
FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,256,000GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
MIZEL INSTITUTE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
MIZEL JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
TENNENBAUM SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND IX LLC
$1PASSTHROUGH K1
FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$350,000GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL
$36,750GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YHS KIRYAT ARBA
$3,600GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
JEWISH FEDERATION OF TULSA FOUNDATION
$3,250GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION