The Sturm Family Foundation concentrates its giving in large, institution-level gifts to cultural, medical, and higher-education institutions, with a strong local focus on Denver-area organizations but occasional support of out-of-state universities. They favor capital or major-purpose support for established organizations (museums, medical centers, colleges) and show repeat funding relationships with key grantees.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of long-term institutional partners; multiple repeat gifts to flagship local beneficiaries with occasional out-of-state university support.
Notable grantees: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, National Jewish Health, University of Minnesota Foundation, Arapahoe Community College Foundation
A single $4,000,000 gift to Denver Museum of Nature & Science stands out in the Sturm Family Foundation’s recent giving and signals the scale of its support for established civic institutions. The foundation’s grants center on Denver and the broader Colorado nonprofit ecosystem, with repeated major-purpose support for museums, medical organizations, higher-education entities, and schools. National Jewish Health appears as one of the clearest recurring relationships, with multiple grants in the six- and seven-figure range across recent years. Higher education is another steady thread, including support for university and community-college foundations in Colorado and an occasional out-of-state university gift. The pattern is institutional rather than individual, with funding directed to organizations that already operate at meaningful scale. Recent grants also show attention to Jewish community organizations and public-education partners, alongside cultural and health-related institutions. Across the recent record, the Sturm Family Foundation favors large, flexible-sounding gifts labeled for further tax-exempt purpose, indicating broad institutional support rather than narrow project-only awards.
Cultural and science institutions are a clear priority. In 2025, the foundation gave $596,399 to Denver Museum of Nature & Science for further tax exempt purpose, following a $298,419 grant the same year to the same organization. Health-related giving is equally visible: National Jewish Health received $1,000,000 in 2025 and $405,650 in 2024, both for further tax exempt purpose. Higher education appears through multiple Colorado and non-Colorado institutions, including a $1,000,000 grant to University of Minnesota Foundation and a $250,000 grant to University of Colorado Foundation in 2025. Community-serving organizations also receive support, such as a $150,000 grant to Dsst Public Schools Foundation and a $140,000 grant to MI Casa Resource Center.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,305 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile, though recent awards often run much larger. The grant list shows repeat relationships across multiple years rather than one-time awards: National Jewish Health, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Arapahoe Community College Foundation, Judaism Your Way, and Dsst Public Schools Foundation each appear more than once. The funder does not make grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments. The awards in the recent record are described as for further tax exempt purpose, suggesting broad institutional support rather than narrowly defined project grants.
$4.2M
$159.1M
$13.9M
$6.4M
Most grants fall between $25K and $125K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$125K
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Giving is heavily concentrated in Colorado: 80% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Colorado is also the top state by grant count. Denver accounts for many of the recent recipients, including Denver Museum of Nature & Science, National Jewish Health, Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges, Judaism Your Way, and History Colorado. Outside Colorado, one of the largest recent awards went to University of Minnesota Foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the provided recent-grants record.
The recent record shows support for museums, medical organizations, universities and community-college foundations, public-school partners, and Jewish community organizations. Examples include Denver Museum of Nature & Science, National Jewish Health, University of Colorado Foundation, Arapahoe Community College Foundation, and Judaism Your Way.
Yes. Multiple recipients appear across more than one year, including National Jewish Health, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Arapahoe Community College Foundation, Judaism Your Way, and Dsst Public Schools Foundation. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,305 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include several seven-figure and high-six-figure grants, so the foundation also makes much larger institutional gifts.
Colorado is the top state by grant count, and 80% of grants go to recipients in that state. Recent Colorado recipients are concentrated in Denver, with additional grants in Littleton and Aurora.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH) | DENVER, CO | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH) | DENVER, CO | $600,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE (DMNS) | DENVER, CO | $596,399 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE (DMNS) | DENVER, CO | $298,419 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION (UNIVCOFOUND) | DENVER, CO | $250,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM) | DENVER, CO | $165,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (DSST) | DENVER, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF) | LITTLETON, CO | $135,930 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STRIVE PREPARATORY SCHOOLS (STRIVE) | OAKLAND, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF DENVER (CHILDREN) | DENVER, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (SAINT) | DENVER, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN) | DENVER, CO | $89,930 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (UNIDEN) | DENVER, CO | $80,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF) | LITTLETON, CO | $74,930 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN) | DENVER, CO | $59,094 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN) | DENVER, CO | $52,542 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MAYO CLINIC (MAYO) | ROCHESTER, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| KIPP COLORADO SCHOOLS (KIPP) | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS (DBG) | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (UNIPUG) | TACOMA, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HOOVER INSTITUTE (HOOVER) | CALIFORNIA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JCC DENVER (JCC1) | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (AEI) | NORTH WEST, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (UNIDEN) | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF) | LITTLETON, CO | $24,359 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM) | DENVER, CO | $16,667 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DENVER ART MUSEUM (DAM) | DENVER, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (HOPKINS) | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES (FOODBANK) | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH (ROUNDUP) | GYPSUM, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM) | DENVER, CO | $8,333 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM) | DENVER, CO | $8,333 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MICROBETV (MICROBETV) | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (DSST) | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH) | DENVER, CO | $2,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM) | DENVER, CO | $1,500 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM) | DENVER, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC (JFS) | DENVER, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE (DMNS) | DENVER, CO | $4,000,000 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION (UNIVMINN) | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,000,000 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH) | DENVER, CO | $405,650 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION (UNIVCOFOUND) | DENVER, CO | $250,000 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN) | DENVER, CO | $246,373 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN) | DENVER, CO | $195,500 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOUNDATION FOR COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGES (FOUNDATIONCC) | DENVER, CO | $191,065 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF) | LITTLETON, CO | $170,834 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF) | LITTLETON, CO | $170,834 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (DSST) | DENVER, CO | $150,000 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN) | DENVER, CO | $148,365 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (AURORA) | AURORA, CO | $125,000 | 2024 | FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH)
$1,000,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH)
$600,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE (DMNS)
$596,399FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE (DMNS)
$298,419FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION (UNIVCOFOUND)
$250,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM)
$165,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (DSST)
$150,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF)
$135,930FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STRIVE PREPARATORY SCHOOLS (STRIVE)
$100,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF DENVER (CHILDREN)
$100,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (SAINT)
$100,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN)
$89,930FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (UNIDEN)
$80,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF)
$74,930FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN)
$59,094FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN)
$52,542FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
MAYO CLINIC (MAYO)
$50,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
KIPP COLORADO SCHOOLS (KIPP)
$50,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS (DBG)
$50,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (UNIPUG)
$25,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
HOOVER INSTITUTE (HOOVER)
$25,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JCC DENVER (JCC1)
$25,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (AEI)
$25,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (UNIDEN)
$25,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF)
$24,359FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM)
$16,667FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DENVER ART MUSEUM (DAM)
$15,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (HOPKINS)
$10,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES (FOODBANK)
$10,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH (ROUNDUP)
$10,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM)
$8,333FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM)
$8,333FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
MICROBETV (MICROBETV)
$2,500FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (DSST)
$2,500FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH)
$2,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM)
$1,500FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-OPERMM)
$1,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC (JFS)
$1,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE (DMNS)
$4,000,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION (UNIVMINN)
$1,000,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH (NJH)
$405,650FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION (UNIVCOFOUND)
$250,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN)
$246,373FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN)
$195,500FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOUNDATION FOR COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGES (FOUNDATIONCC)
$191,065FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF)
$170,834FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (ACCF)
$170,834FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (DSST)
$150,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JUDAISM YOUR WAY (JYW-ENDOWMEN)
$148,365FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (AURORA)
$125,000FURTHER TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE