The Sohn Family Foundation appears to make a small number of targeted gifts with a strong local focus in Denver while also supporting personal/alumni interests. Their largest and most distinctive gift is a major contribution to contemporary visual arts in Denver, supplemented by repeated support for reproductive health organizations in the Rocky Mountain region and several animal welfare and community service recipients. Grants range from a single large cultural capital/operating gift to multiple modest operating gifts to local nonprofits and an alma mater gift to Dartmouth.
The Sohn Family Foundation C/o Iwp Wealth Management LLC made its largest recent gift to Museum of Contemporary Art - Denver, a $100,000 grant to support art and culture. That single award stands out against a small, selective grantmaking pattern that also includes support for reproductive health, animal rescue, a college governance role, and Colorado giving infrastructure. The foundation gave $25,000 to Dartmouth College Board of Trustees to support the board, showing that its grantmaking is not limited to local service delivery. The foundation’s recent record points to a mix of community-based and interest-driven giving. In Denver and nearby Colorado cities, it has supported Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains Action Fund, Colorado Horse Rescue, Beyond Home, and Colorado Gives Foundation. It also made a $5,199 grant through Community First Foundation to support 4 Paws 4 Life. Grants are mostly modest, with one much larger cultural award anchoring the portfolio. The result is a profile that combines arts support, reproductive health, animal welfare, and local nonprofit infrastructure within a largely Colorado-focused pattern.
A clear arts-and-culture thread appears in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $100,000 to Museum of Contemporary Art - Denver to support art and culture, its largest grant on file. Reproductive health is another recurring area. The foundation gave $5,000 to Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains Action Fund to support Planned Parenthood, and later added a $1,000 general operating grant to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. Animal welfare also shows up in multiple grants. In one case, it gave $5,199 through Community First Foundation to support 4 Paws 4 Life; in another, it awarded $5,000 in general operating support to Colorado Horse Rescue. The foundation also extends support to community giving infrastructure, including a grant to Colorado Gives Foundation for Colorado Gives Day, and to higher education governance through Dartmouth College Board of Trustees.
Typical grants are small: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $5,100. That distribution suggests a portfolio built around modest operating or purpose-specific gifts, with one outlier much larger than the rest. The foundation’s recent record shows more than one year of giving, including grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates continued activity rather than a single isolated cycle. The data does not show an open application process; the pattern instead looks like direct, selective grantmaking from a private foundation structure.
$25K
$305K
$0
$26K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated giving with one very large local arts grant supplemented by several small-to-midsize operating grants; a mix of one-time major gifts and recurring modest support, with occasional support for both local nonprofits and an alma mater. Some targeted repeat support within an issue area (reproductive health).
Notable grantees: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains / Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains Action Fund, Dartmouth College Board of Trustees, Colorado Horse Rescue, Community First Foundation (supporting 4 Paws 4 Life)
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, with all recorded grants going to Colorado or one out-of-state recipient in New Hampshire. Colorado is the top state by grant count, and 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Denver, Arvada, Longmont, and Hanover. The Colorado pattern is especially concentrated around Denver and the north Front Range, with only Dartmouth College Board of Trustees outside the state.
Recent grants point to arts and cultural programming, reproductive health and family planning, animal welfare and rescue services, higher education governance, and philanthropy infrastructure. The largest grant supported Museum of Contemporary Art - Denver, while other grants supported Planned Parenthood, Colorado Horse Rescue, Dartmouth College Board of Trustees, and Colorado Gives Day.
The grant-size distribution is compact: p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,100. Most grants cluster around that $1,000 to $5,100 range, with one much larger grant at $100,000.
Its grantmaking is overwhelmingly Colorado-centered. Colorado is the top state by grant count, and 100% of grants in the recent data went to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Denver, Arvada, and Longmont, with one grant to Hanover, New Hampshire.
Yes. Planned Parenthood appears in two separate grants, once to Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains Action Fund and once to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. The record also shows giving across multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The foundation’s grants include general operating support, support for a specific program or purpose, and a board-support grant. Examples in the recent record include general operating support, support for Colorado Gives Day, support for 4 Paws 4 Life, and support for the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES | HANOVER, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
| COLORADO HORSE RESCUE | LONGMONT, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS | DENVER, CO | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BEYOND HOME | ARVADA, CO | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | ARVADA, CO | $884 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT COLORADO GIVES DAY |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - DENVER | DENVER, CO | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ART AND CULTURE |
| COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION | ARVADA, CO | $5,199 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT 4 PAWS 4 LIFE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ROCKY MOUNTAINS ACTION FUND | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING
BEYOND HOME
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING
TO SUPPORT ART AND CULTURE