The Telluray Foundation appears to function primarily as a grantmaking vehicle that directs virtually all of its funding into donor-advised funds at Schwab Charitable. Its giving is not programmatic to external nonprofits but is instead routed through DAF accounts (e.g., Telluray Fund at Schwab) for subsequent distribution, suggesting the foundation uses DAFs to manage and disburse its charitable dollars. There is no evidence of targeted operating support to specific programmatic causes in this snapshot; the activity is focused on enabling flexible, donor-directed philanthropy.
The Telluray Foundation’s giving pattern is unusual for a private foundation: its largest recent grants go to Schwab Charitable under the Telluray Fund at Schwab Charitable, showing a strong donor-directed structure alongside a smaller set of direct local grants. Beyond that pass-through activity, the foundation has supported Colorado nonprofits and public agencies across education, health, conservation, and community facilities. Repeated awards to Littleton Public Schools Foundation for outdoor play spaces at an early childhood education center and to Children's Hospital of Colorado Foundation for work addressing the youth mental health crisis point to a consistent interest in children and young people. The foundation also funds place-based projects in Littleton and nearby communities, including the City of Littleton, Denver Botanic Gardens, and History Colorado. Grants extend into environmental and civic work as well, with support for the South Platte implementation plan at Reynolds Landing, nature access efforts through National Wildlife Federation, and archival preservation at History Colorado. Taken together, the record shows a funder that mixes donor-advised fund activity with targeted local investments in Colorado communities.
In early childhood and school-based support, The Telluray Foundation gave $511,449 to Littleton Public Schools Foundation for outdoor play spaces at the ECE center, and later $164,728 for a central production kitchen. Youth mental health is another visible area: it awarded $500,000 to Children's Hospital of Colorado Foundation for addressing the youth mental health crisis. Place-based environmental work also appears in multiple grants, including $500,000 to Denver Botanic Gardens for capital support for the Chatfield master plan and $200,000 to Mile High Flood District for the South Platte implementation plan at Reynolds Landing. Community economic activity shows up in a $177,500 grant to the City of Littleton for the Littleton Criterium, Business Chamber, and Bookmobile.
The Telluray Foundation’s recent grant sizes range from a p25 of $7,000 to a median of $42,500 and a p75 of $108,547. The pattern includes repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Schwab Charitable, Littleton Public Schools Foundation, Children's Hospital of Colorado Foundation, Denver Botanic Gardens, The Conservation Fund, National Wildlife Federation, Mile High Flood District, City of Littleton, and MI Casa Resource Center. Its DAF classification is Regular Funder, and the recent record shows extensive use of the Telluray Fund at Schwab Charitable as a donor-directed vehicle. The foundation also makes grants to individuals, and no program-related investments are indicated.
$2.8M
$72.6M
$3M
$3.7M
Most grants fall between $7K and $109K, with a median of $43K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$43K
75th Percentile
$109K
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Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants (almost entire portfolio) directed to Schwab Charitable DAFs; repeated support to the same intermediary rather than diversified direct grantees.
Notable grantees: Telluray Fund at Schwab Charitable, Telluray Fund 2023 (Schwab Charitable Fund), Schwab Charitable (DAF intermediary)
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Colorado-based: 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Colorado is also the top state by grant count. Littleton, Aurora, Denver, Englewood, and nearby Colorado communities appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, with additional grants to Arlington, Reston, San Francisco, and San Jose outside the state. All of the recipient-country data shown is in the US.
Recent grants show a mix of donor-directed philanthropy and direct support for Colorado organizations and public agencies. Recipients include Schwab Charitable under the Telluray Fund, Littleton Public Schools Foundation, Children's Hospital of Colorado Foundation, Denver Botanic Gardens, the City of Littleton, and History Colorado.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $7,000, median $42,500, and p75 $108,547. That range suggests a mix of smaller grants and larger six-figure awards, with some very large transfers to Schwab Charitable.
Yes. The recent record includes multiple-year awards to the same organizations, such as Schwab Charitable in 2023 and 2025, Littleton Public Schools Foundation in 2023 and 2025, and Children's Hospital of Colorado Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Colorado receives 89% of the grants in the dataset, and it is also the top state by grant count. Recent Colorado recipients include organizations in Littleton, Aurora, Denver, and Englewood.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, alongside its grantmaking to charities, public agencies, and donor-advised fund vehicles.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,196,593 | 2025 | TELLURAY FUND AT SCHWAB CHARITABLE |
| LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | LITTLETON, CO | $511,449 | 2025 | OUTDOOR PLAY SPACES AT ECE CENTER |
| DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS | DENVER, CO | $500,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR CHATFIELD MASTER PLAN |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION | AURORA, CO | $500,000 | 2025 | ADDRESSING THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS: A PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE A HEALTHIER STATE OF CARE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | AURORA, CO | $500,000 | 2025 | ADDRESSING THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS |
| CRAIG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $259,031 | 2025 | THERAPEUTIC AND HEALING GARDEN AT CRAIG HOSPITAL |
| THE CONSERVATION FUND | ARLINGTON, VA | $250,000 | 2025 | FOOD SECURITY AND CONSERVATION IN THE HISTORIC SPLENDID VALLEY |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RESTON, VA | $211,752 | 2025 | LITTLETON NATURE WITHIN REACH PHASE 2 |
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES | SAN JOSE, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MILE HIGH FLOOD DISTRICT | DENVER, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | SOUTH PLATTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - REYNOLDS LANDING |
| CITY OF LITTLETON | LITTLETON, CO | $177,500 | 2025 | LITTLETON CRITERIUM, BUSINESS CHAMBER, BOOKMOBILE |
| MI CASA RESOURCE CENTER | DENVER, CO | $168,000 | 2025 | BUSINESS PATHWAY PROGRAM TO FUEL THE TRI-CITIES SMALL BUSINESS ENGINE |
| LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | LITTLETON, CO | $164,728 | 2025 | CENTRAL PRODUCTION KITCHEN |
| NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $150,000 | 2025 | BLUE LAKES VISITOR USE MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION |
| LITTLETON TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER | LITTLETON, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| THERE WITH CARE | BOULDER, CO | $149,310 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE |
| NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $145,000 | 2025 | OURAY TRAIL & OUTDOOR RECREATION SITE RESTORATION |
| LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | LITTLETON, CO | $116,571 | 2025 | CENTRAL PRODUCTION KITCHEN |
| ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LITTLETON, CO | $103,063 | 2025 | LITTLETON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| AMBLESIDE SCHOOL OF COLORADO | CENTENNIAL, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | AMBLESIDE BUILDING ACQUISITION |
| TACT KIDS INC | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES | SAN JOSE, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LIFESPAN LOCAL | DENVER, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | WESTWOOD REDEEMER |
| BRIDGE HOUSE | BOULDER, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | ENGLEWOOD EXPANSION |
| TACT KIDS INC | DENVER, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - ENGLEWOOD EXPANSION |
| OURAY ICE PARK | OURAY, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | OUR WATER OUR FUTURE |
| SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND RECREATION | LITTLETON, CO | $87,600 | 2025 | SOUTH PLATTE PARK FOREST PLAN IMPLEMENTATION |
| ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LITTLETON, CO | $80,246 | 2025 | LITTLETON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND RECREATION | LITTLETON, CO | $80,000 | 2025 | BEAR CREEK TRAIL STUDY |
| DENVER URBAN GARDENS | DENVER, CO | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHEF ANN FOUNDATION | BOULDER, CO | $75,000 | 2025 | HEALTHY SCHOOL FOOD PATHWAYS PILOT PLANNING |
| CASA OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT | MONTROSE, CO | $66,385 | 2025 | RENT-MATCH PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMANCIPATED FOSTER YOUTH |
| COLORADO FOURTEENERS INITIATIVE | GOLDEN, CO | $65,854 | 2025 | MT. WILSON TRAIL RESTORATION |
| INVEST IN KIDS | DENVER, CO | $64,106 | 2025 | FORRCE (FINDING OPPORTUNITIES IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FOR COLORADO EXPERTS) |
| TROUT UNLIMITED | ARLINGTON, VA | $64,000 | 2025 | OURAY COUNTY ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION |
| MYFRIENDBEN | DENVER, CO | $60,000 | 2025 | MYFRIENDBEN OUTREACH AND SCALE |
| THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS | LEXINGTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDITIONAL REPORTING FOR LITTLETON INDEPENDENT |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE'S CENTER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CREDIT FIRST APP |
| DENVER URBAN GARDENS | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | DENVER URBAN GARDENS CORPS PILOT |
| FRESH FOOD CONNECT | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | SCALE UP FRESH FOOD CONNECT |
| DENVER AUDUBON | LITTLETON, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CITY YEAR DENVER | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WORK FELLOWSHIP PILOT |
| LITTLETON TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER | STLITTLETON, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY INVESTMENT ALLIANCE | LITTLETON, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | MEADOWOOD COOPERATIVE |
| LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | LITTLETON, CO | $40,000 | 2025 | ANATOMAGE TABLE |
| DIRT COFFEE BAR | LITTLETON, CO | $36,000 | 2025 | COFFEE ROASTER ACQUISITION |
| ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN CASA | PARKER, CO | $35,000 | 2025 | FOSTER YOUTH TRANSITION COORDINATION |
| LITTLETON BUSINESS CHAMBER | LITTLETON, CO | $35,000 | 2025 | LITTLETON BUSINESS CHAMBER |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RESTON, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | NATURE PLAY AT ACC'S EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AND LAB |
| WOMEN'S WILDERNESS | BOULDER, CO | $35,000 | 2025 | GIRLS LEAD FOR LIFE |
SCHWAB CHARITABLE
$3,196,593TELLURAY FUND AT SCHWAB CHARITABLE
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
$500,000CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR CHATFIELD MASTER PLAN
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION
$500,000ADDRESSING THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS: A PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE A HEALTHIER STATE OF CARE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
$500,000ADDRESSING THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
THERAPEUTIC AND HEALING GARDEN AT CRAIG HOSPITAL
THE CONSERVATION FUND
$250,000FOOD SECURITY AND CONSERVATION IN THE HISTORIC SPLENDID VALLEY
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$211,752LITTLETON NATURE WITHIN REACH PHASE 2
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MILE HIGH FLOOD DISTRICT
$200,000SOUTH PLATTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - REYNOLDS LANDING
CITY OF LITTLETON
$177,500LITTLETON CRITERIUM, BUSINESS CHAMBER, BOOKMOBILE
BUSINESS PATHWAY PROGRAM TO FUEL THE TRI-CITIES SMALL BUSINESS ENGINE
BLUE LAKES VISITOR USE MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$116,571CENTRAL PRODUCTION KITCHEN
LITTLETON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
AMBLESIDE SCHOOL OF COLORADO
$100,000AMBLESIDE BUILDING ACQUISITION
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TACT KIDS INC
$100,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - ENGLEWOOD EXPANSION
OURAY ICE PARK
$100,000OUR WATER OUR FUTURE
SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND RECREATION
$87,600SOUTH PLATTE PARK FOREST PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND RECREATION
$80,000BEAR CREEK TRAIL STUDY
RENT-MATCH PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMANCIPATED FOSTER YOUTH
FORRCE (FINDING OPPORTUNITIES IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FOR COLORADO EXPERTS)
MYFRIENDBEN
$60,000MYFRIENDBEN OUTREACH AND SCALE
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS
$50,000ADDITIONAL REPORTING FOR LITTLETON INDEPENDENT
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE'S CENTER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
$50,000CREDIT FIRST APP
DENVER AUDUBON
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CITY YEAR DENVER
$50,000SOCIAL WORK FELLOWSHIP PILOT
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT ALLIANCE
$50,000MEADOWOOD COOPERATIVE
DIRT COFFEE BAR
$36,000COFFEE ROASTER ACQUISITION
LITTLETON BUSINESS CHAMBER
$35,000LITTLETON BUSINESS CHAMBER
NATURE PLAY AT ACC'S EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AND LAB