The Tim and Lisa Walsh Family Foundation concentrates its giving on conservative and free‑market oriented civic and educational causes, especially organizations that advance youth civic education, school choice, and pro‑market messaging. Grants are directed to national movement builders and media/education platforms as well as faith‑based ministries, often as sizable, repeat gifts to a small set of aligned organizations. The foundation appears focused on shaping K–12 and youth civic engagement rather than broad local service provision.
Concentrated, high‑value grants to a small number of repeat national grantees that advance conservative, pro‑market, and faith‑based education and civic engagement efforts; mix of multi‑year/recurring support and large single gifts rather than many small community grants.
Tim and Lisa Walsh Family Foundation’s largest recent grant in the record is a $547,320 program-support gift to Junior Achievement in Denver, signaling how central youth civic and entrepreneurship education is to its giving. The foundation also makes repeated large awards to school-choice and free-market education organizations, including Ace Scholarships and Prager University Foundation, alongside support for movement-building groups such as Stand Together and Stand Together Trust. Its recent grants show a consistent pattern of backing organizations that shape K–12 education, civic learning, and conservative or pro-market ideas rather than broad social service work. The foundation’s check sizes are often substantial, and several recipients appear more than once across multiple years, suggesting an ongoing relationship with a relatively small set of aligned groups. Colorado organizations are prominent in the record, but the foundation also funds national groups based in California, Virginia, Arizona, and Texas. Faith-oriented support appears as well, including grants to Christian Ministry Alliance and local churches.
Education is the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $256,000 to Ace Scholarships in Greenwood Village for program support, and it added another $250,000 in 2025 to the same organization. Youth civic and entrepreneurship programming also appears in the record through a $547,320 grant to Junior Achievement in Denver. On the media and messaging side, it supported Prager University with $340,000 in 2025 and $250,000 to Prager University Foundation in 2024. Movement infrastructure shows up through grants to Stand Together and Stand Together Trust, both in Arlington. Faith-based support is part of the mix too, with a $100,000 grant to Christian Ministry Alliance in Chicago and additional gifts to local churches in Colorado.
The foundation’s typical grant size is highly skewed toward larger awards: p25 is $6,250, median is $250,000, and p75 is $250,000. That pattern fits a portfolio built around substantial program-support grants rather than lots of small awards. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ace Scholarships, Prager University Foundation, Stand Together, and Hope Haven Rwanda, which points to recurring support for selected organizations. The foundation is structured as a family foundation, does not fund individuals, and makes no program-related investments. Its grants are described as program support and restricted or project-specific funding, with short-term program funding also noted.
$1.3M
$358K
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Most grants fall between $6K and $250K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$250K
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Notable grantees: ACE Scholarships, PragerU / Prager University Foundation, Stand Together / Stand Together Trust, Junior Achievement, Turning Point USA
Grant recipients are all in the United States. Colorado is the main destination by count, and 54% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Denver appears repeatedly, including Junior Achievement, Leadership Program of the Rockies, and Flatirons Community Church. Other Colorado recipient cities include Greenwood Village, Centennial, Englewood, Sedalia, Castle Rock, Westminster, and Golden. Outside Colorado, awards land in Arlington, Sherman Oaks, Chicago, Phoenix, Southlake, West Point, Americus, and Jackson.
The record shows support for K–12 school choice, youth civic education and entrepreneurship, conservative or libertarian media and education, movement-building philanthropy, and faith-based ministries. Examples include Ace Scholarships, Junior Achievement, Prager University Foundation, Stand Together, and Christian Ministry Alliance.
The grant-size distribution is centered on large awards: p25 is $6,250, while both the median and p75 are $250,000. That means many grants are at or near a quarter-million dollars, even though some smaller program-support gifts also appear.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ace Scholarships, Prager University Foundation, Stand Together, and Hope Haven Rwanda. The repeated awards suggest ongoing support rather than one-time gifts for those organizations.
Colorado receives the most grants by count, and 54% of all grants in the dataset go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Denver and Greenwood Village are especially visible among recipient locations.
The recent grants are consistently labeled program support, and the foundation also uses restricted or project-specific funding and short-term program funding. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $340,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ACE SCHOLARSHIPS | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $250,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STAND TOGETHER TRUST | ARLINGTON, VA | $200,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| USA TRANSFROM | SOUTHLAKE, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TURNING POINT USA | PHOENIX, AZ | $105,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN MINISTRY ALLIANCE | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WESTPOINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES | WEST POINT, NY | $84,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BRAVE CHURCH | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN VOICE | CENTENNIAL, CO | $26,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FLATIRONS COMMUNITY CHURCH | DENVER, CO | $18,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF THE ROCKIES | DENVER, CO | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JACK A VICKERS PROSTATE CANCER FUND | CASTLE ROCK, CO | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOCRATES IN THE CITY | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE HAVEN RWANDA | SEDALIA, CO | $4,786 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RISEFAMILYORG | WESTMINSTER, CO | $515 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JACKSON HOLD CLASSICAL ACADEMY | JACKSON, WY | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ACE SCHOLARSHIPS | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $256,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STAND TOGETHER | ARLINGTON, VA | $250,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JACK VICKERS FUND FOR PROSTATE CANCER | CENTENNIAL, CO | $7,500 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE HAVEN RWANDA | SEDALIA, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $1,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | DENVER, CO | $547,320 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ACE SCHOLARSHIPS | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $250,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STAND TOGETHER | ARLINGTON, VA | $250,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEFFCO ANIMAL SHELTER | GOLDEN, CO | $500 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS
$250,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
USA TRANSFROM
$125,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
TURNING POINT USA
$105,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHRISTIAN MINISTRY ALLIANCE
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BRAVE CHURCH
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN VOICE
$26,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FLATIRONS COMMUNITY CHURCH
$18,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JACK A VICKERS PROSTATE CANCER FUND
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOCRATES IN THE CITY
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
RISEFAMILYORG
$515PROGRAM SUPPORT
JACKSON HOLD CLASSICAL ACADEMY
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS
$256,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
STAND TOGETHER
$250,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JACK VICKERS FUND FOR PROSTATE CANCER
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
STAND TOGETHER
$250,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEFFCO ANIMAL SHELTER
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT