About Daniels Fund
The available record shows the Daniels Fund made a single very large disbursement ($63.6M) described only as 'SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT,' so the foundation’s specific thematic priorities cannot be determined from this dataset alone. The pattern suggests strategic, high-dollar giving rather than many small grants, and that major commitments or structural gifts (e.g., large program grants, endowments, or pooled funding) are part of their approach. To understand subject-area priorities and typical grantee types, review the attached statement or the foundation’s public grant guidelines.
Focus Areas
Unable to determine from provided data — attached statement required to identify specific thematic areasPotential strategic/organizational support (e.g., endowments or multi-year program funding) — inferred from single large disbursementGeographic or sector focus unknown without further documentation
Who They Fund
K–12 students (including charter and classical schools)college and university studentsyouth and adolescent athleteslow-income families and individuals
About Daniels Fund
A single 2023 disbursement of $63,585,856 described only as “See Attached Statement” stands out in the Daniels Fund record and signals that this foundation makes very large commitments alongside its more standard operating grants. In the 2025 grants list, the Daniels Fund supported a wide mix of education, civic, youth, and community organizations, including Young Americans Education Foundation with two operating awards and Advance Pathways with general operating support. It also backed capital and expansion efforts, such as Wyo Sports Ranch in Casper and Step Denver’s Colorado Springs capital portion, showing that the foundation funds both ongoing operations and facilities or growth projects. Higher education and school-related work appear frequently in the record, but so do youth sports, homelessness services, and workforce-oriented programs. The foundation’s recent activity points to concentrated, high-dollar support for organizations in Colorado and adjacent states, with several grants tied to specific programs, pipelines, or construction campaigns rather than unrestricted small gifts. The pattern suggests a funder that uses sizable awards to support organizational capacity, facilities, and named initiatives across a limited geographic footprint.
What Daniels Fund Funds
Education-related grants appear across several subfields. The Daniels Fund gave $1,200,000 to the Archdiocese of Denver for the Catholic school core quality teacher pipeline and preparation, and $900,000 to Excellent Schools New Mexico for New Mexico charter school expansion. It also awarded $500,000 to Charter Fund Incorporated Dba Charter School Growth Fund for National Fund IV - Building Momentum for the Next Decade. Civic education is another visible lane: the funder gave $1,750,000 to the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation for National Civics Bee, and $500,000 to The Bill of Rights Institute for Being an American Project & Civics Bee support. Youth development and athletics are also present, including $500,000 to Colorado Gives Foundation for a youth sports giving-day matching gift and $400,000 to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation for Team USA Boxing. Housing and recovery-related support shows up through a $400,000 grant to Sober Apartment Living Co for property renovation.
How Daniels Fund Gives
The grant-size distribution is unusually flat in the provided snapshot: p25, median, and p75 are all $63,585,856, reflecting a single very large disbursement in the data. The rest of the recent list consists of repeated seven-figure and mid-six-figure awards, often for operating support, capital campaigns, or program-specific initiatives. The pattern is not one-off only; several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Young Americans Education Foundation, Crosspurpose, and Colorado Gives Foundation. Daniels Fund is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it makes grants to individuals as well as organizations. The geographic scope is local, with all grants in the dataset going to recipients in Colorado.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$69.5M
Total Assets
$1.4B
Total Revenue
$184.5M
Total Expenses
$85.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $63.6M and $63.6M, with a median of $63.6M.
25th Percentile
$63.6M
Median
$63.6M
75th Percentile
$63.6M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
HANNA SKANDERA
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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