Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation
Historical FunderDenver, Colorado · EIN 84-6037604 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$19.8M
Organizations funded486
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$477.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE |
|---|---|
| Address | 950 S CHERRY STREET SUITE 1500, DENVER CO 80246 |
| Phone | 3037441688 |
| Form and materials | APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR ONLINE GRANTEE PORTAL SUPPORTED BY GIVING DATA BY 5:00 PM ON THE DEADLINE DATE. GRANT SEEKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM OFFICERS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION. |
| Deadlines | THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026; FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026; TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 |
| Restrictions | THE FOUNDATION FUNDS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND INITIATIVES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. ORGANIZATIONS ARE LIMITED TO ONE GRANT REQUEST IN ANY 12- MONTH PERIOD. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
2% of grants went outside Colorado.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Forum Fund Inc | Denver, CO | The drive initiative at the colorado | $1,000,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the San Lui | Alamosa, CO | Ece capital, to be paid when 50 of c | $300,000 |
| Vail Valley Foundation Inc | Avon, CO | Capital for the avon childcare cente | $250,000 |
| Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition | Denver, CO | Ffn caregiver policy implementation, | $220,000 |
| Stratton Area Foundation 2 Inc | Stratton, CO | Childcare center development in stra | $220,000 |
| Colorado Community College System F | Denver, CO | The skills instructor pilot at four | $200,000 |
| Early Childhood Council Leadership | Arvada, CO | The family child care home facilitie | $200,000 |
| Tlc Learning Center | Longmont, CO | Capital for the tlc early learning c | $200,000 |
| Resilient Communities Resilient Fut | Denver, CO | Embedding trauma-informed practices | $185,000 |
| Clayton Early Learning Trustee Geor | Denver, CO | General operating support, to be pai | $175,000 |
| Centennial Mental Health Center Inc | Sterling, CO | Early childhood mental health consul | $170,000 |
| Western Stock Show Association | Denver, CO | Sponsorship naming rights for the sc | $166,666 |
| Health Solutions | Pueblo, CO | Early childhood mental health consul | $165,000 |
| Colorado Childrens Campaign Inc | Denver, CO | To be paid over two years and to be | $150,000 |
| Confluence Center of Colorado Inc | Grand Junction, CO | Capital for stream preschool, to be | $150,000 |
| Early Childhood Council of Larimer | Fort Collins, CO | Early childhood mental health consul | $150,000 |
| Early Childhood Council San Luis Va | Alamosa, CO | Early childhood mental health consul | $150,000 |
| Wild Bear Nature Center | Nederland, CO | Capital for the early childhood prog | $150,000 |
| Teachorg Inc | San Francisco, CA | Expanding teach colorados support of | $142,250 |
| Joint Initiatives for Youth Famili | Colorado Springs, CO | Infrastructure and systems building, | $125,000 |
| Arapahoe County Early Childhood Cou | Centennial, CO | Infrastructure and systems building, | $125,000 |
| Buell Early Childhood Leaders Netwo | Denver, CO | The buell early childhood leaders ne | $125,000 |
| Buell Early Childhood Leaders Netwo | Denver, CO | The buell early childhood leaders ne | $125,000 |
| Montessori Intergenerational Learni | Denver, CO | General operating support, to be pai | $125,000 |
| Care Investment Partners Lp | San Diego, CA | Mission driven finances colorado car | $125,000 |
| Montessori Del Mundo | Aurora, CO | Capital to open new ece slots | $125,000 |
| Bright Futures | Telluride, CO | To be paid over two years and to be | $123,000 |
| Healthy Child Care Colorado | Denver, CO | Early childhood mental health consul | $115,000 |
| Jefferson Center for Mental Health | Wheat Ridge, CO | To be used as follows 85,000 for ear | $115,000 |
| State Board for Community Colleges | Lakewood, CO | Infrastructure and systems building, | $102,000 |
| Young Tracks Inc | Steamboat Springs, CO | Capital to replace the center's roof | $101,500 |
| Early Childhood Council Leadership | Arvada, CO | General operating support,to be paid | $100,000 |
| Early Childhood Council Leadership | Arvada, CO | The t.e.a.c.h. early childhood schol | $100,000 |
| Early Childhood Council of the San | Alamosa, CO | Infrastructure and systems building, | $100,000 |
| The Early Childhood Partnership of | Thornton, CO | Infrastructure and systems building | $100,000 |
| Emmanuel STEM International | Aurora, CO | Capital to open new ece slots at gat | $100,000 |
| Healthy Child Care Colorado | Denver, CO | Pyramid colorado network hub | $100,000 |
| History Colorado | Denver, CO | The temple buell curator of architec | $100,000 |
| Mile High Montessori Early Learning | Denver, CO | General operating support, excluding | $100,000 |
| The Powerhouse | Durango, CO | Capital to open new ece slots | $100,000 |
| Mountain Valley Developmental Servi | Glenwood Springs, CO | Rocky mountain early childhood counc | $98,000 |
| Early Childhood Council of Larimer | Fort Collins, CO | Infrastructure and systems building, | $95,000 |
| Colorado Education Initiative | Denver, CO | The K-12 post secondary and workforc | $94,600 |
| State | Pueblo, CO | Infrastructure and systems building | $94,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese O | Pueblo, CO | The family education and empowerment | $90,000 |
| Focus Points Family Resource Center | Denver, CO | Parents as teachers and home instruc | $90,000 |
| Mesa County Partnership for Childre | Clifton, CO | Mesa county partnership for children | $88,000 |
| Aurora Comprehensive Community Ment | Aurora, CO | Early childhood mental health consul | $85,000 |
| Denver Health and Hospitals Foundat | Denver, CO | Early childhood mental health consul | $85,000 |
| Early Childhood Council of Boulder | Longmont, CO | Infrastructure and systems building, | $85,000 |
| Family Star Inc | Denver, CO | General operating support | $85,000 |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Col | Denver, CO | To be used as follows 62,000 for the | $83,000 |
| Family Visitor Program of Garfield | Glenwood Springs, CO | Home visitation and the motherwise p | $83,000 |
| Ability Connection Colorado | Denver, CO | The creative options for early educa | $80,000 |
| Denver Early Childhood Council Inc | Denver, CO | Infrastructure and systems building, | $80,000 |
| The Colorado Springs Child Nursery | Colorado Springs, CO | General operating support | $80,000 |
| State of Colorado | Denver, CO | Partial salary support for the gover | $80,000 |
| Mile High Montessori Early Learning | Denver, CO | The early learning centers | $80,000 |
| Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learn | Fort Collins, CO | General operating support | $80,000 |
| Joint Initiatives for Youth Famili | Colorado Springs, CO | Ec local financing support | $77,875 |
Showing the 60 largest of 486 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition | Denver, CO | Ffn caregiver policy implementation | $220,000 |
| Colorado Community College System F | Denver, CO | The skills instructor pilot at four | $200,000 |
| Early Childhood Council Leadership | Arvada, CO | The family child care home facilitie | $200,000 |
| Clayton Early Learning Trustee Ge | Denver, CO | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Buell Early Childhood Leaders Netwo | Denver, CO | The buell early childhood leaders ne | $150,000 |
| Colorado Childrens Campaign Inc | Denver, CO | General operating support, excluding | $150,000 |
| Early Childhood Council Leadership | Arvada, CO | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Early Childhood Council Leadership | Arvada, CO | The t.e.a.c.h. early childhood schol | $100,000 |
| History Colorado | Denver, CO | The temple buell curator of architec | $100,000 |
| History Colorado | Denver, CO | The temple buell curator of architec | $100,000 |
| Montessori Intergenerational Learni | Denver, CO | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese O | Pueblo, CO | The family education and empowerment | $90,000 |
| Chalkbeat Inc | New York, NY | Chalkbeat colorado coverage of early | $75,000 |
| Growing Home Inc | Westminster, CO | Parents as teachers | $75,000 |
| Invest in Kids | Denver, CO | Incredible years, to be paid over tw | $75,000 |
| Regional Home Visitation Program | Yuma, CO | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Thriving Families | Denver, CO | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Parent Possible | Denver, CO | Home visitation | $67,000 |
| Valley Settlement | Glenwood Springs, CO | Family, friend and neighbor caregive | $63,000 |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Founda | Aurora, CO | Aurora teen pregnancy prevention col | $60,000 |
| Colorado Association of Family Chil | Arvada, CO | Family child care support program | $50,000 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Cent | Denver, CO | General operating support ofassuring | $50,000 |
| Executives Partnering to Invest in | Denver, CO | All activities benefitting colorado | $50,000 |
| The Archer Group | Denver, CO | Advocacy efforts benefitting childre | $50,000 |
| Trailhead Institute | Denver, CO | Charge for positive youth developmen | $50,000 |
| Arapahoe Community College Foundati | Littleton, CO | The readying educating supporting pr | $40,000 |
| Kids First Health Care | Commerce City, CO | The reproductive health education pr | $40,000 |
| Roots Family Center | Denver, CO | The home visitation program | $40,000 |
| Colorado Center on Law and Policy | Denver, CO | General operating support | $37,500 |
| The Matthews House | Fort Collins, CO | For community life centers early chi | $35,000 |
| Focusedkids | Carbondale, CO | Programming for families with childr | $30,000 |
| Family Resources Center Association | Denver, CO | The colorado fatherhood network | $25,000 |
| Montessori Intergenerational Learni | Denver, CO | General operating support | $25,000 |
| The Americas Association for the Ca | Longmont, CO | The pamoja home visiting program | $25,000 |
| The Resource Exchange | Colorado Springs, CO | Early childhood services, excluding | $25,000 |
| Grand Beginnings | Granby, CO | The community tuition assistance pro | $20,000 |
| Tri-County Family Care Center Inc | Rocky Ford, CO | Early childhood programs | $20,000 |
| Copper Community Childcare Mounta | Copper Mountain, CO | General operating support | $17,000 |
| Early Childhood Council Leadership | Arvada, CO | The colorado coaching consortium | $15,000 |
| Summit County Public Health | Frisco, CO | Healthy choices program | $15,000 |
| Alamosa County Public Health Depart | Alamosa, CO | Partnership for healthy teen sexuali | $10,000 |
| Bright Futures | Telluride, CO | Child care center director-mentor pr | $10,000 |
| Gunnison County Hhs | Gunnison, CO | Parents as teachers | $10,000 |
| Eagle Valley Childcare Center Corpo | Eagle, CO | General operating support | $9,000 |
| Caon Literacy Center | Caon City, CO | The readiness for reading class | $8,500 |
| Eureka Mcconnell Science Museum | Grand Junction, CO | Licensed child care and the amigos p | $6,000 |
| Colorado Head Start Association | Englewood, CO | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Emmanuel STEM International | Aurora, CO | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Parent Possible | Denver, CO | Home visitation | $5,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation F | Denver, CO | The university of colorado, colorado | $5,000 |
| Children's Mini College | Glenwood Springs, CO | General operating support | $4,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19,798,712 | 537 |
| 2023 | $18,350,862 | 531 |
| 2022 | $19,351,468 | 550 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Dec 16, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543509349100114
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-6037604
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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