Brett Family Foundation
Private foundation · Boulder, CO · EIN 84-1525821 · reported 2023–2025
142grants reported
$5,000median award
$4,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1123 Spruce St
Boulder, CO 80302-4001
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County BRETT - SHOEMAKER FUND: LYONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | Boulder, CO | $106,500 |
| The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County BRETT - SHOEMAKER FUND: LYONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | Boulder, CO | $90,000 |
| The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County BRETT - SHOEMAKER FUND: LYONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | Boulder, CO | $90,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation COLORADO TRUSTEE NETWORK | Broomfield, CO | $67,000 |
| The Bell Policy Center | Denver, CO | $60,000 |
| The Bell Policy Center | Denver, CO | $58,000 |
| The Bell Policy Center | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| New Era Colorado Foundation | Boulder, CO | $40,500 |
| New Era Colorado Foundation | Boulder, CO | $35,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation COLORADO TRUSTEE NETWORK | Broomfield, CO | $33,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation Center for African and African American Studies | Broomfield, CO | $30,000 |
| New Era Colorado Foundation | Boulder, CO | $22,500 |
| Colorado Symphony Association | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Colorado Times Recorder | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Progressnow Colorado Education | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Colorado Symphony Association | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Community Resource Center Inc | Denver, CO | $13,000 |
| Colorado Democracy Network | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Impact Charitable Oxygen Fund | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Progressnow Colorado Education | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Centennial, CO | $10,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation CMDI | Broomfield, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Democracy Network | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Symphony Association | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| National Trust for Local News | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Centennial, CO | $10,000 |
| The Colorado Independent Dba Colorado News Collaborative | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation Center for African and African American Studies | Broomfield, CO | $10,000 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Colorado Democracy Network | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Times Recorder | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| National Trust for Local News | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Centennial, CO | $10,000 |
| The Colorado Education Initiative COLORADO TRUSTEE NETWORK | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County ZOE CHASE MEMORIAL FUND: LYONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation BUENO CENTER FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION FUND | Broomfield, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Progressnow Colorado Education | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund | Denver, CO | $8,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $8,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation College of Media, Communication, and School of Public Affairs Fund | Broomfield, CO | $8,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $8,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $8,000 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $7,500 |
| Cobalt Foundation | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $7,500 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Great Education Colorado Fund | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Together Colorado | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Cobalt Foundation | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $7,500 |
| Community Resource Center Inc | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Great Education Colorado Fund | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Together Colorado | Denver, CO | $7,500 |
| Colorado Poverty Law Project | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| Colorado Poverty Law Project | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
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