Madrono Foundation
Private foundation · Denver, CO · EIN 46-5476723 · reported 2023–2025
58grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 58 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $50K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
250 Steele St Ste 375
Denver, CO 80206-5200
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACLU Foundation of San Diego HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Essential Access Health HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 |
| Access Reproductive Justice HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Oakland, CA | $50,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Lavender Rights Project HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Climate Justice Alliance ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 |
| Green Latinos ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE | Boulder, CO | $50,000 |
| The Wilderness Land Trust ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE | Helena, MT | $50,000 |
| Center for Environmental Law & Policy ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| The Climate Center ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 |
| The Bail Project POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Venice, CA | $50,000 |
| Undue Medical Debt POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Long Island City, NY | $50,000 |
| Center for Refugee Services POVERTY ALLIVIATION | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 |
| Harvest International Ministry POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 |
| Fundamental Needs POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Cortez, CO | $50,000 |
| Solid Ground POVERTY ALLIVIATION | White Bear Lake, MN | $50,000 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE | Billings, MT | $50,000 |
| Border Angels HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | San Diego, CA | $50,000 |
| Texas Tribune Inc SPECIAL PROJECTS | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Chief Seattle Club POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Uptogether POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Oakland, CA | $50,000 |
| The Bail Project POVERTY ALLIVIATION | Venice, CA | $50,000 |
| Native American Land Conservancy ENVIRONMENTAL | Banning, CA | $50,000 |
| Tilth Alliance ENVIRONMENTAL | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network ENVIRONMENTAL | Bemidji, MN | $50,000 |
| Center for Environmental Law & Policy ENVIRONMENTAL | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Refugee Health Alliance HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | LA Jolla, CA | $50,000 |
| California Latinas for Reproductive Justice HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Advocates for Trans Equality HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Access Reproductive Justice HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Oakland, CA | $50,000 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 |
| Lavender Rights Project HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| The Climate Center ENVIRONMENTAL | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 |
| Western Organization of Resource ENVIRONMENTAL | Billings, MT | $50,000 |
| Rip Medical Debt HUMANITARIAN | Long Island City, NY | $35,000 |
| Sound Future Foundation SPECIAL PROJECTS | Charlottesville, VA | $25,000 |
| San Diego State University Foundation SPECIAL PROJECTS | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| Casa Marianella HUMANITARIAN | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation ENVIRONMENTAL | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE, SPECIAL PROJECTS | Bemidji, MN | $12,000 |
| Community Against Sexual Harm SPECIAL PROJECTS | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 |
| San Diego Library Foundation SPECIAL PROJECTS | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| St Stephen's Episcopal School SPECIAL PROJECTS | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 |
| Border Kindness HUMANITARIAN | EL Centro, CA | $10,000 |
| The Center for Environmental Law & Policy ENVIRONMENT | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Seattle Neighborhood Greenways SPECIAL PROJECTS | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund SPECIAL PROJECTS | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Community Against Sexual Harm SPECIAL PROJECTS | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 |
| EL Buen Samaritano SPECIAL PROJECTS | Ooltewah, TN | $10,000 |
| King County Library System Foundation SPECIAL PROJECTS | Issaquah, WA | $5,000 |
| Seattle Neighborhood Greenways SPECIAL PROJECTS | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Community Again Sexual Harm HUMANITARIAN | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| Facing Hereditary Cancer Empowered (force) HUMANITARIAN | Tampa, FL | $5,000 |
| San Diego Humane Society SPECIAL PROJECTS | San Diego, CA | $5,000 |
| Rescue House Inc SPECIAL PROJECTS | Encinitas, CA | $5,000 |
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