FUNDER
JOY FUND
15recipients FY2016–24
$475,000giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 71% of giving in Colorado
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A local funder — 71% of its dollars go to CO. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, KS, MA, SD, UT.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BOULDER, CO | program funder | 7 |
| MIGHTY ARROW FAMILY FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | program funder | 5 |
| WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | BENTONVILLE, AR | large program funder | 4 |
| ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BASALT, CO | program funder | 3 |
| GREEN FUND | WESTMINSTER, CO | program funder | 3 |
| PATAGONIAORG | large program funder | 3 | |
| STEINER-KING FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | program funder | 3 |
| THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | large program funder | 3 |
| TOMKAT RANCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | PESCADERO, CA | program funder | 3 |
| VF FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 3 |
| ARGOSY FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| BAILEY FAMILY FOUNDATION | KNOXVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| BALGLEY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | PALM BCH GDNS, FL | program funder | 2 |
| BUILDERS INITIATIVE | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| COLORADO TRUST | DENVER, CO | program funder | 2 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN BENITO COUNTY | HOLLISTER, CA | program funder | 2 |
| CURRENTS PRIVATE FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | program funder | 2 |
| JAMES AND TANYA MAHOOD FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, ME | program funder | 2 |
| LADYBUG FOUNDATION INC | LOUISVILLE, CO | program funder | 2 |
| MCKINSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | program funder | 2 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| PRENTICE FOUNDATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | program funder | 2 |
| RECORDS-JOHNSTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CO | 4 | 2024 | $113,000 |
| GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND INC | CO | 3 | 2024 | $30,000 |
| ECDYSIS FOUNDATION | SD | 2 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| DENVER URBAN GARDENS | CO | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| DRYLANDS AGROECOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | CO | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| SLOW MONEY INSTITUTE INC | CO | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| CONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND | CO | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE | CO | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| OURAY COUNTY FOOD PANTRY | CO | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| CERES INC | MA | 3 | 2023 | $30,000 |
| MOAB VALLEY MULTICULTURAL CENTER | UT | 2 | 2023 | $10,000 |
| AS YOU SOW | CA | 1 | 2023 | $2,500 |
| SAVORY INSTITUTE ORG INC | CO | 1 | 2022 | $7,500 |
| LAND INSTITUTE | KS | 1 | 2022 | $7,500 |
| THE VENTURE OUT PROJECT INC | MA | 1 | 2022 | $2,500 |