Brett Family Foundation

The Brett Family Foundation is a private foundation making grants to left-of-center social change organizations in Colorado.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: www.brettfoundation.org
Location: Boulder, CO View on map
Tax ID: 84-1525821
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $9,128,467 Revenue: $246,657 Expenses: $662,021

The Brett Family Foundation is a private foundation making grants to left-of-center social change organizations in Colorado.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $9,128,467 $246,657 $662,021 View
2023 $8,769,131 $293,618 $643,397 View
2022 $8,175,550 $236,438 $736,165 View
2021 $10,700,976 $866,675 $644,089 View
2020 $10,054,065 $708,893 $654,067 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $6,746,717
  • Number of Grants: 728
  • Number of Recipients: 224

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$160,0002020 Community Foundation Boulder CountyPROGRAM SUPPORT – BRETT-SHOEMAKER FUND
$106,5002023 The Community Foundation Serving Boulder CountyBRETT – SHOEMAKER FUND: LYONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100,0002022 Community Foundation Boulder CountyPROGRAM SUPPORT – BRETT-SHOEMAKER FUND; WILDFIRE RELIEF FUND
$90,0002024 Community Foundation Boulder CountyBRETT – SHOEMAKER FUND: LYONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$70,0002021 Community Foundation Boulder CountyPROGRAM SUPPORT – BRETT-SHOEMAKER FUND; COVID RELIEF FUND
$67,0002023 University of Colorado FoundationCOLORADO TRUSTEE NETWORK
$60,0002022 The Bell Policy CenterOPERATING SUPPORT; PROGRAM SUPPORT – TAXPAYER EDUCATION PROJECT
$58,0002024 The Bell Policy CenterGeneral support
$58,0002020 The Bell Policy CenterOPERATING SUPPORT
$57,5002020 University of Colorado FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT; PROGRAM SUPPORT – SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FUND AT CU-DENVER, PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, GROWING UP BOULDER – CEDAR FUND, CONFERENCE ON WORLD AFFAIRS, GENERATIONS! CLINIC FUND
$50,0002023 The Bell Policy CenterGeneral support
$50,0002021 The Bell Policy CenterOPERATING SUPPORT
$50,0002021 University of Colorado FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT; PROGRAM SUPPORT – CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES FUND
$40,5002024 New Era Colorado Action FundGeneral Support
$37,5002022 New Era Colorado FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
$36,0002022 University of Colorado FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT – CU BOULDER CONFERENCE ON WORLD AFFAIRS, CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES FUND, MARSHALL FIRE SUPPORT FUND
$33,0002024 University of Colorado FoundationCOLORADO TRUSTEE NETWORK
$25,0002022 Blair County Historical SocietyOPERATING SUPPORT
$22,5002023 New Era Colorado Action FundGeneral Support
$22,5002021 New Era Colorado FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT; PROGRAM SUPPORT – CU BOULDER STUDENT ACTIVISM
$20,0002021 University of Colorado FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT; PROGRAM SUPPORT – LEAD SCHOLARSHIP FUND, GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND, KAREN POSSEHL WOMEN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND, COLLEGE OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$19,0002022 University of Colorado FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT – SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FUND, LEADERS IN LAW & COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, CU ENGAGEMENT CENTER, CU INDEPENDENT FUND
$15,0002024 COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONGeneral Support
$15,0002023 Progressnow Colorado EducationGeneral support
$15,0002022 Colorado Civic Engagement RoundtableOPERATING SUPPORT

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