Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc
Boulder, CO · EIN 84-1467131. Reported 339 grants totalling $1,867,000 to 149 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $4,000 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecoarts Connections | Boulder, CO | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids Dance Outreach | Indianapolis, IN | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Sage Center for the Arts | Paonia, CO | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Platteforum | Denver, CO | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Art Students League of Denver | Denver, CO | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Barnstone Art for Kids | Phoenixville, PA | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Jazz Workshop Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Children's Choir | Denver, CO | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Koresh Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Teen Arts Center | Santa Fe, NM | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spanish Danzart Society | Santa Fe, NM | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yes and Collaborative Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harrington Arts Alliance | Loveland, CO | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rock to the Future | Philadelphia, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salida Circus Outreach Foundation | Salida, CO | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Art From Ashes Inc | Denver, CO | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Darlington Arts Center | Garnet Valley, PA | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls First | Norristown, PA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Miguel Mentoring Program | Telluride, CO | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Clay Studio | Philadelphia, PA | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village Exchange Center Inc | Aurora, CO | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Embudo Valley Arts Association | Dixon, NM | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Performing Arts Academy | Highlands Ranch, CO | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Poetry Heals | Manitou Springs, CO | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vintage Theatre Productions Inc | Aurora, CO | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cmdance | Denver, CO | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Young Artists Orchestra Association | Denver, CO | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Expressive Path | Norristown, PA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keshet Dance Company | Albuquerque, NM | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Print Center | Philadelphia, PA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Employment Academy | Denver, CO | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allens Lane Art Center | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Backstory Theatre | Broomfield, CO | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creede Repertory Theatre Inc | Creede, CO | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Curious Theatre Company | Denver, CO | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mt Carmel Health Wellness and Community Center | Trinidad, CO | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Childs Song Inc | Thornton, CO | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Celebrate the Beat | Denver, CO | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Rock Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mirror Image | Arvada, CO | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Moving Arts Espanola | Velarde, NM | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Norris Square Neighborhood Project | Philadelphia, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts | Philadephia, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Young Playwrights | Philadelphia, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Rock School for Dance Education | Philadelphia, PA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Venue Theatre | Conifer, CO | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wise Fool New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arts Council of Southern Indiana | New Albany, IN | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Philadelphia YMCA | Philadelphia, PA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creative Strategies for Change | Denver, CO | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Youthchoirs | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vincent Village Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian Arts Initiative | Philadelphia, PA | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beyond the Bars | Philadelphia, PA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Concrete Couch | Colorado Springs, CO | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Etm Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Frequent Flyers Productions Inc | Boulder, CO | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Five Star Life | Elkhard, IN | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fresh Artists | Lafayette Hill, PA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heart and Hand Center | Denver, CO | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lyra Society | Philadelphia, PA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Institute of Flamenco | Albuquerque, NM | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roshni | Englewood, CO | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Samuel S Fleisher Art Memorial Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Settlement Music School of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unity Performing Arts Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Audiences of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| El Sistema Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Quintessence Theatre Group | Philadelphia, PA | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Unscripted Project | Philadelphia, PA | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thorne Nature Experience | Boulder, CO | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Writers Workshop Inc | Denver, CO | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Taller Puertorriqueo | Philadelphia, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Buildabridge International | Philadelphia, PA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canyon Concert Ballet | Fort Collins, CO | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| El Sistema Colorado | Denver, CO | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Liveconnections Org | Philadelphia, PA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Taos Children's Theatre | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angels of America's Fallen | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cherry Creek Arts Festival Dba Cherryarts | Denver, CO | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delta-Montrose Youth Services | Montrose, CO | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Musicopia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Claude Mcneal's Musical Theatre Training Progam I | Indianapolis, IN | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Fe Youth Symphony Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tilt Institute for the Contemporary Image | Philadelphia, PA | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Precious Child | Broomfield, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Valley Community Center Inc | Del Norte, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indiana Performing Arts Centre | Indianapolis, IN | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soar | Denver, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Learning Council | Paonia, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Working Classroom | Albuquerque, NM | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YOUTHPOWER365 | Avon, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fonseca Theatre Company | Indianapolis, IN | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Dance Institute New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Photography Without Borders | Philadelphia, PA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salida Circus Outreach | Salida, CO | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iam Music | Durango, CO | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artsmart New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Darlington Fine Arts Center | Garnet Valley, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia E Gregory Interdenominational School of M | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount Carmel Wellness and Community Center | Trinidad, CO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Clef Club | Philadelphia, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taller Puertorriqueno Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University City Arts League | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras & Ensembles | Denver, CO | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Sistema Indianapolis | Indianapolis, CO | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indianapolis Childrens Choir | Indianapolis, IN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading & Berks County | Reading, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Learning Councilarts for All | Paonia, CO | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thorne Ecological Institute | Boulder, CO | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Augustana Arts Inc | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana | New Albany, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Build-a-Bridge International | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia E Gregory School of Music | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indianapolis Children's Choir | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Ninos Del Teatro | Ranchos De Taos, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mas Comunidad | Peasco, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA | Conshohocken, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| September Schools Inc | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buildabridge Internationa | Philadelphia, PA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| After Your School (ays) | Indianapolis, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| After-School All-Stars | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington | Huntington, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Children's Chorale | Denver, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Tints | Salida, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Youth Mariachi Program | Commerce City, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Wayne Dance Collective | Fort Wayne, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia O'keeffe Museum | Santa Fe, NM | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia O'keeffe Musuem | Santa Fe, NM | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gibault Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indianapolis Art Center | Indianapolis, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids at Their Best | Fort Morgan, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Media Arts Council | Media, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mobile Studio | Denver, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Photo Arts Center | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media | Denver, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| September School | Boulder, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spiral Q | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple University Music Preparatory Division | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arts Hub | Lafayette, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community Resource Fund | Belen, NM | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Musical Theatre | Indianapolis, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Club of Trinidad | Trinidad, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
99 of 149 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 268 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | $457,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 101 | $538,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 79 | $464,500 | $5,500 |
| 2024 | 72 | $407,000 | $5,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 44% of this one's giving went to organizations in Colorado. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1304 8TH Street, Boulder, CO, 80302. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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