Private foundation · EIN 27-1649019 · Fort Collins, CO · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Otter Cares Foundation's grants went
It reported $719,663 in grants paid across 491 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 72.4% of those dollars to 270 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $521K 340 lines
- No confident match $197K 146
- Individuals, not shown $1,575 5
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 481 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generation Schools Network Centennial, CO · EIN 76-0783006 | $40,000 | Building Student Agency & Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship Pathways | Exact name 1.00 |
| Junior Achievement USA - Rocky Mountain Satellite Loveland, CO · no confident EIN match | $40,000 | Inspiring Entrepreneurial Youth in Northern Colorado & Wyoming | Unmatched Help match |
| Mindspark Learning Lakewood, CO · EIN 47-4615131 | $37,000 | Project Heart Education Accelerator | Same city 1.00 |
| Global Leaders Fort Collins, CO · EIN 45-4279561 | $30,000 | Global Leaders Staffing Support - Project Manager | Same address 1.00 |
| Girl Scouts of Colorado Denver, CO · EIN 84-0410630 | $25,000 | OtterCares Project Heart Patch Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Poudre High School Fort Collins, CO · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | Student ran coffee shop (Poudre Perk) | Unmatched Help match |
| Greater Than Tech San Diego, CA · EIN 84-2282133 | $20,000 | Community Robotics and Entrepreneurship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame North Canton, OH · EIN 34-1580038 | $20,000 | Camp Invention K-6 Out-of-School STEM Enrichment Program Serving Larimer and Weld Youth | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the Gardens of Spring Creek Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-1081365 | $19,550 | Project Hort Year 3 | Same address 1.00 |
| Weld Re 5J School District Milliken, CO · no confident EIN match | $19,000 | Roosevelt High School Merchandising Room | Unmatched Help match |
| Valley Elementary Educational Foundation Poway, CA · EIN 41-2221590 | $17,427 | Innovation Lab | Exact name 1.00 |
| Thompson R2-J Education Foundation Loveland, CO · EIN 84-1158256 | $15,000 | Building Leaders of Their Own Learning Who Solve Problems to Give Back at Big Thompson Elementary | Same address 1.00 |
| Poudre School District R-1 Fort Collins, CO · no confident EIN match | $10,500 | for Blevins, Boltz, Cache La Poudre Middle, Kinard, Lesher, Lincoln, Polaris, Poudre Global Academy, Preston, Webber, Timnath, Wellington, PCA HS, Centennial HS, Fort Collins HS, Fossil Ridge HS, Poudre HS, and Rocky Mountain HS specificall | Unmatched Help match |
| Briggsdale Undivided High School Briggsdale, CO · no confident EIN match | $10,450 | Briggsdale FCCLA School Store | Unmatched Help match |
| The Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools Greeley, CO · EIN 27-3567674 | $10,345 | NHS STEM-O-Sphere Station - Phase 1 | Same address 0.93 |
| A Step Beyond Escondido, CA · EIN 46-2857532 | $10,000 | Design, Sales & Charity | Same address 1.00 |
| Colorado Succeeds Denver, CO · EIN 75-3221270 | $10,000 | Colorado Succeeds x OtterCares Membership | Exact name 1.00 |
| Family Faculty Conn Dingeman Elem School San Diego, CA · EIN 33-0677432 | $10,000 | Makerspace 3D Printing Station | Same address 0.90 |
| Frontier Academy Foundation Greeley, CO · EIN 72-1524256 | $10,000 | Charitable Event | Same address 1.00 |
| Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council San Diego, CA · EIN 95-1644585 | $10,000 | Entrepreneur in a Box Workshop Series for Brownie, Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scout | Same address 1.00 |
| The Learning Choice Academy Santee, CA · EIN 20-1240743 | $10,000 | Tiny Home Project | Same street 1.00 |
| Mindspark Learning Lakewood, CO · EIN 47-4615131 | $10,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same city 1.00 |
| David's Harp Foundation San Diego, CA · EIN 27-0910766 | $10,000 | The Business Pod (Biz Pod) | Same city 1.00 |
| Bamford Elementary School Loveland, CO · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | The Gary Bamford Pack Pantry | Unmatched Help match |
| St Vrain Valley School District Longmont, CO · no confident EIN match | $8,600 | Developing Social Entrepreneurs Through Filmmaking and Business Development Education | Unmatched Help match |
| Bernardo Heights Middle San Diego, CA · no confident EIN match | $8,500 | The Collaboratory Bobcat Den | Unmatched Help match |
| Thompson R2-J Education Foundation Loveland, CO · EIN 84-1158256 | $7,000 | Loveland High School Concessions | Same address 1.00 |
| Debut Theater Company Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-1176103 | $5,000 | Debut Theatre Company- hands-on theatre education | Same address 1.00 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Pocatello, ID · EIN 46-4346568 | $5,000 | to purchase supplies for the 2023 closed2open project | Exact name 1.00 |
| Fossil Ridge High School Fort Collins, CO · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | Makerspace Upgrades & Awareness | Unmatched Help match |
| Grace Upon Grace Project Windsor, CO · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | to purchase supplies for the 2023 closed2open project | Unmatched Help match |
| The Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools Greeley, CO · EIN 27-3567674 | $4,200 | Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering Artisan Innovation Fair | Same address 0.93 |
| The Food Bank for Larimer County Loveland, CO · EIN 74-2336171 | $4,000 | Empty Bowls | Same address 1.00 |
| Poudre School District R-1 Fort Collins, CO · no confident EIN match | $4,000 | Educator Externs: Philanthropy & Nonprofit Exploration | Unmatched Help match |
| Animal Friends Alliance Fort Collins, CO · EIN 20-4969731 | $3,025 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| New Vision Charter School Loveland, CO · EIN 05-0614578 | $3,000 | The Amazing Shake | Same address 1.00 |
| Fossil Ridge High School Fort Collins, CO · no confident EIN match | $3,000 | STEM Academy Capstone Projects at Fossil Ridge High School (Dan Dannahower) | Unmatched Help match |
| Community Foundation of Northern Colorado Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-0699243 | $2,500 | 2023 Celebration of Philanthropy | Same address 1.00 |
| Fort Collins Baseball Club Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-1162182 | $2,500 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| Lubick Foundation Ramstrength Fort Collins, CO · EIN 27-1444241 | $2,500 | These funds are to be allocated for RamStrength | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Northern Colorado Foundation Greeley, CO · EIN 84-6044833 | $2,500 | Future Teacher Conference | Same address 1.00 |
| Grace Upon Grace Project Windsor, CO · no confident EIN match | $2,175 | General & Unrestricted | Unmatched Help match |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $2,048 | General & Unrestricted (SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) | Unmatched Help match |
| Animal Friends Alliance Fort Collins, CO · EIN 20-4969731 | $2,000 | Charitable Event | Same address 1.00 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County Fort Collins, CO · EIN 74-2425914 | $2,000 | Charitable Event | Same address 1.00 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-1048149 | $2,000 | Light of Hope Luncheon | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the Gardens of Spring Creek Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-1081365 | $2,000 | Charitable Event | Same address 1.00 |
| Hearts & Horses Loveland, CO · EIN 84-1387873 | $2,000 | Charitable Event | Same street 1.00 |
| Larimer County Partners Dba Partners Mentoring Youth Fort Collins, CO · EIN 74-2486211 | $2,000 | Charitable Event | Same address 1.00 |
| Poudre School District Foundation Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-1555092 | $2,000 | Charitable Event | Same city 1.00 |
5 more lines ($1,375) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.