Colorado Is A Leading State in Conservative Grantmaking and Grant Receiving, NCRP Report Finds 5/10/2004
From: Naomi Tacuyan of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, 202-387-9177, ext. 17 or naomi@ncrp.org News Advisory: -- Colorado Is A Leading State in Conservative Grantmaking and Grant Receiving, NCRP Report Finds -- Discussions with coauthors of report in Denver and Colorado Springs to be sponsored by the Gill Foundation and the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado Colorado received the tenth largest sum of grant money from conservative foundations from 1999 to 2001, according to a National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy report entitled Axis of Ideology: Conservative Foundations and Public Policy. Co- authors Jeff Krehely and Meaghan House will discuss the state and national implications of this grantmaking and other important findings of this report. Major findings about Colorado conservative grantmaking and receiving: -- Top Colorado grantmakers include the Castle Rock Foundation, Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation, and The Anschutz Foundation. Their combined conservative giving from 1999-2001 totals $4,826,932. -- Colorado ranks third nationwide in combined conservative foundation assets. Assets equal $838,646,720, which is 11.4 percent of assets nationwide. -- Top Colorado grant recipients include: Focus on the Family, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Independence Institute, and the Republican Leadership Program. Speakers: Jeff Krehely, deputy director, and Meaghan House, research associate, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy DENVER WHEN: Wednesday, May 12, 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Gill Foundation, 2215 Market St., Suite 205, Denver MODERATOR: Mike Roque, director, Office of Strategic Partnerships, City and County of Denver --- COLORADO SPRINGS WHEN: Wednesday, May 12, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, 315 East Costilla, Colorado Springs MODERATOR: Mary Lou Makepeace, executive director, Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, former mayor of Colorado Springs To reserve a space, please respond by Monday, May 10 to Allison Johnson at allisonj@gillfoundation.org or 303-292-4455. Axis of Ideology: Conservative Foundations and Public Policy can be ordered online at http://www.ncrp.org or via telephone at 202-387-9177, ext. 20, at $25 per copy ($12.50 for NCRP members, free for journalists). View the executive summary at http://www.ncrp.org/PDF/AxisofIdeology-ExecutiveSummary.pdf. The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy is dedicated to helping the philanthropic community advance the values of social and economic justice for all Americans. Committed to helping funders more effectively serve the most disadvantaged Americans, NCRP is a national watchdog, research and advocacy organization that promotes public accountability and accessibility among foundations, corporate grantmakers, individual donors and workplace giving programs. For more information or to join, visit http://www.ncrp.org or call 202-387-9177. |