Private foundation · EIN 31-1207183 · Denver, Colorado

Gates Industrial Corporation Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 89 grants paid, $241K total, median $250. 46% of grants stayed in Colorado.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
89
$241K
Median grant
$250
Stays in CO
46%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.0M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 89 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Merit Scholarship CorporationChicago, ILSupport charitable cause$79K
Regis Jesuit High SchoolAurora, COSupport charitable cause$50K
American Red Cross Mile High ChapterDenver, COSupport charitable cause$27K
Wish for WheelsDenver, COSupport charitable cause$23K
Girls Incorporated of Metro DenverDenver, COSupport charitable cause$10K
Missouri 4h FoundationColumbia, MOSupport charitable cause$10K
Mile High United Way IncDenver, COSupport charitable cause$7,550
Denver Dumb Friends LeagueDenver, COSupport charitable cause$5,000
The Gathering PlaceDenver, COSupport charitable cause$5,000
Good Shepherd FoundationDenver, COSupport charitable cause$5,000
Association of Graduates of the US Military AcademyWest Point, NYSupport charitable cause$3,727
Food Bank of the RockiesDenver, COSupport charitable cause$3,015
National Foundation for Celiac AwarenessAmbler, PASupport charitable cause$3,000
University of DetroitDetroit, MISupport charitable cause$2,927
El Sistema ColoradoDenver, COSupport charitable cause$2,397
Kent Denver SchoolEnglewood, COSupport charitable cause$2,000
St Paul SchoolLeitchfield, KYSupport charitable cause$2,000
Parents of Troop 628Lone Tree, COSupport charitable cause$2,000
Newport Central Catholic High SchoolNewport, KYSupport charitable cause$1,750
Parker Task Force for Human ServicesParker, COSupport charitable cause$1,500
Alliance for Choice in EducationGreenwood Village, COSupport charitable cause$1,500
Escuela de GuadalupeDenver, COSupport charitable cause$1,050
Colorado Institute of Developmental Pediatrics IncEnglewood, COSupport charitable cause$1,000
Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen IncEvergreen, COSupport charitable cause$1,000
Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UTSupport charitable cause$1,000
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GASupport charitable cause$930
The Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender CommunityDenver, COSupport charitable cause$925
Colorado Fourteeners InitiativeLakewood, COSupport charitable cause$750
Oasis International MinistriesSt Louis, MOSupport charitable cause$700
South Carolina State University Foundation IncOrangeburg, SCSupport charitable cause$550
Christian Appalachian ProjectLexington, KYSupport charitable cause$500
Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta, GASupport charitable cause$500
John Austin Cheley FoundationDenver, COSupport charitable cause$500
University of Iowa FoundationIowa City, IASupport charitable cause$500
Food Bank for Central & Northeast MoColumbia, MOSupport charitable cause$500
Alzheimers Association Greater Illinois ChapterChicago, ILSupport charitable cause$500
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KYSupport charitable cause$500
Camp Idrahaje AssociationBailey, COSupport charitable cause$500
EpicPeoria, ILSupport charitable cause$350
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Covington IncCovington, KYSupport charitable cause$300
Elizabethtown Band Boosters IncElizabethtown, KYSupport charitable cause$300
Great Lakes Dog Rescue IncMetamora, MISupport charitable cause$256
Mending FacesBroomfield, COSupport charitable cause$250
Tender Loving Christ IncIdledale, COSupport charitable cause$250
Slippery Rock University Foundation IncSlippery Rock, PASupport charitable cause$250
Wild Animal SanctuaryKeenesburg, COSupport charitable cause$250
Metro CaringDenver, COSupport charitable cause$210
American Heart Association DallasDallas, TXSupport charitable cause$202
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FLSupport charitable cause$200
The St Francis CenterDenver, COSupport charitable cause$200
Pasadena Humane SocietyPasadena, CASupport charitable cause$157
University of Colorado FoundationDenver, COSupport charitable cause$150
Davis Phinney FoundationLouisville, COSupport charitable cause$150
Klove IncFranklin, TNSupport charitable cause$150
Back Alley BikesDetroit, MISupport charitable cause$150
Friends of Foothills Animal ShelterGolden, COSupport charitable cause$150
Spirit of AuroraAurora, COSupport charitable cause$150
St Louis UniversitySt Louis, MOSupport charitable cause$150
Diocese of CovingtonCovington, KYSupport charitable cause$150
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DCSupport charitable cause$105

By state: Colorado 41 · Illinois 4 · Missouri 4 · Kentucky 8 · Michigan 4 · Pennsylvania 2

About this foundation

Gates Industrial Corporation Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Denver, Colorado, tax-exempt since 1989. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Gates Industrial Corporation Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Gates Industrial Corporation Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $241K across 89 grants, a median of $250.

Where does Gates Industrial Corporation Foundation give?

Colorado (41 grants), Illinois (4 grants), Missouri (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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