Denver Regional Philanthropic Landscape v2

Regional Spotlight: Denver Metro Area Philanthropic Landscape 2016 ABOUT CCS FUNDRAISING CCS Fundraising designs and implements successful, transformative, development initiatives for leading nonprofits across all sectors and throughout the world Founded in 1947 Provides comprehensive fundraising services 275 permanent, professional staff Offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, New York, and London $15B in campaign goals under direct management Has advised 40% of America’s Top 100 Performing Charities DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE OVERVIEW The Denver Metro Area Philanthropic Landscape is intended to provide an overview of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy within the Denver area It synthesizes key findings from top local and national research institutions and publications CONTENTS National Snapshot Regional Snapshot Overview of the Denver Nonprofit Sector Foundation Giving and Potential Select $1M+ gifts from Denver area foundations to nonprofits Select $1M+ gifts to Denver area nonprofits from foundations Corporate Giving and Potential Select $1M+ gifts from Denver area corporations to nonprofits Select $1M+ gifts to Denver area nonprofits from corporations 10 Individual Giving and Potential 11 Select $1M+ gifts from Denver area individuals to nonprofits 12 Select $1M+ gifts to Denver area nonprofits from individuals 13 Regional Transformational Giving 14 DENVER-AURORA-LAKEWOOD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA This report defines the Denver Metropolitan Area as inclusive of the following counties, using data from the 2010 census: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park Sources: US Census 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE NATIONAL SNAPSHOT • Americans gave more than $390.05 billion in 2016, making it the most generous year on record • From 2015 to 2016, total giving increased by 2.7% in current dollars and 1.4% when adjusted for inflation • Since 1976, the average annual adjusted growth has been 2.9% Charitable Giving by Source • Individuals continue to be the single largest source of charitable donations • 48.7% of foundation giving came from family foundations, representing 7.3% of total charitable giving • When individual gifts are combined with bequests and family foundation giving, individuals contributed 87.3% of all philanthropic dollars in 2016 Charitable Giving Recipients Sources: Giving USA 2017 • Religion remains Americans’ top philanthropic priority • Environment saw the largest gain from 2015 to 2016—7.6% in current dollars and 5.8% when adjusted for inflation 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE REGIONAL SNAPSHOT DENVER METRO AREA PROFILE • Population of 2.8 million • Denver County is the most populous, closely followed by Arapahoe County • 1.07 million households • 19th most populous metropolitan statistical area by population in the United States, largest in Colorado • Median household income of $65,572 • 10 billionaires, 113,000+ millionaires (statewide) • The city with the highest average household net worth in the Denver area is Idledale in Jefferson County at $2.6M • 1,165 charitable foundations are based in the Denver area, with $13.5 billion in assets DENVER’S WEALTHIEST CITIES WHAT INDUSTRIES DRIVE THE DENVER AREA ECONOMY? • Colorado is the nation’s 2nd largest aerospace economy, with 79% of its employees in the Denver area • Rocket scientists’ wages rank among Denver’s highest —$133,840/yr Aerospace Energy • 52,000+ people work in either fossil fuel or cleantech • Wages are high in both sectors, with an average of $95,785/yr • Beverage production had the highest job growth of all CO industries from 2011-2016 at 28.1% • Healthcare & wellness are the largest employers in the Denver area—9.6% of residents work in these fields Beverage Production Healthcare & Wellness Sources: US Census, Forbes, Denver Post, Denver Business Journal, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE OVERVIEW OF DENVER NONPROFIT SECTOR 13,232 registered nonprofits in the Denver area $19.8B in total revenue of registered nonprofits $50.2B in total assets of registered nonprofits ANALYSIS OF LARGEST 130 DENVER AREA NONPROFITS Distribution of Nonprofits Financial Information Averages (among largest 130 Denver nonprofits) (among largest 130 Denver nonprofits) How does Denver compare? Sources: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Charity Navigator 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION GIVING AND POTENTIAL The Denver area is a rich source of foundation giving, and foundations hold assets of $1 billion or more • 1,165 grantmaking and other foundations • $13.5 billion in cumulative total assets and $4.4 billion in cumulative total revenue • Since 2000, more than 500 publicly reported gifts of $1 million or more have been granted by foundations in the Denver area • 23 gifts were in excess of $10 million • 71 Denver area foundations have made publicly reported grants of $1 million or more Foundation Creation in 2016 • 156 new foundations established • $85,000,000+ in new assets TOP FOUNDATION GIVING PRIORITIES FOR $1M+ GIFTS (by % of funds received) Education (20.4%) Higher Education (27.5%) Health (15.8%) Arts/Culture (10.1%) WEALTHIEST DENVER AREA GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS (as of 2016 reporting) Foundation Total Assets Total Giving Colorado Health Foundation $2,310,256,039 $75,088,000 University of Colorado Foundation $1,643,660,283 $109,198,000 Daniels Fund $1,128,799,692 $62,497,000 Anschutz Foundation $1,036,105,146 $51,495,000 Denver Foundation $660,158,892 $59,801,000 Colorado Trust $440,069,001 $7,018,000 Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation $408,504,570 $9,610,000 Gates Family Foundation $359,554,870 $19,786,000 Community First Foundation $336,656,202 $39,072,000 Boettcher Foundation $237,328,838 $10,365,000 Sources: Foundation Center, Million Dollar List 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE SELECT $1M+ GIFTS from Denver area foundations to nonprofits Donor Frederic Hamilton Family Foundation Recipient Gift Amount Year Denver, CO $100,000,000 2014 University of Colorado Foundation University of Colorado—Denver Denver, CO $65,024,000 2010 Anna and John J Sie Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora Aurora, CO $34,000,000 2008 Anschutz Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora Aurora, CO $30,000,000 2001 Anschutz Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora Aurora, CO $27,260,000 2007 Anschutz Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora Aurora, CO $25,000,000 2006 Anschutz Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora Aurora, CO $25,000,000 2000 Anschutz Foundation University of Colorado—Denver Denver, CO $15,300,000 2005 Pete Morgan Foundation Trust Valor Christian High School Highlands Ranch, CO $15,135,500 2007 Daniels Fund University of Denver Denver, CO $15,000,000 2006 Denver Foundation Utah State University Logan, UT $15,000,000 2007 Anschutz Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora Aurora, CO $13,641,000 2006 Andre and Katherine Merage Foundation American Technion Society New York, NY $12,000,000 2009 Anschutz Foundation University of Colorado—Denver Denver, CO $11,000,000 2001 Colorado Health Foundation Family Resource Center Association Denver, CO $10,550,000 2011 Avenir Foundation Emma Willard School Troy, NY $10,500,000 2004 Gates Frontiers Fund California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA $10,000,000 2008 Daniels Fund New Mexico Military Institute Foundation Roswell, NM $8,159,000 2005 Timothy and Bernadette Marquez Foundation Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $7,000,000 2008 Colorado Trust Various anti-bullying initiatives Various $5,750,000 2005 Boettcher Foundation Children’s Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $5,000,000 2004 Community First Foundation Collier Hospice Center Wheat Ridge, CO $3,000,000 2005 Gates Family Foundation Gates Tennis Center Denver, CO $3,341,000 2006 Sources: Million Dollar List Denver Art Museum Recipient Location 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE SELECT $1M+ GIFTS to Denver area nonprofits from foundations Donor Donor Location Recipient Gift Amount Year Frederic Hamilton Family Foundation Denver, CO Denver Art Museum University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO University of Colorado—Denver $65,024,000 2010 Anna and John J Sie Foundation Denver, CO University of Colorado—Aurora $34,000,000 2008 Anschutz Foundation Denver, CO University of Colorado—Aurora $30,000,000 2001 Anschutz Foundation Denver, CO University of Colorado—Aurora $27,260,000 2007 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA International Development Enterprise $27,000,000 2008 Anschutz Foundation Denver, CO University of Colorado—Aurora $25,000,000 2006 Anschutz Foundation Denver, CO University of Colorado—Aurora $25,000,000 2000 Lilly Endowment Inc Indianapolis, IN American Indian College Fund $17,500,000 2007 Kaiser Permanente Oakland, CA LiveWell Colorado $16,000,000 2008 Anschutz Foundation Denver, CO University of Colorado—Denver $15,300,000 2005 Pete Morgan Foundation Trust Littleton, CO Valor Christian High School $15,135,500 2007 Daniels Fund Denver, CO University of Denver $15,000,000 2006 Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR Charter Fund $13,766,000 2009 Edna McConnell Clark Foundation New York, NY Nurse-Family Partnership $12,000,000 2008 Wallace Foundation New York, NY Denver Public Schools $12,000,000 2011 Colorado Health Foundation Denver, CO Family Resource Center Association $10,550,000 2011 Denver Foundation Denver, CO Wildlife Experience $10,052,000 2008 ALSAM Foundation Chicago, IL University of Colorado—Aurora $10,000,000 2006 Monfort Family Foundation Eaton, CO Children’s Hospital Colorado $10,000,000 2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ Nurse-Family Partnership $10,000,000 2008 Morgridge Family Foundation Wilmington, DE Denver Museum of Natural History Sources: Million Dollar List $100,000,000 2014 $8,000,000 2010 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE CORPORATE GIVING AND POTENTIAL The gross domestic product of the Denver area is $187 billion, making it the 18th ranked metropolitan area economy in the United States • 10 Fortune 500 companies in the Denver area • 21 Fortune 1000 companies in the Denver area • Since 2000, 19 Denver area corporations have made publicly reported gifts of $1 million or more • More than 40 publicly reported gifts of $1 million or more have been made by Denver area corporations Denver was named the best place for business and careers by Forbes in 2015 and 2016, based on its diverse economy, growth outlook and educated workforce TOP DENVER AREA CORPORATE DONORS Company Donations to Total Donations Denver Nonprofits Percentage to Denver Xcel Energy Inc $8,500,000 $61,340,000 13.8% CoBank $1,970,000 $8,400,000 23.5% Great-West Financial/Empower Retirement $1,700,000 $2,170,000 78.3% Bank of America $1,540,000 $183,000,000 0.84% American Furniture Warehouse Co $1,470,000 $2,750,000 53.5% Ball Corporation $1,300,000 $4,000,000 32.5% HCA-HealthOne LLC $1,300,000 $1,300,000 100% CoBiz Financial Inc $1,150,000 $1,390,000 82.7% DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc $1,140,000 $5,070,000 22.5% CH2M $1,000,000 $4,020,000 24.8% Sources: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Fortune, Denver Business Journal, Million Dollar List, Forbes 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE SELECT $1M+ GIFTS from Denver area corporations to nonprofits Donor Recipient Recipient Location Gift Amount Year Gary-Williams Company Children’s Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $10,000,000 2003 Encana Oil and Gas (USA) University of Wyoming Laramie, WY $5,000,000 2007 Newmont Mining Corp Various tsunami relief efforts Various $5,000,000 2005 Gary-Williams Company Denver Foundation Denver, CO $5,000,000 2006 Gary-Williams Company Urban Land Conservancy Denver, CO $4,466,227 2005 Western Union Various Zimbabwe $3,400,000 2011 Wellpoint Oasis Institute St Louis, MO $3,200,000 2013 Janus Capital Group Denver Public Schools Denver, CO $3,000,000 2008 Quark Quark Foundation Denver, CO $3,000,000 2002 Encana Oil and Gas (USA) Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO $3,000,000 2005 Wellpoint CoverMe Foundation Laramie, WY $2,500,000 2008 Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding Colorado State University—Pueblo Pueblo, CO $2,500,000 2005 CoBank University of Colorado—Denver Denver, CO $2,500,000 2012 Newmont Mining Corp University of Nevada—Reno Reno, NV $2,500,000 2003 Gary-Williams Company Urban Land Conservancy Denver, CO $2,344,000 2007 CQG University of Dayton Dayton, OH $1,800,000 2012 Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Children’s Hospital Association Denver, CO $1,500,000 2008 Tricon Global Restaurants WTC School Relief Fund New York, NY $1,500,000 2002 PCL Construction Enterprises United Way—Mile High Denver, CO $1,060,000 2009 Sources: Million Dollar List 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE 10 SELECT $1M+ GIFTS to Denver area nonprofits from corporations Donor Donor Location Recipient Gift Amount Year Gary-Williams Company Denver, CO Children’s Hospital Colorado Gary-Williams Company Denver, CO Denver Foundation $5,000,000 2006 Gary-Williams Company Denver, CO Urban Land Conservancy $4,466,227 2005 Pfizer New York, NY National Cattlemen’s Foundation $3,000,000 2004 ITT Corporation White Plains, NY Water for People $3,000,000 2008 Janus Capital Group Denver, CO Denver Public Schools $3,000,000 2008 Avon New York, NY University of Colorado—Aurora $2,500,000 2001 CoBank Greenwood Village, CO University of Colorado—Denver $2,500,000 2012 Janus Capital Group Denver, CO Denver Zoological Foundation $2,200,000 2001 Cox Enterprises Atlanta, GA University of Denver $2,000,000 2001 Qwest Denver, CO Fund for Colorado’s Future $1,900,000 2001 First Data Western Union Greenwood Village, CO United Way—Mile High $1,500,000 2005 Delta Dental of Colorado Denver, CO Children’s Hospital Associations $1,500,000 2008 McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Ft Washington, PA Denver Health $1,500,000 2003 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Knoxville, TN Water for People $1,250,000 2013 Chevron San Ramon, CA Colorado School of Mines $1,245,000 2008 Pulte Homes Bloomfield Hills, MI Mercy Housing $1,000,000 2005 Citi New York, NY Hope World Wide $1,000,000 2005 Verizon Basking Ridge, NJ TelecomPioneers $1,000,000 2007 Sources: Million Dollar List $10,000,000 2003 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE 11 INDIVIDUAL GIVING AND POTENTIAL Denver area individuals contributed over $1.8 billion to nonprofits Nearly 90 individuals in the Denver area have made publicly recognized gifts of $1 million or more since 2000 Median Contribution Denver $2,774 $2,958 Colorado Percentage of Income Given 2.71% Denver Colorado 2.87% WHERE IS THE BIG MONEY GOING? Individuals in the Denver area who make $1M+ gifts overwhelmingly support education, primarily at the collegiate level 14 of the 20 largest publicly reported gifts made by Denver area individuals since 2000 went to institutions of higher education AVERAGE CONTRIBUTIONS BY INCOME LEVEL $200,000 or more $100,000$199,999 $75,000$99,999 $50,000$74,999 $16,926 $3,503 $2,597 $2,156 Sources: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Million Dollar List, Colorado Nonprofit Association 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE 12 SELECT $1M+ GIFTS from Denver area individuals to nonprofits Donor Recipient Recipient Location Gift Amount Year $1,100,000,000 2000 Bill Daniels Daniels Fund Denver, CO Stanley Anderson Presbyterian Church Louisville, KY $150,000,000 2006 Bernadette and Timothy Marquez Denver Scholarship Foundation Denver, CO $50,000,000 2006 John Malone Yale University New Haven, CT $50,000,000 2011 John Malone Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $30,000,000 2011 Edward Warner Colorado State University—Pueblo Pueblo, CO $25,700,000 2005 Emmet and Toni Stephenson Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA $25,000,000 2007 Jake Jabs Montana State University—Bozeman Bozeman, MT $25,000,000 2011 Oscar Tang and Argie Ligeros Phillips Academy Andover, MA $25,000,000 2008 Lanny and Sharon Martin Denver Art Museum Denver, CO $25,000,000 2016 John Malone Yale University New Haven, CT $24,000,000 2000 Richard and Susan Rogel University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI $22,000,000 2000 Frederic Hamilton Denver Art Museum Denver, CO $20,000,000 2003 C Michael Armstrong Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $20,000,000 2005 Donald and Susan Sturm University of Denver Denver, CO $20,000,000 2004 Marvin Caruthers University of Colorado—Aurora Aurora, CO $20,000,000 2007 Betty Knoebel University of Denver Denver, CO $17,500,000 2010 Charles and Gwen Lillis University of Oregon Eugene, OR $12,000,000 2000 Charles Gates, Jr and Family Children’s Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $10,500,000 2003 Bernadette and Timothy Marquez Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO $10,000,000 2005 Bernadette and Timothy Marquez Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO $10,000,000 2006 Sources: Million Dollar List 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE 13 SELECT $1M+ GIFTS to Denver area nonprofits from individuals Donor Donor Location Recipient Gift Amount Year Bill Daniels Denver, CO Daniels Fund Claudia and William Coleman Los Altos, CA University of Colorado—Aurora Joe and Cleone Hansen Cooper Monticello, UT Colorado School of Mines $75,000,000 2000 Bernadette and Timothy Marquez Denver, CO Denver Scholarship Foundation $50,000,000 2006 Daniel Ritchie Montecito, CA University of Denver $27,000,000 2013 Lanny and Sharon Martin Denver, CO Denver Art Museum $25,000,000 2016 Marvin Caruthers Boulder, CO University of Colorado—Aurora $20,000,000 2007 Ruth Price Thomas Auburn, NY Wells College $20,000,000 2002 Frederic Hamilton Denver, CO Denver Art Museum $20,000,000 2003 Donald and Susan Sturm Denver, CO University of Denver $20,000,000 2004 Betty Knoebel Denver, CO University of Denver $17,500,000 2010 Kent and Vicki Logan Vail, CO Denver Art Museum $15,000,000 2006 Charles Gates, Jr and Family Denver, CO Children’s Hospital Colorado $10,500,000 2003 Mike Leprino Denver, CO University of Colorado—Aurora $10,000,000 2000 Kent and Vicki Logan Vail, CO Denver Art Museum $10,000,000 2006 John and Carrie Morgridge Orlando, FL University of Denver $10,000,000 2007 David Eddings Carson City, NV National Jewish Health $10,000,000 2009 James Cox Kennedy Atlanta, GA University of Denver $10,000,000 2009 Gerald Levin New York, NY University of Denver $10,000,000 2000 Cydney and Tom Marsico Denver, CO University of Denver $10,000,000 2002 Jake Jabs Denver, CO University of Colorado—Denver $10,000,000 2013 Sources: Million Dollar List $1,100,000,000 2000 $250,000,000 2001 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE 14 REGIONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL GIVING Since 2000, over 650 publicly reported gifts of $1 million or more have been made to Denver area nonprofits, contributing more than $3.7 billion to the Denver area nonprofit sector $1M+ FUNDS BY SECTOR (dollars) SOURCES OF $1M+ DONATIONS (dollars) A SELECTION OF $20M+ GIFTS TO DENVER AREA NONPROFITS Donor Donor Type Recipient Gift Amount Year $1,100,000,000 2000 Bill Daniels Individual Daniels Fund Claudia and William Coleman Individual University of Colorado—Aurora $250,000,000 2001 Frederic C Hamilton Family Foundation Foundation Denver Art Museum $100,000,000 2014 Joe and Cleone Hansen Cooper Individual Colorado School of Mines $75,000,000 2000 University of Colorado Foundation Foundation University of Colorado—Denver $65,000,000 2010 Bernadette and Timothy Marquez Individual Denver Scholarship Foundation $50,000,000 2006 Anna and John Sie Foundation Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora $34,000,000 2008 Anschutz Foundation Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora $30,000,000 2001 Anschutz Foundation Foundation University of Colorado—Aurora $27,000,000 2007 Daniel Ritchie Individual University of Denver $27,000,000 2013 Sources: Million Dollar List 2017 CCS ... Charities DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE OVERVIEW The Denver Metro Area Philanthropic Landscape is intended to provide an overview of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy within the Denver area... and 5.8% when adjusted for inflation 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE REGIONAL SNAPSHOT DENVER METRO AREA PROFILE • Population of 2.8 million • Denver County is the most populous, closely... Gates Tennis Center Denver, CO $3,341,000 2006 Sources: Million Dollar List Denver Art Museum Recipient Location 2017 CCS DENVER PHILANTHROPIC LANDSCAPE SELECT $1M+ GIFTS to Denver area nonprofits