The Cielo Foundation
EIN 261166378
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$20.7M
60 grants · $5.2M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$9K
typical small grants · $3K–$16K
grant size
12%
transactional · 6/51 multi-year
repeat
$89.3M
Assets (2023)
51
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
CIELO SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Phone
(303) 449-4707
Deadlines
N/A
How to Apply
NAME/GENERAL INFO NAME OF SCHOOL AND/OR CERTFICATE OF INTEREST APPROXIMATE COST OF PROGRAM AND BOOKS PROGRAM START AND END DATE ESSAY PROMPT RESPONSE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FASFA, LATEST YEAR TAX RETURN OR PREVIOUS YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Restrictions
NEEDS BASED, AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP NOT TO EXCEED $20,000, FOR TRADE SCHOOL CANDIDATES (RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL COLLEGE), RECIPIENTS MUST ATTEND CLASS, RECEIVE PASSING GRADES AND A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $101.0M | $12.8M | N/A |
| 2020 | $6.0M | $100.6M | $3.7M | 20 |
| 2022 | $7.5M | $87.7M | $1.0M | 17 |
| 2023 | $7.1M | $89.3M | $-1.3M | 23 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 60 grants on record
Minimum
$125
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$9K
Average
$345K
75th Pctl
$16K
Maximum
$7.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.3% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 10 states
$27K across
2 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Webb
- 2 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (60 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Covington, KY | $7,350,000 | DONATION | 2022 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Covington, KY | $6,950,000 | DONATION | 2023 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Covington, KY | $5,293,500 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell | New York, NY | $250,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Mayors Fund to Advance Nyc | New York, NY | $150,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Boulder Community Health Foundation | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $100,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Ibmc College | Fort Collins, CO | $56,786 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Ibmc College | Fort Collins, CO | $47,744 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2020 |
| Lincoln College of Technology | Denver, CO | $38,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Techtonic Group Inc | Boulder, CO | $30,000 | GRANT | 2020 |
| Ibmc College | Fort Collins, CO | $25,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Us Truck Driving | Wheat Ridge, CO | $24,877 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Gals Inc | Laredo, TX | $23,818 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Second Chance Center | Aurora, CO | $15,864 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2020 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $15,795 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster, CO | $13,962 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| 160 Driving Academy | Commerce City, CO | $10,912 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Tigi Hair Academy | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Turing School of Software and Design | Denver, CO | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Full Stack Academy | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Concorde Career College | Aurora, CO | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Anschutz | Aurora, CO | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Wyoming Tech | Laramie, WY | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |