Tikkun | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 81-4697711
Foundation Overview
Based in Boulder, CO, Tikkun has awarded 186 grants totaling $1,918,840 to organizations in Colorado, California and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $200,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 23 recipients (13%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
55% of grants are awarded in Colorado, with additional funding distributed across 16 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Colorado, funding concentrates in Boulder (50%), Lafayette (14%), Denver (10%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 427% growth in annual giving over 6 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Tikkun's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Legal Services | $1,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Bridge House | $10,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Chabad Aspen Jcc | $15,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Claremont Chabad | $1,800 | Claremont, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $15,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Harvest Of Hope | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Nvld Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Protect Our Winters | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Re-member Ministries | $5,000 | Pine Ridge, SD, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $10,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $10,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $25,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Pbs | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Saving Teens In Crisis | $20,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Sky's The Limit | $50,000 | Twentynine Palms, CA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Span | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2023 |
| The Forward | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2023 |
| The University Of Mi Hillel | $1,800 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Treatment Advocacy Center | $5,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Use | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | $1,800 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Chabad Aspen Jcc | $15,100 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $15,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $2,520 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pandas Network | $3,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Parkinsons Foundation | $3,000 | Miami, FL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $10,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $20,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Saving Teens In Crisis | $25,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Sky's The Limit | $75,000 | Twentynine Palms, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| The Forward | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| The University Of Mi Hillel | $1,800 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado Gives | $510 | Arvada, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Nvld Project | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Protect Our Winters | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Boulder Bridge House | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Span | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Harvest Of Hope | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Treatment Advocacy Center | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado University Hillel | $1,800 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Kuvd Jazz | $2,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Pbs | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Wikipedia | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Anyi Institute Inc | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League | $1,800 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Chabad Aspen Jcc | $15,100 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $15,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $2,520 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pandas Network | $3,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Parkinsons Foundation | $3,000 | Miami, FL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $10,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $20,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Saving Teens In Crisis | $25,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Sky's The Limit | $75,000 | Twentynine Palms, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| The Forward | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| The University Of Mi Hillel | $1,800 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado Gives | $510 | Arvada, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Nvld Project | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Protect Our Winters | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Boulder Bridge House | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Span | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Harvest Of Hope | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Treatment Advocacy Center | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado University Hillel | $1,800 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Kuvd Jazz | $2,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Pbs | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Wikipedia | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Anyi Institute Inc | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League | $1,800 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Chabad Aspen Jcc | $15,100 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $15,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $2,520 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Congregation Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Pandas Network | $3,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Parkinsons Foundation | $3,000 | Miami, FL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $10,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $20,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Saving Teens In Crisis | $25,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Sky's The Limit | $75,000 | Twentynine Palms, CA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| The Forward | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| The University Of Mi Hillel | $1,800 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado Gives | $510 | Arvada, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Nvld Project | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Protect Our Winters | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Boulder Bridge House | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Span | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Harvest Of Hope | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Treatment Advocacy Center | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Colorado University Hillel | $1,800 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Kuvd Jazz | $2,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Pbs | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Wikipedia | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Anyi Institute Inc | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Use | 2022 |
| Chabad Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Nevei Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Pandas Network | $2,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $15,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Saving Teens In Crisis | $25,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Sky's The Limit | $25,000 | Twentynine Palms, CA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| The Forward | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2021 |
| The University Of Mi Hillel | $1,800 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Trixie Films (women Make Movies) | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Moving Traditions | $10,000 | Elkins Park, PA, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Parkinsons Foundation | $1,250 | Miami, FL, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Head & Neck Cancer Alliance | $100 | Charleston, SC, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Crisis Text Line | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Anti Defamation League | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence | $100,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General Use | 2021 |
| University Of Denver | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2021 |
| Chabad Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Challenge Aspen | $5,000 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Child Mind Institute | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Meals On Wheels Boulder | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Nvld Project | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Pandas Network | $2,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Re-member Ministries | $10,000 | Vail, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Saving Teens In Crisis | $50,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Second Wind Fund Of Boulder | $5,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Sky's The Limit | $50,000 | Twentynine Palms, CA, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Tablet | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Nevei Kodesh | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School | $2,500 | Carbon Dale, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Rise Against Suicide | $10,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Boulder Bridge House | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Span (safehouse Progressive Alliance For Nonviolence) | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Trixie Films (women Make Movies) | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Community Food Share | $10,000 | Louisville, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Boulder Food Rescue | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2020 |
| The Forward | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2020 |
| The University Of Mi Hillel | $5,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Use | 2020 |
| Prison Yoga Project | $100 | Bolinas, CA, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Mackintosh Academy | $5,000 | Littleton, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| University Of Co Foundation | $1,200 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Golshim L Chaim - Ski To Live | $5,700 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Congregation Navrai Kodesh | $15,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Second Wind Fund Of Boulder | $2,500 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance | $2,500 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Hillel | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Congregation Brith Sholem | $2,000 | Ogden, UT, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Child Mind Institute | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Congregation Navrai Kodesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Sky's The Limit | $50,000 | Twentynine Palms, CA, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Moving Traditions | $5,000 | Elkins Park, PA, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Re-member Ministries | $10,000 | Vail, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Saving Teens In Crisis | $50,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Treatment Advocacy Center | $15,000 | Arlngton, VA, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Meals On Wheels Boulder | $1,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Second Wind Fund Of Boulder | $5,000 | Lafayette, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Chabad Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Challenge Aspen | $5,000 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Tablet | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Cu Boulder Hillel | $1,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $2,500 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Nvld Project | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Pandas Network | $2,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Korey Wise Innocence Project | $2,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Colorado Public Radio | $1,000 | Centennial, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Across The River Horse Ranch | $1,000 | Bliss, ID, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | $1,500 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2019 |
| Congregation Navrai Kokesh | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2018 |
| Jewish Community Center | $5,700 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2018 |
| National Mulitple Schlerosis Society | $1,800 | New York, NY, US | General Use | 2018 |
| Fidelity Donor Advised Fund | $200,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Use | 2018 |
| Sky's The Limit | $10,000 | Milpitas, CA, US | General Use | 2018 |
| Congregation Navrai Kokesh | $23,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2017 |
| Congregation Navrai Kokesh | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2017 |
| Sky's The Limit | $10,000 | Milpitas, CA, US | General Use | 2017 |
| Frequent Fliers Aerial Dance | $1,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Use | 2017 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 81-4697711 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 2500 MEADOW AVE Boulder, CO 80304-1640 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Tikkun's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Lori Berman |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Bruce Berman |
Forms 990-PF
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