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Helen G Bonfils Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Denver, Colorado · EIN 84-6048410

Total giving
$1MTax year 2025
Total assets
$40MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE HELEN G. BONFILS FOUNDATION, ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT AND SUPPORT OF THE DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (DCPA), IS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE DCPA WAS INCORPORATED IN 1953 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING AND PROMOTING AN INTEREST IN AND AN APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE DCPA OPERATES THE HELEN BONFILS THEATRE COMPLEX AND OTHER FACILITIES AT THE DENVER PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX UNDER 50-YEAR LEASES WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER. THE FOUNDATION HAS PLEDGED ITS ENTIRE RESOURCES TO OR FOR THE USE OF THE DCPA. TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DCPA SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$1M2021
$1.5M2022
$1M2023
$1M2024
$1M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts$1M2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: hgb.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.