Staley Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and a grant writer should wait to be invited before making a request.
- Its typical grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 330 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $50,000, with a median of $10,000, so a request in that region fits its usual pattern.
- That band is not a ceiling, since its largest grant was $350,000.
- The filing shows that 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so most of its money goes to established recipients and a new applicant should expect to be a small share of its giving.
- The filing states no geographic focus; its grants have mainly gone to Minnesota, Colorado, California, Illinois and Georgia, but that describes past giving, not a rule on who may apply.
Overview
Staley Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Avon, CO.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's filings record grants as general support to a broad range of charitable organisations. Recipients include housing organisations, schools and other education bodies, churches, health and social-service organisations, international development charities, and cultural and community organisations. Its recorded grant-making is spread across multiple states, with the largest shares going to Minnesota, Colorado, California and Illinois. Grants go to public charities, including both local organisations and national or international bodies. The recipients represented in the filings span community services, schools and religious organisations, as well as health providers and organisations working beyond the United States. The grants are recorded under a single broad purpose category, general support.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota, Colorado, California, Illinois and Georgia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 330 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Staley Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 124 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Opportunity International · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity International · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity Twin Cities · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Sansum Clinic · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity Twin Cities · General support$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mary Lynn Staley — Trustee
- Warren Staley — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,367,533 | $3,824,825 | $61,207,907 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,672,248 | $3,139,500 | $75,203,560 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,020,400 | $3,369,000 | $90,349,082 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Avon, CO