The Betty Knoebel Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is an introduction through someone who already knows it, and the process is relationship-led.
- Its recorded grants go to university-affiliated research funds and centres, a children's hospital foundation and a community church, so say clearly in any approach how your work relates to one of those kinds of recipient.
- Typical grants fall between $50,000 and $730,000, with a median of $375,000, so size any request to your project's real need rather than to the top of that band.
- In its latest filing, 41% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded earlier, which shows that repeat giving is a large share of its giving.
- No geographic focus is stated, although the filings show grants mainly in Colorado and Oregon; treat that as a pattern in its giving, not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Betty Knoebel Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Greenwood Village, 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
Its recorded grants have gone to university-affiliated research funds and centres, a children's hospital foundation, and a community church. The named research recipients concern acute respiratory health and ageing, while the hospital foundation and church are separate kinds of charitable recipient. The grants are all recorded under the broad purpose aid to community. This describes the organisations and particular destinations shown in its giving record; it does not state a trust-wide subject area, eligibility conditions, or a preferred type of applicant. It gives no further description of its grantmaking approach.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Colorado and Oregon.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 41% 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 7 grants to organisations were $375,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 41% of grant dollars went to organisations The Betty Knoebel Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Colorado Foundation - Webb-Waring Acute Respiratory Fund · Aid to community$730,0002024 tax year
- Brownsboro Community Church · Aid to community$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Steven C Edgren — Trustee
- Roger A Carter — Trustee
- David E Crandall — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $218,210 | $50,000 | $23,560,488 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,410,118 | $1,200,000 | $25,673,989 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,458,350 | $1,230,000 | $26,997,392 | 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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Applying to The Betty Knoebel Charitable Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Greenwood Village, CO