Leptas Foundation Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Leptas Foundation Trust accepts contributions only from organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so organisations that have not been invited should not apply.
- If you have been invited, or already have a link to the foundation, a request of about $40,000 sits at the midpoint of its grants, and about 8 in 10 of its 62 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $225,000, though its largest grant was about $2,500,000.
- The filing shows that 86% of its grant dollars in its latest return went to organisations it had also funded in earlier years, so this is a relationship-led funder where existing ties matter more than a cold pitch.
- No geographic focus is stated; its grants have mostly gone to Arizona and Colorado, but that describes past awards rather than a rule about who may apply.
- The filing gives no deadlines or timetable, so there is no set window to plan an approach around.
Overview
Leptas Foundation Trust is a US private foundation based in Denver, 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
Across the reported grants, the foundation has provided general support to a mix of charitable organisations. Recipients include churches and Christian schools, mission and ministry organisations, youth-serving groups, pregnancy-support organisations, health providers and other charitable groups. Its recorded giving is not confined to Colorado: grants went chiefly to organisations in Arizona and Colorado, with smaller totals recorded in several other states. The filings do not state a grantmaking theme, eligibility rules beyond preselection, or a broader geographic policy, so the recipient mix and recorded locations describe past awards rather than an announced funding programme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Arizona and Colorado.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 86% 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 62 grants to organisations were $40,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 62% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations Leptas Foundation Trust 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 23 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Young Life · General support$1,934,0002024 tax year
- Mission Hills Church · General support$600,0002024 tax year
- Valor Christian Schools · General support$224,0002024 tax year
- Prager University Foundation · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Wow and Wonder Collaborative · General support$135,0002024 tax year
- AMG International · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Ambassador Christian School · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Alternatives Pregnancy Center · General support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kevin E Mcvaney — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,859,350 | $3,502,231 | $75,882,782 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,084,298 | $3,764,000 | $88,018,374 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,024,345 | $3,802,000 | $98,249,001 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Denver, CO