The Anschutz Family Foundation is a private foundation based in
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Colorado. It was founded in 1982 by Fred and Marian Pfister Anschutz, the parents of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
rancher
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers (born 1936) is an American rancher, conservationist, and philanthropist. Owner of the Crystal River Ranch in Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, she is a strong proponent of conservationism and preservation of the heritage of the ...
, who serves as chair and president, and of
Philip Anschutz, a billionaire businessman. Since its founding, it has distributed more than 9,000 grants to
nonprofit organizations
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for a total of $52.6 million as of 2016.
The Foundation for a Better Life The Foundation for a Better Life is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which was founded in 2000 to "promote good values". The foundation creates public service campaigns to share with others its interpretation of values, including honesty, carin ...
is funded solely by the foundation.
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Foundations based in the United States
Organizations based in Colorado
Organizations established in 1982
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