Buell Foundation

Buell Foundation

Temple Hoyne Buell established the foundation in 1962 after building a real estate portfolio that included major Denver developments. The organization operates as a grantmaking entity focused on early intervention programs, social systems, and educational outcomes for young children and families in Colorado. Deployment spans private equity, venture capital, distressed debt, secondaries, and public equities. Confirmed positions include limited partner roles in Commonfund Capital, Colorado Impact Fund, Fortress Energy, IndiaNivesh, and MHR Fund Management. Public holdings center on VTI and VXUS ETFs. Geographic reach covers the United States with additional exposure through IndiaNivesh in India. Direct real estate includes the 57-acre Cherry Creek Shopping Center land and a joint venture on the Cherry Creek West mixed-use project with East West Partners and Taubman. The foundation employs 12 professionals and maintains its primary office at the Foster-Buell Estate in Cherry Hills Village. It also leases space at Cherry Tower in Glendale. Adjacent vehicles consist of the Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation itself plus a private art and architectural collection. March 2026 marked sponsorship of the Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program in Colorado. Service providers include Northern Trust as custodian and Plante Moran as auditor. A structural distinction lies in the direct ownership of income-producing real estate originally developed by the founder, which sits alongside traditional grantmaking and external investment commitments. This creates an operating link between legacy property assets and philanthropic distributions without intermediary fund layers for the core holdings.