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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-2624114

The Certe Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Greenwood Village, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $20,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $228,051

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $240,775

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $247,300

  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $281,277

  • Tax year 2020

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $326,459

  • Tax year 2019

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $359,415

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $358,966

  • Tax year 2017

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $359,986

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  2. Step DenverDenver, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  3. Dawg Nation Hockey FoundationIndian Hills, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    General support

    $3,000
  5. Judaism Your WayDenver, CO

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $5,00042% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00042% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $2,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado3 grants $12,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Keith FranklPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carolyn FranklVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paige FranklDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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