The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1829265

Nick DeWolf Foundation

A private foundation in Aspen, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $215,918 paid in grants.

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

How to apply

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $215,918

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,528,121

  • Tax year 2023

    $218,466

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,436,932

  • Tax year 2022

    $265,660

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,188,813

  • Tax year 2021

    $251,480

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,847,500

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,724

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,226,392

  • Tax year 2019

    $92,244

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,185,803

  • Tax year 2018

    $93,949

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,269,747

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Aspen Center for PhysicsAspen, CO

    Archiving project website for aspen center for physics

    $106,918
  2. Global Warming Mitigation ProjectAspen, CO

    Program support

    $50,000
  3. Aspen Science CenterAspen, CO

    Program support

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    General charitable environmental

    $14,000
  5. National Museum of MathematicsNew York, NY

    Progam support

    $10,000
  6. Aspen JournalismAspen, CO

    Program support

    $4,000
  7. Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Program support

    $2,000
  8. Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    Program support

    $2,000
  9. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    Program support

    $1,000
  10. Aspen Historical SocietyAspen, CO

    Program support

    $1,000
  11. Glen Canyon InstituteSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program support

    $1,000
  12. Lift UpRifle, CO

    Food assistance

    $1,000
  13. The Bush SchoolSeattle, WA

    Program support

    $1,000
  14. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    Program support

    $1,000
  15. Colorado Rocky Mountain SchoolCarbondale, CO

    Program support

    $500
  16. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    Program support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Science and technology1 grant $106,91854% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $54,50027% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $21,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $14,0007% of the total
  5. Social science1 grant $2,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado12 grants $189,918
  2. New York1 grant $10,000
  3. Utah1 grant $1,000
  4. Washington1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Nicole DewolfEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $56,000

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