The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2982900

Innovo Foundation

A private foundation in Boulder, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $435,844 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $435,844

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,603,543

  • Tax year 2023

    $631,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $5,622,962

  • Tax year 2022

    $950,053

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $6,750,953

  • Tax year 2021

    $638,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,720,939

  • Tax year 2020

    $470,569

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $7,620,157

  • Tax year 2019

    $274,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,030,208

  • Tax year 2018

    $215,892

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,861,721

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Environmental

    $200,000
  2. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    equality and human rights; sustainable environment; healthy individuals and communities; andquality education

    $60,000
  3. Resource CentralBoulder, CO

    Environmental

    $30,000
  4. Indivisible CivicsWashington, DC

    Civic engagement

    $25,000
  5. Individual

    Human services

    $25,000
  6. Solidaire Network IncOakland, CA

    Social issues

    $20,000
  7. Rachel's NetworkWashington, DC

    Environmental

    $10,754
  8. Individual

    Youth civic engagement

    $10,000
  9. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    Philanthropy/connection

    $10,000
  10. Local Progress Policy InstituteWashington, DC

    Social rights

    $10,000
  11. Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI

    Arts

    $10,000
  12. Protect Our WintersBoulder, CO

    Environment/conservation

    $5,000
  13. The Alliance for Collective ActionDenver, CO

    Environmental

    $5,000
  14. Realize ImpactBainbridge Is, WA

    Environmental

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    [individual]

    $5,000
  16. Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    Philanthropy/connection

    $3,090
  17. Green CorpsDenver, CO

    Conservation/environment

    $1,000
  18. Boulder Community FoundationBoulder, UT

    Assistance to strengthen communities

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $41,00030% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $30,00022% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $25,00018% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $10,7548% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $9,0907% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $80,000
  2. District of Columbia4 grants $55,754
  3. Colorado4 grants $41,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  5. Washington1 grant $5,000
  6. New York1 grant $3,090
  7. Utah1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David MosbergerDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ning MosbergerDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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