The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3880588

Delta Foundation

A private foundation in Loveland, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $117,088 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

    $117,088

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,173,094

  • Tax year 2023

    $88,745

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,913,553

  • Tax year 2022

    $128,338

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,532,802

  • Tax year 2021

    $152,620

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,273,974

  • Tax year 2020

    $155,585

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,021,296

  • Tax year 2019

    $135,661

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,759,576

  • Tax year 2018

    $128,098

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,382,934

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General Operations

    $32,000
  2. Missouri State UniversitySpringfield, MO

    Conservation Efforts

    $21,500
  3. Individual

    General Operations

    $16,100
  4. Andean Textile ArtsSanta Fe, NM

    General Operations

    $15,000
  5. Heart J CenterLoveland, CO

    General Operations

    $15,000
  6. Individual

    To provide funds to support outreach and your Community Stewards program for the Belize Maya Forest Trust

    $11,500
  7. Farmer to FarmerGlenwood City, WI

    General Operations

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Financial aid for [individual] students.

    $988

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $32,000
  2. Missouri1 grant $21,500
  3. Colorado1 grant $15,000
  4. New Mexico1 grant $15,000
  5. Wisconsin1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Thomas R LigonDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Linda C LigonPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ethan A LigonTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elizabeth C LigonSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Day B LigonDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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