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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4399557

Avalanche Canyon Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $23,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $41,791

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $70,717

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $85,774

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $103,464

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $118,206

  • Tax year 2020

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $132,081

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $160,101

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $174,163

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alexander Dawson FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  2. Alexander Dawson SchoolLafayette, CO

    Annual Fundraising Benefit

    $6,000
  3. Colorado AcademyDenver, CO

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  4. North West Family Assistance CenterDenver, CO

    Bienvenidos Food Bank

    $2,500
  5. Colorado AcademyDenver, CO

    Charitable Event

    $2,000
  6. Invest in KidsDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $13,00087% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $2,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $17,500
  2. Nevada1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Douglas R BackmanDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gustave C BackmanDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen A BackmanPres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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