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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8005948

Dea Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $606,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $606,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,832,809

  • Tax year 2023

    $286,100

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,017,807

  • Tax year 2022

    $344,300

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,089,593

  • Tax year 2021

    $301,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,316,017

  • Tax year 2020

    $276,583

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,549,862

  • Tax year 2019

    $220,916

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,357,223

  • Tax year 2018

    $213,112

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,351,300

  • Tax year 2017

    $66,250

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,381,695

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $500,000
  2. Crested Butte Land TrustCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Alliance for Choice in EducationGreenwood VLG, CO

    Silver Sponsor Fund

    $10,000
  4. Colorado State University FoundationFort Collins, CO

    Equine Spine Institute

    $10,000
  5. Switch Energy AllianceAustin, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Western Stock Show AssociationDenver, CO

    Bronze Patron and Young Guns fund

    $7,000
  7. Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte IncCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Bettering Human Lives FoundationDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Gunnison Valley Health FoundationGunnison, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Western Colorado University FoundationGunnison, CO

    Gunnison Valley Promise Endowment fund

    $5,000
  11. Center for the ArtsCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  12. State Historical Society of Colorado the ColoradoDenver, CO

    History Colorado

    $2,500
  13. University of MontanaMissoula, MT

    Don Winston Excellence in Geology Fund

    $2,500
  14. Western Colorado University FoundationGunnison, CO

    Bartleson Prather Geology Scholarship fund

    $2,500
  15. Living JourneysCrested Butte, CO

    In support of Summit Weekend

    $1,500
  16. C B Avalanche Center IncCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. Community Foundation of the Gunnison ValleyGunnison, CO

    Redford's Treasure

    $1,000
  18. Crested Butte Mountain Educational Radio IncCrested Butte, CO

    KBUT Summer Pledge Drive/Fish Fry Challenge

    $1,000
  19. Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum IncCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. Crested Butte Nordic CouncilCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. Crested Butte Search and Rescue IncCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Crested Butte State of MindCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  23. Gunnison TrailsGunnison, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  24. International Mountain Bicycling AssociationBoulder, CO

    Single Track Society

    $1,000
  25. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  26. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at GothicCrested Butte, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  27. Roundup Riders of the Rockies Heritage and TrailsCastle Rock, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  28. Colorado Fourteeners InitiativeLakewood, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  29. Paradise Animal Welfare SocietyCrested Butte, CO

    Desert Doggie Pack

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $504,50087% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $36,0006% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $20,0003% of the total
  4. Health3 grants $7,5001% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation3 grants $2,500<1% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $5,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado27 grants $594,000
  2. Texas1 grant $10,000
  3. Montana1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cathy L Carpenter DeaDir, Sec, Treas, Co-Pres Hours 5Pay $0
  • Peter A DeaDir, Co-Pres Hours 5Pay $0

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