The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1166378

The Cielo Foundation

A private foundation in Boulder, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $8.8 million 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Cielo Scholarship Fund
6658 Gunpark Drive Suite 202A
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 449-4707
Form and materials
Name/general info name of school and/or certficate of interest approximate cost of program and books program start and end date essay prompt response letters of recommendation fasfa, latest year tax return or previous year financial statements other information available upon request
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Needs based, amount of scholarship not to exceed $20,000, for trade school candidates (rather than traditional college), recipients must attend class, receive passing grades and a certificate of completion

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,760,703

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $68,615,562

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,139,803

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $75,081,628

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,543,970

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $84,249,407

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,553,863

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $91,518,762

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,031,205

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $91,296,332

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,164,156

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $94,827,395

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

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

  1. Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    Donation

    $8,525,000
  2. The Beauty CollectiveLakewood, CO

    Scholarship

    $53,800
  3. CDL School - United States Truck DrivingWheat Ridge, CO

    Scholarship

    $39,805
  4. Accent BeautyDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $23,250
  5. Gals IncLaredo, TX

    Scholarship

    $10,861
  6. Colorado Advanced EstheticsCentennial, CO

    Scholarship

    $9,295
  7. Ibmc CollegeFort Collins, CO

    Scholarship

    $8,590
  8. School of Botanical & Medical AestheticsDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $8,590
  9. Ati Home ImprovementDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $7,860
  10. I Have A DreamNew York, NY

    Scholarship

    $7,348
  11. Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, CO

    Scholarship

    $7,207
  12. Msu DenverDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $6,980
  13. Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $6,908
  14. Lash & Co Lash Company EducationThornton, CO

    Scholarship

    $6,760
  15. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Scholarship

    $5,460
  16. Pickens Technical CollegeAurora, CO

    Scholarship

    $5,418
  17. Denver Health EMS EducationDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  18. Aveda Institute DenverDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $4,770
  19. KMG LifeDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $4,201
  20. ComptiaDowners Grove, IL

    Scholarship

    $3,149
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,548
  22. Denver HealthDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $1,665
  23. Iec Rocky MountainNorthglenn, CO

    Scholarship

    $1,476
  24. Colorado Counselors TrainingLoveland, CO

    Scholarship

    $1,360
  25. Compass Nursing ArtsLafayette, CO

    Scholarship

    $1,275
  26. Colorado Real EstateCentennial, CO

    Scholarship

    $599
  27. NBHWCScottsdale, AZ

    Scholarship

    $500
  28. Ableton MusicPasadena, CA

    Scholarship

    $299
  29. 160 Driving AcademyCommerce City, CO

    Scholarship

    $275
  30. Total SeminarsHouston, TX

    Scholarship

    $125
  31. Colorado QmapLongmont, CO

    Scholarship

    $120
  32. Individual

    Scholarship

    $105
  33. Individual

    Scholarship

    $54
  34. Individual

    Scholarship

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $8,525,000100% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,460<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky1 grant $8,525,000
  2. Colorado22 grants $205,204
  3. New York2 grants $12,808
  4. Texas2 grants $10,986
  5. Illinois1 grant $3,149
  6. Arizona1 grant $500
  7. California1 grant $299

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Alan CogenVICE PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $30,000
  • Judith CogenPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $30,000

The return

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