The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3854939

Kneller Family Foundation

A private foundation in Golden, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $150,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,176,277

  • Tax year 2023

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,601,398

  • Tax year 2022

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,638,389

  • Tax year 2021

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,672,547

  • Tax year 2020

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,723,020

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colorado State University FoundationFort Collins, CO

    Funding of animal cancer center

    $50,000
  2. Birds of Prey FoundationBroomfield, CO

    Rehabilitating raptors

    $25,000
  3. Second Wind FundLakewood, CO

    Support to prevent youth suicide

    $20,000
  4. Jeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center IncFramingham, MA

    Support grieving children and families

    $10,000
  5. Summit County Family Rescue CenterBreckenridge, CO

    Support the local community

    $10,000
  6. Delmont Public LibraryDelmont, PA

    Human services-senior continuing care

    $10,000
  7. St Thomas' Episcopal ChurchDubois, WY

    Community food bank

    $10,000
  8. The Colorado Trail FoundationPoncha SPGS, CO

    Cover costs of maintaining trail

    $10,000
  9. Cafe Food RescueBreckenridge, CO

    Rescue food and redistribution

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado6 grants $120,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  4. Wyoming1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Stephen R KnellerCHAIRPERSON AND PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Malcolm S KnellerSECRETARY Hours 0.12Pay $0
  • Thomas R ZezyusVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.03Pay $0
  • Ilene CandellaTREASURER Hours 0.35Pay $0

The return

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