The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6056582

The Edelstein Foundation

A private foundation in Carbondale, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $162,325 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

    $162,325

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,038,246

  • Tax year 2024

    $113,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,161,637

  • Tax year 2023

    $99,295

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,120,464

  • Tax year 2022

    $128,050

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,111,315

  • Tax year 2021

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,120,044

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,108,355

  • Tax year 2019

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,054,134

  • Tax year 2018

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,063,805

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Aspen Art MuseumAspen, CO

    Charitable - general support

    $78,625
  2. Keep Memory AliveLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable - general support

    $25,000
  3. Anderson Ranch Arts CenterSnowmass VLG, CO

    Charitable - general support

    $10,100
  4. Eisenhower Medical Center FoundationRancho Mirage, CA

    Charitable - general support

    $10,000
  5. High Desert Test SitesJoshua Tree, CA

    Charitable - general support

    $8,000
  6. Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    Charitable - general support

    $5,000
  7. Desert XPalm Springs, CA

    Charitable - general support

    $5,000
  8. English in ActionCarbondale, CO

    Charitable - general support

    $5,000
  9. Sybarite Chamber Players LTDBronx, NY

    Charitable - general support

    $5,000
  10. The Desert Community FoundationPalm Desert, CA

    Charitable - general support

    $5,000
  11. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    Charitable - general support

    $2,600
  12. Aspen WildfireAspen, CO

    Charitable - general support

    $1,000
  13. Celebrate the BeatDillon, CO

    Charitable - general support

    $1,000
  14. The FieldNew York, NY

    Charitable - general support

    $1,000

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 $97,72567% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $25,00017% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $7,6005% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado7 grants $103,325
  2. California4 grants $28,000
  3. Nevada1 grant $25,000
  4. New York2 grants $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James Leo EdelsteinPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marshall EisenbergSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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