The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6141070

BF Foundation

A private foundation in Basalt, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $240,000 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,109,508

  • Tax year 2023

    $145,686

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,179,914

  • Tax year 2022

    $167,950

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,214,587

  • Tax year 2021

    $438,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,465,744

  • Tax year 2020

    $239,250

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,474,664

  • Tax year 2019

    $157,860

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,687,470

  • Tax year 2018

    $128,926

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,722,877

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZ

    Internship program

    $40,000
  2. Lowell ObservatoryFlagstaff, AZ

    Indigenous mural project

    $35,000
  3. Aspen Valley Land TrustCarbondale, CO

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  4. Lowell ObservatoryFlagstaff, AZ

    Young scholars

    $25,000
  5. Northern Az UniversityFlagstaff, AZ

    Native american studies program

    $25,000
  6. Aspen Valley Land TrustCarbondale, CO

    Education programs

    $20,000
  7. Georgia O'Keefe MuseumSanta Fe, NM

    Intern program

    $20,000
  8. Wilderness Land TrustHelena, MT

    Wilderness opportunity fund

    $20,000
  9. Independence Pass FoundationAspen, CO

    Operations

    $10,000
  10. Wilderness Land TrustHelena, MT

    Gis project

    $10,000
  11. Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    Operations

    $5,000
  12. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    Operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment7 grants $125,00068% of the total
  2. Science and technology2 grants $60,00032% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona4 grants $125,000
  2. Colorado5 grants $65,000
  3. Washington2 grants $30,000
  4. New Mexico1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David D ChaseCHAIRMAN Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Katherin L ChaseVP & SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sarah C ShawPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • Richard W ShawTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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