The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1602182

Bridging Nations Foundation

A private foundation in Pagosa Springs, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $61,007 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Manisha Paralikar
1091 Cactus Drive
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
(203) 376-8060
Form and materials
Letter - Open Format
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $61,007

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,498,947

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,008

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,413,263

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,033

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,322,550

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,235,588

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,353,622

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,251,615

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,218,880

  • Tax year 2018

    $890

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,082,027

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. San Juan Mountain AssociationDurango, CO

    Environment/Culture

    $50,000
  2. South Asian American Digital ArchivePhiladelphia, PA

    Education / Culture

    $5,001
  3. Community Foundation of SW ColoradoDurango, CO

    Emergency Relief Fund

    $2,001
  4. Humane Society of Pagosa SpringsPagosa SPGS, CO

    Animal Care

    $1,001
  5. Colorado 14ers InitiativeGolden, CO

    Environmental

    $1,001
  6. Feest Food Empowerment Educ TeamSeattle, WA

    Food Education

    $1,001
  7. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Education/Social

    $501
  8. Chama Peak Land AlliancePagosa SPGS, CO

    Environment

    $501

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $5,50279% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $1,00114% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $54,504
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,001
  3. Washington1 grant $1,001
  4. California1 grant $501

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sunandini P AmbegaonkarDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Manisha ParalikarPresident Hours 5Pay $7,000

The return

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