The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3337097

Calm Foundation

A private foundation in Colorado Springs, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $66,500 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
Lisa Tessarowicz
2023 N Cascade Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 641-7777
Form and materials
Not applicable
Deadlines
Not applicable
Restrictions
Not applicable

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $66,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $957,560

  • Tax year 2024

    $62,537

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,233,940

  • Tax year 2023

    $64,536

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,203,367

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,214,425

  • Tax year 2021

    $68,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,321,244

  • Tax year 2020

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,095,400

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $765,747

  • Tax year 2018

    $50,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $705,549

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Yu Ming Charter SchoolOakland, CA

    Mandarin immersion education

    $10,000
  2. Early ConnectionsColorado Springs, CO

    Preschool

    $10,000
  3. Youth Documentary AcademyColorado SPGS, CO

    Trains youth in filmmaking

    $7,500
  4. Concrete CouchColorado Springs, CO

    Community improvement

    $7,500
  5. Brave Irene'sColorado Springs, CO

    Art & education

    $5,000
  6. Colorado HumanitiesDenver, CO

    Humanities education

    $5,000
  7. Cu FoundationColorado Springs, CO

    Education

    $4,000
  8. Rocky MTN Women's Film FestivalColorado Springs, CO

    3-day celebration of women & film

    $3,500
  9. Rocky Mountain PBSDenver, CO

    Public broadcasting

    $3,000
  10. KRCCColorado Springs, CO

    Public broadcasting

    $3,000
  11. Sun Mountain TaikoColorado Springs, CO

    Advance the art of taiko

    $2,500
  12. Moxley StudioColorado Springs, CO

    Suicide prevention

    $2,500
  13. Miss JuneteenthColorafo Springs, CO

    Young women empowerment

    $2,000
  14. Pikes Peak Athletics FoundationColorado SPGS, CO

    Youth athletics

    $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 culture2 grants $12,50040% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00032% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $7,50024% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado13 grants $56,500
  2. California1 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.

  • Michael TessarowiczDIRECTOR Hours 0.04Pay $0
  • Christine TessarowiczSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Alec TessarowiczDIRECTOR Hours 0.04Pay $0
  • Lisa TessarowiczPRESIDENT/TR Hours 10Pay $0

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