The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-5091111

Living Closer Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwood Village, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,097,709

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $92,813
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,120,450

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $69,999
  • Tax year 2022

    $841,021

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $47,414
  • Tax year 2021

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,779
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $123,813
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $18,303
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,580

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $122,271

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    General support

    $458,100
  2. Global CitizenNew York, NY

    General support

    $150,000
  3. Beth Israel Lahey HealthCambridge, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Columbia UnviersityNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  5. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Environmental Media AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  7. Hope on WheelsFountain Valley, CA

    General support

    $38,159
  8. BBC Global News LimitedLondon, United Kingdom

    General support

    $20,000
  9. USA for UnhcrWashington, DC

    General support

    $12,360
  10. Partnership for Sustainable DevelopmentKathmandu, Nepal

    General support

    $11,000
  11. Cambridge Health Alliance FoundationMalden, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treat InitiativeBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  13. Hollywood Climate SummitBeverly Hills, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Pershing LLCJersey City, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Sustain Our AbilitiesBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  17. American Public Health AssociationWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,090

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $558,10064% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $150,00017% of the total
  3. Health3 grants $113,09013% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $50,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $458,100
  2. New York2 grants $250,000
  3. California5 grants $208,159
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $120,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $15,450
  6. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  7. Alabama1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jenny RankinMANAGING DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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