The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1444096

Open Mind Project

A private foundation in Snowmass, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $20,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $53,440

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $46,442

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $56,272

  • Tax year 2022

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $132,754

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $162,226

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,397

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,821

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Middle East InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  2. EarthxDallas, TX

    Plan, promote, raise funds and organize an annual earth day festival in dallas texas

    $7,500
  3. Aspen ChapelAspen, CO

    General support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $10,00057% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $7,50043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  2. Texas1 grant $7,500
  3. Colorado1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Andrew C ScottPRESIDENT Hours 16Pay $0
  • Bill Caldwell JrSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jamie PellegrinDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Rev Dr Horace GriffinDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Sada MireDIRECTOR (AS OF 12/25) Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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