The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1548704

The Dennis Kennedy Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $75,318 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $75,318

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $518,869

  • Tax year 2024

    $84,838

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $619,771

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,760

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $316,301

  • Tax year 2022

    $34,398

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $334,513

  • Tax year 2021

    $33,392

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $165,433

  • Tax year 2020

    $46,469

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $145,845

  • Tax year 2019

    $32,888

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $157,897

  • Tax year 2018

    $27,112

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $166,557

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colorado Gives FoundationArvada, CO

    General operations

    $23,528
  2. The Street Dog CoalitionFort Collins, CO

    General operations

    $10,290
  3. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    General operations

    $10,000
  4. Co Women's Education FoundationBoulder, CO

    General operations

    $10,000
  5. Food for HopeEastlake, CO

    General operations

    $10,000
  6. Grow Local ColoradoDenver, CO

    General operations

    $5,000
  7. Olive CrestSanta Ana, CA

    General operations

    $5,000
  8. Santa Barbara Birth CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    General operations

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $23,52843% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,29019% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00018% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $1,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $58,818
  2. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  3. California2 grants $6,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Denette WalshPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $40,000
  • Patrick WalshSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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