The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-5508708

Foundation for Student Success

A private foundation in Boulder, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $14,853 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,853

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $960,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $19,265

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,040,708

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,098,698

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,204,822

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,262,666

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Excelencia in EducationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted support

    $7,427
  2. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted support

    $7,426

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $7,42750% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $7,42650% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $14,853

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Diane DuboisCHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Francisco HernancezDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sally JohnstoneExecutive Dir. Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Dennis JonesVice Chair Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kenneth PepionDirector Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Amanda QuinteroDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Alvin SchexniderDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jamienne StudleyDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael ThomasSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Linda ThorDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jan YoshiwaraDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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