The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1316801

Blanche C Hill Foundation

A private foundation in Telluride, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $316,918 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.

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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

    $316,918

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,927,508

  • Tax year 2024

    $309,182

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,052,214

  • Tax year 2023

    $292,495

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,942,147

  • Tax year 2022

    $363,425

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,052,479

  • Tax year 2021

    $347,950

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,282,826

  • Tax year 2020

    $338,409

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,523,604

  • Tax year 2019

    $299,871

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,742,857

  • Tax year 2018

    $243,029

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,995,497

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CamfedSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $125,000
  2. Colorado Mountain College FoundationGlenwood SPGS, CO

    General support

    $82,400
  3. Vail Valley CaresEdwards, CO

    General support

    $32,055
  4. Children's Hospital ColoradoDenver, CO

    La cache shop

    $24,950
  5. Swift Eagle FoundationAvon, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Minds Matter ColoradoDenver, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Mountain FilmTelluride, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Vail Valley CaresEdwards, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Bravo Vail Valley MusicVail, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  10. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Kunc RadioGreeley, CO

    General support

    $2,500
  12. Colorado Ski MuseumVail, CO

    General support

    $1,500
  13. Wyoming Naturopathic Physicians AssocJackson, WY

    General support

    $1,000
  14. The WorldSt Louis, MT

    General support

    $1,000
  15. Wilkinson Public LibraryTelluride, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  16. Koto Public RadioTelluride, CO

    General support

    $260
  17. Telluride Mountain ClubTelluride, CO

    General support

    $253

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $37,05569% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $10,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $6,50012% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $253<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado13 grants $184,918
  2. California1 grant $125,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  4. Montana1 grant $1,000
  5. Wyoming1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Amy FordhamPRESIDENT Hours 18Pay $48,000
  • Robert KjesselVICE PRESIDENT Hours 12Pay $32,000

The return

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