The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-1342003

Two Lights Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 23 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,313,820

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,566,810

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,643,400

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $6,677,897

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,026,700

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,630,181

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,306,100

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,592,863

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,687,948

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,584,594

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,261,200

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,364,624

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,659,234

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,867,827

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dia Art FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $618,000
  2. Chautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NY

    General use

    $500,000
  3. Women's Coaching AllianceBurlingame, CA

    General use

    $57,500
  4. Radical Hope IncConcord, MA

    General use

    $25,000
  5. Sanctuary for FamiliesNew York, NY

    General use

    $25,000
  6. Open Space InstituteNew York, NY

    General use

    $24,200
  7. Big Brothers Big Sisters of AmericaTampa, FL

    General use

    $22,120
  8. Reformed Church of BronxvilleBronxville, NY

    General use

    $12,000
  9. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    General use

    $10,000
  10. Ketcha OutdoorsScarborough, ME

    General use

    $3,000
  11. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    General use

    $2,500
  12. Kaplan JCC on the PalisadesTenafly, NJ

    General use

    $2,500
  13. Goodwill Industries NynjBrooklyn, NY

    General use

    $2,300
  14. Community Fund of Bronxville Eastchester Tuckahoe IncBronxville, NY

    General use

    $2,000
  15. Puppies Behind BarsNew York, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  16. Jansen Memorial HospiceScarsdale, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  17. You Gotta BelieveNew York, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  18. Destination CollegeMount Vernon, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  19. Bronxville School Foundation IncBronxville, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  20. The Girls Foundation of TanzaniaPortland, ME

    General use

    $1,000
  21. MainspringsTulsa, OK

    General use

    $1,000
  22. The Picture House Regional Film CenterPelham, NY

    General use

    $500
  23. Prouts Neck Historical SocietyScarborough, ME

    General use

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $1,131,20089% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $60,5005% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $27,0002% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $24,2002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $1,191,500
  2. California1 grant $57,500
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  4. Florida1 grant $22,120
  5. Maine4 grants $14,200
  6. New Jersey1 grant $2,500
  7. Oklahoma1 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.

  • Roger S GoodellTREASURER AND SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jane S GoodellPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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