The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-5169797

Ruth A Carver Foundation

A private foundation in Aspen, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $320,185 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $320,185

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,743,109

  • Tax year 2023

    $270,710

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $4,733,196

  • Tax year 2022

    $267,590

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $4,870,225

  • Tax year 2021

    $211,410

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $4,871,977

  • Tax year 2020

    $183,634

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,131,180

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Aspen Community Church (5)Aspen, CO

    Religious

    $86,000
  2. Dance Aspen Initiative (4)Aspen, CO

    Educational

    $52,210
  3. Aspen Institute (music Fest) (5)Aspen, CO

    Social welfare

    $46,575
  4. Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    Environmental

    $25,000
  5. Crested Butte Land Trust (3)Crested Butte, CO

    Environmental

    $11,300
  6. Crested Butte Center for the Arts (3)Crested Butte, CO

    Educational

    $10,650
  7. Aspen Historical Society (3)Aspen, CO

    Educational

    $10,500
  8. Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA

    Educational

    $10,000
  9. Innocence Project (2)Denver, CO

    Educational

    $9,000
  10. Buddy Program (3)Aspen, CO

    Educational

    $7,900
  11. Aspen Institute (aspen Words)Washington, DC

    Educational

    $5,000
  12. Aspen Institute Society of Fellows (president's Society)Washington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  13. Creste Butte MuseumCrested Butte, CO

    Educational

    $5,000
  14. Aspen Film FestivalAspen, CO

    Educational

    $4,900
  15. Aspen Country Day SchoolAspen, CO

    Educational

    $2,500
  16. Aspen Junior HockeyAspen, CO

    Educational

    $2,500
  17. Critters Crusaders of Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA

    Educational

    $2,500
  18. Friends of FlorenceWashington, DC

    General

    $2,500
  19. Last Hope Animal RescueCedar Rapids, IA

    Animal welfare

    $2,500
  20. Crested Butte Mountain Bike AssociationCrested Butte, CO

    Educational

    $2,000
  21. Crested Butte Public Policy ForumCrested Butte, CO

    Educational

    $2,000
  22. Rocky Mountain Biological InstituteGothic, CO

    Educational

    $2,000
  23. Friends of the MajesticCrested Butte, CO

    Social welfare

    $1,750
  24. Roaring Fork ConservancyBasalt, CO

    Educational

    $1,500
  25. Armitage FoundationNew York, NY

    Educational

    $1,000
  26. American Civil Liberties UnionDenver, CO

    Educational

    $1,000
  27. Aspen Public RadioAspen, CO

    Educational

    $1,000
  28. Colorado Rocky Mountain SchoolCarbondale, CO

    Educational

    $1,000
  29. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Medical

    $1,000
  30. Overseas Press ClubNew York, NY

    Social welfare

    $1,000
  31. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    Educational

    $1,000
  32. Rocky Mountain Public BroadcastingDenver, CO

    Educational

    $1,000
  33. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    Educational

    $700
  34. CoreLos Angeles, CA

    Educational

    $250
  35. Parkinsons Foundation (2)New York, NY

    Medical educational

    $250
  36. A Way OutCarbondale, CO

    Educational

    $100
  37. Aspen Grove CemetaryAspen, CO

    Educational

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $26,50056% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00021% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $5,00011% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $2,5005% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado25 grants $288,185
  2. Iowa3 grants $15,000
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $12,500
  4. New York5 grants $4,250
  5. California1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Ruth A CarverPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

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