The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5560809

Tau Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $120,000 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

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $537,192

  • Tax year 2024

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $219,628

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $163,615

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $160,176

  • Tax year 2021

    $800

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $157,232

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $150,110

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $123,214

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $92,730

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tennyson Center for ChildrenDenver, CO

    Supporting children & families

    $60,000
  2. Haven of HopeDenver, CO

    Recource center for the homeless

    $20,000
  3. Holy Family High SchoolBroomfield, CO

    College preparatory education

    $15,000
  4. Women's Bean ProjectDenver, CO

    Empowering women through work

    $10,000
  5. Harvest of Hope PantryBoulder, CO

    Helping those facing food insecurity

    $5,000
  6. Habitat for HumanityDenver, CO

    Build affordable housing

    $5,000
  7. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    Supporting students & faculty

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $60,00060% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $10,00010% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado7 grants $120,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jody Harper AldermanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John AldermanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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