The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-6169704

Donnell-Kay Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 43 grants and $350,636 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $350,636

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $36,384,767

  • Tax year 2024

    $241,998

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $33,937,454

  • Tax year 2023

    $120,729

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $31,900,331

  • Tax year 2022

    $198,075

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $31,060,994

  • Tax year 2021

    $355,530

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $27,472,221

  • Tax year 2020

    $293,235

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $26,461,627

  • Tax year 2019

    $181,035

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $25,832,850

  • Tax year 2018

    $403,257

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $26,553,958

Grants paid in 2025

43 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kit Carson Rural DevelopmentKit Carson, CO

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  2. Colorado Food ClusterFort Collins, CO

    General operating grant

    $35,000
  3. Bright by TextCentennial, CO

    General operating grant

    $30,000
  4. Chef Ann FoundationBoulder, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  5. Early Milestones ColoradoDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  6. High Rockies Community SchoolFairplay, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  7. Nourish ColoradoDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  8. Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of ColoradoAurora, CO

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  9. Anastasis AcademyCentennial, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  10. Justice for the People Legal CenterDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $20,000
  11. Philanthropy ColoradoDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $11,500
  12. Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (epic)Denver, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  13. Montessori CollectiveGolden, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  14. The Stead SchoolCommerce City, CO

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  15. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $6,400
  16. Advocacy RisingDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $5,000
  17. Garden to TableLouisville, CO

    General operating grant

    $5,000
  18. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General operating grant

    $5,000
  19. Littleton Public Schools FoundationLittleton, CO

    General operating grant

    $1,050
  20. Asian Girls Ignite Co Hadanu CollectiveDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $600
  21. Lincoln Elementary PtsaDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $510
  22. Dzi FoundationRidgway, CO

    General operating grant

    $500
  23. Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZ

    General operating grant

    $500
  24. Growing GardensBoulder, CO

    General operating grant

    $432
  25. Boulder Food RescueBoulder, CO

    General operating grant

    $400
  26. Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary LearningDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $400
  27. Child Fund InternationalRichmond Va, VA

    General operating grant

    $396
  28. Korean Academy of ColoradoAurora, CO

    General operating grant

    $370
  29. The Denver FoundationDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $365
  30. CultivandoEastlake, CO

    General operating grant

    $284
  31. Living Earth Agricultural FoundationBoulder, CO

    General operating grant

    $284
  32. La Luz EducationDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $260
  33. Quivira CoalitionSanta Fe, NM

    General operating grant

    $255
  34. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operating grant

    $200
  35. The Table Urban FarmDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $125
  36. Field AcademyDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $105
  37. Boulder Reporting LabBoulder, CO

    General operating grant

    $100
  38. Colorado Public RadioCentennial, CO

    General operating grant

    $100
  39. Farm Discovery at Live EarthWatsonville, CA

    General operating grant

    $100
  40. Focus Points Family Resource CenterDenver, CO

    General operating grant

    $100
  41. Kunc Public RadioGreeley, CO

    General operating grant

    $100
  42. Longmont Community FoundationLongmont, CO

    General operating grant

    $100
  43. PlentifulBeverly Hills, CA

    General operating grant

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education10 grants $122,13550% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $75,60031% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $13,0155% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  6. Environment3 grants $1,187<1% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $1,309<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado36 grants $344,085
  2. California3 grants $5,200
  3. Arizona1 grant $500
  4. Virginia1 grant $396
  5. New Mexico1 grant $255
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kaylin DinesSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anthony LewisTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kim Knous DolanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Connie DinesPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

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