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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-6669376

Koa Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 49 grants and $306,000 paid in grants.

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.

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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $306,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $3,651,999
  • Tax year 2023

    $224,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $1,856,313
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,775,326

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Library Association Inc Ketchum Sun Valley & TriumphKetchum, ID

    Annual fund

    $50,000
  2. Sun Valley Institute for ResilienceKetchum, ID

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  3. Environmental DefenseNew York, NY

    Project/program support

    $20,000
  4. Aspen Waldorf FoundationCarbondale, CO

    Project/program & general

    $15,000
  5. Rocky Mountain Wild IncDenver, CO

    Project/program support

    $15,000
  6. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncWashington, DC

    Project/program support

    $11,000
  7. Trustees of the Lawrenceville SchoolLawrenceville, NJ

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  8. Blaine County Hunger Coalition IncBellevue, ID

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  9. St Thomas Episcopal ChurchSun Valley, ID

    Annual fund &

    $10,000
  10. Wood River Community YMCABoise, ID

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  11. Sun Valley Performing Arts Center IncKetchum, ID

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  12. Sun Valley Playwrights ResidencyHailey, ID

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  13. Boise State University FoundationBoise, ID

    Project/program support

    $7,500
  14. The U C Davis FoundationDavis, CA

    Project/program support

    $6,000
  15. National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT

    Project/program support

    $5,000
  16. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    Project/program support

    $5,000
  17. Arch Community Housing Trust IncKetchum, ID

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  18. Spot Sun Valley IncKetchum, ID

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  19. Environmental Resource CenterKetchum, ID

    Project/program support

    $5,000
  20. Compass for Lifelong DiscoveryWoody Creek, CO

    Project/program support

    $5,000
  21. Lift UpRifle, CO

    Project/program support

    $5,000
  22. Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork ValleyGlenwood SPGS, CO

    Project/program support

    $5,000
  23. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  24. Roaring Fork Safe PassagesBasalt, CO

    Project/program support

    $3,000
  25. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  26. American Civil Liberties Union FNDNNew York, NY

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  27. English in ActionCarbondale, CO

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  28. Boulder Mountain Clayworks IncKetchum, ID

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  29. Friends of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center IncKetchum, ID

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  30. Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  31. Valley SettlementSilt, CO

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  32. Sun Valley Ski Education FoundationSun Valley, ID

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  33. Wood River Land Trust CompanyHailey, ID

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  34. Idaho Conservation League IncBoise, ID

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  35. Sawtooth Society IncHailey, ID

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  36. Society for Conservation Gis IncKalispell, MT

    General operating support

    $2,500
  37. Blaine County Charitable Fund IncHailey, ID

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  38. Liberty Theatre CompanyHailey, ID

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  39. Colorado Extreme Hockey AssociationLee, NH

    Project/program support

    $2,500
  40. Lawrenceville School Camp IncLawrence TWP, NJ

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  41. Blaine County Seniors Council IncHailey, ID

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  42. YouthrootsDenver, CO

    Project/program support

    $1,500
  43. Tibet FundNew York, NY

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  44. Stage of Life Theatre CoCarbondale, CO

    Project/program support

    $1,000
  45. National Public Radio IncWashington, DC

    Project/program support

    $1,000
  46. Carbondale Community Access RadioCarbondale, CO

    Project/program support

    $1,000
  47. Music Associates of Aspen IncAspen, CO

    Project/program support

    $1,000
  48. Roaring Fork Schools FoundationCarbondale, CO

    Project/program support

    $1,000
  49. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    Project/program support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education9 grants $96,00045% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $27,00013% of the total
  3. Environment5 grants $25,50012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture8 grants $23,50011% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation2 grants $15,0007% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $15,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho20 grants $169,500
  2. Colorado15 grants $67,500
  3. New York4 grants $24,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $12,000
  5. New Jersey2 grants $12,000
  6. Montana2 grants $7,500
  7. California1 grant $6,000
  8. Florida1 grant $2,500
  9. New Hampshire1 grant $2,500
  10. Vermont1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Fifth Third Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $31,280

The return

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