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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2737791

Mountain Spirit Foundation

A private foundation in Durango, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $14,250 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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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $123,711

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $119,778

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $119,435

  • Tax year 2022

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $124,119

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $132,375

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $140,654

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $150,679

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $156,998

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Merely PlayersDurango, CO

    Education

    $4,250
  2. Powerhouse Science CenterDurango, CO

    Education

    $2,000
  3. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Conservation

    $2,000
  4. Durango Education FoundationDurango, CO

    Education

    $2,000
  5. Durango Food BankDurango, CO

    Conservation

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  7. Durango Adult Education CenterCortez, CO

    Education

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $4,25041% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $2,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,00020% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $11,250
  2. Alabama1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William HayesTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christie SackettTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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