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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2979459

McDowell Family Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwood Village, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $164,420 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jeffrey D Melissa A McDowell
5275 S Dayton Street
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(303) 766-2561
Form and materials
Written requests describing the charitable beneficiaries and use of funds.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Donations will be made to organizations that qualify under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Though not specifically limited, contributions will be made to qualifying charitable organizations that focus on education, senior citizens, battered women and children, and beneficial programs.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $164,420

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $896,639

  • Tax year 2024

    $140,117

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,031,127

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,125

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,114,813

  • Tax year 2022

    $119,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,129,357

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,224,102

  • Tax year 2020

    $134,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,222,491

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,655

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,286,562

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,785

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,286,852

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. University of NebraskaLincoln, NE

    Educational Support.

    $104,420
  2. Individual

    Provide comfort and housing to people who travel to St. [individual] for medical care.

    $20,000
  3. Children's HospitalAurora, CO

    Provide medical care to children.

    $20,000
  4. Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO

    Provide food and necessities to people in need.

    $10,000
  5. St Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO

    Educational support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00050% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska1 grant $104,420
  2. Colorado2 grants $30,000
  3. Missouri1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey D McDowellPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melissa A McDowellTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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