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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-3210003

The Poudre Sand Fund

A private foundation in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $231,815 paid in grants.

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

    $231,815

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,216,877
  • Tax year 2024

    $191,554

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,362,742
  • Tax year 2023

    $199,082

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,433,598
  • Tax year 2022

    $213,476

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,545,272
  • Tax year 2021

    $174,590

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,660,802
  • Tax year 2020

    $170,193

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,772,122
  • Tax year 2019

    $171,450

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,872,851
  • Tax year 2018

    $196,419

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,976,362

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC

    Aya integrative medicine

    $27,500
  2. Colorado Doula ProjectDenver, CO

    General

    $23,175
  3. Habitat for Humanity Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO

    General

    $22,878
  4. Food Bank for Larimer CountyLoveland, CO

    General

    $17,767
  5. Crossroads SafehouseFort Collins, CO

    General

    $15,435
  6. Medical Debt Resolution DBA Undue Medical DebtLong Island City, NY

    General

    $15,317
  7. Longmont Meals on WheelsLongmont, CO

    General

    $11,439
  8. The Matthews HouseFort Collins, CO

    General

    $10,000
  9. Ukraine House DC FoundationWashington, DC

    United24 - medical aid

    $10,000
  10. Meals on Wheels Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO

    General

    $9,750
  11. Gambia Rising Charitable TrustEmeryville, CA

    Wame

    $8,000
  12. Rocky Mountain High SchoolFort Collins, CO

    Mock trial

    $7,751
  13. Disabled Resource ServicesLoveland, CO

    General

    $7,500
  14. Elevated Access IncChampaign, IL

    General

    $6,360
  15. Remote Area MedicalRockford, TN

    General

    $5,324
  16. Noco Humane SocietyLoveland, CO

    Larimer campus

    $5,260
  17. Cobalt FoundationDenver, CO

    General

    $5,199
  18. Habitat for Humanity of the St Vrain ValleyLongmont, CO

    General

    $5,199
  19. Cold Case FoundationProvo, UT

    General

    $5,102
  20. Gambia Rising Charitable TrustEmeryville, CA

    General

    $3,605
  21. Rocky Mountain High SchoolFort Collins, CO

    German club

    $3,101
  22. ACLU Foundation of ColoradoDenver, CO

    General

    $2,000
  23. Operation BBQ ReliefPleasant Hill, MO

    General

    $1,545
  24. Longmont Humane SocietyLongmont, CO

    General

    $1,063
  25. We Don't WasteDenver, CO

    General

    $1,029
  26. First United Methodist Church of Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO

    Prayer shawl ministry

    $516

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $23,17525% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $17,76719% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $17,50019% of the total
  4. Civil rights3 grants $13,55915% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00011% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $5,3246% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6,1657% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado17 grants $149,062
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $37,500
  3. New York1 grant $15,317
  4. California2 grants $11,605
  5. Illinois1 grant $6,360
  6. Tennessee1 grant $5,324
  7. Utah1 grant $5,102
  8. Missouri1 grant $1,545

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David A BraunDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $8,500
  • Beth Ellen DixonDIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $8,500
  • Samuel K BraunDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $8,500
  • Sharra BaeighkleyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $500

The return

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