The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-3496752

Forever Our Rivers Foundation

A private foundation in Grand Junction, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $354,343 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
Ann Johnston
115 Whiterock Avenue Ste 1952
Crested Butte, CO 81224
(970) 275-9712
[email protected]
Form and materials
See website at: foreverourrivers.org
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $354,343

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $724,601

  • Tax year 2024

    $306,036

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,328

  • Tax year 2023

    $368,231

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,605,071

  • Tax year 2022

    $215,358

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,107,457

  • Tax year 2021

    $151,369

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,672,948

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $136,358

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $173,335

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $142,918

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Conservation LegacyDurango, CO

    Conservation of nationwide projects

    $291,343
  2. Forever Our RiversGrand JCT, CO

    Colorado River Program Grants

    $35,000
  3. Rio Grande Restoration FoundationAlamosa, CO

    Rio Grande Watershed Project

    $10,000
  4. High Country Conservation AdvocatesCrested Butte, CO

    Conservation Stewardship

    $7,000
  5. Friends of Youth and NatureHotchkiss, CO

    Youth River Stewards Grant

    $6,000
  6. Spirit of the SunDenver, CO

    Grant for River Program

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development2 grants $297,34389% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $35,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado6 grants $354,343

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Tim CarlsonChairman Secretary Hours 20Pay $0
  • Steve AyersTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lizette SaucedoDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ann JohnstonExecutive Director Hours 40Pay $126,902
  • Alexander YeiserDirector Hours 1Pay $0

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