The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4692454

Misty Meadows Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $720,000 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

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

    $720,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $11,861,711
  • Tax year 2023

    $720,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $11,560,814
  • Tax year 2022

    $780,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $12,275,445
  • Tax year 2021

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,964,170
  • Tax year 2020

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $11,975,344
  • Tax year 2019

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $12,883,623
  • Tax year 2018

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $887,792

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greenlight Fund IncBoston, MA

    Societal benefit

    $125,000
  2. Routt County Humane Society IncSteamboat SPR, CO

    Sheltering and veterinary care

    $120,000
  3. University of DenverDenver, CO

    Educational and public welfare

    $105,000
  4. Yampa Valley Breast Cancer AwarenessSteamboat Springs, CO

    Societal and healthcare benefit

    $60,000
  5. Better TomorrowSteamboat Springs, CO

    Community benefit

    $60,000
  6. Greenhouse ScholarsBoulder, CO

    Educational and public welfare

    $50,000
  7. Tfalls Foundation IncAcworth, GA

    Community and educational benefit

    $50,000
  8. Bearings Bike WorksAtlanta, GA

    Community benefit

    $20,000
  9. Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA

    Community benefit

    $20,000
  10. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    Societal benefit

    $20,000
  11. Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    Community benefit

    $15,000
  12. International Rescue Committee (atl)Atlanta, GA

    Societal and healthcare benefit

    $15,000
  13. The Nature Conservancy GaAtlanta, GA

    Environmental

    $15,000
  14. Christian CityUnion City, GA

    Community benefit

    $10,000
  15. El Refugio Ministry IncDecatur, GA

    Societal benefit

    $10,000
  16. Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network IncAtlanta, GA

    To support the protection of immigrant survivors of crime

    $10,000
  17. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Smithsonian libraries and archives

    $10,000
  18. The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY

    Community benefit

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $155,00032% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $130,00027% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $125,00026% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $20,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $395,000
  2. Georgia10 grants $185,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $125,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  5. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Timothy KirkpatrickPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Taylor KirkpatrickTREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • David KirkpatrickDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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