The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-3585141

The Marigold Project

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $14,500 paid in grants.

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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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Mike McKoy
753 Kalamath Street
Denver, CO 80204
(720) 616-7252
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $104,231

  • Tax year 2023

    $141,617

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $228,733

  • Tax year 2022

    $248,714

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $171,399

  • Tax year 2021

    $138,357

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $177,605

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,545

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $107,207

  • Tax year 2019

    $195,013

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $77,958

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,702

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $51,330

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UnmanageableNashville, TN

    General support

    $5,000
  2. Mutual Aid Disaster ReliefTampa, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  3. Cobalt Abortion FundDener, CO

    General support

    $2,500
  4. Bread & Roses Legal CenterDenver, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  5. Farm AidCambridge, MA

    General support

    $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 $5,00045% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,00045% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $5,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  3. Colorado2 grants $3,500
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Nathaniel RateliffBOARD CHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rob VesselsEXECUTIVE DI Hours 40Pay $100,748
  • Kari NottEXECUTIVE DI Hours 40Pay $34,872
  • Chris TetzeliDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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