The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-7030107

Eliot Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $204,105 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.

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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

    $204,105

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $839,905

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,267

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $994,967

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,371

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $988,448

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,775

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,010,482

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,141

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,044,206

  • Tax year 2020

    $106,202

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,081,878

  • Tax year 2019

    $127,824

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,161,933

  • Tax year 2018

    $68,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,257,266

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Botanic GardensDenver, CO

    General public support

    $135,500
  2. Colorado Gives DaysArvada, CO

    General public support

    $28,597
  3. Denver Mountain ParksDenver, CO

    General public support

    $7,500
  4. National Western Stock ShowDenver, CO

    General public support

    $7,500
  5. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    General public support

    $5,275
  6. Children's HospitalDenver, CO

    General public support

    $5,152
  7. Humane ColoradoDenver, CO

    General public support

    $3,600
  8. Hope Haven RwandaSedalia, CO

    General public support

    $3,311
  9. Austin Pets AliveAustin, TX

    General public support

    $2,625
  10. Escuela de GuadalupeDenver, CO

    General public support

    $2,500
  11. TithelyNashville, TN

    General public support

    $1,545
  12. Casa de PazAurora, CO

    General public 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. Environment1 grant $135,50090% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $7,5005% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $6,2254% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado9 grants $194,660
  2. Maryland1 grant $5,275
  3. Texas1 grant $2,625
  4. Tennessee1 grant $1,545

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Melissa K EliotTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $8,848

The return

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