The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-0300897

The Patten-Davis Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $2.8 million 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

    $2,758,333

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $38,201,104

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,463,333

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $38,611,732

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,505,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $37,677,645

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,812,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $36,257,518

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,485,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $36,098,659

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,445,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $36,249,900

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,157,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $38,498,682

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,968,103

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $14,080,143

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The Park PeopleDenver, CO

    Denver Digs Trees, incentive matching fund & emergency rescue grant

    $1,475,000
  2. National Trust for Historic PreservWashington, DC

    Farnsworth House Support

    $333,333
  3. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General needs

    $250,000
  4. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at UC Anschutz

    $250,000
  5. Cheyenne Regional FoundationCheyenne, WY

    Davis Hospice Center

    $200,000
  6. ARCS Foundation IncDenver, CO

    Scholarships

    $75,000
  7. Friends of NursingEnglewood, CO

    Scholarships

    $75,000
  8. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    Ludeman Family Center

    $60,000
  9. Individual

    Endowment

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $310,00081% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $75,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $1,935,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $333,333
  3. Virginia1 grant $250,000
  4. Wyoming1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Tyson Dines IIIDir/Treasurer Hours 0Pay $20,000
  • Joan BellDir/Secretary Hours 0Pay $20,000
  • David CohenDirector Hours 0Pay $20,000

The return

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