The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-0328155

Serimus Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Collins, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $284,000 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $284,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,027,574

  • Tax year 2023

    $302,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,324,630

  • Tax year 2022

    $337,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,635,918

  • Tax year 2021

    $278,010

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,981,390

  • Tax year 2020

    $287,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $314,604

  • Tax year 2019

    $363,954

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $798,487

  • Tax year 2018

    $297,647

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,325,894

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Book TrustDenver, CO

    General operations

    $113,500
  2. Serimus Operating FoundationFort Collins, CO

    General operations

    $86,000
  3. Community Foundation Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    General operations

    $30,000
  4. Matthews HouseFort Collins, CO

    General operations

    $15,000
  5. Giving SquareBethesda, MD

    General operations

    $13,000
  6. Community Foundation of NCFort Collins, CO

    Give next fund

    $6,500
  7. Fort Collins Museum of DiscoveryFort Collins, CO

    Dash event sponsor

    $5,000
  8. Idea WildFort Collins, CO

    General operations

    $5,000
  9. Golden Willow RetreatArroyo Hondo, NM

    General operations

    $3,000
  10. Ciclismo Youth FoundationFort Collins, CO

    Sendtown bike club

    $2,500
  11. Electronic Frontier Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  12. PropublicaNew York, NY

    General operations

    $2,000
  13. Northen Colorado Intertribal PowwowFort Collins, CO

    General operations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $199,50082% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,0006% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $13,0005% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $3,0001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado8 grants $234,000
  2. Wyoming1 grant $30,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $13,000
  4. New Mexico1 grant $3,000
  5. California1 grant $2,000
  6. New York1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jill E SchatzEXECUTIVE DI Hours 2Pay $0
  • Douglas S SchatzVP & TREAS. Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kirsten BumpPROGRAM DIRE Hours 20Pay $55,125
  • Adrienne SchatzDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • David SchatzDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

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