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

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-1080122

Montera Family Foundation

A private foundation in Eaton, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $742,292 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

    $742,292

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,750,153
  • Tax year 2023

    $826,811

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,438,819
  • Tax year 2022

    $957,759

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,192,078
  • Tax year 2021

    $462,652

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,149,128
  • Tax year 2020

    $487,212

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $209,103
  • Tax year 2019

    $538,661

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $96,288
  • Tax year 2018

    $139,352

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $230,068

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General Operations

    $480,000
  2. Mill City ChurchFort Collins, CO

    General operations

    $75,000
  3. Alliance Defending FreedomScottsdale, AZ

    General Operations

    $50,000
  4. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    General operations

    $38,700
  5. Church at Rancho RioWickenburg, AZ

    General operations

    $16,000
  6. Individual

    General operations

    $12,000
  7. The Resource CenterGreeley, CO

    General Operations

    $10,000
  8. Weld Legacy FoundationGreeley, CO

    General operations

    $10,000
  9. Network BeyondGreeley, CO

    General operations

    $10,000
  10. Nayalife ChurchAurora, CO

    General operations

    $8,000
  11. Individual

    Hardship

    $5,910
  12. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operations

    $5,182
  13. Cody Nessmith FoundationGlenmora, LA

    General operations

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    General operations

    $5,000
  15. Weld County FairGreeley, CO

    General operations

    $3,000
  16. Individual

    General operations

    $2,500
  17. Individual

    General operations

    $2,000
  18. Weld Food BankGreeley, CO

    General operations

    $1,000
  19. Wycliffe Bible Translators IncOrlando, FL

    General operations

    $1,000
  20. Friends of A Woman's Place IncGreeley, CO

    General operations

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    General operations

    $500
  22. Evangelical Free Church of EatonEaton, 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. Civil rights1 grant $50,00055% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $15,00017% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00011% of the total
  4. Religion2 grants $9,00010% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $5,1826% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado10 grants $123,682
  2. Arizona2 grants $66,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $38,700
  4. Louisiana1 grant $5,000
  5. Florida1 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.

  • Richard A MonteraPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Chancy K LoveVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jena C RuvoloVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Keiley A TapponVice President Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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