The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-3505984

The Swaha Foundation

A private foundation in Boulder, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $466,816 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $466,816

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $17,778,866

  • Tax year 2023

    $861,822

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $17,968,444

  • Tax year 2022

    $557,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $18,085,394

  • Tax year 2021

    $745,700

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $21,774,521

  • Tax year 2020

    $542,700

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $19,251,108

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

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

  1. Watershed SchoolBoulder, CO

    General Support

    $110,436
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $51,000
  3. Individual

    General Support

    $50,000
  4. Individual

    General Support

    $50,000
  5. Amplify Girls IncHixson, TN

    General Support

    $50,000
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $35,000
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $30,000
  8. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  9. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  10. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  11. Moving TraditionsElkins Park, PA

    General Support

    $5,000
  12. English in ActionCarbondale, CO

    General Support

    $5,000
  13. Free Flow FoundationJacksonville Beach, FL

    General Support

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  15. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    General Support

    $2,500
  16. Rios to RiversAspen, CO

    General Support

    $2,500
  17. Individual

    General Support

    $1,200
  18. Individual

    General Support

    $1,000
  19. Individual

    General Support

    $1,000
  20. Individual

    General Support

    $500
  21. Independence Pass FundAspen, CO

    General Support

    $500
  22. Sounds True FoundationDenver, CO

    General Support

    $500
  23. Protect Our WintersBoulder, CO

    General Support

    $500
  24. Neshama CenterAspen, CO

    General Support

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $115,43665% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $50,00028% of the total
  3. Religion2 grants $5,1803% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $3,0002% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5001% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado8 grants $122,116
  2. New York1 grant $50,000
  3. Florida1 grant $5,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Julie GoldsteinPresident Hours 40Pay $80,738

The return

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