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

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-6920321

Sciarra Foundation

A private foundation in Aspen, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $60,000 paid in grants.

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.

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 2025

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,096,323
  • Tax year 2024

    $525,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,936,015
  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,170,480
  • Tax year 2022

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,248,118
  • Tax year 2021

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,035,262
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $100
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $100

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Aspen community FoundationBasalt, CO

    General support

    $20,000
  2. Jewish Resource CenterAnn Arbor, MI

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Aspen Valley Hospital FoundationAspen, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Aspen Country Day SchoolAspen, CO

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  5. Anderson Arts CenterAnderson, SC

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Aspen Jewish CongregationAspen, CO

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00050% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00025% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $10,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado4 grants $45,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paul Cahill SciarraTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jennifer SciarraTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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