The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-0715001

Island Foundation

A private foundation in Englewood, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $89,787 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

    $89,787

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $617,671

  • Tax year 2024

    $149,604

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $554,088

  • Tax year 2023

    $161,862

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $770,888

  • Tax year 2022

    $47,072

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,139,081

  • Tax year 2021

    $148,154

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,206,670

  • Tax year 2020

    $496,825

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,346,976

  • Tax year 2019

    $338,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,714,451

  • Tax year 2018

    $120,787

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $661,247

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General fund

    $69,399
  2. Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MA

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. Cleveland PHCleveland, OH

    General fund

    $5,000
  4. Cornell Lab OrnithologyIthica, NY

    General fund

    $3,400
  5. Griot ArtsClarksdale, MS

    General fund

    $2,500
  6. All Saints ChurchPalo Alto, CA

    General fund

    $2,000
  7. Lakeview CemeteryCleveland, OH

    General fund

    $1,000
  8. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General fund

    $389
  9. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General fund

    $250
  10. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $250
  11. Pacific Forest TrustSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $250
  12. PropublicNew York, NY

    General fund

    $250
  13. The Wildlife SocietyBronx, NY

    General fund

    $99

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $69,39990% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $5,2507% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $389<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $73,148
  2. Ohio2 grants $6,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $5,250
  4. California3 grants $2,500
  5. Mississippi1 grant $2,500
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $389

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Walter SedgwickOFFICER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Wade SedgwickOFFICER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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