The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-0762733

Genesee Mountain Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 58 grants and $855,258 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $855,258

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $13,131,857

  • Tax year 2024

    $709,540

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $12,869,629

  • Tax year 2023

    $597,820

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $13,042,065

  • Tax year 2022

    $678,554

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $13,631,184

  • Tax year 2021

    $669,061

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $14,362,592

  • Tax year 2020

    $704,838

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $11,794,236

  • Tax year 2019

    $706,225

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $12,700,857

Grants paid in 2025

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Center for Performing ArtsDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $184,242
  2. American Friends of the LouvreNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $65,896
  3. Colorado SymphonyDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $51,046
  4. Colorado BalletDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $50,000
  5. Newman Center for the Performing ArtsDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $50,000
  6. Denver Youth Artists OrchestraDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $38,328
  7. New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $35,896
  8. Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $31,707
  9. Opera ColoradoEnglewood, CO

    Charitable

    $30,243
  10. Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $30,000
  11. Victoria Falls Wildlife TrustSan Diego, CA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  12. Denver Botanic Garden IncDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $25,000
  13. Boulder County AIDS ProjectBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $24,470
  14. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $23,788
  15. Denver Zoological FoundationDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $20,000
  16. Vilar Center for the Performing ArtsAvon, CO

    Charitable

    $20,000
  17. El Sistema ColoradoDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $15,634
  18. La Puente Home IncAlamosa, CO

    Charitable

    $12,000
  19. Funds for Israels TomorrowSt Louis, MO

    Charitable

    $10,438
  20. Parlando IncorporatedBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  21. River Deep FoundationLakewood, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  22. Youth Club of Trinidad IncTrinidad, CO

    Charitable

    $8,319
  23. Inside the OrchestraAurora, CO

    Charitable

    $7,500
  24. Artistico IncDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $6,000
  25. Buffalo Bill Center of the WestCody, WY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  26. Cleo Parker Robinson DanceDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  27. Emily Griffith FoundationDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  28. Mexican Cultural CenterDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  29. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  30. National Repertory Orchestra IncBreckenridge, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  31. Phoenix Society for Burn SurvivorsKentwood, MI

    Charitable

    $5,000
  32. Brent's PlaceAurora, CO

    Charitable

    $3,000
  33. Su TeatroDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $3,000
  34. Denver Fire Fighters Charitable FoundationDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $2,001
  35. Butterfly PavilionWestminster, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  36. Friends of Foothills Animal ShelterGolden, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  37. Phamaly Theater CompanyDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  38. Dawson FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable

    $1,500
  39. Bridge HouseBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  40. Children's Museum of Denver at MarsicoDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  41. Friends of Longmont MuseumLongmont, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  42. Miners Alley Playhouse TheaterGolden, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  43. Project Angel HeartDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  44. The Dairy Center for the ArtsBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  45. Theater AspenAspen, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  46. Village Exchange CenterAurora, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  47. Wow Children's MuseumLafayette, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  48. Bessie's HopeThornton, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  49. Colorado Chautauqua AssociationBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  50. Food for Thought DenverArvada, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  51. Intercambio de ComunidadesBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  52. Meals on Wheels of BoulderBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  53. Rocky Mountain Honor FlightFranktown, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  54. Safehouse Denver IncDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  55. Sister Carmen Community Center IncLafayette, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  56. We Don't WasteDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  57. Women's Bean ProjectDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  58. Judi's HouseAurora, CO

    Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture18 grants $506,90682% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $32,4705% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $25,0004% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $24,0004% of the total
  5. Human services7 grants $14,0002% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $8,3191% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $7,7501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado50 grants $677,740
  2. New York3 grants $125,580
  3. California1 grant $30,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $10,438
  5. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  6. Wyoming1 grant $5,000
  7. Nevada1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Lynn McDonaldTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $0
  • Kevin McDonaldTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0
  • Bryan D McDonaldTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nicole M McDonaldTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Matthew L McDonaldTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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