The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-0929410

Merle Chambers Fund

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $70,395 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.

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

    $70,395

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,131,139

    Grants listed
    193
    Assets, end of year
    $75,793

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,332,960

    Grants listed
    117
    Assets, end of year
    $49,546,133

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,952,468

    Grants listed
    175
    Assets, end of year
    $59,407,120

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,317,460

    Grants listed
    97
    Assets, end of year
    $66,462,880

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,365,730

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $66,546,971

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,222,231

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $66,683,240

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Denver FoundationDenver, CO

    Fund for denver

    $70,395

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 $70,395100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $70,395

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Merle C ChambersCHAIR/PRESID Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joel OursTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katharine ArnoldSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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