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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-1250646

The Ladd Foundation

A private foundation in Littleton, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $265,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,669,091

  • Tax year 2023

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,298,182

  • Tax year 2022

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,160,458

  • Tax year 2021

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,167,624

  • Tax year 2020

    $292,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,593,478

  • Tax year 2019

    $257,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,310,449

  • Tax year 2018

    $279,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,074,557

  • Tax year 2017

    $317,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,224,205

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Colorado AcademyDenver, CO

    Public charity

    $250,000
  2. Individual

    Public charity

    $5,000
  3. Soul Dog RescueFort Lupton, CO

    Public charity

    $5,000
  4. ASU FoundationTempe, AZ

    Public charity

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $255,00098% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $255,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jerry D LaddPRESIDENT/DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margot F LaddVICE PRES/DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stan SprinkleSEC/TREAS/DIR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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