The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1366597

The Michael P Dowling Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1,808 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,808

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $703,565

  • Tax year 2024

    $120,225

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $851,761

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,875

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $856,940

  • Tax year 2022

    $29,700

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $861,272

  • Tax year 2021

    $70,135

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $814,357

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,788

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $822,894

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colorado Open LandsLakewood, CO

    Natural resource conservation

    $1,000
  2. Opera ColoradoEnglewood, CO

    Culture/education

    $500
  3. Volunteers for Outdoor ColoradoDenver, CO

    Natural resource conservation

    $208
  4. Central Park ConservatoryNew York, NY

    Environmental

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $1,00059% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $50029% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $20812% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado3 grants $1,708
  2. New York1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael P DowlingPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $180,000
  • Ann MassDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth SandersSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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