The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 84-1404534

Griswold Don L Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Wheat Ridge, CO. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 8 grants and $28,200 paid in grants.

Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $28,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General Support Grant

    $16,000
  2. Full Circle of Lake Cnty IncLeadville, CO

    General Support Grant

    $4,000
  3. Lake County Public LibraryLeadville, CO

    General Support Grant

    $2,800
  4. St Vincent HospitalLeadville, CO

    General Support Grant

    $1,800
  5. Lake County Civic Center AssociatioLeadville, CO

    General Support Grant

    $1,000
  6. Healy House Museum Dexter CabinLeadville, CO

    General Support Grant

    $900
  7. Advocates of Lake CountyLeadville, CO

    General Support Grant

    $900
  8. National Mining Hall of FameLeadville, CO

    General Support Grant

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $90053% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $80047% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado7 grants $12,200

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James DS RothneyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • David Scott M RothneyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca E RothneyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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