The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1405082

Menk Foundation

A private foundation in Broomfield, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $19,573 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $19,573

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $101,647

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,187

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $117,227

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,602

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $125,383

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $139,894

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $149,667

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $169,514

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $178,704

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $186,824

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rocky Mountain PBSDenver, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  2. Network for GoodWashington, DC

    General fund

    $3,090
  3. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General fund

    $3,000
  4. Colorado GivesArvada, CO

    General fund

    $2,600
  5. Steamboat AdaptiveSteamboat Springs, CO

    General fund

    $2,583
  6. A Precious ChildWestminster, CO

    General fund

    $2,500
  7. Mapleton Education FoundationDenver, CO

    General fund

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $3,09048% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50039% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $80013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $13,483
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $6,090

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Brian D MenkDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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