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

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1438996

The Catamount Center

A private foundation in Woodland Park, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $25,000 paid in grants.

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

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,790,212
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,805,088
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,798,543
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,780,416
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,514,939
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,405,976
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,279,367
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,147,337

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Catamount InstituteColorado SPGS, CO

    Support mission to connect kids to the great outdoors

    $25,000

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 $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Howard DrossmanBOARD PRES/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Julie FrancisVICE PRES Hours 5Pay $0
  • Paul FrancisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lee FrancisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michelle GittlerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hannah FrancisSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Devin PlattDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Skyler DrossmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sierra DrossmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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