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

Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 84-1453987

La Lumiere Foundation

A private foundation in Boulder, CO. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 7 grants and $59,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2020

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $722,276
  • Tax year 2019

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $739,323
  • Tax year 2018

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $760,718

Grants paid in 2020

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Middle East Baptist Evangelical MissionAurora, CO

    Charitable Work for Needy

    $25,000
  2. Individual

    General Funding

    $10,000
  3. Capuchin Providence of Mid-AmericaDenver, CO

    Prison Ministry

    $7,000
  4. Denver Rescue MissionDenver, CO

    Charitable Work for Homeless

    $5,000
  5. Voice of the TruthColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable Work

    $5,000
  6. Yampa Bible ChurchYampa, CO

    Charitable Work

    $5,000
  7. ChoicesWichita, KS

    Charitable Work

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $47,000
  2. Kansas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Marie BrakePresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • David BrakeMember Hours 0Pay $0
  • Antoune BrakeSecretary/Treas Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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