The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1461847

The Moniker Foundation

A private foundation in Colorado Springs, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 88 grants and $1.2 million 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

    $1,245,116

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $18,747,507

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,129,434

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $17,814,680

  • Tax year 2023

    $823,347

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $17,200,113

  • Tax year 2022

    $786,262

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $14,747,718

  • Tax year 2021

    $694,155

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $16,372,031

  • Tax year 2020

    $579,881

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $13,959,268

Grants paid in 2025

88 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Moniker Donor Advised FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $286,018
  2. Fort Lewis College FoundationDurango, CO

    Charitable & scholarship

    $160,000
  3. Peak EducationColorado SPGS, CO

    Scholarship & charitable

    $82,000
  4. The Mindfulness and Positivity ProjectColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $51,000
  5. The Summit FoundationBreckenridge, CO

    Scholarship

    $40,000
  6. Flying Pig FarmManitou SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $27,000
  7. Mercy Health FoundationDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $25,000
  8. Colorado Mountain College FoundationGlenwood SPGS, CO

    Scholarship, charitable

    $22,000
  9. YampatikaSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $20,000
  10. Smart BelliesBreckenridge, CO

    Charitable

    $17,000
  11. La Plata Family Centers CoalitionDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $16,000
  12. Durango Education FoundationDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $15,000
  13. Kids on BikesColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $15,000
  14. Reaching Everyone Preventing SuicideSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $15,000
  15. Family & Intercultural Resource CenterBreckenridge, CO

    Charitable

    $15,000
  16. Careers in ConstructionCo Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $12,000
  17. Manna- the Durango Soup KitchenDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $11,000
  18. The HiveDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $11,000
  19. Zoomers IncDillon, CO

    Charitable

    $11,000
  20. Onward FoundationCortez, CO

    Charitable

    $10,309
  21. The Community Foundation Serving SW CoDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $10,309
  22. Sos OutreachEdwards, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  23. Breck CreateBreckenridge, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  24. The Cycle EffectEagle, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  25. Atlas Preparatory SchoolColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  26. Companeros Four Corners Immigrant Resource CenterDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  27. Stillwater MusicDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  28. Building Hope Summit CountyBreckenridge, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  29. Lake Dillon Foundation for the Perf ArtsSilverthorne, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  30. The Cycle EffectEagle, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  31. Manitou Art TheaterColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  32. Teach for America ColoradoColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  33. Pikes Peak United WayColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  34. Kingdom Builders Family Life CenterColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  35. Interfaith Hospitality NetworkColrado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  36. Childrens Advocacy Center for the PP RegionColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  37. Patients ChallengeColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  38. Montessori Intergenerational Learning CommunitiesDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  39. Catamount InstituteColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  40. Mountain Studies InstituteSilverton, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  41. Sexual Assault Services OrganizationDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  42. The Community TreehouseBayfield, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  43. Durango Arts CenterDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  44. Maria's Literary FoundationDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  45. Pine River SharesBayfield, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  46. Community Agricultural AllianceSteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  47. Colorado New Play FestivalSteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  48. Steamboat ReadingSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  49. Better TomorrowSteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $10,000
  50. Liftup Routt CountySteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $8,000
  51. Alternatives to ViolenceLoveland, CO

    Charitable

    $6,000
  52. Friends of the Paradise TheaterPaonia, CO

    Charitable

    $6,000
  53. Paonia PlayersPaonia, CO

    Charitable

    $6,000
  54. Yampa Valley Autism ProgramSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $5,500
  55. Hayden Congregational ChurchHayden, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  56. Town of YampaYampa, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  57. MiscellaneousVar, CO

    Charitable

    $4,746
  58. Boys and Girls Club of Northwest ColoradoSteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $2,500
  59. Durango Demon Booster Club IncDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  60. Whiteout Volleyball ClubSteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  61. Steamboat Springs Chamber FoundationSteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  62. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  63. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  64. Jr Pritchard Charitable FoundationDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  65. Fellowship of the RockiesColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  66. Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  67. Struggle of Love FoundationDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  68. The Farm CollaborativeWoody Creek, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  69. Growing Gardens of Boulder CountyBoulder, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  70. Delta Homeless MinistriesDelta, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  71. Mt Carmel Veterans Service CenterColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  72. Childsafe Colorado IncFort Collins, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  73. Durango Food BankDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  74. Care & Share Food Bank for Southern CoColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $2,000
  75. Partners in HousingColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $1,080
  76. Routt County RidersSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  77. Warhorse RanchSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  78. Friends of the YampaSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  79. Montezuma Land ConservancyCortez, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  80. Fundamental Needs IncCortez, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  81. Southwest Colorado Education CollaborativeDurango, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  82. Steamboat Dance TheatreSteamboat SPR, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  83. High Country Conservation CenterFrisco, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  84. Steamboat Springs Discovery Learning CenterSteamboat Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  85. Kidpower of ColoradoColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  86. Cheyenne Mountain Zoological SocietyColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $800
  87. Humane Society of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $504
  88. Friends of El Paso County Nature CenterColorado Springs, CO

    Charitable

    $350

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $328,00050% of the total
  2. Human services9 grants $73,50011% of the total
  3. Mental health3 grants $62,0009% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $50,0008% of the total
  5. Arts and culture6 grants $43,0006% of the total
  6. Environment6 grants $35,0005% of the total
  7. 9 other causes16 grants $70,38411% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado87 grants $959,098
  2. New York1 grant $286,018

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Katelyn ReesSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $71,591

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