The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1481478

Genesis Foundation

A private foundation in Littleton, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $335,331 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

    $335,331

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,435,703

  • Tax year 2024

    $303,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,890,685

  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,077,642

  • Tax year 2022

    $197,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,216,356

  • Tax year 2021

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,464,872

  • Tax year 2020

    $257,750

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,334,699

  • Tax year 2019

    $210,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,517,645

  • Tax year 2018

    $197,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,617,866

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General

    $100,000
  2. Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO

    General Fund

    $45,000
  3. Denver Rescue MissionDenver, CO

    General

    $40,000
  4. Individual

    General

    $40,000
  5. Project SanctuaryGranby, CO

    General Fund

    $35,331
  6. Individual

    General

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  8. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  9. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $45,00053% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $40,00047% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado3 grants $120,331

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael L IiamsPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Nancy IiamsSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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