The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1543485

Tepper Family Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $47,109 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.

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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

    $47,109

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $870,076

  • Tax year 2024

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $828,142

  • Tax year 2023

    $75,675

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $884,722

  • Tax year 2022

    $97,415

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $987,597

  • Tax year 2021

    $190,570

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,064,287

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,205

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,112,032

  • Tax year 2019

    $162,089

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,048,075

  • Tax year 2018

    $94,210

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,140,044

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Center of Performing ArtsDenver, CO

    General fund

    $15,500
  2. Yeshiva Toras ChaimDenver, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  4. BMH CongregationDenver, CO

    General fund

    $4,459
  5. National Center for Public Policy Research IncWashington, DC

    General fund

    $2,500
  6. Opera ColoradoDenver, CO

    General fund

    $2,200
  7. CO2 CoalitionFairfax, VA

    General fund

    $2,000
  8. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    General fund

    $1,600
  9. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $1,600
  10. Friends of the Aquarium Waikiki HiHonolulu, HI

    General fund

    $1,500
  11. Scottish Rite Masonic CenterDenver, CO

    General fund

    $1,000
  12. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  13. Bethany Lutheran ChurchCherry Hills Village, CO

    General fund

    $1,000
  14. Denver ZooDenver, CO

    General fund

    $650
  15. Denver Botanical GardensDenver, CO

    General fund

    $500
  16. Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    General fund

    $500
  17. St Joseph Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General fund

    $500
  18. Aopa FoundationFrederick, MD

    General fund

    $300
  19. Du Jewish Historical SocietyDenver, CO

    General fund

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $5,00038% of the total
  2. Public affairs2 grants $2,10016% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2,00015% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,60012% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0008% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $1,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado10 grants $32,209
  2. New York2 grants $6,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $3,600
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $3,000
  5. Hawaii1 grant $1,500
  6. South Dakota1 grant $500
  7. Maryland1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jerry J TepperDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bryan E TepperDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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