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

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-1546781

Sheridan Ross Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $14,900 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $14,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $9,291
  • Tax year 2023

    $48,063

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $24,857
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,710

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $35,033
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,679

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $60,487
  • Tax year 2020

    $49,813

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $48,656
  • Tax year 2019

    $48,010

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $12,959
  • Tax year 2018

    $51,308

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $13,059

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Open Door MinistriesDenver, CO

    Civic

    $6,500
  2. Journey with EquusElizabeth, CO

    Civic

    $2,500
  3. University of Nebraska FoundationKearney, NE

    Civic

    $2,000
  4. National Foundation for Judicial ExcellenceChicago, IL

    Civic

    $1,000
  5. Children's Hospital ColoradoDenver, CO

    Civic

    $1,000
  6. Sheridan High SchoolEnglewood, CO

    Civic

    $950
  7. Colorado Womans Bar AssociationDenver, CO

    Civic

    $500
  8. MS SocietyDenver, CO

    Civic

    $250
  9. Aurora Police AssociationAurora, CO

    Civic

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $7,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado7 grants $11,900
  2. Nebraska1 grant $2,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Avaliable Upon RequestDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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