The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1561916

Ayudar Foundation

A private foundation in Lakewood, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $1 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.

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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

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,865,186

  • Tax year 2024

    $725,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,493,245

  • Tax year 2023

    $900,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,752,300

  • Tax year 2022

    $781,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $6,133,108

  • Tax year 2021

    $642,530

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $6,427,047

  • Tax year 2020

    $417,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $6,695,079

  • Tax year 2019

    $443,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $7,112,324

  • Tax year 2018

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $7,133,580

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Medical & humanitarian aid

    $200,000
  2. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Emergency food relief - disasters

    $200,000
  3. Colorado Animal Rescue ExpressEnglewood, CO

    Care of homeless animals

    $100,000
  4. Crisis Aid InternationalSt Louis, MO

    Provide needs for families/communiti

    $100,000
  5. Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA

    Free med care to injured/ill childre

    $100,000
  6. Direct Relief IntlSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide needs for poverty & emergenc

    $100,000
  7. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    Protect species, oceans, rainforests

    $50,000
  8. Physicians for Reproductive HealthHartsdale, NY

    Sexual reproductive health & rights

    $50,000
  9. Cure Blindness ProjectNorwich, VT

    Provide eye care systems for sight

    $50,000
  10. Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA

    Protection & conservation of rainfor

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid5 grants $600,00075% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $150,00019% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $50,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $250,000
  2. California2 grants $200,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $200,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $100,000
  5. Missouri1 grant $100,000
  6. Arizona1 grant $50,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $50,000
  8. Vermont1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Gretchen Blu WagnerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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