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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-1609151

Twelve Twenty-One Fund

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $148,900 paid in grants.

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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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $148,900

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $3,462,287

  • Tax year 2023

    $146,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,201,285

  • Tax year 2022

    $153,200

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,948,414

  • Tax year 2021

    $134,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $3,751,867

  • Tax year 2020

    $94,600

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $3,576,880

  • Tax year 2019

    $98,400

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,943,995

  • Tax year 2018

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,910,608

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

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

  1. Anti Defamation League - Mtn StatesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $22,500
  2. CMT Research FoundationBrookhaven, GA

    Unrestricted donation

    $15,000
  3. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $11,000
  4. Camp Nicolet FoundationEagle River, WI

    Unrestricted donation

    $7,500
  5. Rose Community FoundationDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $7,500
  6. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $6,000
  7. Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $6,000
  8. Congregation Rodet ShalomDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,500
  9. Family Counseling ServicesAurora, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  10. Judaism Your WayDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  11. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver, CO

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Denver Jewish Day SchoolDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $4,500
  14. Sportswomen of ColoradoDenver, CO

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  15. Camp for All KidsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $3,900
  16. Aurora UniversityAurora, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  17. Colorado Coalition for the HomelessDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  18. Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  19. Domino Service DogsLakewood, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  20. Jewish Community CenterDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  21. Colfax Community NetworkAurora, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  22. Colorado Center for the BlindLittleton, CO

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  23. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  24. Aurora Historical SocietyAurora, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,000
  25. Jewish National FundRockville Centre, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  26. Salvation Army - AuroraAurora, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,600
  27. Aurora Community FoundationAuora, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,500
  28. Aurora Jewish Welfare Fd Temple B'NAurora, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,500
  29. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,500
  30. Casa-Kane CountyGeneva, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,200
  31. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,200
  32. St Catherine Drexel Catholic ChurchSugar Grove, IL

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  33. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  34. Hebrew Education AllianceDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $19,50025% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $15,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $9,50012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $7,5009% of the total
  5. Youth development2 grants $6,4008% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $6,0008% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $15,20019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado14 grants $53,500
  2. New York2 grants $24,500
  3. Illinois9 grants $20,200
  4. Georgia1 grant $15,000
  5. Wisconsin1 grant $7,500
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Peggy GoldmanPresident Hours 0.25Pay $0

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