The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1878404

Dla Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Parker, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $20,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $263,090

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $287,374

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $309,900

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $349,902

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $284,255

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $216,071

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $80,808

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Adventure UnlimitedGreenwood VLG, CO

    Provide leadership, service & educational opportunities to foster spiritual growth & healing

    $5,000
  2. Fisher House FoundationRockville, MD

    Build comfort homes at military and va medical centers for familes to stay while loved ones receive care

    $5,000
  3. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    Support a no-kill sanctuary for homeless animals and provide adoption, spay/neuter and educational programs

    $5,000
  4. Sisu Youth IncOklahoma City, OK

    Provide shelter and support to unhoused transition-age youth

    $4,500
  5. Oklahoma Mountain Bike AssocOklahoma City, OK

    Build and maintain natural surface trails while advancing the sport of mountain biking

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $5,00034% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,00034% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $4,50031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  3. Oklahoma2 grants $5,000
  4. Utah1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Donald B ApplebyPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura J ApplebyVICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael ApplebyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jessica ApplebyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donald MaplesDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brittany MaplesDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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