The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-6020278

The Van Vleet Foundation

A private foundation in Aurora, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $14,000 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Larry Van Vleet
5094 Hannibal Way
Aurora, CO 80015
(720) 244-1407
[email protected]
Form and materials
E-mail format
Deadlines
12312025
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $562,740

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $523,306

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $464,032

  • Tax year 2022

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $462,910

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $491,927

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $454,904

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $464,943

  • Tax year 2018

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $472,805

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO

    General Operations

    $3,000
  2. Museum of Natural HistoryDenver, CO

    General Operations

    $3,000
  3. Shalom ParkAurora, CO

    General Operations

    $3,000
  4. Childrens Hospital FoundationDenver, CO

    General Operations

    $2,500
  5. Morris Animal FoundationDenver, CO

    General Operations

    $1,000
  6. MS SocietyDenver, CO

    General Operations

    $1,000
  7. Kings Christian AcademyCallaway, MD

    General Operations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $3,00040% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,00040% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $1,00013% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado6 grants $13,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Larry Van Vleet MANAGERManager Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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