The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-6021279

The Laff Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $51,315 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

    $51,315

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $162,855

  • Tax year 2023

    $35,025

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $178,843

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,175

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $174,822

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $169,378

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,010

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $153,605

  • Tax year 2019

    $17,439

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $151,560

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,017

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $107,493

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amherst College Annual FundAmherst, MA

    Charitable

    $25,200
  2. Var Cash Donations of 500 or LessDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $8,044
  3. Nathan Yip FoundationGreenwood VLG, CO

    Charitable

    $8,000
  4. Community College of Denver FoundDenver, CO

    Educational

    $2,621
  5. Legal Aid Foundation of ColoradoDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $2,600
  6. JVS SocalLos Angeles, CA

    Educational

    $1,000
  7. Project PaveDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Alzheimer's Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $750
  9. Stanford Law SchoolStanford, CA

    Charitable

    $500
  10. Northwestern Pritzker School of LawChicago, IL

    Educational

    $500
  11. Central City OperaWheat Ridge, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  12. Colorado Judicial InstituteDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  13. Susan G Komen ColoradoDenver, CO

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $8,00058% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid2 grants $3,60026% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $1,0007% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $7505% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $25,200
  2. Colorado8 grants $23,365
  3. California3 grants $2,250
  4. Illinois1 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.

  • Kenneth M LaffPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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