The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-6094542

Harmes C Fishback Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Englewood, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $539,650 paid in grants.

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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Jenna Stapleton
8 Village Road
Englewood, CO 80110
(203) 622-1382
Form and materials
No formal application required
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $539,650

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $10,333,161
  • Tax year 2023

    $650,750

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $19,959,764
  • Tax year 2022

    $862,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $12,230,463
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,089,500

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $12,537,924
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,081,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $13,285,039
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,017,800

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $14,129,666
  • Tax year 2018

    $811,500

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $13,083,697

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

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

  1. University of PA TrusteesPhiladelphia, PA

    Eduational

    $100,000
  2. Individual

    Health & hospitals

    $50,000
  3. Colorado AcademyDenver, CO

    Educational

    $50,000
  4. American Red CrossDenver, CO

    General

    $34,000
  5. Young People in RecoveryLoveland, CO

    General

    $32,000
  6. Individual

    General

    $30,000
  7. Children's Museum of DenverDenver, CO

    Cultural

    $25,000
  8. US Air Force Academy Endowment FundUsaf Academy, CO

    Educational

    $25,000
  9. Museum of Contemporary ArtDenver, CO

    Cultural

    $22,500
  10. Boys Girls Clubs Metro DenverDenver, CO

    General

    $20,000
  11. Newport Jazz Folk Fest FoundationNewport, RI

    Cultural

    $20,000
  12. The Nick Bales BTR FoundationGreenwood VLG, CO

    General

    $20,000
  13. Individual

    Cultural

    $17,150
  14. Gilder Lehrman InstituteNew York, NY

    General

    $12,500
  15. University of Colorado FoundationBoulder, CO

    Educational

    $10,500
  16. Limb Preservation FoundationDenver, CO

    Health & hospitals

    $10,000
  17. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  18. St Anne's Episcopal SchoolDenver, CO

    Educational

    $10,000
  19. Chance SportsDenver, CO

    General

    $10,000
  20. Ballyneal FoundationHolyoke, CO

    General

    $10,000
  21. Individual

    Cultural

    $5,000
  22. Project Angel HeartDenver, CO

    General

    $5,000
  23. Roaring Fork Schools FoundationCarbondale, CO

    Educational

    $5,000
  24. Ronald McDonald HouseDenver, CO

    General

    $5,000
  25. St Francis CenterDenver, CO

    General

    $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 $77,50042% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $32,00017% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $15,0008% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado17 grants $295,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $20,000
  4. New York1 grant $12,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dorothy Walker StapletonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Walker Roberts StapletonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Craig R StapletonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jenna StapletonExec Director Hours 15Pay $98,000

The return

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