The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-6178085

Kitzmiller-Bales Trust

A private foundation in Brush, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $875,680 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
The Kitzmiller-Bales Trust Kevin C
PO Box 324
Brush, CO 80723
(970) 842-5101
Form and materials
All applications must be written and submitted to the trust
Deadlines
Requests are accepted at any time
Restrictions
Benefits inhabitants of wray, colorado and its vicinity

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $875,680

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,303,738

  • Tax year 2024

    $795,766

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,577,075

  • Tax year 2023

    $731,771

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,912,872

  • Tax year 2022

    $718,911

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,770,489

  • Tax year 2021

    $788,981

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,317,508

  • Tax year 2020

    $610,023

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,490,537

  • Tax year 2019

    $675,371

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,662,287

  • Tax year 2018

    $678,509

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,045,262

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wray Rehabilitation and Activities CenterWray, CO

    Fundraising, matching funds, equipment & repairs

    $244,678
  2. Field of Dreams 20Wray, CO

    Phase 3a project

    $235,000
  3. Wray Community District HospitalWray, CO

    Capital projects

    $140,593
  4. City of WrayWray, CO

    Fundraising match, improvements, police & library donations

    $106,475
  5. Wray Community Child Care CenterWray, CO

    Capital purchases, match donation

    $59,095
  6. VFW Post 4671Wray, CO

    Building repairs

    $41,000
  7. Wray Fire & RescueWray, CO

    Donation

    $25,000
  8. Rural Young AmericansWray, CO

    Winter fundraiser

    $14,000
  9. Wray School District RD-2Wray, CO

    Girls wrestling mat

    $7,339
  10. Baby Bear HugsYuma, CO

    Fundraising match

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $235,00080% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $59,09520% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado10 grants $875,680

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Farmers State BankTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Robert LoydTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • L Karen LoydTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Danny PratherTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Cheryl PratherTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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