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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-0960572

Mirador Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $110,000 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

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

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

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,407,485
  • Tax year 2023

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,387,262
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,382,481

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Montana FoundationMissoula, MT

    To support the american indian government policy institute

    $35,000
  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA

    To support the ladd thorne indigenous knowledge program

    $20,000
  3. Illuminative IncLafayette, CO

    General use of organization

    $20,000
  4. Peoples Food Sovereignty ProgramRonan, MT

    General use of organization

    $15,000
  5. Wopanaak Language Reclamation ProjectMashpee, MA

    General use of organization

    $10,000
  6. Raven TrustVictoria, Canada

    General use of organization

    $2,500
  7. Groovesafe IncStow, MA

    General use of organization

    $2,500
  8. BACK2YOUTHEugene, OR

    General use of organization

    $2,500
  9. Planting JusticeOakland, CA

    General use of organization

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $45,00069% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,00023% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2,5004% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $2,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana2 grants $50,000
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $32,500
  3. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  4. California1 grant $2,500
  5. Oregon1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth S ColtDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul EliasDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Holly A SchroederDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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