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

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-2475508

Griffins Gaia Foundation

A private foundation in Lafayette, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $15,035 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
Rock for the People Liz Vasko
525 Courtney Way
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 278-1037
Form and materials
Scholarship recipients will be provided with services that are specific to their music career goals, which may include: free or discounted rehersal studio time at dog house music studios. Free or discounted professional recording, mixing, mastering, and/or production services at dog house music studios. Marketing and promotional services which may include website development, electronic press kit (epk) development, logo design, social media services, photography, videography, and music copywriting and distribution planning.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None
Contact
Rock for the People Liz Vasko
525 Courtney Way
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 278-1037
Form and materials
Audio engineering intership program is run in partnership with dog house music studios and their producer and lead audio engineer. Interns will assist the producer and lead audio engineer with professional recording, audio mixing, and audio mastering sessions and running live music events. Internship setting up and operating audio equipment, instruments, microphones, and using protools, digital audio workstation software. Collaborating with and assisting musicians,artists and lead engineer throughout recording sessions,audio mixing sessions, audio mastering sessions, music production sessions and live performances. Assisting the lead engineer with choosing microphones and creating a microphone placement plan ahead of client studio sessions and live music events.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $15,035

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,444

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $305,316
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,844

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $249,274
  • Tax year 2021

    $19,490

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $301,800

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rock for the People at Dog House Music Studio Lafayette CoLafayette, CO

    Fund their music accelerator scholarship

    $8,000
  2. Rock for the People at Dog House Music Studio Lafayette CoLafayette, CO

    To fund their audio engineering intership program

    $6,000
  3. Colorado Gives Foundation Groundsworks Art LabBoulder, CO

    Donation

    $520
  4. Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical ArtsLafayette, CO

    Donation

    $515

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado4 grants $15,035

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Cynthia AubreyPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Collyn AubreyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Colton AubreySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Martin AubreyTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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