The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3255527

Colorado Access Foundation

A private foundation in Aurora, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $2.2 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,245,049

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $20,959,826

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,107,272

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $21,489,552

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $19,849,278

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $12,111,152

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation IncDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $514,225
  2. Foundation of Sustainable Urban CommunitiesDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $275,576
  3. Colorado Blueprint to End HungerDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $250,000
  4. Khalil HalimAurora, CO

    Charitable support

    $250,000
  5. Childrens Hospital Colorado FoundationAurora, CO

    Charitable support

    $215,248
  6. Kids First Health CareCommerce City, CO

    Charitable support

    $200,000
  7. TGTHRBoulder, CO

    Charitable support

    $150,000
  8. The Fax PartnershipDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $125,000
  9. Wendy Peters MoschettiDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $125,000
  10. A Project of Collaborative Healing Initiative Within CommunitiesAurora, CO

    Charitable support

    $50,000
  11. Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund DBADenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $25,000
  12. Rose Community FoundationDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $25,000
  13. A Little HelpDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  14. Colorado Artists in RecoveryDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  15. Colorado Consumer Health InitiativeDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  16. Nurse-Family PartnershipDenver, CO

    Charitable support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $514,22541% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $425,24834% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $160,00013% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $125,00010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado16 grants $2,245,049

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Annie LeeCHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ben Bynum MDTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey HarringtonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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