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

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3825382

Overcoming the Odds Foundation

A private foundation in Castle Rock, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $26,081 paid in grants.

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

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $26,081

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,353,664
  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,353,667
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,353,643
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,353,819
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,353,563

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Humane ColoradoDenver, CO

    Charitable gift to horse rescue effort

    $10,482
  2. Colorado Gives FoundationArvada, CO

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $10,399
  3. Secor CaresParker, CO

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $5,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $10,48240% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,39940% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,20020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado3 grants $26,081

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Candice PuchirChairman & CEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jason PuchirDirector & Treasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Hayley TindallDirector & Secretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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