The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 90-0915581

The Gordon Foundation

A private foundation in Castle Rock, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $10,850 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
David Gordon
950 Country Club Pkwy
Castle Rock, CO 80108
(214) 564-3035
Form and materials
Informal Letter
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,850

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $88,835

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $88,025

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,550

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $85,911

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $86,806

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,744

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $79,308

  • Tax year 2019

    $8,400

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $77,523

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,450

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $73,306

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    General Support

    $3,000
  2. HawkQuestParker, CO

    General Support

    $1,500
  3. The Nature ConservancyDallas, TX

    General Purpose

    $1,000
  4. Castle Rock Adventist Hospital FoundationCastle Rock, CO

    General Support

    $1,000
  5. Family & Intercultural Resource CenterSilverthorne, CO

    General Support

    $1,000
  6. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General Support

    $1,000
  7. National Parks FoundationWashington, DC

    General Support

    $1,000
  8. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    General Support

    $1,000
  9. National Audubon SocietyNew York, NY

    General Support

    $250
  10. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    General Support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $3,00046% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $2,00031% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,50023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $6,000
  2. Colorado3 grants $3,500
  3. Texas1 grant $1,000
  4. New York1 grant $250
  5. Maryland1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David GordonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melissa GordonVice President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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