The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-1057598

Michael E McGoldrick Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Carbondale, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 54 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,154,300

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $10,195,908

  • Tax year 2023

    $411,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $11,767,154

Grants paid in 2024

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General fund for education

    $200,000
  2. Hand in Hand Center-IsraelPortland, OR

    General fund for peace and justice

    $145,000
  3. Community BuildersGlenwood SPGS, CO

    General fund for peace and justice

    $100,000
  4. Looma EducationMenlo Park, CA

    General fund for education

    $75,000
  5. Individual

    General fund for education

    $75,000
  6. Individual

    General fund for peace and justice

    $75,000
  7. Individual

    General fund for arts & culture

    $75,000
  8. Individual

    General fund for peace and justice

    $60,000
  9. Center for the Arts EvergreenEvergreen, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $50,000
  10. Individual

    Capital campaign for human rights

    $50,000
  11. Aspen Music Festival and SchoolAspen, CO

    General fund for arts and culture

    $50,000
  12. Fish for ChangeDenver, CO

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $50,000
  13. Individual

    General fund for human rights

    $50,000
  14. Northwest Youth CorpsEugene, OR

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $50,000
  15. Oglata Lakota CollegeKyle, SD

    General fund for education

    $50,000
  16. Mountain Area Land TrustEvergreen, CO

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $50,000
  17. Individual

    General fund for education

    $50,000
  18. Individual

    General fund for arts & culture

    $50,000
  19. Individual

    General fund for human rights

    $50,000
  20. Msu Center for Visual ArtsDenver, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $50,000
  21. Basalt Education FoundationBasalt, CO

    Scholarship fund

    $40,000
  22. Picower InstituteCambridge, MA

    General fund for education

    $40,000
  23. English in ActionCarbondale, CO

    General fund for education

    $30,800
  24. The Art BaseBasalt, CO

    General fund for arts and culture

    $30,000
  25. Colorado Mesa Asteria TheaterGrand Junction, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $30,000
  26. Pollinators PartnershipSan Francisco, CA

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $30,000
  27. Individual

    General fund for arts & culture

    $30,000
  28. The Museum of GlassTacoma, WA

    General fund for arts & culture

    $30,000
  29. Educate GirlsAustin, TX

    General fund to support girls education

    $27,500
  30. Cispus Learning CenterRandle, WA

    General fund for education

    $25,000
  31. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General fund for education

    $25,000
  32. Individual

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $25,000
  33. Charity WaterFranklin, TN

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $25,000
  34. Arbutus Folk SchoolOlympia, WA

    General fund for arts & culture

    $25,000
  35. Olympia Family TheaterOlympia, WA

    General fund for arts & culture

    $25,000
  36. 5 Point Film FestivalCarbondale, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $25,000
  37. HS2 - High School High ScholarCarbondale, CO

    To fund the summer program

    $25,000
  38. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    General fund for human rights

    $25,000
  39. Central City OperaWheat Ridge, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $25,000
  40. Opera ColoradoEnglewood, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $25,000
  41. Individual

    General fund for arts & culture

    $25,000
  42. Alpine Legal ServicesGlenwood SPGS, CO

    General fund for human rights

    $20,000
  43. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $20,000
  44. Individual

    General fund for human rights

    $20,000
  45. Carbondale ArtsCarbondale, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $15,000
  46. Colorado Water TrustDenver, CO

    General fund for environment & conservation

    $15,000
  47. The Arts Campus at WillitsBasalt, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $10,000
  48. Dance AspenAspen, CO

    General fund for arts & culture

    $10,000
  49. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    General fund for education

    $10,000
  50. HeadquartersCarbondale, CO

    General fund for education

    $10,000
  51. Individual

    General fund for peace and justice

    $10,000
  52. Individual

    General fund for human rights

    $10,000
  53. Carbondale Education FoundationCarbondale, CO

    General fund for education

    $10,000
  54. College OutreachAspen, CO

    General fund to support education

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $230,00026% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $206,80023% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $110,00012% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $100,00011% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $100,00011% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $52,5006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $90,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado24 grants $716,800
  2. Oregon2 grants $195,000
  3. California2 grants $105,000
  4. Washington4 grants $105,000
  5. South Dakota1 grant $50,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $40,000
  7. Texas1 grant $27,500
  8. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  9. New York1 grant $25,000
  10. Illinois1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ronald SpeakerCEO Hours 25Pay $122,500
  • Sara PetersonSecretary Hours 1Pay $12,000
  • Terry Gapin PlattnerBOARD MEMBER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Bill GruenbergBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bryan MorganBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

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