The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-3952646

The Erteszek Foundation

A private foundation in Bayfield, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $156,545 paid in grants.

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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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $156,545

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,560,553

  • Tax year 2024

    $168,493

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,642,158

  • Tax year 2023

    $152,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,724,919

  • Tax year 2022

    $162,334

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,891,339

  • Tax year 2021

    $201,300

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,071,546

  • Tax year 2020

    $189,166

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,869,083

  • Tax year 2019

    $189,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,172,277

  • Tax year 2018

    $182,835

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,222,929

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fort Lewis College FoundationDurango, CO

    Support of charitable mission

    $50,000
  2. Saint Johns HospitalSanta Monica, CA

    Support of charitable mission

    $40,000
  3. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Support of charitable mission

    $20,000
  4. The Criminal Justice Legal FoundationSacramento, CA

    Support of charitable mission

    $20,000
  5. The Community Foundation Serving the SouthwestDurango, CO

    Support of charitable mission

    $8,545
  6. Durango PlayfestDurango, CO

    Support of charitable mission

    $8,000
  7. Riverview Parent Teacher OrganizationDurango, CO

    To support their charitable mission

    $5,000
  8. MertBangor, ME

    To support their charitable mission

    $2,500
  9. Raw - Roots and WingsSeattle, WA

    To support their charitable mission

    $1,000
  10. Adaptive Sports AssociationDurango, CO

    To support their charitable mission

    $1,000
  11. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    To support their charitable mission

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $75,00067% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $8,5458% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $8,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado5 grants $72,545
  2. California3 grants $60,500
  3. New York1 grant $20,000
  4. Maine1 grant $2,500
  5. Washington1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mary RudolphSENIOR DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $68,750
  • Hunter JohnsonCFO Hours 20Pay $37,375
  • Samantha WellspringCEO Hours 20Pay $37,375
  • Shane ScarebroughEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $3,000

The return

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