Private foundation · EIN 85-4316657

Ness Family Foundation

Preselected only

Boulder, CO

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Tax year 2023 (period ending 2023-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2024 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202440959349100729
Total assets (EOY)$3,865,012
Grants paid$101,000
Typical (median) grant$5,000
Grants listed15
Giving in home state (CO)83%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K4
$5K–$25K10
$25K–$100K1
$100K+0

Smallest $1,500 · Largest $30,000

Geographic focus

CO
83%
NY
12%
CA
5%

Common purposes

educationmuseumpublichealthprivatefoundationarts

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$101,000$3,865,01215

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2023.

Top recipients (tax year 2023)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
University Of Colorado FoundationDENVER, COEDUCATION$30,000
Every Mother CountsNEW YORK, NYPUBLIC HEALTH$12,000
Mackintosh Academy BoulderBOULDER, COEDUCATION$10,000
Advance Onto CollegeLA HABRA, CAEDUCATION PROGRAMS$5,000
Boulder Museum Of Contemporary ArtBOULDER, COMUSEUM$5,000
Denver Art MuseumDENVER, COMUSEUM$5,000
Denver Zoological FoundationDENVER, COPROGRAMS$5,000
Friends Of BcsisBOULDER, COEDUCATION PROGRAMS$5,000
Pedaling MindsLOUISVILLE, COPRIVATE FOUNDATION$5,000
Snow Lion SchoolBOULDER, COEDUCATION$5,000
Walking Mountains Science CenterAVON, COEDUCATION$5,000
The Children'S Museum Of DenverDENVER, COMUSEUM$3,000
Rainbow SocksBOULDER, COEDUCATION$2,500
Denver Museum Of Nature And ScienceDENVER, COMUSEUM$2,000
The New Local CoBOULDER, COARTS EDUCATION$1,500
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