Private foundation · EIN 92-0798933 · Boulder, Colorado · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Slichter Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $72K total, median $3,367. 33% of grants stayed in Colorado.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$72K
Median grant
$3,367
Stays in CO
33%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Emergency Family Assistance AssociationBoulder, COProgram support$20K
GivewellOakland, CAProgram support$17K
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NYProgram support$10K
AshokaArlington, VAProgram support$5,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean ScienceWoods Hole, MAProgram support$5,000
Epiphany SchoolNew Bern, NCProgram support$3,734
Helen Keller InternationalBrooklyn, NYProgram support$3,000
Covenant HouseNew York, NYProgram support$2,000
Compassion and ChoicesLittleton, COProgram support$2,000
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy NetworkWestminster, COProgram support$2,000
Colorado MahlerfestBoulder, COProgram support$1,030
Champaign County Health Care ConsumersChampaign, ILProgram support$1,000

By state: Colorado 4 · California 1 · New York 3 · Virginia 1 · Massachusetts 1 · North Carolina 1

About this foundation

The Slichter Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boulder, Colorado, administered in care of Slichter Family Foundation, tax-exempt since 2026. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Slichter Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Slichter Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $72K across 12 grants, a median of $3,367.

Where does The Slichter Family Foundation give?

Colorado (4 grants), California (1 grants), New York (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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