Foundations that fund organizations in Aspen, Colorado
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Aspen nonprofits
488 private foundations gave $47M to Aspen organizations in their latest filings; 18 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,217 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Aspen around $51K. 27 of these funders are based in Colorado; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 488
- Accept applications
- 18
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Aspen
- $47M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,217
- Typical median grant
- $51K
- Based in CO
- 27%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Aspen organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David C Butterfield and Alfonso D Rubio Memorial Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $8.7M | $4.4M | Preselected only | General support. |
| Resnick Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $5.1M | $10K | Preselected only | Donee's tax exempt purpose |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $3.9M | $3.9M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Rosenkranz Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $1.5M | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Andrew M Paul Family Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Various charitable activities based on recipient organizati… |
| The Lewis Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Teacher wellness fund |
| Aspen Business Center Foundation | Aspen, CO | 153 | $942K | $3,000 | Preselected only | Environmental; Land protection; Wildlife conservation |
| The Philecology Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $815K | $815K | Preselected only | Jazz aspen snowmass academy |
| Edlis - Neeson Foundation Nfp | Chicago, IL | 3 | $812K | $329K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Arison Arts Foundation C/O Richard Kohan Afo LLC | Coral Gables, FL | 3 | $686K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| Rubio Butterfield Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $591K | $295K | Preselected only | General support. |
| Penner Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 7 | $586K | $20K | Preselected only | General Operating Support; to establish an endowment for the Outdoor/Experiential Educ…; to support the Annual Fund |
| Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Foundation (f/K/A Mayfair Foundation) | Chicago, IL | 5 | $572K | $20K | Preselected only | Bd of trustees & nat council; Special gift; In honor gael neeson |
| The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund | Aspen, CO | 10 | $551K | $20K | Yes | General operations |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 6 | $441K | $78K | Preselected only | Conservation; General operating support |
| River Branch Foundation | Ponte Vedra, FL | 1 | $430K | $430K | Yes | Provide for program services |
| Greenwald Foundation | Aspen, CO | 8 | $410K | $35K | Yes | Operating support |
| Bluespruce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $402K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Catto Shaw Foundation C/O Woody Creek Management Group | Denver, CO | 3 | $394K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating fund |
| Pettit Foundation | Torrance, CA | 3 | $350K | $100K | Preselected only | support; Support.; Support |
| Whh Foundation | San Marino, CA | 6 | $311K | $32K | Preselected only | General support; Program/project support |
| Altecstyslinger Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Islands Fund C/O John Munn | Boise, ID | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch endowment |
| Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found C/O Mb Investments LLC | Chicago, IL | 2 | $300K | $150K | Preselected only | All contributions made for the intent established by the va… |
| John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found C/O Mb Investments LLC | Chicago, IL | 19 | $282K | $5,000 | Preselected only | All contributions made for the intent established by the va… |
| Jonathan D and Mark C Lewis Foundation Inc | Coconut Grove, FL | 2 | $277K | $138K | Preselected only | Hallam lake visitor center and nature preserve; General support |
| Scanlan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | All contributions made for the intent established by the va… |
| The Joshua Max Simon Charitable Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To support mentorship |
| Daniels Fund | Denver, CO | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Center for hope and healing capital campaign |
| Ruth a Carver Foundation | Aspen, CO | 11 | $239K | $7,900 | Preselected only | Educational; Environmental; Religious |
| Ashcroft Ministries | Woody Creek, CO | 1 | $237K | $237K | Preselected only | Support of local 501(c)(3) |
| The Arjun Gupta Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 5 | $234K | $35K | Preselected only | General |
| Sidney and Sandy Brown Foundation Inc | Camden, NJ | 1 | $230K | $230K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Alpenglow Foundation | Aspen, CO | 29 | $210K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General charitable; In-kind donation |
| Brittingham Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 10 | $209K | $5,500 | Yes | General operating support; Endowment paddle raise; Real butter at isis theater |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | For project support of the paddle tribal waters program to… |
| Rodan Family Foundation | Orinda, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Charitable Purposes of the Organization |
| Betty Wold Johnson Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| Wonderful Life Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Capital and endowment campaign - payment 3 of 5 |
| Hankins Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Youth and artist mentorship support |
| Freedman Family Foundation | Aspen, CO | 8 | $191K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support |
| Nick Dewolf Foundation | Aspen, CO | 7 | $186K | $4,000 | Preselected only | Program support; Archiving project website for aspen center for physics |
| The North Star Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $180K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| The Mesdag Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $170K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $169K | $84K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Thomas Rutherfoord Foundation C/O Pathstone | Alexandria, VA | 5 | $161K | $1,500 | Preselected only | To fund charitable activities. |
| Nancy & Robert S Blank Foundation | Albany, NY | 4 | $159K | $20K | Preselected only | General Charitable |
| John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $158K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | 3 | $158K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | For general operating support |
| Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Advancement of violin studies |
| Cameron Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $140K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| The George L Shields Foundation Inc C/O Robert M Reiner Treasurer | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $140K | $15K | Preselected only | For program services |
| Navias Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $137K | $68K | Preselected only | Social; Religious |
| Dornick Foundation Inc | Woody Creek, CO | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | General support |
| No 33 the 1994 Christopher W Johnson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $130K | $65K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Hunt Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 8 | $129K | $20K | Yes | 1 of 4 on $100k commitment; Final pmt. on $100k commitment; Unrestricted grant |
| The Blackrock Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $129K | $129K | Preselected only | Invest america event to showcase bipartisan research to hig… |
| The Mann Family Foundation | Providence, RI | 11 | $129K | $2,500 | Yes | Charitable |
| Vincent Wilkinson Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $127K | $127K | Preselected only | Scholarship support |
| The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $127K | $63K | Preselected only | Public charities |
| Henry & Gladys Crown Charitable Trust Fund C/O Miller Cooper & Co Ltd | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $124K | $124K | Preselected only | Fellowship grants |
| The Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 5 | $115K | $1,800 | Yes | General |
| The Gaba Family Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $115K | $115K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Michael E McGoldrick Charitable Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 4 | $111K | $30K | Preselected only | Capital campaign for human rights; General fund for arts and culture; General fund for arts & culture |
| The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $110K | $55K | Yes | Health & Medical; Human Services |
| The Louis & Harold Price Foundation | Woodbridge, NJ | 6 | $110K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General Support; SnoWarrior; After school |
| Julie and Martin Franklin Family Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 2 | $108K | $54K | Preselected only | General charitable |
| The Rob Walton Foundation | Bentonviille, AR | 4 | $105K | $23K | Preselected only | To support general operations; To Support the annual fund in 2024; To support Executive Director and trail work and programs |
| The Merlin Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $101K | $51K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Aresty Family Foundation C/O Alfred Dunner | New York, NY | 16 | $100K | $5,000 | Preselected only | For the use of the donee organization |
| The Otis Booth Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | To support programs that benefit the residents of the aspen…; To support the organization which provides instruction and… |
| The Melvin and Bren Simon Charitable Foundation Number One | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Support the operations of summit 54 which is to provide k-1… |
| The Allee Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support charitable purpose of recipient organization |
| The Klump Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General |
| The Kadens Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Henry Crown Fellowship |
| Wend II Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support general operations |
| The Pearlstone Fund Inc C/O Mr Siegel Blades & Rosenfeld | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $99K | $25K | Yes | General purpose of organization |
| The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $95K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Plumeria Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Wachs-Weingarten Charitable Trust C/O M Wachs Weingarten & B Weingarten Tr | Snowmass, CO | 3 | $87K | $24K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes. |
| Meinig Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 4 | $85K | $18K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Hite Foundation Inc | Melville, NY | 3 | $85K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Citrin Family Foundation | Aspen, CO | 4 | $85K | $4,375 | Preselected only | General |
| The Edelstein Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 3 | $85K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable - general support |
| Chris & Joy Dinsdale Family Foundation | Sterling, CO | 1 | $83K | $83K | Preselected only | National council annual fund & 2025 season benefit donation |
| William E Scott Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | Historical preservation |
| Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 | $80K | $40K | Preselected only | Overflights to protect imperiled wildlands, watersheds, and… |
| Bender West Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $80K | $20K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Aspen Society |
| Nm Morris Family Foundation | Bedford, NY | 15 | $77K | $5,000 | Yes | General fund; Outdooor education |
| The Warburg Pincus Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $77K | $39K | Preselected only | Partners closely with school administrators and the communi…; General support |
| Phil and Ruth Spano Foundation | Henderson, CO | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Zupancis & holden-marolt |
| The Wexner Family Charitable Fund | New Albany, OH | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | To raise and manage philanthropic support for the current a… |
| Rita & Jeffrey Adler Family Foundation | Winter Park, FL | 3 | $70K | $7,200 | Preselected only | To support thought-provoking, timely, and exciting experien…; General operating fund; To help manage philanthropic support for current and future… |
| Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose |
| Tua the Anne Potter Wilson Fdn | Dallas, TX | 2 | $70K | $35K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Ron Beller and Jennifer Moses Family Foundation Inc | Aspen, CO | 2 | $69K | $35K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Louis and Harold Price Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 4 | $67K | $8,000 | Preselected only | General Operating Support; General Support; Gift to Buddy Program |
| The Bohen Foundation Co Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoepc | Denver, CO | 7 | $65K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution. |
| The New-Land Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $65K | $33K | Yes | Environment |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Aspen, Colorado?
David C Butterfield and Alfonso D Rubio Memorial Foundation, Resnick Foundation, Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services, Rosenkranz Foundation Inc, Andrew M Paul Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Aspen organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Aspen. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.