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Arent Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Englewood, Colorado · EIN 526037322

Arent Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Englewood, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $108,500 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $4,500 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $96,500 the year before.

6% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$96,50020$1.4 million
2024$108,50018$1.6 million

How to apply

Arent Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arent Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California. It also paid $35,000 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$29,500
New York4$20,000
Colorado4$12,700
District of Columbia2$10,300
Maryland1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Arts Arena of the American University of ParisCharitable and education$25,000
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
Charitable and education$11,000
American Hospital of ParisCharitable$10,000
MC Callum Theater
Palm Desert, CA
Charitable$10,000
Sidwell Friends
Washington, DC
Education$10,000
Uc Berkely Foundation
Berkeley, CA
Charitable and education$10,000
Union for Reform Judaism- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
New York City, NY
Religious$10,000
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Charitable$5,000
World Monuments Fund
New York, NY
Education$5,000
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Charitable$4,000
Occidential College
Los Angeles, CA
Education$2,500
Community Foundationrlqcc
La Quinta, CA
Charitable$2,000
American Friends of Les Arts Florrisants
New York City, NY
Education$1,000
Sambhali US
Takoma Park, MD
Charitable$1,000
Vail Valley Foundation
Avon, CO
Charitable$1,000
Hebrew Educational Alliances
Denver, CO
Charitable$500
J Street Education Foundation Inc
Washington, DC
Education$300
Shannon Fdn
Denver, CO
Education$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arent Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Arent Charitable Foundation give?

$108,500 in tax year 2024, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $4,500.

Who runs Arent Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Stephen W Arent (Trustee).

What does Arent Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and international.

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