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Erger Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Golden, Colorado · EIN 271302398

Erger Family Foundation is a private foundation in Golden, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $239,649 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $11,000 and the largest $173,649. 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 $141,000 the year before.

0% 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$141,0008$244,699
2024$239,6497$0

How to apply

Erger Family 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 Erger Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado4$206,649
Illinois1$11,000
New York1$11,000
Pennsylvania1$11,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Discalced Carmelite Friars
Englewood, CO
To support Catholic organizations$173,649
Discalded Carmelite Sisters
Littleton, CO
To support Catholic organizations$11,000
Medical Mission Sisters of NA
Philadelphia, PA
To support Catholic organizations$11,000
Maryknoll Lay Missioners
Maryknoll, NY
To support Catholic organizations$11,000
Capuchin Province of Mid America
Denver, CO
To support Catholic organizations$11,000
Redemptorists of Denver Province
Chicago, IL
To support Catholic organizations$11,000
Monastery of Our Lady of Light
Denver, CO
To support Catholic organizations$11,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Erger Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Erger Family Foundation give?

$239,649 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $11,000.

Who runs Erger Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Catherine J Leberer (President), Tamara B Leberer (Treasurer) and Julie A Halliwell (Secretary).

What does Erger Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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