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Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation

Accepts applications Basalt, Colorado · EIN 742521631

Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation is a private foundation in Basalt, Colorado. In tax year 2023 it gave $121,500 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

ContactJames K Daggs
350 Market St Ste 311, Basalt, CO 81621
Phone or email(970) 925-4290, jim@jamesdaggsassociates.com
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing and include proof of exempt status of applying organization and precise use of proceeds
DeadlinesOctober 31st

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado21$106,250
Utah3$12,000
District of Columbia3$2,250
New York2$1,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Aspen Valley Ski Club
Aspen, CO
Scholarship support$20,000
Aspen Youth Center
Aspen, CO
After-school and summer programs$13,500
Steadman Philippon Research Institu
Vail, CO
Program support$10,000
Independence Pass FNDT
Aspen, CO
Program support$8,750
River Bridge Regional Center
Glenwood Springs, CO
General program support$5,000
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
Basalt, CO
Program support$5,000
La Puente Home Inc
Alamosa, CO
Food bank network of the san luis va$5,000
Educ FNDT for the Colo Nat'l Guard
Aurora, CO
Tuition assistance program$5,000
Bears Ears Partnership
Bluff, UT
Program support$5,000
Grand Staircase Escalante NTL MNT P
Kanab, UT
Program support$5,000
Food Banks of the Rockies
Grand Junction, CO
Program support$5,000
Aspen Historical Society
Aspen, CO
Program support$4,000
Youth Zone
Glenwood Springs, CO
Restorative justice program$4,000
Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning
Glenwood Springs, CO
Raising a reader program$3,500
Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter
Aspen, CO
Program support$3,500
A Way Out
Aspen, CO
Support for mental health clinicians$2,500
Wilderness Workshop
Carbondale, CO
Program support$2,500
Lift Up Garfield County
Rifle, CO
Program support$2,500
Best Friends Animal Society
Knab, UT
Program support$2,000
Habitat for Humanity of the RF Vall
Carbondale, CO
Program support$2,000
English in Action
Basalt, CO
Program support$1,500
Salvation Army
Denver, CO
Program support$1,500
Aspen School District
Aspen, CO
Science in schools$1,000
Humane Society of the US
Washington, DC
Program support$1,000
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
Program support$750
March of Dimes
White Plains, NY
Program support$500
Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum
Vail, CO
Program support$500
US Committee for UNICEF
New York, NY
Program support$500
Phys Committee for Respo
Washington, DC
Program support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: October 31st.

How much does Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation give?

$121,500 in tax year 2023, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists James K Daggs (President), Richard A Knezivich (Secretary), Ellen Gae Daggs (Director) and Kristen Henry (Director).

What does Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and science and research.

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