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Friedery Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Louisville, Colorado · EIN 274578804

Friedery Family Foundation is a private foundation in Louisville, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $200,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $175,500 the year before.

13% of its 2025 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$183,00012$3.9 million
2024$175,50010$4.2 million
2025$200,50011$4.7 million

How to apply

Friedery 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 Friedery Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$50,000
Colorado4$47,500
Washington1$40,000
Illinois1$25,000
Alabama1$15,000
California1$10,000
Missouri1$10,000
New York1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
College of William Mary
Williamsburg, VA
Scholarship assistance$50,000
Agros International
Seattle, WA
General support service programs$40,000
Individual
IL
Fund youth$25,000
Tennyson Center for Children
Denver, CO
Fund children in community$15,000
Individual
AL
$15,000
Summit Foundation
Breckenridge, CO
General support$12,500
Mikeroweworks Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
Scholarship assistance$10,000
Individual
CO
General program support$10,000
Mission St Louis
St Louis, MO
General support program$10,000
La Fire Relief
Louisville, CO
Fire relief support$10,000
I Have A Dream Foundation
New York, NY
Fund children in community$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Friedery Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Friedery Family Foundation give?

$200,500 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Friedery Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John R Friedery (President/Di), Melissa D Friedery (Vp/Director), Kristin O Friedery (Secretary/Di) and Laruen Hebel (Treasurer/Di).

What does Friedery Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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