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Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation

Accepts applications Denver, Colorado · EIN 841266154

Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation is a private foundation in Denver, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $77,700 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $4,500 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $70,100 the year before.

47% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$70,10016$1.7 million
2024$77,70017$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactKevin Trotsky
386 Fairfax Street, Denver, CO 80220
Phone or email(720) 933-7883, kevin@trotskyfoundation.org
What to submitA letter on the organization's letterhead, contact information, and any other information necessary to determine its legitimate exempt status as well as the oranizations exempt purpose and federal indetification nubmer.
RestrictionsAny charitable organization qualifying to receive it.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado15$73,100
Maryland1$3,600
Oregon1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Temple Emanuel
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$10,000
Jewish Colroad
Denver, CO
Orginzations charitable purpose$10,000
Jewish Family Service
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$8,000
The Efshar Project Co CNDC
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$7,100
University of Colorado Foundation
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$6,500
Denver Jewish Dayschool
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$5,400
Jewish Community Center
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$5,000
Hand Camp Colorado
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$4,750
Education Through Music Colorado
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$4,500
Jewish Association for Death Educat
Columbia, MD
Organizations charitable purpose$3,600
Stanley British Primary School
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$3,000
Karis Community
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$2,600
The Realness Project
Denver, CO
Organizations charitble purpose$2,500
The Gathering Place
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$1,750
Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$1,250
Portland Mountain Rescue
Portland, OR
Organizations charitable purpose$1,000
The Center on Colfax
Denver, CO
Organizations charitable purpose$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation give?

$77,700 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $4,500.

Who runs Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kelli Pfaff (Co-President), Linda Beth Stevenson (Director), James Steven Trotsky (Director) and Michelle Striker (Co-President) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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