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The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation

Accepts applications Ridgway, Colorado · EIN 860911121

The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation is a private foundation in Ridgway, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $5,964 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $5,964 and the largest $5,964. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $385,000 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$385,0007$28,652
2024$5,9641$1,800

How to apply

ContactSteven K Aronoff
500 East 83rd Street APT5K, New York, NY 10028
Phone or email(917) 459-7937

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado1$5,964

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fort Lewis College Foundation
Durango, CO
General support$5,964

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation give?

$5,964 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $5,964.

Who runs The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Henry O Hooper (President/Director), Jeanne R Hooper (Director), Steven K Aronoff (Secretary/Treasurer/Direct) and Cynthia L Aronoff (Director).

What does The John & Sophie Ottens Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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