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The Slichter Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boulder, Colorado · EIN 920798933

The Slichter Family Foundation is a private foundation in Boulder, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $71,764 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,367 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

How to apply

The Slichter 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado4$25,030
California1$17,000
New York3$15,000
Massachusetts1$5,000
Virginia1$5,000
North Carolina1$3,734
Illinois1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Emergency Family Assistance Association
Boulder, CO
Program support$20,000
Givewell
Oakland, CA
Program support$17,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
New York, NY
Program support$10,000
Ashoka
Arlington, VA
Program support$5,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Science
Woods Hole, MA
Program support$5,000
Epiphany School
New Bern, NC
Program support$3,734
Helen Keller International
Brooklyn, NY
Program support$3,000
Covenant House
New York, NY
Program support$2,000
Compassion and Choices
Littleton, CO
Program support$2,000
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
Westminster, CO
Program support$2,000
Colorado Mahlerfest
Boulder, CO
Program support$1,030
Champaign County Health Care Consumers
Champaign, IL
Program support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Slichter Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Slichter Family Foundation give?

$71,764 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,367.

Who runs The Slichter Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Anne F Slichter (Trustee), Daniel Slichter (Director) and David Slichter (Director).

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