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Van Auken Family Foundation

Accepts applications Pueblo West, Colorado · EIN 274076271

Van Auken Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pueblo West, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $24,000 the year before.

0% 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$24,0003$0
2024$24,0003$0
2025$25,0003$0

How to apply

ContactJeffrey van Auken
1243 Libery Point Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81007-7512
Phone or email(719) 582-0301, jeff.vanauken@comcast.net
What to submitPurpose of the organization, amount requested, specific uses of requested amounts.
RestrictionsMst meet the stated mission and goals of the foundation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Van Auken Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado2$20,000
Texas1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Casa of Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
Aid for abused & neglected children$10,000
A Caring Pregnancy Center
Pueblo, CO
Provide aid for ultra sounds$10,000
Mercy Ships
Lindale, TX
Aid for medical needs$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Van Auken Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Van Auken Family Foundation give?

$25,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Van Auken Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeffrey A van Auken (Trustee) and David P van Auken (Trustee).

What does Van Auken Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and health.

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