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Basalt Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Santa Fe, New Mexico · EIN 721567897

Basalt Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $4,000. 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 $4,200 the year before.

100% of its 2025 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$1,4001$290,834
2024$4,2003$300,771
2025$11,5004$301,233

How to apply

Basalt Foundation Inc 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 Basalt Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$4,000
New Mexico1$4,000
New York2$3,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Food & Water Watch
Washington, DC
Advocating to end hunger and to provide clean water$4,000
New Energy Economy in New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM
Advocating to climate change$4,000
Environmental Defense Funds
New York, NY
Advocating to science, economics, climate justice$3,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Advocating to end disease outbreaks, natural and human disasters$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Basalt Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Basalt Foundation Inc give?

$11,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Basalt Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jan Duggan (President), Peter Reed Duggan (Director) and Matthew B Duggan (Director).

What does Basalt Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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