Funding search · EIN 841323791 · Basalt, CO

Ernst and Wilma Martens Foundation

Name: Ernst and Wilma Martens Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

76
grants reported: $237,500
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Christmas Wish2 grants · $30,000
Wilderness Workshop3 grants · $22,500
Aspen Journalism3 grants · $15,000
Hospice of the Valley3 grants · $15,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy3 grants · $12,000
Shining Stars Foundation3 grants · $12,000
Challenge Aspen3 grants · $12,000
Mt Sopris Nordic Council3 grants · $10,000
Family Visitor Program3 grants · $9,000
English in Action3 grants · $9,000

Giving over time

$87,500

2022

$87,500

2023

$62,500

2024

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$15,000
Christmas Wish · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation
$15,000
Christmas Wish · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation
$7,500
Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation.
$7,500
Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation.
$7,500
Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation.
$5,000
Aspen Journalism · Aspen, CO · 2024
Donation.
$5,000
Hospice of the Valley · Basalt, CO · 2024
Donation.
$5,000
Aspen Journalism · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation.
$5,000
Hospice of the Valley · Basalt, CO · 2023
Donation.
$5,000
Mt Sopris Nordic Council · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Aspen Journalism · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation.
$5,000
Hospice of the Valley · Basalt, CO · 2022
Donation.
$4,000
Challenge Aspen · Snowmass Village, CO · 2024
Donation.
$4,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2024
Donation.
$4,000
Shining Stars Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2024
Donation.
$4,000
Challenge Aspen · Snowmass Village, CO · 2023
Donation.
$4,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2023
Donation.
$4,000
Shining Stars Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation.
$4,000
Challenge Aspen · Snowmass Village, CO · 2022
Donation.
$4,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2022
Donation.
$4,000
Shining Stars Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation.
$3,000
English in Action · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Family Visitor Program · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2024
Donation.
$3,000
Independence Pass Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2024
Donation.
$3,000
Mt Sopris Nordic Council · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Waldorf School · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Aspen Film · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation.
$3,000
English in Action · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation
$3,000
Family Visitor Program · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
Donation.
$3,000
Independence Pass Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation.
$3,000
Lift Up · Rifle, CO · 2023
Donation.
$3,000
Aspen Film · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation.
$3,000
English in Action · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation
$3,000
Family Visitor Program · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Donation.
$3,000
Independence Pass Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation.
$3,000
Lift Up · Rifle, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club · Aspen, CO · 2024
Donation.
$2,000
Basalt Education Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2024
Donation
$2,000
Basalt Regional Library · Basalt, CO · 2024
Donation.
$2,000
Carbondale Community Non-Profit Center · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation.
$2,000
Pregnancy Resource Center · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2024
Donation.
$2,000
Roaring Fork Audubon · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation.
$2,000
Windwalkers · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation.
$2,000
Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Basalt Education Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2023
Donation
$2,000
Basalt Regional Library · Basalt, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Carbondale Community Non-Profit Center · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Pathfinders · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Pregnancy Resource · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Roaring Fork Audubon · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Seniors Independent · Aspen, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Waldorf School · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation
$2,000
Windwalkers · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation.
$2,000
Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
Basalt Education Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2022
Donation
$2,000
Basalt Regional Library · Basalt, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
Carbondale Community Non-Profit Center · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
Mt Sopris Nordic Council · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation
$2,000
Pathfinders · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
Pregnancy Resource · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
Roaring Fork Audubon · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
Seniors Independent · Aspen, CO · 2022
Donation.
$2,000
The Art Base · Basalt, CO · 2022
Donation
$2,000
Waldorf School · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation
$2,000
Windwalkers · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation.
$1,000
Bridges Between · Snowmass, CO · 2024
Donation.
$1,000
Carbondale Clay Center · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation.
$1,000
Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Donation.
$1,000
Seniors Independent · Aspen, CO · 2024
Donation.
$1,000
Bridges Between · Snowmass, CO · 2023
Donation.
$1,000
Carbondale Clay Center · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation.
$1,000
Crystal River Environmental Pa · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Donation.
$1,000
Bridges Between · Snowmass, CO · 2022
Donation.
$1,000
Carbondale Clay Center · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation.
$1,000
Carbondale Council On the Arts · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation.
$1,000
Crystal River Environmental Pa · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Donation.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.