Funding search · EIN 742521631 · Basalt, CO
Fred and Elli Iselin Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 59
- grants reported
- $244,500
- total given
- 2022–2023
- filing years
- $3,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Aspen Valley Ski Club2 grants · $37,500
- Aspen Youth Center2 grants · $27,000
- Steadman Philippon Research Institu2 grants · $20,000
- Independence Pass Fndt2 grants · $17,500
- Grand Staircase Escalante Ntl Mnt P2 grants · $10,000
- Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers2 grants · $10,000
- Bears Ears Partnership2 grants · $10,000
- Educ Fndt for the Colo Nat'L Guard2 grants · $10,000
- La Puente Home2 grants · $10,000
- River Bridge Regional Center2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 59 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Aspen Valley Ski Club · Aspen, CO · 2023
Scholarship support
- $17,500
Aspen Valley Ski Club · Aspen, CO · 2022
Scholarship support
- $13,500
Aspen Youth Center · Aspen, CO · 2023
After-school and summer programs
- $13,500
Aspen Youth Center · Aspen, CO · 2022
After-school and summer programs
- $10,000
Steadman Philippon Research Institu · Vail, CO · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Steadman Philippon Research Institu · Vail, CO · 2022
Program support
- $8,750
Independence Pass Fndt · Aspen, CO · 2023
Program support
- $8,750
Independence Pass Fndt · Aspen, CO · 2022
Program support
- $6,000
Family Visitor Program of Garfield · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Partners for a healthy baby program
- $5,000
Bears Ears Partnership · Bluff, UT · 2023
Program support
- $5,000
Educ Fndt for the Colo Nat'L Guard · Aurora, CO · 2023
Tuition assistance program
- $5,000
Food Banks of the Rockies · Grand Junction, CO · 2023
Program support
- $5,000
Grand Staircase Escalante Ntl Mnt P · Kanab, UT · 2023
Program support
- $5,000
La Puente Home · Alamosa, CO · 2023
Food bank network of the san luis va
- $5,000
River Bridge Regional Center · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
General program support
- $5,000
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers · Basalt, CO · 2023
Program support
- $5,000
Bears Ears Partnership · Bluff, UT · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Educ Fndt for the Colo Nat'L Guard · Aurora, CO · 2022
Tuition assistance program
- $5,000
Grand Staircase Escalante Ntl Mnt P · Kanab, UT · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
La Puente Home · Alamosa, CO · 2022
Food bank network of the san luis va
- $5,000
Music Assoc of Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
River Bridge Regional Center · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
General program support
- $5,000
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers · Basalt, CO · 2022
Program support
- $4,000
Aspen Historical Society · Aspen, CO · 2023
Program support
- $4,000
Youth Zone · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
Restorative justice program
- $4,000
Aspen Historical Society · Aspen, CO · 2022
Program support
- $4,000
Youth Zone · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Restorative justice program
- $3,500
Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter · Aspen, CO · 2023
Program support
- $3,500
Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
Raising a reader program
- $3,500
Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter · Aspen, CO · 2022
Program support
- $3,500
Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Raising a reader program
- $2,500
A Way Out · Aspen, CO · 2023
Support for mental health clinicians
- $2,500
Lift Up Garfield County · Rifle, CO · 2023
Program support
- $2,500
Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Program support
- $2,500
A Way Out · Aspen, CO · 2022
Support for mental health clinicians
- $2,500
Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Program support
- $2,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Knab, UT · 2023
Program support
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity of the Rf Vall · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Program support
- $2,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Knab, UT · 2022
Program support
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity of the Rf Vall · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Program support
- $1,500
English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2023
Program support
- $1,500
Salvation Army · Denver, CO · 2023
Program support
- $1,500
Salvation Army · Denver, CO · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Aspen School District · Aspen, CO · 2023
Science in schools
- $1,000
Humane Society of the US · Washington, DC · 2023
Program support
- $1,000
Aspen School District · Aspen, CO · 2022
Science in schools
- $1,000
English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Humane Society of the US · Washington, DC · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Lift Up Garfield County · Rifle, CO · 2022
Program support
- $750
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Program support
- $750
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Program support
- $500
Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum · Vail, CO · 2023
Program support
- $500
March of Dimes · White Plains, NY · 2023
Program support
- $500
Phys Committee for Respo · Washington, DC · 2023
Program support
- $500
US Committee for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
Program support
- $500
Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum · Vail, CO · 2022
Program support
- $500
March of Dimes · White Plains, NY · 2022
Program support
- $500
Phys Committee for Respo · Washington, DC · 2022
Program support
- $500
US Committee for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
Program support
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Similar grant size
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