Grants paid by Bf Foundation
EIN 36-6141070 · Basalt, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Bf Foundation of Basalt, CO (EIN 36-6141070) reported 51 grants paid totaling $792,886 to 20 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$792,886
51 grants
Recipients
20
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | $239,250 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | $167,950 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | $145,686 | — |
| 2024 | 12 | $240,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 20 recipients receiving the most from Bf Foundation, by grants paid, out of 20 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Country News 23-7015336 | C | Paonia, CO | 4 | $145,000 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon Trust 86-0512633 | B | Flagstaff, AZ | 4 | $135,386 | 2024 |
| Aspen Valley Land Trust 84-0574754 | B | Carbondale, CO | 5 | $110,000 | 2024 |
| Lowell Observatory 86-0098918 | B | Flagstaff, AZ | 5 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Land Trust | U | Bainbridge Island, WA | 5 | $95,000 | 2024 |
| Georgia O'keefe Museum 85-0437114 | C | Santa Fe, NM | 3 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Northern Az University 86-0193726 | D | Flagstaff, AZ | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Roaring Fork Pre-Collegiate | U | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Smith College 51-0202403 | B | Northampton, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Utah State University | U | Logan, UT | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies 23-7042291 | B | Apsen, CO | 4 | $11,000 | 2024 |
| Independence Pass Foundation 84-1133782 | B | Aspen, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Aspen Writers Foundation 31-1556903 | D | Aspen, CO | 3 | $8,000 | 2023 |
| Colorado College 58-2040063 | B | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| English in Action 26-1254643 | C | Basalt, CO | 2 | $4,000 | 2022 |
| The Arts Campus at Willits 47-3091347 | B | Basalt, CO | 2 | $3,000 | 2023 |
| School of Advanced Research 85-0125045 | D | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| The Art Base 20-1188479 | B | Basalt, CO | 2 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| Arizona Historical Society 86-6000027 | B | Tucson, AZ | 2 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Airizona Community Foundation of Flastaff | U | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 51 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ | B | $40,000 | paid | INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ | B | $35,000 | paid | INDIGENOUS MURAL PROJECT | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Northern Az University Flagstaff, AZ | D | $25,000 | paid | NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ | B | $25,000 | paid | YOUNG SCHOLARS | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Aspen Valley Land Trust Carbondale, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Wilderness Land Trust Bainbridge Island, WA | U | $20,000 | paid | WILDERNESS OPPORTUNITY FUND | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Georgia O'keefe Museum Santa Fe, NM | C | $20,000 | paid | INTERN PROGRAM | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Aspen Valley Land Trust Carbondale, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATION PROGRAMS | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Wilderness Land Trust Bainbridge Island, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | GIS PROJECT | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Independence Pass Foundation Aspen, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | High Country News Paonia, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202503169349102535 |
| 2024 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Apsen, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202503169349102535 |
| 2023 | High Country News Paonia, CO | C | $50,000 | paid | INTERNSHIPS SUPPORT | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ | B | $39,686 | paid | RISING LEADERS PROGRAM | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | Wilderness Land Trust Bainbridge Island, WA | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | Aspen Valley Land Trust Carbondale, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | Georgia O'keefe Museum Santa Fe, NM | C | $10,000 | paid | INTERN PROGRAM | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | Northern Az University Flagstaff, AZ | D | $5,000 | paid | NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Apsen, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | The Arts Campus at Willits Basalt, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202443179349101349 |
| 2023 | Aspen Writers Foundation Aspen, CO | D | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202443179349101349 |
| 2022 | High Country News Paonia, CO | C | $45,000 | paid | INTERNSHIPS SUPPORT | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ | B | $37,950 | paid | RISING LEADERS PROGRAM | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Aspen Valley Land Trust Carbondale, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | COFFMAN RANCH PURCHASE | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Georgia O'keefe Museum Santa Fe, NM | C | $20,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ | B | $10,000 | paid | YOUNG SCHOLARS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ | B | $10,000 | paid | PRE-DOC SCHOLARSHIP | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Wilderness Land Trust Bainbridge Island, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Aspen Writers Foundation Aspen, CO | D | $3,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Apsen, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | English in Action Basalt, CO | C | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | The Art Base Basalt, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | Arizona Historical Society Tucson, AZ | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2022 | The Arts Campus at Willits Basalt, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202303069349100015 |
| 2020 | High Country News Paonia, CO | C | $45,000 | paid | INTERNSHIPS SUPPORT | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Wilderness Land Trust Bainbridge Island, WA | U | $35,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Aspen Valley Land Trust Carbondale, CO | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Smith College Northampton, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Utah State University Logan, UT | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Roaring Fork Pre-Collegiate Carbondale, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ | B | $20,000 | paid | PREDOCTORAL STUDENT SUPPORT | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ | B | $17,750 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | School of Advanced Research Santa Fe, NM | D | $3,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Aspen Writers Foundation Aspen, CO | D | $3,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | B | $2,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | The Art Base Basalt, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | English in Action Basalt, CO | C | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Apsen, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Airizona Community Foundation of Flastaff Phoenix, AZ | U | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
| 2020 | Arizona Historical Society Tucson, AZ | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202143149349101514 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503169349102535 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443179349101349 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303069349100015 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143149349101514 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/366141070.json.
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