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Pema Foundation Inc: 50 grants to organizations, $6.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Pema Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Denver, CO, paid 50 grants to organizations totaling $6,500,200 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 4, 2025. The largest was $4,250,000 to The Catholic Foundation in Denver, CO for religious.
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- EIN
- 300202608
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- Assets
- $37,936,947
- Grants paid
- $6,500,200
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202503089349100730. It reported $6,500,200 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic Foundation | Denver, CO | Religious | $4,250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Western Stock Show | Dallas, CO | Community | $532,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | Community service | $256,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John Vianney Theological Seminary | Denver, CO | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sophia Institute | Manchester, NH | Community | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ace Scholarships | Denver, CO | Education | $124,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ducks Unlimited | Evergreen, CO | Community | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement | Denver, CO | Community | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Endow | Greenwood Village, CO | Religious | Social science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Research Center | Herndon, VA | Community | Arts, culture and humanities | $68,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archbishop's Catholic Appeal | Denver, CO | Religious | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family for Families | Golden, CO | Community | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Catholic Bioethics Center | Philadelphia, PA | Health | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | Community | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chosen and Dearly Loved | Bellevue, WA | Community | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Community | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeds of Hope | Denver, CO | Community | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steamboat Institute | Steamboat Springs, CO | Community | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Sense Institute | Greenwood Village, CO | Education | Social science | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independence Institute | Winchester, VA | Community | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Rustlers | Denver, CO | Community | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities | Denver, CO | Community | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | Health | Health care | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | Education | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross | Denver, CO | Community service | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cell-Co Remembers 911 | Denver, CO | Community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Concern | Denver, CO | Community | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Police Foundation | Denver, CO | Community | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Master's Tournament Foundation | Augusta, GA | Community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercury One | Dallas, TX | Community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mizel Institute | Denver, CO | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | Charitable | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocky Mountain Hyperbaric Association for Brain Injuries | Louisville, CO | Health | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shadow Warriors Project | Monument, CO | Community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Taps | Arlington, VA | Community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Dominican Vocation Foundation | Denver, CO | Religious | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Israel Navy Seals | New York, NY | Military | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fire Fighters Foundation | Denver, CO | Community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independent Women's Forum | Winchester, VA | Community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Rosary Team | Lafayette, CO | Religious | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinity Lutheran | Denver, CO | Religious | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Ski and Snowboard | Park City, UT | Health | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Botanic Gardens | Denver, CO | Community | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oblate School of Theology | San Antonio, TX | Religious | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| History Colorado Philanthropy | Denver, CO | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Laboure Society | St Paul, MN | Religious | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Fellowship of Christians and Jews | Chicago, IL | Community | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Usga Foundation | Liberty Corner, NJ | Community | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association | Denver, CO | Medical | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dawn Redwoods Charitable Trust | Tiburon, CA | Community | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Social science | $120,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $98,000 |
| Human services | $60,000 |
| Education | $24,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $18,000 |
| Health care | $12,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $5,843,200 |
| District of Columbia | $256,000 |
| New Hampshire | $160,000 |
| Virginia | $128,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,000 |
| Washington | $25,000 |
| Texas | $13,000 |
| Georgia | $10,000 |
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Updated November 4, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.