Aspen Art Museum Foundation
Establishment and maintenance of an endowment fund exclusively for the aspen art museum
Aspen Art Museum Foundation at a glance
In short: Aspen Art Museum Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.0M), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,033,196
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,033,196
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,033,196
- Total assets
- $45,474,478
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Aspen Art Museum Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aspen Art Museum ($2.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Aspen Art Museum Foundation gives
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2019) to $2.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen Art Museum Aspen, CO | Museum Operations | $2,033,196 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $45,474,478 | $3,180,237 | $2,253,238 | $2,033,196 | 1 | $8,986 |
| 2024 | $44,350,193 | $2,165,696 | $2,995,171 | $2,355,671 | 1 | $781,346 |
| 2023 | $38,571,318 | $1,329,795 | $1,628,000 | $1,628,000 | 1 | $419,256 |
| 2022 | $34,609,543 | $289,254 | $1,595,825 | $1,595,825 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $41,258,930 | $3,796,374 | $1,713,674 | $1,240,000 | 1 | $513,187 |
| 2020 | $36,431,741 | $1,070,794 | $1,266,630 | $1,215,000 | 1 | $584,649 |
| 2019 | $34,188,501 | $881,674 | $1,061,436 | $1,059,261 | 1 | $44 |
About Aspen Art Museum Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Aspen Art Museum Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Aspen, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $45.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $9K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Aspen Art Museum Foundation is led by Amnon Rodan, President & Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amnon Rodan
President & Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → President & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicola Lees
Executive Officio Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Felson
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melony Lewis
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Justin Douglas (2021–2024) — President · Filing note: Resigned 111223
- Former: Larry Marx (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Marcy Edelstein (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Paul Schorr (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: John Phelan (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Pariser (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jeanne Greenberg (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Heidi Zuckerman (2019–2020) — Former Executive Officio Member
- Former: Richard Goodman (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Don Kaul (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Aspen Art Museum Foundation
How much does Aspen Art Museum Foundation give each year?
Aspen Art Museum Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Aspen Art Museum Foundation?
Aspen Art Museum Foundation reported $45.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.
What is Aspen Art Museum Foundation?
Aspen Art Museum Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Aspen, CO. It holds $45.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Aspen Art Museum Foundation operate?
Aspen Art Museum Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Aspen Art Museum Foundation's EIN?
Aspen Art Museum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1515243. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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