Tappan Easton Foundation
Tappan Easton Foundation is a private foundation based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Its 2025 filing states that it plans to donate primarily to qualified organizations assisting underprivileged children and young adults ages 19 to 39.
Tappan Easton Foundation at a glance
In short: Tappan Easton Foundation gave $112K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Colorado. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $111,500
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +36.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,433
- -22.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $1,137,887
- -5.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 47% first-time grantees (7 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Tappan Easton Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Its filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not take applicants at this time. It lists Diane Tappan Easton as the contact, but provides no application form or materials.
- Review Cycle
- No deadline is listed.
- Deadline
- No deadline is listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Diane Tappan Easton
Mailing address: 37 Royal Ann Drive, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Phone: (720) 940-9464
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Tappan Easton Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Descents ($25K). Together the top 10 received $94K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 68 grants of 68 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went primarily to Colorado recipients: 91% went to Colorado, 9% to Wyoming, and less than 1% to New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Tappan Easton Foundation open to new grantees?
47%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 15 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2020) to $112K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $112K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Descents Denver, CO | First descents (FD) provides life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. Since 2001, FD has served more than 10,150 participants at over 1,100 programs nationwide to provide ongoing psychosocial supportive care. Beginning in 2020, FD expanded programming to healthcare workers on the frontlines of covid-19. Recognized for its commitment to operational excellence, first descents is a proud nonprofit partner of 1% for the planet and was honored as a cnn hero in 2016. | $25,000 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation Denver, CO | The denver scholarship foundation inspires and empowers denver public schools' students to enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions of higher education, by providing the tools, knowledge, and financial resources essential for success. | $10,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
| The Kempe Foundation Aurora, CO | To increase awareness, engage in advocacy and to secure and provide resources to improve direct clinical services and delivery systems; for research of innovative prevention and treatment programs; and to provide training, education and consultation for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect throughout Colorado and the nation. | $10,000 |
| University of Wyoming Extension Laramie, WY | The university of Wyoming extension serves Wyoming communities by helping residents apply university research and resources to practical problems. | $10,000 |
| Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation Denver, CO | Raise funds to promote the life skill benefits of tennis for youth and amateur tennis in Colorado. | $8,000 |
| Freedom Service Dogs Inc Englewood, CO | At freedom service dogs, we transform lives by partnering people with custom-trained assistance dogs. We envision a world where individuals have the freedom to live their lives to the fullest with a custom-trained assistance dog by their side. Our clients include children, veterans and active-duty military, and other adults. Their disabilities include autism, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder. | $8,000 |
| Kids in Need of Dentistry Commerce City, CO | Kind provides positive oral health care experiences, treatment, and education with kindness to Colorado children, regardless of ability to pay | $8,000 |
| Lone Tree Arts Center Fund Lone Tree, CO | Its purpose is to support and advance the arts and cultural community in the city of lone tree. | $7,000 |
| Clothes to Kids of Denver Denver, CO | The mission of clothes to kids of denver is to provide new and quality used clothing to students from low-income or in-crisis families in the denver metro area, free of charge. | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,137,887 | $74,289 | $136,696 | $111,500 | 15 | $111,500 | $49,093 | $105,533 |
| 2024 | $1,200,294 | $92,177 | $129,068 | $106,000 | 11 | $106,000 | $69,109 | $104,562 |
| 2023 | $1,237,120 | $53,009 | $124,247 | $102,500 | 14 | $102,500 | $46,761 | $97,504 |
| 2022 | $1,310,097 | $52,825 | $131,924 | $109,500 | 18 | $109,500 | $42,456 | $102,208 |
| 2021 | $1,390,666 | $106,059 | $81,205 | $56,000 | 10 | $56,000 | $80,854 | $110,202 |
| 2020 | $1,367,132 | $28,183 | $55,101 | $46,000 | 5 | — | $19,082 | $99,560 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tappan Easton Foundation reported a distributable amount of $106K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes plans to support organizations assisting underprivileged children and young adults ages 19 to 39. Its 2025 grants include organizations working in areas such as education, health, child welfare, youth development, and assistance for young adults with serious health conditions.
Among the 2025 grantees, First Descents describes its mission as providing life-changing outdoor adventures to young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. The Denver Scholarship Foundation says it helps Denver Public Schools students enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions by providing tools, knowledge, and financial resources. The Kempe Foundation describes its work as raising awareness, engaging in advocacy, and providing resources to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $111,500 through 15 grants. Grants ranged from $500 to $25,000, with a median grant of $8,000. Its largest listed grants included $25,000 to First Descents and $10,000 each to the Denver Scholarship Foundation, an individual recipient, the Kempe Foundation, and University of Wyoming Extension. Other listed awards included $8,000 each to Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation, Freedom Service Dogs, and Kids in Need of Dentistry; $7,000 to Lone Tree Arts Center Fund; and $5,000 to Clothes to Kids of Denver.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Diane Tappan Easton as president and Richard Charles Easton as vice president and treasurer.
Tappan Easton Foundation is led by Diane Tappan Easton, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Diane Tappan Easton
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Charles Easton
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Tappan Easton Foundation
How much does Tappan Easton Foundation give each year?
Tappan Easton Foundation gave $112K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $106K across 11 grants.
What is Tappan Easton Foundation's typical grant size?
Tappan Easton Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $7,433, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Tappan Easton Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Tappan Easton Foundation give grants?
Tappan Easton Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wyoming (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (6 grants).
Does Tappan Easton Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 7% of Tappan Easton Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Tappan Easton Foundation's largest grantees?
Tappan Easton Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include First Descents ($25,000), Denver Scholarship Foundation ($10,000) and The Kempe Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tappan Easton Foundation?
Tappan Easton Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $112K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $106K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Tappan Easton Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing describes plans to support organizations assisting underprivileged children and young adults ages 19 to 39. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Tappan Easton Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Tappan Easton Foundation's EIN?
Tappan Easton Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3794753. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Tappan Easton Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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