The Edward F Calesa Foundation
The Edward F Calesa Foundation is a private foundation, based in Carbondale, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $740K in total assets. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions.
The Edward F Calesa Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $740,341
- -25.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $13,075
- -319.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $3,569
- -38.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $112,792
- -51.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Edward F Calesa Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Edward F Calesa Foundation gives
- Giving fell 100% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 48% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $300 (2024) to $135K (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $300.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Carbondale, CO | General Support | $250 |
| Focusedkids Basalt, CO | General Support | $50 |
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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 | $740,341 | $13,075 | $112,792 | — | — | $3,569 | — | $7,488 |
| 2024 | $996,688 | $-5,955 | $234,696 | $300 | 2 | $5,775 | — | $18,397 |
| 2023 | $1,302,308 | $50,703 | $225,215 | $6,500 | 2 | $10,321 | $30,781 | $30,096 |
| 2022 | $1,562,943 | $22,394 | $422,085 | $13,500 | 3 | $31,227 | — | $2,616 |
| 2021 | $2,455,734 | $58,280 | $488,661 | $66,000 | 3 | — | — | $57,881 |
| 2020 | $1,950,772 | $221,446 | $280,789 | $85,000 | 2 | — | $159,627 | $43,636 |
| 2019 | $4,058,486 | $38,493 | $514,478 | $135,100 | 5 | — | — | $161,366 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Edward F Calesa Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Edward F Calesa Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward Calesa
Director
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
$279K (2019) → $38K (2025)
Sandra Calesa
Executive Assistant
Executive → Executive Assistant, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$41K (2019) → $49K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $49K, to Sandra Calesa (Executive Assistant). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Edward F Calesa Foundation
How large is The Edward F Calesa Foundation?
The Edward F Calesa Foundation reported $740K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does The Edward F Calesa Foundation operate?
The Edward F Calesa Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Oregon.
What is The Edward F Calesa Foundation's EIN?
The Edward F Calesa Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1179370. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 13, 2025)
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