Trask Family Foundation
Trask Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Littleton, Colorado. In filing year 2025, it reported 10 grants totaling $55,000 to organizations in Colorado and four other states, including arts, educational, medical, and community-purpose awards.
Trask Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Trask Family Foundation gave $55K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Colorado. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $55,000
- -13.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,500
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $1,885,954
- +71.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (5 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (75% 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 Trask Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: L Schneider 12107 W Crestline Dr, Littleton, CO 80127
Phone: (720) 542-7675
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Trask Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Central City Opera - Macfarlane House & Other ($15K). Together the top 10 received $55K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 40 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In filing year 2025, 75% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado, 18% to Iowa, 3% to Massachusetts, 2% to Vermont, and 2% to Montana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Trask Family Foundation open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 10 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 70% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $29K (2021) to $81K (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $55K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central City Opera - Macfarlane House & Other Central City, CO | ARTS | $15,000 |
| Colorado Children's Chorale Denver, CO | Charitable | $10,000 |
| PEO Foundation Des Moines, IA | Education | $10,000 |
| Craig Hospital Foundation - Music Therapy Program Englewood, CO | Medical | $7,500 |
| Colorado High School Baseball Players Award Corp Englewood, CO | Community | $5,000 |
| Children's Diabetes Foundation S Parker Rd Ste, CO | Medical | $3,000 |
| Groton School Groton, MA | Educational | $1,500 |
| Underhill Cemetery Underhill, VT | Community | $1,000 |
| Heart of the Valley Bozeman, MT | Educational | $1,000 |
| National Western Stock Show Denver, CO | Community | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,885,954 | $854,341 | $67,662 | $55,000 | 10 | $55,458 | $145,504 | $79,049 |
| 2024 | $1,099,275 | $149,276 | $70,171 | $63,500 | 12 | $63,935 | $101,164 | $54,462 |
| 2023 | $1,025,743 | $72,127 | $87,945 | $81,000 | 8 | $81,402 | $26,687 | $52,529 |
| 2022 | $1,038,568 | $71,143 | $59,441 | $51,000 | 5 | $51,387 | $15,074 | $52,746 |
| 2021 | $1,026,586 | $128,990 | $35,950 | $29,000 | 5 | $29,345 | $77,065 | $54,358 |
| 2020 | $931,246 | $81,174 | $41,319 | $35,000 | 3 | — | $30,188 | $46,469 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trask Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $79K 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
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose missions, as described by the organizations themselves, include training young performers and sharing choral music (Colorado Children’s Chorale); supporting P.E.O. Sisterhood educational and charitable funds and scholarships for women (P.E.O. Foundation); raising funds for the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (Children’s Diabetes Foundation); fostering character, scholarship, leadership, and service (Groton School); and sheltering pets and supporting pet adoption and education (Heart of the Valley).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $55,000 through 10 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $4,000.
The largest awards were $15,000 to Central City Opera – MacFarlane House & Other for arts; $10,000 to Colorado Children’s Chorale for charitable purposes; $10,000 to P.E.O. Foundation for education; $7,500 to Craig Hospital Foundation – Music Therapy Program for medical purposes; and $5,000 to Colorado High School Baseball Players Award Corp for community purposes. Other grants were $3,000 to Children’s Diabetes Foundation, $1,500 to Groton School, $1,000 to Underhill Cemetery, $1,000 to Heart of the Valley, and $1,000 to National Western Stock Show.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Laura T Schneider as chairman, Adam P Trask as treasurer, and Federick K Trask III as secretary.
Trask Family Foundation is led by Laura T. Schneider, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura T. Schneider
Chairman
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam P. Trask
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Federick K. Trask III
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Frederick K. Trask IV (2020–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Jennifer B. Trask (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Thomas M. Schneider (2020–2024) — Trustee
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 Trask Family Foundation
How much does Trask Family Foundation give each year?
Trask Family Foundation gave $55K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 12 grants.
What is Trask Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Trask Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $5,500, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Trask Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Trask Family Foundation give grants?
Trask Family Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Iowa (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Englewood, CO (2 grants) and Denver, CO (2 grants).
Does Trask Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Trask Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community" (3 grants).
Who are Trask Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Trask Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Central City Opera - Macfarlane House & Other ($15,000), Colorado Children's Chorale ($10,000) and PEO Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Trask Family Foundation?
Trask Family Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $55K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $79K (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.
What does Trask Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose missions, as described by the organizations themselves, include training young performers and sharing choral music (Colorado Children’s Chorale); supporting P.E.O. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Trask Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Trask Family Foundation's EIN?
Trask Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1500881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Trask Family 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Trask Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/trask-family-foundation-morg_1dc2900ad28541c6a81a610f236a89dd
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