ASPEN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ASPEN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION (EIN 84-1515243)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed
2026-02-13
IRS object ID
202600449349301945
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-02-13T17:22:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN840803727PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REESE HENRY & COMPANY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 E MAIN ST STE 2AddressLine1Txt
CityASPENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN841515243EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ASPEN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlASPEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9709258050PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1637 EAST HYMAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityASPENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMNON RODANPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9709258050PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonMARK S KAVASCH CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00107511PTIN
Phone9709253771PhoneNum
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Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerAMNON RODANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityASPENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,215,336GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ENDOWMENT FUND EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ASPEN ART MUSEUMActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Other Revenue-$9,349CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,165,696PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,180,237CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$48,577CYOtherExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,478,130TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone9709258050PhoneNum

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CityASPENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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MELONY LEWIS
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AMNON RODAN
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Interest InterestGrp

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BOY$21,000BOYAmt
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BOY$1,793,350BOYAmt
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BOY$4,692,861BOYAmt

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BOY$1,139,490BOYAmt
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BOY$737,978BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,006,630BOYAmt
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BOY$41,466,095BOYAmt
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BOY$42,472,725BOYAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPEN ART MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840746671EIN
Organization Type7OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
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Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$2,033,196SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

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Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
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Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
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Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

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Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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Contributions$3,180,600ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$394,402InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,033,196GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$184,695OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,087,036EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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Contributions$1,073,216ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,118,721InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,910,171GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$41,518,729EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$982,807ContributionsAmt
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Grants Or Scholarships$1,628,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$36,236,963EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$327,470ContributionsAmt
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Grants Or Scholarships$1,595,825GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
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CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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Contributions$2,858,660ContributionsAmt
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Grants Or Scholarships$1,240,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,178,109OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$411,985DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,766,124BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,766,124TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY DONORS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF ASPEN ART MUSEUM. ENDOWMENT FUND EARNINGS ARE EITHER RESTRICTED OR UNRESTRICTED BASED ON THE DONOR'S REQUEST. RESTRICTED FUNDS INCLUDE EXHIBITION COSTS, LECTURE SERIES, VISITING ARTISTS, DIRECTOR COSTS, LATIN AMERICAN ART OUTREACH, ROOF DECK EXHIBITION COSTS, AND PUBLICATIONS. THE UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ALLOWS FOR EARNINGS TO BE USED FOR GENERAL MUSEUM PURPOSES.
PART X, LINE 2:ASPEN ART MUSEUM AND ASPEN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION ARE ORGANIZED AS COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION, AND HAVE BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. EACH ENTITY IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. AS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE FOUNDATION, 81611 PROPERTIES WAS ESTABLISHED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OWNING AND HOLDING EMPLOYEE HOUSING PROPERTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY AND IS INCLUDED IN THE FOUNDATION'S FORM 990. THE ENTITIES ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. EACH ENTITY HAS DETERMINED IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990T) WITH THE IRS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPEN ART MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1637 E HYMAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityASPENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN840746671RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$2,033,196CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCASHValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of GrantMUSEUM OPERATIONSPurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationENDOWMENT FUND DRAW REQUESTS (GRANTS) TO THE MUSEUM ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE THE LESSOR OF THE AVERAGE VALUE OF THE FUND AS OF DECEMBER 31 OF EACH OF THE PRECEDING 3 YEARS OR THE AMOUNTS REPORTED BY THE MUSEUM AS EXPENSES FOR THE DONOR DESIGNATION. REPORTS TO DONORS (IF REQUIRED) AND MUSEUM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE USED TO VERIFY GRANT REQUESTS AND SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES GRANT REQUESTS ANNUALLY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNICOLA LEESPersonNm
TitleEX OFFICIO MEMBERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$709,489CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$40,000BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$13,800DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$10,577NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$773,866TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION RELIED ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION THAT USED ONE OR MORE OF THESE METHODS TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE EX OFFICIO MEMBER, WHO IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR OF THE ASPEN ART MUSEUM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$318,072NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCASH RECEIVED AT SALEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MELONY LEWIS, JOE FELSON, AND AMNON RODAN ALSO SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS OF A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ASPEN ART MUSEUM SHALL APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. PER THE BYLAWS OF THE ASPEN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION, THE MAJORITY OF THE POSITIONS ON THIS BOARD ARE PRE-SET BASED ON SPECIFIC ROLES WITH THE ASPEN ART MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS THE MUSEUM'S NATIONAL COUNCIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS AVAIALABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON CANDID'S (FORMERLY GUIDESTAR) WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 PAGE 1 SECTION ATHE ORGANIZATION CHANGED IT'S FISCAL YEAR FROM SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 TO MARCH 31, 2025

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line181611 PROPERTIES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1637 E HYMAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityASPENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452429880EIN
Primary ActivitiesHOLDS TITLE TO REAL ESTATEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$25,750TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$1,780,494EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPEN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPEN ART MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1637 E HYMAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityASPENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840746671EIN
Primary ActivitiesART MUSEUMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ASPEN ART MUSEUM
B$2,033,196CASH TRANSFERRED
ASPEN ART MUSEUM
P$184,695CASH TRANSFERRED-TRAVEL AND LABOR

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