FRIES FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $31K · expenses $95K · assets $703K

EIN
46-5144602
Address
FOUNDATION SOURCE 501 SILVERSIDE RD, WILMINGTON, DE 19809-0000
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas2015-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres / Dir / Sec / Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres / Dir / Sec / Treas1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael T Fries Pres / Dir / Sec / Treas1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 4 grants to organizations · $80K
2024 · 4 grants to organizations · $85K
2023 · 11 grants to organizations · $2.3M
2022 · 9 grants to organizations · $1.2M
2021 · 10 grants to organizations · $1.9M
2020 · 16 grants to organizations · $2.0M
2019 · 8 grants to organizations · $1.8M
2017 · 21 grants to organizations · $1.8M
2016 · 25 grants to organizations · $1.2M
2015 · 34 grants to organizations · $2.0M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 1 contributor · $2.3M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Fries Michael T Person Denver, CO $2,282,837$1,982,837 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $1.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Fries Michael T Person Denver, CO $1,165,000$665,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $3.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Fries Michael T Person Denver, CO $3,371,500$3,371,500 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $2.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Fries Michael T Person Denver, CO $2,749,250- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $179K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Fries Michael T Person Denver, CO $179,270- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $3.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Fries Michael T Person Denver, CO $3,414,000$3,414,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,343$94,547 $703,296$703,296 $0- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,869$100,366 $766,500$766,500 $0- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,286,754$2,304,086 $859,997$859,997 $2,282,837- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,079,465$1,257,123 $877,329$877,329 $1,165,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$274,532$1,954,688 $1,054,987$1,054,987 $0- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,261,759$2,018,960 $2,735,143$2,735,143 $3,371,500- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,753,726$1,800,425 $1,492,344$1,492,344 $2,749,250- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$84,554$1,847,618 $2,034,639$2,034,639 $179,270- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,437,412$1,192,518 $3,966,811$3,966,811 $3,414,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$438,632$2,044,607 $1,721,917$1,721,917 $0- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $94,547 spent · pay $0 · grants $80,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $80,000 84.6%
Other expenses $13,747 14.5%
Taxes $800 0.8%
Total$94,547100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $100,366 spent · pay $0 · grants $85,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $85,000 84.7%
Other expenses $15,288 15.2%
Taxes $78 0.1%
Total$100,366100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $2,304,086 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,291,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,291,000 99.4%
Other expenses $13,086 0.6%
Total$2,304,086100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,257,123 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,241,464 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,241,464 98.8%
Other expenses $13,059 1.0%
Taxes $2,600 0.2%
Total$1,257,123100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,954,688 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,905,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,905,000 97.5%
Taxes $34,420 1.8%
Other expenses $15,268 0.8%
Total$1,954,688100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,018,960 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,003,095 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,003,095 99.2%
Other expenses $15,865 0.8%
Total$2,018,960100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $1,800,425 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,787,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,787,500 99.3%
Other expenses $12,925 0.7%
Total$1,800,425100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $1,847,618 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,824,727 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,824,727 98.8%
Other expenses $17,991 1.0%
Taxes $4,900 0.3%
Total$1,847,618100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $1,192,518 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,176,833 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,176,833 98.7%
Other expenses $15,685 1.3%
Total$1,192,518100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $2,044,607 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,976,149 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,976,149 96.7%
Taxes $51,213 2.5%
Other expenses $16,985 0.8%
Fees: legal $260 0.0%
Total$2,044,607100%

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