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MAX RHYMES FOUNDATION

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Plain text MAX RHYMES FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2024–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/821146151. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2024–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $194K · expenses $199K · assets $136K

EIN
82-1146151
Address
344 MADISON ST, DENVER, CO 80206-4437
Website
www.maxrhymesfoundation.org
NTEE code
B92
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

We provide educational books, activities, videos and programs for at-risk children in under served communities. We provide these materials primarily for early learners from Kinder-3rd grade in public schools with scarce resources.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Elizabeth Noell Director2024-2025 $5,000$5,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people 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
Todd J Courtney President2024-2025 30 $0 reported 1
Jacqueline A Courtney Secretary2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Paul Michael Treasurer2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $5K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Noell Director30 $5,000$0$0 $5,0001
Jacqueline A Courtney Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Todd J Courtney President30 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Michael Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Todd J Courtney President30 $0$0$0 $01
Jacqueline Courtney Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Michael Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Elizabeth Noell Director30 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2025 · 1 contractor · $24K
NameLocationServicePaid
David StatlerGlen Ellen, CAMarketing/Fundraising$24,305

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,989$199,078 $135,713$96,760 $192,904$0 $5,00008
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$272,261$209,817 $101,849$101,849 $267,966$0 $008

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $235,260 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$127,260 2024$33,920
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KHR MCNEELY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MAX RHYMES FOUNDATION” 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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INTERO FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$7,000 2024$7,000
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HEFFERNAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MAX RHYMES FOUNDATION” 2024 1$1,000 2024$1,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$1,080,75842 142014–2024 LITERACYWORKS; MAX WARBURG COURAGE CURRICULUM INC; PROJECT LIFELONG; TEAM UP PHILLY and 10 more
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990 · $199,078 spent · pay $5,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Printing $82,221$82,221-- 41.3%
All other expenses $27,166$27,166-- 13.6%
Fees: other services $24,305$24,305-- 12.2%
Information technology $22,251$22,251-- 11.2%
Other (as described)Postage $11,134$11,134-- 5.6%
Other (as described)Other book materials and supplies $9,315$9,315-- 4.7%
Other (as described)Storage/fulfillment $9,035$9,035-- 4.5%
Fees: legal $6,658$6,658$0- 3.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $5,000$5,000$0$0 2.5%
Travel $1,538$1,538$0$0 0.8%
Office expenses $455$455-- 0.2%
Total$199,078100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $209,817 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Printing $106,585$106,585-- 50.8%
Advertising and promotion $44,155--$44,155 21.0%
Other (as described)Shipping/Postage $20,573$20,573-- 9.8%
Other (as described)Fulfillment/Storage $12,166$12,166-- 5.8%
Other (as described)Content Design $7,325$7,325-- 3.5%
All other expenses $6,503$6,292$211- 3.1%
Office expenses $5,319-$5,319- 2.5%
Fees: legal $3,716-$3,716- 1.8%
Information technology $2,750-$2,750- 1.3%
Travel $725-$725- 0.3%
Total$209,817100%

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