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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $24,008,406 | $15,820,050 | $16,481,866 | $278,999,943 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 55% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHMENTSEE ATTACHMENT, CO | SEE ATTACHMENT | $10,243,625 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory L Moore | CHAIR | 1.50 | $1,000 |
| Tony Frank | PAST CHAIR | 1.20 | $1,000 |
| Michelle Lucero | CHAIR-ELECT | 1.50 | $1,000 |
| Pamela Shockley-Zalabak | SECRETARY |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $278,999,943 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $19,026,629 | $15,117,821 | $14,565,111 | $270,811,587 | $270,811,587 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $15,010,009 | $14,850,545 | $13,865,743 | $266,902,779 | $266,902,779 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $22,782,794 | $14,658,254 | $14,215,445 | $266,743,315 | $266,743,315 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $20,532,831 | $15,787,760 | $14,678,779 | $258,618,775 | $258,618,775 |
| SEE ATTACHMENT |
| $9,803,372 |
| 2023 |
| SEE ATTACHMENTSEE ATTACHMENT, CO | SEE ATTACHMENT | $9,485,349 | 2022 |
| University of Denver - ScholarshipsDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $1,287,196 | 2020 |
| University of Colorado Boulder - ScholarshipsBoulder, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $1,145,846 | 2020 |
| University of Colorado Boulder - ScholarshipsBoulder, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $1,136,902 | 2021 |
| University of Denver - ScholarshipsDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $1,116,713 | 2021 |
| Colorado College - ScholarshipsColorado Springs, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $1,095,286 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO | Trustee Initiated Biomedical Research Support | $920,725 | 2020 |
| University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO | Trustee Initiated Biomedical Research Support | $905,709 | 2021 |
| Colorado College - ScholarshipsColorado Springs, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $827,595 | 2020 |
| Public Education and Business CoalitionDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $538,000 | 2021 |
| Public Education and Business CoalitionDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Public Education and Business CoalitionDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $500,000 | 2021 |
| Public Education and Business CoalitionDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $438,000 | 2020 |
| Public Education and Business CoalitionDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $438,000 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University - ScholarshipsFort Collins, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $334,000 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University - ScholarshipsFort Collins, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $320,924 | 2020 |
| Foothills Art CenterGolden, CO | Capital | $250,000 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University - GrantsFort Collins, CO | Trustee Initiated Biomedical Research Support | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Colorado State University - GrantsFort Collins, CO | Capital | $250,000 | 2020 |
| University of Colorado DenverDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Biomedical Research Support | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Aspen InstituteMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2022. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Aspen, CO | Capital | $250,000 | 2021 |
| National Western Stock ShowMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2023 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Denver, CO | Capital | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Aspen InstituteMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2022. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Aspen, CO | Capital | $250,000 | 2020 |
| 1.50 |
| $1,000 |
| Jason Wheeler | TREASURER | 1.50 | $1,000 |
| Rebecca Love Kourlis | TRUSTEE | 1.20 | $1,000 |
| David Miller | TRUSTEE | 1.20 | $0 |
| Rico Munn | TRUSTEE | 1.20 | $1,000 |
| Lindsey Paulson | TRUSTEE | 1.20 | $1,000 |
| Rick Pederson | TRUSTEE | 1.20 | $0 |
| Lisa Zuniga Ramirez | TRUSTEE | 1.20 | $1,000 |
| Katie S Kramer | PRES/CEO | 40.00 | $373,601 |
| Karen Kruse | COO/VP FINAN | 40.00 | $212,371 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403129349101135
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313139349100621
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202242699349100764
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101629349100110
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.