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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Resource CenterDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $25,000 | 2021 | |
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 |
| Trustee Initiated Program Support |
| $25,000 |
| 2020 |
| Lyra ColoradoDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Prodigy Ventures IncDenver, CO | Capital | $25,000 | 2020 |
| University of ColoradoDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Biomedical Research Support | $21,797 | 2021 |
| Colorado FFA FoundationMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Greeley, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Colorado Business Committee for the ArtsDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Generation Schools NetworkDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Papua New Guinea Tribal FoundationMontrose, CO | Trustee & Staff Matching Gift Program | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Community Resource CenterDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Governor's Residence Preservation FundMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2022. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Denver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $20,000 | 2021 |
| History ColoradoMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Denver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Colorado FFA FoundationMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Greeley, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Colorado Mesa University - ScholarshipsGrand Junction, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $18,999 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs - ScholarshipsColorado Springs, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $17,257 | 2021 |
| Colorado Christian University - ScholarshipsDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $15,838 | 2020 |
| Governor's Residence Preservation FundMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2022. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Denver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Community Resource CenterDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Operating Support | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Community Resource CenterDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Western State Colorado University - ScholarshipsGunnison, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver - ScholarshipsDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Colorado Health InstituteDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Fort Lewis College - ScholarshipsDurango, CO | Trustee Initiated Scholarship Support | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Hinsdale CountyLake City, CO | Capital | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Colorado Forum FundNOCO PLACESDenver, CO | Trustee Initiated Program Support | $15,000 | 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 |