Canvas Foundation

LONE TREE, CO EIN: 81-1755475

CANVAS FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHARE OUR HEARTS WITH OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH A FOCUS ON SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, MILITARY, AND FIRST RESPONDERS. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AND NURTURE THESE CRITICAL AREAS IN ORDER TO MAKE A LASTING FOOTPRINT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. CONT ON SCH O.THE FOUNDATION WILL OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS TO HELP THEM FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY GRANTS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP AND ETHICAL VALUES. THE FOUNDATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THESE FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO CREATE LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CANVAS FOUNDATION AND THE RECIPIENTS, WHO WE HOPE WILL CONTINUE TO HELP US CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OUR FOCUS ON SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, MILITARY, AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$417K

+5.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$91K

-17.0% YoY

Grant Count

4

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

-37.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$82K$163K$245K$327K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$416,520$393,183$339,532
Revenue$260,044$226,442$297,111
Expenses$220,343$189,155$260,412
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$433$392$370
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$99K$149K$199K0 grants20206 grants20214 grants20223 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

GO WEST CU FOUNDATION$50KSPECIAL OLYMICS COLORADO$25KCOLORADO VETERAN'S PROJECT$10KCSU PUEBLO FOUNDATION$6K

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MALCOLM JOHNSONCHAIRMAN1
STEVE FERREROVICE CHAIRMAN1
BEN GREIVINGSECRETARY1
COLLEEN KNOLLTREASURER1
CHRIS MYKLEBUSTDIRECTOR1
BEN METZGERDIRECTOR1
LAURA BLACKDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AuroraCentennialConiferDenverFort CollinsLittletonLone TreePueblo

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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