Caring for Colorado Foundation

DENVER, CO EIN: 84-1477197 Website

THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN COLORADO THROUGH COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIP, SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND GRANT- MAKING.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$253.4M

+9.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$9.4M

+16.1% YoY

Grant Count

160

+8.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$59K

+7.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$13M$20M$26M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$253,355,117$230,893,730$220,943,329
Revenue$3,878,939$3,418,768$2,890,743
Expenses$13,556,461$11,523,515$23,688,996
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,825,840$3,670,016$2,974,869
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$16M$21M110 grants2020234 grants2021149 grants2022148 grants2023160 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MERCY HOUSING MOUNTAIN P…$1.0MCAON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT$110KMESA COUNTY VALLEY SD 51$100KALAMOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT$100KSHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT$92KLA COCINA$85KLA COCINA$85KSTREET FRATERNITY$80K9TO5 COLORADO$75KABILITY CONNECTION COLOR…$75K

Grant Size Distribution

801 grants across all recorded years

349<$50K390$50–100K43$100–250K7$250–500K7$500K–1M5$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

LINDA REINERPRESIDENT &$203KHEIDI VAN LAWCFO/EXEC VP$177KMEGAN WILSONVP OF OPERAT$150KMELANIE BRAVOVP OF PHILAN$146KSARAH DUTCHERSENIOR PHILA$101K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LINDA REINERPRESIDENT &24$202,938
HEIDI VAN LAWCFO/EXEC VP36$177,296
MELANIE BRAVOVP OF PHILAN36$146,379
MEGAN WILSONVP OF OPERAT39$149,963
JUANA ROSA CAVERODIRECTOR OF
SARAH DUTCHERSENIOR PHILA40$101,092
LYNN BORUPDIRECTOR1
PATRICIA BRAUNCHAIR1
KRAIG BURLESONDIRECTOR1
KRISTINA DANIELSECRETARY1
ANNE GARCIATREASURER1
DAVID HENNINGERDIRECTOR1
MARDI MOOREVICE-CHAIR1
LUIS MURILLODIRECTOR1
NIM PATELDIRECTOR1
BRENDA HOLLAND PHDDIRECTOR1
CONNIE RULEDIRECTOR1
PHYLLIS KAY SANCHEZDIRECTOR1
BRIAN TURNERDIRECTOR1
CHRISTOPHER URBINADIRECTOR1
KATHLEEN WASSERMANDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AlamosaArvadaAuroraAvonBoulderBreckenridgeBroomfieldCanon CityCarbondaleCenterColorado SpringsCommerce CityConiferCortezCraigDel NorteDeltaDenverDurangoDurango La Plata

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

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