Choose Outdoors Inc

DENVER, CO EIN: 26-3822889 Website

TO PROMOTE OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES THROUGH SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS; RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE; AND PROGRAMS CONNECTING AMERICANS TO THE OUTDOORS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$340K

Grant Count

15

Avg Grant Size

$23K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$336K$673K$1M$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$745,348$798,811
Revenue$37,000$721,069$1,223,154
Expenses$755,253$799,202$752,536
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$85K$170K$255K$340K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CONIFER ROTARY FOUNDATION$64KADVENTURE WEST COUNCIL$25KENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING F…$25KMOUNTAIN STUDIES INSTITUTE$25KPHILMONT SCOUT RANCH$25KWILDERNESS RESTORATION V…$25KVENTURA BOTANICAL GARDENS$22KALDO LEOPOLD FOUNDATION$20KTHE FOREST STEWARDS GUILD$20KECO FORESTERS$20K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K1$50–100K$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

BRUCE WARDPRESIDENT$158K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRUCE WARDPRESIDENT40$158,000
TOM MORTONCHAIR2
BRIAN KELLEGHANVICE CHAIR2
SUZANNE BARKLEYSECRETARY2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AshevilleBaileyBarabooConiferDenverDurangoEvergreenGreeleyIrvingLongmontOuraySanta FeVenturaWashington

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

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