The Community Foundation Serving

Tax-deductible

Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Since 1991Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 84-1171836Revenue $19.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRScommfound.org1123 Spruce St, 80302-4001 · Boulder, COTax-exempt since Dec 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 415 volunteers and 21 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.6M a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$504K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $75K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.8M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$19.4M
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$17.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$82.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.4M
FY2024▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.3M
FY2021$26.0M
FY2022$52.0M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$19.4M
Expenses
$17.7M
FY2024▼ -35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.8M
FY2021$14.5M
FY2022$26.4M
FY2023$27.3M
FY2024$17.7M
Net assets
$82.1M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$71.1M
FY2021$83.6M
FY2022$96.9M
FY2023$85.7M
FY2024$82.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $15.7M Management & general 7% · $1.3M Fundraising 4% · $746K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $504K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$219,147Pt VII · Sec A
VP Developme
$175,125Pt VII · Sec A
CFO & COO
$109,397Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tatiana Hernandez’s $219K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tatiana Hernandez$219,147$230,325$189,193$105,459
Trisha McKean$175,125———
Jennifer Fulton Anderson—$140,485$161,691$136,196
Lynda Ricketson———$154,973
Linda Ricketson——$151,064—
Eric Schoenborn—$138,862——
Ken Long$109,397———
Christopher Barge———$101,992

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

Mobilizes diverse resources, inspires community action, and distributes disaster relief funds to improve the quality of life for residents in Boulder County.

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2 programs · $25.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The boulder county wildfire fund was established on december 30TH, 2021, to support the immediate, short-and long-term needs of the community. Donations were raised over multiple fiscal years which means the total amount raised (and distributed) must be calculated over multiple fiscal year 990 reports.

$15.8Mprogram expense
02

We provide funding and create connections between nonprofit organizations and the resources they need. We look to these nonprofits to help us respond to community needs and opportunities.

$9.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
CfleadsFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$75K
Grants paid · 1,209 grants · $66.3M · 2020–2023
Impact Development FundCO · FY2023$12,110,250
Boulder CountyFY2023$2,000,000
Allfed InstituteCO · FY2023$721,066
American Endowment FoundationOH · FY2023$493,949
Resource CentralCO · FY2023$333,550
Thorne Ecological InstituteCO · FY2023$296,073
Intercambio De ComunidadesCO · FY2023$145,543
Impact on Education INCCO · FY2023$139,600
Boulder PrideCO · FY2023$118,750
Rocky Mountain InstituteCO · FY2023$110,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.4M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$11.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.1M
Money outPt IX
$17.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.7M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$746K
Owns and owesPt X
$82.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$95.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11.3M
Total revenueLn 12$19.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$95.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.8M
Net assetsLn 32$82.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6415
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $19.4M$17.7M$1.7M$82.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.9M$27.3M−$16.5M$85.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $52.0M$26.4M$25.6M$96.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $26.0M$14.5M$11.5M$83.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $19.3M$13.8M$5.5M$71.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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