Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation
The Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation is a private foundation based in Boulder, Colorado. Its 2025 filing describes a scholarship for students and former students of Big Sandy District 100J, and its grants that year included education-related awards and donations to organizations.
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation at a glance
In short: Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation gave $94K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $93,648
- +40.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,689
- +20.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,520
- Total assets
- $2,046,075
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says the foundation accepts applications for the scholarship. Applications are available at BSHS or by contacting the foundation.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation
Mailing address: 2525 Arapahoe Ave Suite E4-274, Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (720) 862-5515
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jack Zimmerman ($21K). Together the top 10 received $85K.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 51 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 74% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado, 23% to South Dakota, and 3% to Nebraska.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
How Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation gives
- 43% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2024) to $145K (2020). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $94K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Zimmerman Rapid City, SD | Higher Education | $21,153 |
| American Indian College Fund Denver, CO | Education | $19,000 |
| Douglaselbert Task Force Help and Hope Center Castle Rock, CO | Donation | $8,500 |
| Paint Mines Interpretive Park Calhal, CO | Donation | $6,500 |
| Elbert County Museum and Historical Society Kiowa, CO | Donation | $6,500 |
| Caston Cox Matheson, CO | Higher Education | $6,000 |
| Kylie Brickell Colorado Springs, CO | Higher Education | $5,039 |
| Pines and Plains Library Foundation Elizabeth, CO | Donation | $4,000 |
| Elbert County Coalition for Outreach Kiowa, CO | Donation | $4,000 |
| Treven Kocerha Simla, CO | Higher Education | $4,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,046,075 | $128,293 | $123,950 | $93,648 | 14 | $97,927 | $103,486 | $102,897 |
| 2024 | $2,040,786 | $97,574 | $96,030 | $66,694 | 12 | $70,864 | $73,306 | $101,507 |
| 2023 | $2,036,112 | $14,632 | $101,636 | $74,649 | 8 | $78,739 | $63,027 | $96,245 |
| 2022 | $1,914,761 | $-9,514 | $136,289 | $107,897 | 8 | $111,048 | $61,753 | $92,554 |
| 2021 | $2,283,709 | $104,122 | $156,429 | $126,429 | 9 | $128,804 | $79,120 | $112,016 |
| 2020 | $2,319,973 | $100,888 | $172,786 | $144,780 | 9 | — | $76,959 | $112,791 |
| 2019 | $2,385,118 | $99,224 | $142,999 | $111,989 | 16 | — | $73,091 | $117,678 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation reported a distributable amount of $103K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes the Alan Lasater Scholarship for eligible Big Sandy District 100J students and former students pursuing secular education. Its 2025 grants included higher-education awards to individual recipients and donations to organizations. The American Indian College Fund, which received $19,000, says it invests in Native students and tribal college education to transform lives and communities. Elbert County Coalition of Outreach, which received $4,000, says it provides emergency clothing, food, and household items to people in need.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $93,648 through 14 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $21,153, with a median of $4,520. The largest included $21,153 for higher education, $19,000 to the American Indian College Fund for education, $8,500 to Douglasebert Task Force Help and Hope Center, and $6,500 each to Paint Mines Interpretive Park and Elbert County Museum and Historical Society.
The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists no deadlines or award restrictions. For its scholarship, applicants must have attended Big Sandy District 100J for at least two years of high school; be a senior there or age 25 or younger; have a high GPA as defined in the filing; demonstrate financial need; and be accepted by, or applying to, a secular educational program. Only a small number of approved online classes are permitted. Eligible programs may include junior or community colleges, vocational training schools, commercial art schools, and four-year colleges or universities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Donna Maranville as president, Sally Lasater as treasurer, Sandra Schuster as secretary, and Krista Rector as a board member.
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation is led by Donna Maranville, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donna Maranville
President
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Lasater
Treasurer
President → President & Treasurer, 2022
President & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Schuster
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Krista Rector
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Chris Munro (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Gregory Sorensen (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jeanne Gieck (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Isolde Stewart (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Randal Davis (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: E. Jeanne Gieck (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Reeves (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation
How much does Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation give each year?
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation gave $94K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $67K across 12 grants.
What is Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation's typical grant size?
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,520, and its average grant was $6,689, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation give grants?
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Dakota (23%). The most frequent recipient cities were Castle Rock, CO (2 grants), Kiowa, CO (2 grants) and Matheson, CO (2 grants).
Does Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Higher Education" (7 grants) and "Donation" (6 grants).
Who are Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation's largest grantees?
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jack Zimmerman ($21,153), American Indian College Fund ($19,000) and Douglaselbert Task Force Help and Hope Center ($8,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation?
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $98K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $103K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing describes the Alan Lasater Scholarship for eligible Big Sandy District 100J students and former students pursuing secular education. Its 2025 grants included higher-education awards to individual recipients and donations to organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation?
The filing says the foundation accepts applications for the scholarship. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation's EIN?
Alan Lasater Outreach Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4083243. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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