Aspen Community Foundation

BASALT, CO EIN: 84-0829226 Website

ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BUILDS PHILANTHROPY AND SUPPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY CONNECTING DONORS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, BUILDING PERMANENT CHARITABLE FUNDS, AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$62.3M

+9.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$17.4M

+28.5% YoY

Grant Count

466

+3.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$37K

+24.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$16M$23M$31M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$62,335,898$57,087,469$51,641,752
Revenue$20,874,440$17,549,389$13,929,881
Expenses$22,587,202$18,134,990$16,059,162
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$777,922$578,869$105,627
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$9M$13M$17M287 grants2020316 grants2021339 grants2022451 grants2023466 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UCLA FOUNDATION$1.0MASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION$600KDANA-FARBER CANCER INSTI…$500KHOTCHKISS SCHOOL$500KDANA-FARBER CANCER INSTI…$300KJAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS$275KDANA-FARBER CANCER INSTI…$250KENGLISH IN ACTION$235KANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER$200KCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSIT…$200K

Grant Size Distribution

1,859 grants across all recorded years

1432<$50K242$50–100K145$100–250K24$250–500K15$500K–1M1$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

ERICA SNOWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$230KVALERIE CARLINCHIEF IMPACT OFFICER$149KKORTNEY HARTMANFINANCE DIRECTOR$143KSTEPHANIE GIANNESCHIPHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR$114K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JEFF BLACKBOARD MEMBER2
GEOFF BUCHHEISTERBOARD MEMBER2
SUSAN CROWNBOARD MEMBER2
BRUCE ETKINBOARD MEMBER2
BOBBI HAPGOODBOARD MEMBER2
MIKE KAPLANBOARD MEMBER2
GRADY LENKINBOARD MEMBER2
KATHERINE LORENZBOARD MEMBER2
MELONY LEWISBOARD MEMBER2
SUSIE MERAZBOARD MEMBER2
MARIA TICSAYBOARD MEMBER2
MARCIE MUSSERBOARD MEMBER2
CRAIG NAVIASBOARD MEMBER2
ROB PEWBOARD MEMBER2
SUSANA SALAMUNBOARD MEMBER2
YESENIA SILVA ESTRADABOARD MEMBER2
JENNIFER ELLIOTTREASURER2
RAMONA BRULANDSECRETARY2
ERICA SNOWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$230,000
JILL ASCHKENASYCHAIR2
KORTNEY HARTMANFINANCE DIRECTOR40$142,802
VALERIE CARLINCHIEF IMPACT OFFICER40$149,324
STEPHANIE GIANNESCHIPHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR40$114,022

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

37states
+29 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbert LeaAlexandriaAnn ArborAnnapolisArlingtonArvadaAspenAtlantaAuroraAustinBala CynwydBaltimoreBasaltBattlement MesaBeverly HillsBooneBostonBoulderBronx

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

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