Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation is a private foundation based in Boulder, Colorado. Its 2025 filing reports 16 grants totaling $56,100 to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Colorado.
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation gave $56K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Colorado. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $56,100
- -24.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,506
- -33.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,700
- Total assets
- $767,035
- +2.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (6 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1801 13Th St Ste 210, Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (303) 443-1911
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Colorado Foundation ($10K). Together the top 10 received $47K.
Grant Size Distribution
76 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 76 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 84% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado and 16% to recipients in Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 16 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 $38K (2019) to $74K (2024). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $56K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | Program Support | $10,000 |
| The Rotary Foundation Evanston, IL | International Capital Project | $9,000 |
| Nyagi Project Boulder, CO | Program Support | $7,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Boulder, CO | Program Support | $3,500 |
| Boulder Valley Health Center Boulder, CO | Program Support | $3,500 |
| Family Learning Center Boulder, CO | Program Support | $3,300 |
| Boulder Food Rescue Boulder, CO | Program Support | $3,000 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Boulder, CO | Program Support | $3,000 |
| Cellists for Change Ward, CO | Program Support | $2,400 |
| Haven Ridge Boulder, CO | Program Support | $2,000 |
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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 | $767,035 | $82,160 | $56,550 | $56,100 | 16 | $56,100 | $53,579 | $54,482 |
| 2024 | $751,425 | $68,828 | $74,766 | $74,016 | 14 | $74,016 | $40,704 | $49,036 |
| 2023 | $757,363 | $59,275 | $64,400 | $62,525 | 18 | $62,525 | $39,608 | $45,087 |
| 2022 | $761,377 | $72,523 | $63,210 | $63,200 | 17 | $63,200 | $60,362 | $53,125 |
| 2021 | $743,175 | $42,551 | $50,830 | $50,820 | 11 | — | $25,506 | $48,124 |
| 2019 | $757,132 | $235,902 | $38,618 | $37,758 | 10 | — | $27,807 | $39,263 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $54K 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 available information does not state the foundation’s mission. Its 2025 grants included program support for organizations in areas such as education, food access, health, and community services, as well as an international capital project.
The Family Learning Center describes its work as providing alternative educational programming for low-income families, especially those whose first language is not English. Boulder Food Rescue describes its work as rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing it to low-income communities across Boulder. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $56,100. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $2,700.
The largest reported grants included $10,000 to the University of Colorado Foundation for program support, $9,000 to The Rotary Foundation for an international capital project, and $7,000 to the Nyagi Project for program support. Other recipients included Planned Parenthood and Boulder Valley Health Center, each receiving $3,500; the Family Learning Center, receiving $3,300; and Boulder Food Rescue and Emergency Family Assistance, each receiving $3,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dean Stull as president; Simon Heart as vice president; Jane Engel as secretary; Mark Griswold as treasurer; and Mark Burnett, Margot Crowe, Steve Parrish, and Vincent Mione as directors.
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation is led by Dean Stull, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dean Stull
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margot Crowe
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Parrish
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Burnett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Mione
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Griswold
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Engel
Secretary
President → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Simon Heart
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Rex Van Gorden (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Jim Beckley (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: John Kenyon (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: David Harper (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jaco Jordaan (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Diana Fields (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Lumsden (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Burton Lee (2019) — President
- Former: David Gardner (2019) — Director
- Former: Pat Troeltzsch (2019) — Secretary
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 Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation
How much does Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation give each year?
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation gave $56K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $74K across 14 grants.
What is Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,700, and its average grant was $3,506, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation give grants?
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boulder, CO (10 grants).
Does Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (15 grants).
Who are Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of Colorado Foundation ($10,000), The Rotary Foundation ($9,000) and Nyagi Project ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation?
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation reported $767K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $56K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation fund?
The available information does not state the foundation’s mission. Its 2025 grants included program support for organizations in areas such as education, food access, health, and community services, as well as an international capital project. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation's EIN?
Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1174550. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 3, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Boulder Valley Rotary Community Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/boulder-valley-rotary-community-foundation-morg_c111d8a84c104517a38d9cd36494225d
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