Brent Eley Foundation
The Brent Eley Foundation (dba brent's place) is committed to being a safe, supportive, long-term home filled with hope for families facing a life-threatening medical crisis. In addition to independent living accommodations, brent's place offers a variety of uniquely tailored programs and services for the entire family designed to help in the healing process.
Brent Eley Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $25,171,793
- +22.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,977,619
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $399,321
- +197.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,429,759
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $21K (2019). In 2021 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25,171,793 | $5,977,619 | $5,429,759 | — | — | $399,321 |
| 2024 | $20,475,155 | $5,471,723 | $5,103,108 | — | — | $134,237 |
| 2023 | $20,096,016 | $4,866,751 | $4,811,683 | — | — | $121,958 |
| 2022 | $19,913,487 | $19,944,071 | $3,848,569 | — | — | $34,564 |
| 2021 | $3,921,523 | $5,877,505 | $4,172,089 | $3,350 | Total only | $45,858 |
| 2020 | $2,503,113 | $4,263,526 | $3,749,751 | — | — | $14,461 |
| 2019 | $1,481,281 | $3,862,542 | $3,739,733 | $21,000 | 1 | $20,110 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Brent Eley Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Brent Eley Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Aurora, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $399K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brent Eley Foundation is led by Sean Meyerhoffer, CEO on every filing since 2019; 4 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sean Meyerhoffer
CEO
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$153K (2019) → $246K (2025)
Dominic Dezzutti
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darren Lemkau
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Eley
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Bell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Giller MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzy Jaeger
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Staples
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Comerford
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nithya Vinjamoori
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Farrell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Heverly
Controller
Controller & Assistant Treasurer → Controller, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$101K (2019) → $147K (2025)
Lauren McClanahan
Vice President of Oper
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$129K (2022) → $168K (2025)
Monique McCoy
Vice President of Ext Af
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$120K (2022) → $157K (2025)
Mark Petty
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Tincher
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dee Strong
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Thomas Allen Browning (2023–2024) — Family Supp
- Former: Caryn Ellison (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Connor (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Donn Eley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Josh Simon (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrick Gaines (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bruce Siegrist (2022) — Director
- Former: Erwin Gelfand MD (2022) — Director
- Former: Andi Freyer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Smith MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patrick Hayes (2020–2021) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Thomas Whyte (2019–2020) — Chair
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $246K, to Sean Meyerhoffer (CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Brent Eley Foundation
How large is Brent Eley Foundation?
Brent Eley Foundation reported $25.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.0M.
What is Brent Eley Foundation?
Brent Eley Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Aurora, CO. It holds $25.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Brent Eley Foundation's EIN?
Brent Eley Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1387528. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
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