Buffs 4 Life
We envision a promise between all university of Colorado athletes past, present and future, that guarantees the support of the entire golden buffalo athletic family for life.
Buffs 4 Life at a glance
In short: Buffs 4 Life gave $422K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $422K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $421,565
- +2007.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $421,565
- +2007.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $421,565
- Total assets
- $412,757
- -54.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Buffs 4 Life funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was BPS Foundation ($422K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2021) to $422K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $422K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BPS Foundation Las Vegas, NV | GRANTS | $421,565 |
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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 | $412,757 | $776,403 | $1,261,952 | $421,565 | 1 | $5,360 |
| 2024 | $896,873 | $1,032,222 | $1,201,505 | $20,000 | 1 | $9,467 |
| 2023 | $1,065,934 | $1,005,903 | $269,499 | $4,250 | Total only | $330 |
| 2022 | $329,530 | $331,704 | $222,005 | $2,724 | Total only | $7 |
| 2021 | $219,831 | $190,182 | $112,527 | $250 | Total only | $13 |
| 2020 | $142,176 | $122,941 | $132,119 | $3,300 | Total only | $668 |
| 2019 | $151,354 | $120,585 | $87,964 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Buffs 4 Life
Based on IRS filings
Buffs 4 Life is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boulder, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $413K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $422K. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Buffs 4 Life is led by Lance Carl, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lance Carl
President
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Van Goor
Executive Di
Board Member → Executive Di, 2020
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
$13K (2020) → $48K (2025)
David Thistle
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Barnett
Board Member
Honorary Co- → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Behrens
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe McCreary
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Devenny
Board Member
Board Member → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Houtsma
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Battey
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Hanna
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Sean Tufts (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Hannibal Navies (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kat Vierzba (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ashley Grosh (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Beau Gamble (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Bobby Pesavento (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Cabral (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Clay Barnett (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Graham (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Deanna Haas (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Karl Allis (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kimbirly Orr (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $48K, to Lisa Van Goor (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Buffs 4 Life
How much does Buffs 4 Life give each year?
Buffs 4 Life gave $422K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.
How large is Buffs 4 Life?
Buffs 4 Life reported $413K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $776K.
What is Buffs 4 Life?
Buffs 4 Life is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boulder, CO. It holds $413K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Buffs 4 Life operate?
Buffs 4 Life has awarded grants in Colorado, Nevada.
What is Buffs 4 Life's EIN?
Buffs 4 Life's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8580617. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
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