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Care and Share Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Colorado Springs, CO EIN: 84-0731930 Website

TO EXPOSE THE EXISTENCE OF HUNGER, ALLEVIATE ITS PAIN AND IMPROVE THE NUTRITION OF PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN COLORADO. In coalition with diverse organizations, we provide hunger relief and work to address the root causes of hunger through advocacy and education.

Care and Share Inc at a glance

Total assets
$22,294,249
+0.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$65,663,902
+0.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$49,892
+168.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$65,556,743
+1.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Care and Share Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Colorado springs

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2022) to $112K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $112K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Care and Share Foundation Colorado springs, COOperations$111,874
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$22,294,249$65,663,902$65,556,743——$49,892
2024$22,146,536$65,593,594$64,459,640——$18,597
2023$21,097,592$62,542,872$63,788,707$111,8741$22,350
2022$21,708,396$54,268,690$54,800,464$45,5081$2,672
2021$22,649,046$62,178,983$58,225,738——$16,282
2020$19,112,659$57,205,403$52,109,294——$19,206
2019$13,378,269$48,472,883$48,199,311——$-45,343

About Care and Share Inc

Based on IRS filings

Care and Share Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $50K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Care and Share Inc is led by Nathan Springer, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 3 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nathan Springer

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $70K (2023) → $199K (2025)

  • Nate Olson

    Board Chair

    Director → Board Vice Chair, 2021

    Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Nelson Finance Chair

    Board Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Reen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fletcher Howard

    Director

    Director → Directorr, 2024

    Directorr → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Talarico

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Damioli

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Ragain

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margie Diaz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Ritchie

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Willis

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Beebe

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Barber

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Brown

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Lopez Ferguson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Trowbridge

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Fitch

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Selman

    Chief Philanthropy Officer

    Major Gifts Director → Chief Philanthropy Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2023) → $115K (2025)

  • Cynthia DeBoer

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $136K (2024) → $116K (2025)

  • Lea Geiser Hayler

    Board Vice Chair

    Director → Board Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Poppe-Ries

    Board Secretary

    Director → Board Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Montague

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Ethan Beutte (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Betty Sexton-Ball (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bill Nelson (2021–2024) — Finance Chair
  • Former: Gigi Dennis (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kasia King (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Shannon Coker (2021–2024) — COO
  • Former: Laura Kelly (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Bender (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Janice Williams (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lynne Telford (2019–2023) — CEO
  • Former: Susan Strasbaugh (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Zac Egeler (2020–2023) — CFO
  • Former: Cindi DeBoer (2023) — CFO
  • Former: Tim Sullivan (2019–2022) — Board Chair
  • Former: Nate Springer (2022) — President & CEO
  • Former: Matt Coleman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Will (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Patti Olenick (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Heeter (2019–2020) — Vice Board Chair
  • Former: Shannon Brice (2019–2020) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Stacy Poore (2019–2020) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Victoria Selfridge (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jaime McMullen Garcia (2020) — Chief Philanthropy Officer
  • Former: Cathy Brown (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Dan Malinaric (2019) — Director
  • Former: Edward Gleason (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jamie McMullen Garcia (2019) — Chief Philanthropy Officer
  • Former: Jim Hendren (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kirby Kuklenski (2019) — Director

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

Nathan Springer — President & CEO: $199KNathan SpringerPresident & CEO$199KCynthia DeBoer — CFO (To 04/2025): $116KCynthia DeBoerCFO (To 04/2025)$116KJoan Selman — Chief Philanthropy Officer: $115KJoan SelmanChief Philanthropy Officer$115K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $199K, to Nathan Springer (President & CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Care and Share Inc

How large is Care and Share Inc?

Care and Share Inc reported $22.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $65.7M.

What is Care and Share Inc?

Care and Share Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $22.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Care and Share Inc operate?

Care and Share Inc has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Care and Share Inc's EIN?

Care and Share Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0731930. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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