Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial is a Form 990-PF private foundation based in Rifle, Colorado. Its filing states that grants must benefit worthy charitable causes and organizations in Rifle and rural western Garfield County, for public betterment and not private benefit.
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial at a glance
In short: Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial gave $30K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Colorado. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $619,481
- +14.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% 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 Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing says applicants should submit a letter with their group affiliation, nonprofit status, amount requested, and intended use of funds. Requests must benefit qualifying public charitable causes and organizations in Rifle and rural western Garfield County, and must not be for private benefit. The filing lists religious, charitable, scientific, literary, civic, and educational purposes as eligible.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Carol Gentry
Mailing address: PO Box 312, Rifle, CO 81650
Phone: (970) 625-1049
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rifle United Presbyterian Church-Open Cupboard ($7K). Together the top 10 received $28K.
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 68 grants of 68 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 filing specifies Rifle and rural western Garfield County communities. All 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 12 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 77% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2022) to $34K (2020). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rifle United Presbyterian Church-Open Cupboard Rifle, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $6,500 |
| Ride Rifle, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $5,000 |
| A Journey Home Formerly Friends of the Rifle Animal Shelter Rifle, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $3,500 |
| Access Afterschool Carbondale, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $3,000 |
| Rifle High School Rifle, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $2,500 |
| Family Visitor Program Glenwood Springs, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $2,000 |
| Rifle Housing Authority Rifle, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $2,000 |
| Advocate Safe House Glenwood Springs, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $1,500 |
| Northwestern Colorado Youth for Christ Glenwood Springs, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $1,000 |
| Rifle Heritage Center & Museum Rifle, CO | To Further Exempt Charitable Activities | $1,000 |
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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 | $619,481 | $107,718 | $31,013 | $30,000 | 12 | $30,000 | $34,678 | $38,808 |
| 2024 | $542,647 | $31,835 | $31,263 | $30,000 | 14 | $30,000 | $30,872 | $31,248 |
| 2023 | $541,212 | $40,701 | $31,371 | $30,000 | 14 | $30,000 | $39,630 | $24,904 |
| 2022 | $532,094 | $15,166 | $31,187 | $30,000 | 14 | $30,000 | $15,225 | $29,952 |
| 2021 | $548,471 | $25,790 | $31,737 | $31,000 | 14 | $31,000 | $25,353 | $30,821 |
| 2020 | $554,766 | $18,265 | $37,388 | $33,500 | 16 | — | $14,677 | $30,098 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available filing does not state a separate mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including a church-operated cupboard, after-school and youth organizations, a high school, housing and family-support organizations, an animal-shelter organization, and a museum.
ACCESS AFTERSCHOOL describes its own mission as promoting and supporting education through partnerships with local schools to administer after-school programs. It says these programs include financial support to help lower-income students participate and opportunities for children to develop skills.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $30,000 through 12 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $6,500, with a median of $2,000. Its largest awards were $6,500 to RIFLE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-OPEN CUPBOARD, $5,000 to RIDE, $3,500 to A JOURNEY HOME FORMERLY FRIENDS OF THE RIFLE ANIMAL SHELTER, and $3,000 to ACCESS AFTERSCHOOL. The filing lists the purpose of each grant as furthering exempt charitable activities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists CAROL GENTRY, MARILYN LATHAM, and LARRY STEWART as trustees, serving as needed.
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Gentry
Trustee & As Needed
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
$300 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Marilyn Latham
Trustee & As Needed
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Larry Stewart
Trustee & As Needed
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Jay Rickstrew (2020–2024) — Trustee & As Needed
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $300, to Carol Gentry (Trustee, as Needed).
Frequently asked questions about Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial
How much does Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial give each year?
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial gave $30K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 14 grants.
What is Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial's typical grant size?
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,500, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial give grants?
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rifle, CO (8 grants) and Glenwood Springs, CO (3 grants).
Who are Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial's largest grantees?
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial's largest 2025 grantees include Rifle United Presbyterian Church-Open Cupboard ($6,500), Ride ($5,000) and A Journey Home Formerly Friends of the Rifle Animal Shelter ($3,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial?
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial reported $619K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial fund?
The available filing does not state a separate mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including a church-operated cupboard, after-school and youth organizations, a high school, housing and family-support organizations, an animal-shelter organization, and a museum. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial?
The 2024 filing says applicants should submit a letter with their group affiliation, nonprofit status, amount requested, and intended use of funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial's EIN?
Cecil G & Jessie L Deardorff Memorial's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6312668. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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