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Charitable Foundation of Vail

Public charity · Grantmaker Vail, CO EIN: 84-1359646 Website

The primary activity is to raise and distribute funds through the use of member volunteers in support of local and national charitable organizations that provide the ideals of rotary international.

Charitable Foundation of Vail at a glance

In short: Charitable Foundation of Vail gave $25K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,144
-65.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$6,286
Median grant
$6,250
Total assets
$926,263
+9.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Charitable Foundation of Vail funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

My Future Pathways: $8KMy Future Pathways$8KForesight Ski Guides: $8KForesight Ski Guides$8KVail Alliance: $5KVail Alliance$5KLiteracy Project: $5KLiteracy Project$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was My Future Pathways ($8K). Together the top 4 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

EdwardsAvonEagleChicagoEvanstonLittletonMinturnSaint PaulVail

How Charitable Foundation of Vail gives

  • Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2019 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $72K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $25K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
My Future Pathways Edwards, COVocational Service$7,644
Foresight Ski Guides Vail, COBlind Ski Guides$7,500
Vail Alliance Edwards, COInspire Purposeful Living$5,000
Literacy Project Minturn, COLiteracy Education$5,000
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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$926,263$86,477$101,670$25,1444$19,972
2024$845,123$74,045$76,324$71,866Total only$24,674
2023$724,190$84,537$79,428$5,3061$12,228
2022$691,283$95,529$134,323$32,4005$9,761
2021$787,294$81,164$70,650$25,2005$26,484
2019$705,525$179,671$54,959$28,5002$106,276

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Charitable Foundation of Vail

Based on IRS filings

Charitable Foundation of Vail is a public charity focused on Education, based in Vail, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $926K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $20K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charitable Foundation of Vail is led by Diana Meehan, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Diana Meehan

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Pack

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teri Lester

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fraser M. Horn

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Trueblood

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Heather Parker (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Michael Glass (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert Schilling (2023–2024) — President Elect
  • Former: Nina Kazazian (2023) — Director
  • Former: Sally Corcoran (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sandra Labaugh (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: James Potter (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Cindy Talley (2019) — President
  • Former: Edgard Cabanillas (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Penny Wilson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Russ Schmeiser (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Teak Simonton (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.

Frequently asked questions about Charitable Foundation of Vail

How much does Charitable Foundation of Vail give each year?

Charitable Foundation of Vail gave $25K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $72K in grants paid.

What is Charitable Foundation of Vail's typical grant size?

Charitable Foundation of Vail's median grant in 2025 was $6,250, and its average grant was $6,286, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Charitable Foundation of Vail give grants?

Charitable Foundation of Vail gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Edwards, CO (2 grants).

Does Charitable Foundation of Vail give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Charitable Foundation of Vail's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Charitable Foundation of Vail?

Charitable Foundation of Vail reported $926K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $86K.

What is Charitable Foundation of Vail?

Charitable Foundation of Vail is a public charity focused on Education, based in Vail, CO. It holds $926K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Charitable Foundation of Vail's EIN?

Charitable Foundation of Vail's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1359646. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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