Children's Diabetes Foundation
To raise funds to support the barbara davis center for childhood diabetes, where thousands of patients of all ages from all over the world receive the finest diabetes care available.
Children's Diabetes Foundation at a glance
In short: Children's Diabetes Foundation gave $850K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $850K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $850,000
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $850,000
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $850,000
- Total assets
- $14,622,925
- +27.7% 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 November 2026.
Who Children's Diabetes Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Colorado Denver (B Davis Center for Child Diabetes) ($850K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Children's Diabetes Foundation gives
- Giving fell 44% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $371K (2019) to $1.5M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $850K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Denver (B Davis Center for Child Diabetes) Aurora, CO | Diabetes Research | $850,000 |
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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 | $14,622,925 | $7,353,008 | $5,179,010 | $850,000 | 1 | $449,921 |
| 2024 | $11,449,271 | $5,735,678 | $4,635,499 | $950,000 | 1 | $953,727 |
| 2023 | $10,643,814 | $4,231,939 | $4,423,250 | $924,893 | 1 | $263,295 |
| 2022 | $9,526,462 | $4,370,506 | $4,644,311 | $1,528,754 | 2 | $122,575 |
| 2021 | $11,044,936 | $4,262,841 | $3,152,800 | $1,128,915 | 2 | $647,702 |
| 2020 | $9,534,574 | $4,160,573 | $2,604,623 | $541,306 | 2 | $721,329 |
| 2019 | $8,310,206 | $3,937,840 | $3,168,437 | $371,123 | 2 | $519,141 |
About Children's Diabetes Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Children's Diabetes Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Aurora, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $850K. Net investment income was $450K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children's Diabetes Foundation's 2025 filing lists 23 officers; 4 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dana Davis
Director & Executive
Vice Chairman & Executive Director → Vc Chair & Executive, 2022
Vc Chair & Executive → Director & Executive, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$145K (2019) → $175K (2025)
Kristi Grounder
Director of Opera
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$88K (2023) → $105K (2025)
Amanda Miller
Director of Event
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Arlene B. Hirschfeld
Director
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Van Orman
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Feiten MD
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deidre Hunter
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Rickel
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Davis-Rickel
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Abrams MD
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Robinson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Daniels MD PhD
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Lucas
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Wells
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Corley
Director
Director → Director Thr, 2023
Director Thr → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marian Rewers MD PhD
Director Ex-Officio
Director → Director Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Asarch
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandip Garg
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Sampson Md Phd Mhsc MBA
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Davis
Vice President Fund & Cha
Vice President Fundraising & Chairman → Vice President Fund & Cha, 2022
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$193K (2019) → $193K (2025)
Shane Hendryson
Secretary
Director → Secretary & Bus., 2023
Secretary & Bus. → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
$82K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Joe Smolen
Vice Charima
Director → Vice Charima, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Hunter
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: John Reilly Jr. MD (2019–2024) — Director Thr
- Former: Wayne Forman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Katie Grassby (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Tracy Van Orman (2019–2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Lori Finch (2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Daphne Rothstein (2019–2022) — Director of
- Former: Marcela De La Mar (2019–2022) — Director Thu
- Former: Robert Garelick (2019–2022) — Director Thr
- Former: Cheryl Lebsock (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steven Farber (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $193K, to Barbara Davis (VP Fund, Cha). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Children's Diabetes Foundation
How much does Children's Diabetes Foundation give each year?
Children's Diabetes Foundation gave $850K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $950K across 1 grant.
How large is Children's Diabetes Foundation?
Children's Diabetes Foundation reported $14.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.
What is Children's Diabetes Foundation?
Children's Diabetes Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Aurora, CO. It holds $14.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Children's Diabetes Foundation operate?
Children's Diabetes Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Children's Diabetes Foundation's EIN?
Children's Diabetes Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0745008. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 19, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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