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Colorado 4-H Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Collins, CO EIN: 74-2586894 Website

The Colorado 4-H Foundation provides positive youth development and education by raising and distributing funds in support of diverse Colorado 4-h programs.

Colorado 4-H Foundation at a glance

In short: Colorado 4-H Foundation gave $54K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $54K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$53,763
+367.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$53,763
+367.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$53,763
Total assets
$200,193
-6.9% 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 Colorado 4-H Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Colorado State University Foundation: $54KColorado State UniversityFoundation$54K

The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado State University Foundation ($54K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Fort CollinsBroomfeildFrisco

How Colorado 4-H Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 94% 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$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2020 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $858K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $54K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado State University Foundation Fort Collins, COGeneral Use$53,763
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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$200,193$52,399$72,515$53,7631$1,069
2024$214,943$53,110$30,242$11,5131$2,737
2023$188,221$107,699$56,525$27,5621$1,551
2022$113,689$2,436$877,798$858,3123$45
2021$989,051$303,830$89,773$10,7461$264,480
2020$849,620$683,549$798,675——$144

About Colorado 4-H Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Colorado 4-H Foundation is a public charity, based in Fort Collins, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $200K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $54K. Net investment income was $1K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Colorado 4-H Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dezarai Brubaker

    Interim Assistant Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Marr

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Compton

    Ex-Offico

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Alexander Glover (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gloria Cundall (2023–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Jonathan Barba (2023–2024) — Member
  • Former: Mark Trostel (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Marvin Witt (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rob Ryan (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Neil Motley (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jon Barba (2022) — President
  • Former: Chad S. Caby (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Major Jon Barba (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Paula Waggoner (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Tamra Reynolds (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Kent Singer (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael A. Thero (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Rachel Skanson (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Rochelle Platter (2020) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Colorado 4-H Foundation

How much does Colorado 4-H Foundation give each year?

Colorado 4-H Foundation gave $54K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.

How large is Colorado 4-H Foundation?

Colorado 4-H Foundation reported $200K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $52K.

Where does Colorado 4-H Foundation operate?

Colorado 4-H Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Colorado 4-H Foundation's EIN?

Colorado 4-H Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2586894. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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