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Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 84-0733639 Website

Cbhc's mission is to support community resilience, guide behavioral health innovation, and enhance individual well-being throughout Colorado by supporting Colorado's community behavioral health safety net providers.

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council at a glance

In short: Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$2,310 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-98.8% vs 2024
Total assets
$2,201,895
+3.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,407,092
+15.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$20,366
+99.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,344,299
+8.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

La JuntaLafayetteWheat RidgeDenverWestministerWestminster

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $600K (2019). In 2025 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare System Denver, COData Project Funds$192,000
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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$2,201,895$2,407,092$2,344,299$2,310Total only$20,366
2024$2,118,456$2,091,766$2,151,984$192,0001$10,234
2023$2,150,286$1,966,035$2,123,017$2,341Total only$10,435
2022$2,339,567$2,074,209$2,048,311$3,325Total only$19,549
2021$2,327,033$1,445,661$1,816,986$4,333Total only$48,747
2020$2,636,122$2,496,882$2,377,857$564,9814$11,849
2019$2,919,263$2,656,603$2,488,168$599,9994$15,429

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

About Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

Based on IRS filings

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $20K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council is led by Kara Johnson-Hufford, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kara Johnson-Hufford

    CEO

    CEO - Started → CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024) → $200K (2025)

  • Kiara Kuenzler

    President

    Secretary → President Elect, 2023

    President Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Henricks

    Past President & Director

    President Elect → President, 2022

    President → Past President & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Clark

    Director

    Past President → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Doucet

    Director

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rudy Gonzales

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Roberts

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Leosz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelly Burke

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Chippeaux

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jania Arnoldi

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cyndi Dodds

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Collins

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mandy Kaisner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Franklin Cornelia

    Deputy Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2020) → $137K (2025)

  • Kelly Phillips-Henry

    President-Elect

    Director → President-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dante Gonzales

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Romero

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Brian Turner (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dixie Casford (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Doyle Forrestal (2019–2024) — Former CEO
  • Former: Michael Allen (2019–2024) — Board President
  • Former: John Sheehan (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kim Collins (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Fernando Martinez (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Harry Budisidharta (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Darting (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Larry Pottorff (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Liz Hickman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sharon Raggio (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shelly Spalding (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Carrica (2022) — Past President
  • Former: Dorothy Perry (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jc Carrica (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Bern Heath (2019) — Director
  • Former: Hans Wiik (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lori Banks (2019) — Director
  • Former: Susan Seiler (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

Kara Johnson-Hufford — CEO: $200KKara Johnson-HuffordCEO$200KFranklin Cornelia — Deputy Director: $137KFranklin CorneliaDeputy Director$137K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $200K, to Kara Johnson-Hufford (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

How much does Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council give each year?

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $192K across 1 grant.

How large is Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council?

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council?

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Denver, CO. It holds $2.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council operate?

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council's EIN?

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0733639. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 9, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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