Colorado Chautauqua Association
To preserve, perpetuate, and improve the site and spirit of the historic chautauqua by enhancing its community and values through cultural, educational, social and recreational experiences.
Colorado Chautauqua Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $18,850,156
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,080,025
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $99,146
- -27.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $9,758,556
- +4.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Colorado Chautauqua Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $17K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cal-Wood Education Center Jamestown, CO | Wildfire Protection and Recovery | $17,026 |
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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 | $18,850,156 | $11,080,025 | $9,758,556 | — | — | $99,146 |
| 2024 | $17,136,885 | $10,755,020 | $9,381,061 | — | — | $135,862 |
| 2023 | $15,266,233 | $10,457,278 | $9,179,628 | — | — | $120,212 |
| 2022 | $14,465,190 | $8,589,780 | $7,570,934 | — | — | $46,706 |
| 2021 | $13,715,907 | $9,331,518 | $6,319,837 | $17,026 | 1 | $17,350 |
| 2020 | $10,443,246 | $4,579,492 | $4,860,311 | $6,101 | 1 | $36,197 |
| 2019 | $10,787,357 | $6,715,348 | $6,228,400 | $10,143 | Total only | $142,735 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Colorado Chautauqua Association
Based on IRS filings
Colorado Chautauqua Association is a public charity, based in Boulder, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $99K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Colorado Chautauqua Association is led by Shelly Benford, CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shelly Benford
CEO
Executive Director → CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$165K (2019) → $337K (2025)
Peter Spear
Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trudy Turvey
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tara Winer
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen R. Jones III
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Kehoe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Rohr
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabriela Gonzalez
CFO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$4K (2022) → $185K (2025)
Jason Hill
COO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$163K (2024) → $162K (2025)
Pat Shanks
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophia Rickard
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Garcia
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Frank Bruno (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Polly Fields (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Prentiss (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Sandra Weeks (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Sara Matthews (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Simmons (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Star Waring (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Alice Trembour (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Dan Corson (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Linda Arroyo-Holmstrom (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shun-Luoi Fong (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sue Perkins (2019–2022) — Former CFO
- Former: Brett Shelton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bill Briggs (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Deryn Wagner (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Ochs (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Rachel Friend (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Cathy Greer (2022) — Director
- Former: Judy Heeter (2022) — Director
- Former: Bruce Neumann (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Margaret Ryder (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Young (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nan Anderson (2019–2020) — President
- Former: William Briggs (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anne Clemons (2019) — Director
- Former: Henry Beer (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Franson (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 $337K, to Shelly Benford (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Colorado Chautauqua Association
How large is Colorado Chautauqua Association?
Colorado Chautauqua Association reported $18.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.1M.
Where does Colorado Chautauqua Association operate?
Colorado Chautauqua Association has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Colorado Chautauqua Association's EIN?
Colorado Chautauqua Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0447931. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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