Colorado Gives Foundation

ARVADA, CO EIN: 51-0157964 Website

WE CONNECT PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND NONPROFITS TO MAKE GOOD HAPPEN. OUR VISION IS THAT ALL OF JEFFCO IS THRIVING.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$527.1M

+5.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$91.0M

+4.7% YoY

Grant Count

2,211

+11.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$41K

-5.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$42M$83M$125M$167M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$527,119,626$500,513,271$477,734,086
Revenue$115,244,032$92,563,531$96,739,646
Expenses$107,023,561$101,678,064$106,302,413
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$23,351,226$12,592,817$8,887,986
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$23M$46M$68M$91M1,786 grants20201,891 grants20211,900 grants20221,992 grants20232,211 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

VITALANT$2.2MFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$1.5MJEFFERSON CENTER FOR MEN…$1.4MTHE ACTION CENTER$871KPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF TH…$856KDENVER RESCUE MISSION$833KGJ BLACKOUT$714KTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY$637KST ANNES EPISCOPAL SCHOO…$547KHUMANE COLORADO$539K

Grant Size Distribution

9,780 grants across all recorded years

7845<$50K1079$50–100K642$100–250K139$250–500K55$500K–1M19$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KELLY S DUNKINPRESIDENT & CEO$408KKENNETH R KIRWINCOO AND CFO$284KJENNIFER ROBINSONVP BUSINESS SYSTEMS AND IN$275KERICA THORNLEYVP PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT$211KCHRISTINE MORELANDCONTROLLER$203KJESSICA HANNERVP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS$177KSAVINAY NATHANVP COMMUNITY IMPACT$169K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AARON AZARIDIRECTOR1
ADAM PAULDIRECTOR1
ADI MERCHANTDIRECTOR1
ANDRE MCGREGORDIRECTOR1
ANDREA FULTONDIRECTOR1
CINDY BAROWAYDIRECTOR1
DALE MARTINTREASURER4
GAYE WOODSDIRECTOR1
JOY JOHNSONDIRECTOR1
KELLY KAMINSKASDIRECTOR1
KELLY S DUNKINPRESIDENT & CEO40$407,720
KRISTIN CALDERDIRECTOR1
LEAH VARNELLDIRECTOR1
MARIO CARRERADIRECTOR1
NIKKI BORCHARDT CAMPBELLSECRETARY2
PENFIELD W TATE IIIDIRECTOR1
RUSSELL W KEMP ESQDIRECTOR1
SHELLY A MARQUEZCHAIR6
SID SALEHDIRECTOR1
STACEY POOLVICE CHAIR4
KENNETH R KIRWINCOO AND CFO40$283,895
CHRISTINE MORELANDCONTROLLER40$203,011
ERICA THORNLEYVP PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT40$210,767
JENNIFER ROBINSONVP BUSINESS SYSTEMS AND IN40$275,368
SAVINAY NATHANVP COMMUNITY IMPACT40$169,320
JESSICA HANNERVP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40$177,213

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

38states
+30 more states

Cities

AlamosaAllensparkAlmaAmarilloAnnapolisAntonitoArlingtonArvadaAryadaAspenAtlantaAuoraAuroraAurroaAvonBaileyBainbridge IsBainbridge IslandBaltimoreBasalt

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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