Colorado Golf Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Greenwood Village, CO EIN: 30-0758638

To provide funding for Colorado-based golf organizations and programs that use golf to build important life skills and character, with an emphasis on instilling hard work and self-reliance in young people.

Colorado Golf Foundation at a glance

In short: Colorado Golf Foundation gave $743K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $743K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$742,717
+29.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$742,717
+29.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$742,717
Total assets
$4,891,297
+13.7% 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 September 2026.

Who Colorado Golf Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Colorado Golf Association: $743KColorado Golf Association$743K

The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado Golf Association ($743K).

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 14 (50%).

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

Greenwood VillageDenverColorado SpringsBrightonLarkspur

How Colorado Golf Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 63% 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$200K$400K$600K$800K8 grants2019 6 grants2020 7 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $215K (2019) to $743K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $743K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Golf Association Greenwood Village, COSee Part IV$742,717
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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$4,891,297$880,236$761,812$742,7171$116,505
2024$4,302,002$645,640$596,039$575,6461$111,638
2023$3,904,630$1,048,014$520,347$500,6261$72,299
2022$3,039,653$442,368$496,125$454,5404$52,917
2021$3,620,234$566,181$624,602$587,0017$50,918
2020$3,356,949$754,723$450,512$426,6926$52,868
2019$2,754,280$304,622$238,017$214,6258$56,225

About Colorado Golf Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Colorado Golf Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Greenwood Village, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $743K. Net investment income was $117K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Colorado Golf Foundation is led by Jim Bunch, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jim Bunch

    President

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2020

    Board Chair → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christie Austin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Lane

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Nicholson III

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janene Guzowski

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duffy Solich

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Woodward

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Wilkinson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Keith Schneider (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Norton Rainey (2021–2024) — Board Member · Filing note: From 421
  • Former: Clayton Cole (2019–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Through 421
  • Former: Geoff Solich (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: David Mize (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Hanley (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Lawrence (2019) — Board Member

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.

Frequently asked questions about Colorado Golf Foundation

How much does Colorado Golf Foundation give each year?

Colorado Golf Foundation gave $743K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $576K across 1 grant.

How large is Colorado Golf Foundation?

Colorado Golf Foundation reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $880K.

What is Colorado Golf Foundation?

Colorado Golf Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Greenwood Village, CO. It holds $4.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Colorado Golf Foundation operate?

Colorado Golf Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Colorado Golf Foundation's EIN?

Colorado Golf Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0758638. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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