Colorado Health Institute
Colorado Health Institute is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2025, it made $2.9M in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $353K.
Colorado Health Institute at a glance
- Total assets
- $10,431,477
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,440,403
- -15.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,850,517
- -18.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,521,016
- -16.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,431,477 | $7,440,403 | $6,521,016 | $2,850,517 | $353,060 |
| 2024 | $10,481,799 | $8,773,350 | $7,763,071 | $3,476,361 | $347,651 |
| 2023 | $9,939,741 | $7,197,610 | $7,470,721 | $2,974,807 | $249,881 |
| 2022 | $10,612,005 | $7,260,002 | $7,039,234 | $3,522,384 | $36,137 |
| 2021 | $8,216,303 | $5,560,649 | $7,389,814 | $3,916,540 | $1,473 |
| 2020 | $10,128,978 | $8,623,009 | $6,914,026 | — | $9,676 |
| 2019 | $8,527,923 | $11,669,357 | $8,325,281 | — | $50,437 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Colorado Health Institute is led by Sara Schmitt, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sara Schmitt
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$226K (2022) → $278K (2025)
Jeffrey Moser
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trenton Garber
Mging Director & F
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$149K (2023) → $164K (2025)
Vincent Collins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angelina Salazar
Trustee
Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liane Jollon
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Heikkila
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dustin Moyer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Patterson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Kaufold
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Nakashima
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Nathan Schacht Esq. (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kay Ramachandran (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Quan V. Nghe (2022–2023) — Mging Director & F
- Former: Michele Lueck (2019–2022) — President & CEO T
- Former: Paula Herzmark (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Romana Hasnain-Wynia (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Beth Perez (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Angela Salazar (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: John Quan V Nghe (2021) — Managing Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: James M Beaudry (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Timothy Dunbar (2019–2020) — Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Leo Tokar (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Ruth N Benton (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Shale Wong MD (2019) — Trustee
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 $278K, to Sara Schmitt (Pres & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Colorado Health Institute
How large is Colorado Health Institute?
Colorado Health Institute reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.
What is Colorado Health Institute?
Colorado Health Institute is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Denver, CO. It holds $10.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Colorado Health Institute's EIN?
Colorado Health Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3082235. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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