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Colorado Zoological Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 84-1440122 Website

To provide financial support to the denver zoological foundation and its programs.

Key facts about Colorado Zoological Trust

In short: Colorado Zoological Trust gave $1.8M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.8M), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
84-1440122
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,842,930
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,842,930
Median grant
$1,842,930
Total assets
$38,135,782
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$38.1M

+14.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.8M

-12.3% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.8M

-12.3% YoY

How Colorado Zoological Trust gives

  • Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Colorado Zoological Trust

Based on IRS filings

Colorado Zoological Trust is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.8M. Net investment income was $1.7M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Denver

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grants20191 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $173K (2021) to $2.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.8M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Denver Zoological Foundation: $1.8MDenver Zoological Foundation$1.8M

The largest 2025 recipient was Denver Zoological Foundation ($1.8M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, COSupport for DZF$1,842,930

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$38,135,782$33,239,988$31,001,466
Revenue$2,904,340$2,492,246$3,084,380
Expenses$2,202,811$2,381,920$1,844,394
Net Investment Income$1,749,225$732,629$-141,250

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 24, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Colorado Zoological Trust is led by John Trujillo, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Trujillo

    President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marianne Marvez

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ariel Steele

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Stern

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Patmore

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Casper

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Silverman

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Delavan

    Vice President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Vochis

    CFO

    Treasurer & CFO B → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kati Monday Begin July

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Bert Vescolani (2019–2025) — CEO · Filing note: Ended dec 2025
  • Former: Pat Moredock (2019–2025) — Secretary · Filing note: Ended aug 2025
  • Former: Charlie Wright (2019–2024) — Treasurer & CFO T
  • Former: Dave Baker (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Warren Olsen (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Benjamin Valore-Caplan (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Agnes Ryan (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephanie Bruno (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Ben Valore-Caplan (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Patricia Moredock (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Bruce Hoyt (2019–2020) — Vice President

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 Zoological Trust

How much does Colorado Zoological Trust give each year?

Colorado Zoological Trust gave $1.8M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.1M across 1 grant.

How large is Colorado Zoological Trust?

Colorado Zoological Trust reported $38.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

What is Colorado Zoological Trust?

Colorado Zoological Trust is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Denver, CO. It holds $38.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Colorado Zoological Trust operate?

Colorado Zoological Trust has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Colorado Zoological Trust's EIN?

Colorado Zoological Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1440122. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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