Cowboy Moving Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Englewood, CO EIN: 46-4348307

Cowboy Moving Foundation is a private foundation, based in Englewood, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $138K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $8K.

Cowboy Moving Foundation at a glance

In short: Cowboy Moving Foundation gave $7K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
+23.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000
+6.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$138,072
+12.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Cowboy Moving Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Rocky MTN PBS: $1KRocky MTN PBS$1KFreedom Service Dogs: $1KFreedom Service Dogs$1KWild Animal Sanctuary: $1KWild Animal Sanctuary$1KHigh Country News: $1KHigh Country News$1KCalf: $1KCalf$1KZuma Rescue Ranch: $1KZuma Rescue Ranch$1KPepper's Senior Dog Sanctuary: $1KPepper's Senior Dog Sanctuary$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rocky MTN PBS ($1K). Together the top 7 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 31 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Castle RockDenverEnglewoodKeenesburgPaoniaLittletonCentennial

How Cowboy Moving Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rocky MTN PBS Denver, COPublic Television$1,000
Freedom Service Dogs Englewood, COTrain Dogs$1,000
Wild Animal Sanctuary Keenesburg, COAnimal Sanctuary$1,000
High Country News Paonia, COTruth in Journalism$1,000
Calf Castle Rock, COConnecting People to Agriculture$1,000
Zuma Rescue Ranch Littleton, COAnimal Rescue$1,000
Pepper's Senior Dog Sanctuary Littleton, COAnimal Rescue$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$138,072$7,669$7,608$7,0007$7,000$7,669
2024$122,510$5,938$6,685$5,6506$5,650$5,938
2023$107,490$6,314$5,825$5,2756$5,275$6,312
2022$105,101$23,292$8,386$4,9256$4,925$3,292
2021$93,406$3,999$4,998$4,5006$4,500$3,999
2020$84,981$1,760$6,478$4,7256—$1,760

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cowboy Moving Foundation is led by Michael Folsom, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Folsom

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Sheri Folsom (2020–2023) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Cowboy Moving Foundation

How much does Cowboy Moving Foundation give each year?

Cowboy Moving Foundation gave $7K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 6 grants.

What is Cowboy Moving Foundation's typical grant size?

Cowboy Moving Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Cowboy Moving Foundation give grants?

Cowboy Moving Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Littleton, CO (2 grants).

Does Cowboy Moving Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Cowboy Moving Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Cowboy Moving Foundation's largest grantees?

Cowboy Moving Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Rocky MTN PBS ($1,000), Freedom Service Dogs ($1,000) and Wild Animal Sanctuary ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Cowboy Moving Foundation?

Cowboy Moving Foundation reported $138K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $8K.

What is Cowboy Moving Foundation's EIN?

Cowboy Moving Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4348307. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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