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Denver Area Educational

Foundation · Grantmaker Fort Collins, CO EIN: 84-0943036 Website

DENVER AREA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM (DAETC DBA 35 MILE FOUNDATION) IS ORGANIZED AND WILL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTIONS 501(C)(3) AND 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Key facts about Denver Area Educational

EIN
84-0943036
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$281,500
Grants made (2025)
6
Average grant
$46,917
Median grant
$38,250
Total assets
$8,030,710
Primary geography
Colorado (37% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Who Denver Area Educational funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Denver Area Educational's 6 itemized 2025 grants were Colorado (37%), Massachusetts (27%) and Ohio (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants). None of its 6 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Core Support" (6 grants).

How Denver Area Educational gives

  • Giving grew 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.0M

-0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$282K

+40.8% YoY

Grant Count

6

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$47K

-29.6% YoY

About Denver Area Educational

Based on IRS filings

Denver Area Educational is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Fort Collins, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $282K. Net investment income was $384K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of all 6 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

DenverBrooklynBoulderPhoenixWashingtonChicagoWestminsterBerkeleyBostonColumbusCommerce CityGlenwood SpringsHagerstownMiltonNew YorkOaklandPalo AltoSan FranciscoTucsonWheat Ridge

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$733K$1M$2M$3M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$8,030,710$8,037,089$7,539,859
Revenue$1,262,733$2,062,431$2,665,250
Expenses$1,409,572$1,854,407$2,345,290
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$384,215$116,056$82,577
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$147K$295K$442K$590K10 grants202014 grants202110 grants20228 grants20233 grants20246 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Community Foundation Boulder: $97KCommunity Foundation Boulder$97KAccelerate Action Inc: $75KAccelerate Action Inc$75KNational Digital Inclusion AL: $52KNational Digital Inclusion AL$52KSixteen Thirty Fund: $25KSixteen Thirty Fund$25KWorking America: $25KWorking America$25KOpen Media Foundation: $8KOpen Media Foundation$8K

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K5$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Community Foundation Boulder ($97,000), Accelerate Action Inc ($75,000), National Digital Inclusion AL ($51,500).

RecipientPurposeAmount
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOULDER Boulder, COCORE SUPPORT$97,000
ACCELERATE ACTION INC Boston, MACORE SUPPORT$75,000
NATIONAL DIGITAL INCLUSION AL Columbus, OHCORE SUPPORT$51,500
SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND Washington, DCCORE SUPPORT$25,000
WORKING AMERICA Washington, DCCORE SUPPORT$25,000
OPEN MEDIA FOUNDATION Denver, COCORE SUPPORT$8,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Cassandra Tate Bair — VP Broadband Services: $211KCassandra Tate BairVP Broadband Services$211KAdam Miller — Exec Dir./Pres.: $201KAdam MillerExec Dir./Pres.$201KLuis Gomez Forero — Program Director: $113KLuis Gomez ForeroProgram Director$113K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Cassandra Tate BairVP Broadband Services40$211,095
Adam MillerExec Dir./Pres.40$201,280
Luis Gomez ForeroProgram Director40$112,659
Chet TchozewskiTreasurer4—
Joe PezzilloBoard Chair4—
Sally HatcherDirector4—
Anya Dickson-ArguelloDirector4—
Sophia Mayott-GuerreroDirector4—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Denver Area Educational?

Denver Area Educational is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Fort Collins, CO. It holds $8.0M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Denver Area Educational?

As of 2025, Denver Area Educational holds $8.0M in total assets with $1.3M in annual revenue. It awarded 6 grants totaling $282K in 2025.

Where does Denver Area Educational operate?

Denver Area Educational has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin.

What size grants does Denver Area Educational award?

In 2025, Denver Area Educational awarded 6 grants totaling $282K — an average of about $47K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Denver Area Educational's EIN?

Denver Area Educational's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0943036. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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