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Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 84-1144258 Website

The mission of Rotary is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation at a glance

In short: Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation gave $19K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,807
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$6,269
Median grant
$6,563
Total assets
$536,978
+9.4% 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.

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Who Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Rotary Youth Exchange Awards: $7KRotary Youth Exchange Awards$7KDental Mission: $7KDental Mission$7KShe HAS a Name: $5KShe HAS a Name$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rotary Youth Exchange Awards ($7K). Together the top 3 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DenverFrederickGrand Junction

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rotary Youth Exchange Awards Frederick, COGeneral Purposes of the Organiztion$7,194
Dental Mission Denver, COProvide dental services to youth in hondurasprovide dental services to primarily youth in honduras.$6,563
She HAS a Name Grand Junction, COConstruct well for new facility to serve girls sold into the sex trade in kenya.$5,050
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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$536,978$114,175$62,515$18,8073$8,332
2024$491,045$135,855$73,145———
2023$416,924$69,253$50,711———
2022$393,960$62,501$109,925———
2021$449,311$111,354$48,782———
2019$347,317$61,974$43,199———

About Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $537K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $8K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation is led by Mike Leibman, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mike Leibman

    President

    Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Hayes

    Member

    Treasurer → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Thomas

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Boyd

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Ashbaugh

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Bissell

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Cindy Chase (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Robert Mintz (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Chris Castoro (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Sarah Werner (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Shane Cummings (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Terry McCullough (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rogene M. Howe (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Susan Gelbart (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Jeff Maen (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Richard Sanford (2021) — President Elect
  • Former: Robert Atherton (2021) — Member
  • Former: Michelle Gayesski (2019) — Officer
  • Former: Rita Lenz (2019) — Secretary

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 Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation

How much does Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation give each year?

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation gave $19K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation's typical grant size?

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,563, and its average grant was $6,269, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation give grants?

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 33% of Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation?

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation reported $537K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $114K.

What is Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation?

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Denver, CO. It holds $537K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation's EIN?

Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1144258. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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