Desert Forum Inc
Desert Forum Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,663,254
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,569,596
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $40,448
- +20.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,879,752
- +21.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Desert Forum Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Desert Forum Inc
Who Desert Forum Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $15K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Independence Fund Charlotte, NC | grant | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,663,254 | $1,569,596 | $1,879,752 | — | — | $40,448 |
| 2024 | $2,935,601 | $1,576,962 | $1,553,888 | — | — | $33,633 |
| 2023 | $2,767,294 | $1,501,209 | $1,602,611 | — | — | $31,805 |
| 2022 | $2,550,574 | $1,660,096 | $1,556,309 | — | — | $23,388 |
| 2021 | $2,466,326 | $82,852 | $335,596 | $15,000 | 1 | $22,802 |
| 2020 | $2,416,525 | $932,859 | $1,006,769 | $2,500 | Total only | $17,466 |
| 2019 | $2,962,313 | $1,743,007 | $1,342,263 | $2,000 | Total only | $12,861 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Desert Forum Inc
Based on IRS filings
Desert Forum Inc is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in La Quinta, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $40K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Desert Forum Inc is led by Becky Kurtz, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Becky Kurtz
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $133K (2025)
Tim Pyne
President
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bailey
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Bonner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Clark
Treasurer
Past President → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian S Harnik
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Vossler
Secretary
Vice President → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip K Smith Jr.
Vice President
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Gerald Fogelson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Keith Goff (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Christoph Roshardt (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: William Powers (2019) — Treasurer
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 $133K, to Becky Kurtz (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Desert Forum Inc
How large is Desert Forum Inc?
Desert Forum Inc reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Desert Forum Inc?
Desert Forum Inc is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in La Quinta, CA. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Desert Forum Inc operate?
Desert Forum Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Desert Forum Inc's EIN?
Desert Forum Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0716569. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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