Evergreen Benefactors Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Conifer, CO EIN: 84-1096419

Evergreen Benefactors Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Conifer, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $394K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $22K.

Evergreen Benefactors Inc at a glance

In short: Evergreen Benefactors Inc gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,000
-33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$393,596
+8.2% 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 September 2026.

Who Evergreen Benefactors Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Evergreen Christian Outreach: $5KEvergreen Christian Outreach$5KThe Masters Apprentice: $5KThe Masters Apprentice$5KResilience 1220: $5KResilience 1220$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Evergreen Christian Outreach ($5K). Together the top 3 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (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

DenverEvergreenGolden

How Evergreen Benefactors Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 82% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Evergreen Christian Outreach Evergreen, COProvide essential services and support for those in need.$5,000
The Masters Apprentice Denver, COAssist low-income individuals in learning skills for careers in construction.$5,000
Resilience 1220 Evergreen, COYouth counseling through individual counseling, support groups and community outreach.$5,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$393,596$24,278$17,518$15,0003$15,000$21,760$18,351
2024$363,896$19,912$17,448$15,0002$15,000$17,464$16,031
2023$296,995$10,646$16,527$15,0002$15,000$9,119$13,285
2022$247,659$20,596$510———$17,414$13,619
2021$315,208$28,370$510—————
2020$263,679$16,074$514—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Evergreen Benefactors Inc reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Evergreen Benefactors Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Graham

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Sells

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip Shanley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Evergreen Benefactors Inc

How much does Evergreen Benefactors Inc give each year?

Evergreen Benefactors Inc gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 2 grants.

What is Evergreen Benefactors Inc's typical grant size?

Evergreen Benefactors Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Evergreen Benefactors Inc give grants?

Evergreen Benefactors Inc 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 Evergreen, CO (2 grants).

Does Evergreen Benefactors Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Evergreen Benefactors Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Evergreen Benefactors Inc?

Evergreen Benefactors Inc reported $394K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Evergreen Benefactors Inc?

Evergreen Benefactors Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Conifer, CO. It holds $394K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Evergreen Benefactors Inc's EIN?

Evergreen Benefactors Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1096419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 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 June 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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