Forever Our Rivers Foundation
Forever Our Rivers Foundation is a private foundation, based in Grand Junction, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $725K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $354K.
Forever Our Rivers Foundation at a glance
In short: Forever Our Rivers Foundation gave $354K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $59K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $354,343
- +15.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $59,057
- +73.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,500
- Total assets
- $724,601
- -30.0% 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 Forever Our Rivers Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Conservation Legacy ($291K). Together the top 6 received $354K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 37 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Forever Our Rivers Foundation gives
- Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $368K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $354K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Legacy Durango, CO | Conservation of nationwide projects | $291,343 |
| Forever Our Rivers Grand Junction, CO | Colorado River Program Grants | $35,000 |
| Rio Grande Restoration Foundation Alamosa, CO | Rio Grande Watershed Project | $10,000 |
| High Country Conservation Advocates Crested Butte, CO | Conservation Stewardship | $7,000 |
| Friends of Youth and Nature Hotchkiss, CO | Youth River Stewards Grant | $6,000 |
| Spirit of the Sun Denver, CO | Grant for River Program | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $724,601 | $282,426 | $590,115 | $354,343 | 6 | $565,632 | — | $43,372 |
| 2024 | $1,035,328 | $103,266 | $602,883 | $306,036 | 9 | $581,110 | $19,291 | $61,538 |
| 2023 | $1,605,071 | $65,062 | $658,894 | $368,231 | 10 | — | $28,969 | — |
| 2022 | $2,107,457 | $971,139 | $546,128 | $215,358 | 8 | — | $31,467 | — |
| 2021 | $1,672,948 | $1,847,202 | $311,792 | $151,369 | 4 | — | $29,823 | — |
| 2020 | $136,358 | $186,503 | $226,097 | $24,500 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $173,335 | $131,280 | $102,066 | $1,000 | 1 | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Forever Our Rivers Foundation reported a distributable amount of $43K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Forever Our Rivers Foundation is led by Ann Johnston, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann Johnston
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$103K (2022) → $127K (2025)
Tim Carlson
Chairman Secretary
Director & President Sec'y → Director & President Secretary, 2023
Director & President Secretary → Chairman Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexander Yeiser
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lizette Saucedo
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Ayers
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Delbert Norton (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jorge Figueroa (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Donna Morral (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Chip Norton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Francis (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robyn Paulekas (2020–2022) — Director & Treasurer
- Former: Donna D'Angelo (2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Neuhof (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Rob White (2019–2020) — Director, Vice President & Treasurer
- Former: Terry Harper (2019) — Director & V President
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 $127K, to Ann Johnston (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Forever Our Rivers Foundation
How much does Forever Our Rivers Foundation give each year?
Forever Our Rivers Foundation gave $354K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $306K across 9 grants.
What is Forever Our Rivers Foundation's typical grant size?
Forever Our Rivers Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,500, and its average grant was $59,057, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Forever Our Rivers Foundation give grants?
Forever Our Rivers Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Forever Our Rivers Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Forever Our Rivers Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Forever Our Rivers Foundation's largest grantees?
Forever Our Rivers Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Conservation Legacy ($291,343), Forever Our Rivers ($35,000) and Rio Grande Restoration Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Forever Our Rivers Foundation?
Forever Our Rivers Foundation reported $725K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $566K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $43K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Forever Our Rivers Foundation's EIN?
Forever Our Rivers Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3496752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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