Friends of Denver School of the Arts
The denver school of arts friends foundation's mission is to support the denver school of the arts' vision while enhancing programming, inclusiveness and diversity within the school and community.
Friends of Denver School of the Arts at a glance
In short: Friends of Denver School of the Arts gave $691K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $691K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $691,086
- +1.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $691,086
- +1.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $691,086
- Total assets
- $654,923
- +44.4% 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.
How to apply to Friends of Denver School of the Arts
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Friends of Denver School of the Arts
Who Friends of Denver School of the Arts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Denver School of the Arts ($691K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of Denver School of the Arts gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $461K (2021) to $807K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $691K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Denver School of the Arts Denver, CO | School Support | $691,086 |
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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 | $654,923 | $1,077,186 | $902,803 | $691,086 | 1 | $31,224 |
| 2024 | $453,600 | $833,379 | $958,658 | $681,768 | 1 | $28,637 |
| 2023 | $575,447 | $914,836 | $943,274 | $684,749 | 1 | $11,616 |
| 2022 | $562,706 | $840,034 | $875,855 | $632,893 | 1 | $1,841 |
| 2021 | $599,493 | $744,461 | $691,700 | $460,530 | 1 | $5,503 |
| 2020 | $510,278 | $971,211 | $922,997 | $677,609 | 1 | $2,917 |
| 2019 | $445,028 | $1,016,304 | $1,003,213 | $807,363 | 1 | $2,921 |
About Friends of Denver School of the Arts
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Denver School of the Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $655K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $691K. Net investment income was $31K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Denver School of the Arts is led by Andy Mountain, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andy Mountain
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Knill
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$80K (2019) → $90K (2025)
Andy Burns
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Wineman
Trustee Emeritus
Chair → Trustee Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Peter Han
Treasurer
Board Member → Board Chair, 2020
Board Chair → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Ward
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Zuckerman
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie McPherson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Follett
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Lewis
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sarah Baie
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony McWright
Principal
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Josh Blanchard
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marisa Hollingsworth
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Jennifer Crossett (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Chuck Morris (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Molly Wink (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Dirk Bird (2019–2023) — Treasuer
- Former: Erin Trapp (2019–2023) — Board Vice C
- Former: John Ekeberg (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Daggett (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tamara Acevedo (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Aisha Ahmad-Post (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Aaron Miripol (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Larry Kaptain (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ken Weil (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kendra Ingram (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Malik Robinson (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tam Frye (2019) — Vice Chair
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 $90K, to Susan Knill (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Denver School of the Arts
How much does Friends of Denver School of the Arts give each year?
Friends of Denver School of the Arts gave $691K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $682K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of Denver School of the Arts?
Friends of Denver School of the Arts reported $655K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Friends of Denver School of the Arts?
Friends of Denver School of the Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Denver, CO. It holds $655K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Denver School of the Arts operate?
Friends of Denver School of the Arts has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Friends of Denver School of the Arts's EIN?
Friends of Denver School of the Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2550358. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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