Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
Joint initiatives serves as a catalyst for effecting change by working collectively with community partners to foster innovation and engage leaders to promote positive outcomes for children, youth and families. (continued) Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families (JI) serves as the backbone agency bringing together systems serving the pikes peak region's most vulnerable young people ages 0-21 and their families to address gaps and issues difficult for one organization to solve alone. JI unifies three legislative initiatives: the el Paso county early childhood council alliance for kids (AFK), the 4th judicial district's juvenile services planning committee (JSPC), and the county's interagency oversight group (IOG). In 2021, the JSPC and IOG merged efforts through the reach committee. Accordingly, JI programs collaborate with more than 40 community leaders including agencies, schools, government, youth and families.
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,416,377
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,268,032
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $127
- -48.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,484,603
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
ECHO Site Seed Grant
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Family Child Care Professional Learning Cohort
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Quality Improvement Grants
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 11 (36%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $179K (2022) to $1.5M (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $225K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Second Chance Through Faith Peyton, CO | Gang Prevention legalized marijuana and minors | $224,990 |
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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 | $1,416,377 | $5,268,032 | $5,484,603 | — | — | $127 |
| 2024 | $1,401,492 | $5,351,725 | $5,113,549 | — | — | $246 |
| 2023 | $1,480,166 | $4,614,698 | $4,675,633 | $224,990 | 1 | $118 |
| 2022 | $1,507,776 | $5,004,342 | $4,776,797 | $178,558 | 2 | $2,539 |
| 2021 | $812,276 | $4,012,152 | $3,833,985 | $1,516,495 | 8 | $52 |
About Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
Based on IRS filings
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families is a public charity, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $127.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families is led by Sherry Lynn Boyles, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 3 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sherry Lynn Boyles
CEO
President, CEO & Past Director → President & CEO, 2022
President & CEO → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$127K (2021) → $152K (2025)
Catania Jones
Chair
Director → President, 2023
President → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samuel Stephenson
Governance Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Mijares
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Horton
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yesenia Torres
Treasurer & Director at Large
Director → Director at Large, 2024
Director at Large → Treasurer & Director at Large, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Birhanzel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Ladwig
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Hurtado
COO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$111K (2025)
Tara Rutherford
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$65K (2025)
Jennifer Hernandez
Vice Chair
Director → Chair Elect, 2024
Chair Elect → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Brugger
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Colleen Batchelor (2021–2024) — Director at Large
- Former: Tracy Narvet (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Linda Billings Vela (2024) — Director
- Former: Tara Vanvorst (2024) — Contracted CFO
- Former: Brenda Heimbach (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jane O'Day (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Linda Billings-Vela (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Noreen Landis-Tyson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Sherwin (2022–2023) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: Sandra Kwesell (2023) — Director
- Former: Jill Calvert (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sandi Kwesell (2021–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $152K, to Sherry Lynn Boyles (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families
How large is Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families?
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.3M.
Where does Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families operate?
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families has awarded grants in Colorado, Nevada.
What is Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families's EIN?
Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1317347. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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