Judith Ann Griese Endowment

Public charity · Grantmaker Aurora, CO EIN: 76-0723517

Endowment for the benefit of judi's house.

Judith Ann Griese Endowment at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Judith Ann Griese Endowment funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Aurora

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Judi's House Aurora, COTransfer of assets from the foundation to judi's house$2,358,770
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024—$211,103$2,399,533$2,358,7701$211,103
2023$2,188,430$284,786$37,396——$284,786
2022$1,941,040$109,534$35,353——$109,534
2021$2,169,628$54,077$36,762——$54,077
2020$1,898,716$35,426$30,542——$33,226
2019$1,687,526$76,118$27,336——$67,318

About Judith Ann Griese Endowment

Based on IRS filings

Judith Ann Griese Endowment is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Aurora, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Judith Ann Griese Endowment is led by Brian Griese, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Griese

    President

    Chairman → Director, 2022

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Woods

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Baker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted White

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: A. Leroy Garcia (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Al Troppman (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amit Shah (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ana Lazo Tenzer (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brook Griese PhD (2021–2022) — Chairwoman
  • Former: David Palmer (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Ellis (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kate Barton (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Teeters (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert J. Clark (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Anil Idiculla (2022) — Director
  • Former: Joe Amato-Baril (2022) — Director
  • Former: Mimi Roberson (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lem Smith (2021) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Corrado-Harrison (2021) — Director
  • Former: Mimi Robinson (2021) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Judith Ann Griese Endowment

What is Judith Ann Griese Endowment?

Judith Ann Griese Endowment is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Aurora, CO.

Where does Judith Ann Griese Endowment operate?

Judith Ann Griese Endowment has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Judith Ann Griese Endowment's EIN?

Judith Ann Griese Endowment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0723517. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 14, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 9, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)

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