Leprino Foods Company Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 47-3608278

Leprino Foods Company Foundation is a private foundation based in Denver, Colorado. It supports charitable organizations through grants; its 2025 grants included organizations working in education, human services, food security, and community development.

Key facts about Leprino Foods Company Foundation

In short: Leprino Foods Company Foundation gave $1.4M across 59 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), top state Colorado. 56% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-3608278
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,409,823
Grants made (2025)
59
Average grant
$23,895
Median grant
$16,000
New grantees (estimate)
56% first-time grantees (32 of 57, 2025)
Total assets
$11,719,336
Primary geography
Colorado (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$11.7M

-9.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.4M

+99.7% YoY

Grant Count

59

+63.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+21.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Leprino Foods Company Foundation reported a distributable amount of $671K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Leprino Foods Company Foundation open to new grantees?

56%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 32 of 57 grantees (56%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $26K; repeat grants $23K. How we count

Medians: $16K first-time, $16K repeat.

  • 26% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 107% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 210% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Denver Scholarship Foundation says it helps Denver Public Schools students enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions; Women’s Bean Project says it provides stepping stones to self-sufficiency through social enterprise; and Food Bank of the Rockies says it nourishes people facing food insecurity.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 59 grants totaling $1,409,823. Grants ranged from $3,016 to $123,500, with a median grant of $16,000. The largest awards included $123,500 to Kings County Library, $100,000 each to American Educational Assistance Foundation and Denver Scholarship Foundation, and $70,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County. Other notable 2025 grants included $60,000 to Women’s Bean Project, $38,000 to Early Learning Centers of Lubbock, and $32,500 each to Tracy Interfaith Ministries and Tracy Community Connections Center.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, recipients in Colorado received 38% of grant dollars, California 29%, Tennessee 7%, Texas 6%, and Michigan 6%.

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 59 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverHanfordRoswellFort MorganGreeleyTracyWheat RidgeAllendaleLemooreMecostaNashvilleLas CrucesAthensBig RapidsFresnoGrand RapidsLubbockEvansFort CollinsMadera

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M35 grants2020 32 grants2021 43 grants2022 44 grants2023 36 grants2024 59 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $530K (2021) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 59 grants totaling $1.4M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Kings County Library: $124KKings County Library$124KAmerican Educational Assistance Foundation Inc: $100KAmerican EducationalAssistance Foundation Inc$100KDenver Scholarship Foundation: $100KDenver Scholarship Foundation$100KBoys and Girls Clubs of Weld County: $70KBoys and Girls Clubs of WeldCounty$70KJeffco Action Center Inc DBA the Action Center: $70K across 2 grantsJeffco Action Center Inc DBAthe Action Center$70K · 2 grantsWomen's Bean Project: $60KWomen's Bean Project$60KReno Air Racing Association Inc DBA National Championship Air Races: $50KReno Air Racing AssociationInc DBA National Championship…$50KRoosevelt ISD: $45KRoosevelt ISD$45KGirls Incorporated of Metro Denver Girls Inc of Metro Denver: $40K across 2 grantsGirls Incorporated of MetroDenver Girls Inc of Metro…$40K · 2 grantsEarly Learning Centers of Lubbock: $38KEarly Learning Centers ofLubbock$38K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kings County Library ($124K). Together the top 10 received $697K.

Grant Size Distribution

214 grants across all recorded years

196<$50K11$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 196 grants of 214 (92%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kings County Library Hanford, CAFor Unrestricted Use$123,500
American Educational Assistance Foundation Inc Nashville, TNScholarships$100,000
Denver Scholarship Foundation Denver, COFor Unrestricted Use$100,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County Greeley, COFor Unrestricted Use$70,000
Women's Bean Project Denver, CAFor Unrestricted Use$60,000
Reno Air Racing Association Inc DBA National Championship Air Races Reno, NVFor Unrestricted Use$50,000
Roosevelt ISD Lubbock, TXFor Unrestricted Use$45,000
Jeffco Action Center Inc DBA the Action Center Lakewood, COFor Unrestricted Use$40,000
Early Learning Centers of Lubbock Lubbock, TXFor Unrestricted Use$38,000
Tracy FFA Foundation Inc Tracy, CATracy FFA School Farm$35,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $11,719,336 $324,182 $1,545,442 $1,409,823 (59 grants)
2024 $12,938,766 $1,948,628 $776,306 $706,018 (36 grants)
2023 $11,761,168 $509,853 $614,464 $565,809 (44 grants)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$11,719,336$12,938,766$11,761,168
Revenue$324,182$1,948,628$509,853
Expenses$1,545,442$776,306$614,464
Qualifying Distributions$1,409,823$706,018$565,809
Net Investment Income$272,785$1,169,343$484,933
Distributable Amount$670,535$613,735$560,106

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Terry Leprino, Barbara Gregorich, Mark Adkins, Erik Nielsen, Dave Fowler, Francesca Lukas, and Lisa Prater as directors.

Leprino Foods Company Foundation's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara Gregorich

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Adkins

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Leprino

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Fowler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Nielsen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francesca Lukas

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Prater

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Mike Cureton (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Fred Geerken (2024) — Officer
  • Former: Francesca Vecchiarelli (2023) — Director
  • Former: Gina Vecchiarelli (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Larry Jensen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Reidy (2020–2022) — Director

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 1830 West 38Th Avenue, Denver, CO 80211
Phone: (303) 480-2600

Frequently asked questions about Leprino Foods Company Foundation

How much does Leprino Foods Company Foundation give each year?

Leprino Foods Company Foundation gave $1.4M across 59 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $706K across 36 grants.

What is Leprino Foods Company Foundation's typical grant size?

Leprino Foods Company Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $16,000, and its average grant was $23,895, across 59 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Leprino Foods Company Foundation that year got $26K on average.

Where does Leprino Foods Company Foundation give grants?

Leprino Foods Company Foundation's top state is Colorado, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (29%) and Tennessee (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (6 grants), Fort Morgan, CO (5 grants), Tracy, CA (4 grants) and Allendale, MI (3 grants).

Does Leprino Foods Company Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 86% of Leprino Foods Company Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (51 of 59) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Leprino Foods Company Foundation's largest grantees?

Leprino Foods Company Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Kings County Library ($123,500), American Educational Assistance Foundation Inc ($100,000) and Denver Scholarship Foundation ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Leprino Foods Company Foundation?

Leprino Foods Company Foundation reported $11.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $671K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Leprino Foods Company Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Leprino Foods Company Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Leprino Foods Company Foundation's EIN?

Leprino Foods Company Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3608278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Leprino Foods Company Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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