Low Income Family Empowerment Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Westminster, CO EIN: 26-1349896

To empower low-income individuals and families to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency by enhancing the service delivery system through building capacity and collaboration with community partners.

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc at a glance

In short: Low Income Family Empowerment Inc gave $160K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $40K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$160,000
Grants made (2024)
4
Average grant
$40,000
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$420,349
+13.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Low Income Family Empowerment Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Coloradans for the Common Good: $60KColoradans for the Common Good$60KMaiker Housing Partners: $40KMaiker Housing Partners$40KEarly Childhood Partnership of Adams County: $30KEarly Childhood Partnership ofAdams County$30KGrowing Home: $30KGrowing Home$30K

The largest 2024 recipient was Coloradans for the Common Good ($60K). Together the top 4 received $160K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

WestminsterDenverThornton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 4 grants2024

In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $160K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Coloradans for the Common Good Denver, COTo address racial and social inequities$60,000
Maiker Housing Partners Westminster, COFamily and Community Vitality Programming$40,000
Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County Thornton, COTo address racial and social inequities$30,000
Growing Home Westminster, COTo address racial and social inequities$30,000
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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$420,349$82,366$184,131$160,0004$19,963
2023$369,209$78,172$207,732——$11,284
2022$508,725$446,511$25,642——$38
2021$95,863$222,118$221,285——$3
2020$79,903$187,664$194,160——$19
2019$73,542$200,984$204,795——$106

About Low Income Family Empowerment Inc

Based on IRS filings

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Westminster, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $420K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $160K. Net investment income was $20K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc is led by Peter LiFari, Board President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Peter LiFari

    Board President

    Secretary & Treasurer → Board President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hannah Brown

    Board Member

    Board Member → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronica Perez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Andrea Wieland (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Dishno (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Donald May (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Rob McGregor (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Hannah Brown - Vice President (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Peter LiFari-SecretaryTreasurer (2022) — President
  • Former: Candice Mandril (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Cecil Velazquez (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Lauren Johnston (2019) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Leticia Duarte (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Low Income Family Empowerment Inc

How much does Low Income Family Empowerment Inc give each year?

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc gave $160K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

What is Low Income Family Empowerment Inc's typical grant size?

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc's median grant in 2024 was $35,000, and its average grant was $40,000, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Low Income Family Empowerment Inc give grants?

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Westminster, CO (2 grants).

Does Low Income Family Empowerment Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Low Income Family Empowerment Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To address racial and social inequities" (3 grants).

How large is Low Income Family Empowerment Inc?

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc reported $420K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $82K.

What is Low Income Family Empowerment Inc?

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Westminster, CO. It holds $420K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Low Income Family Empowerment Inc's EIN?

Low Income Family Empowerment Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1349896. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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