Maverick Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Niwot, CO EIN: 20-8976527

Maverick Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Niwot, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $24K.

Maverick Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Maverick Foundation Inc gave $24K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,000
+33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,000
+33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$19,661
-24.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Maverick Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center: $20KColorado Therapeutic RidingCenter$20KRocky Mountain Educational and: $4KRocky Mountain Educational and$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center ($20K). Together the top 2 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BoulderLongmontDenver

How Maverick Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 220% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 119% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $24K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center Longmont, COAnnual Fund Raiser Donee Discretion$20,000
Rocky Mountain Educational and Denver, CODonee Discretion$4,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$19,661$13,404$31,769$24,0002$25,310$21,204
2024$26,171$66,791$22,434$18,0002$18,000$21,017
2023$20,899$9,498$16,583$13,0002$13,000$7,899
2022$32,983$5,791$10,855$7,5002$7,500$5,376
2021$38,660$17,088$21,100$17,5003$17,500$7,669
2020$46,872$22,760$20,608$19,0002—$6,462

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Maverick Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Maverick Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joel Schaap

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Shuler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Maverick Foundation Inc

How much does Maverick Foundation Inc give each year?

Maverick Foundation Inc gave $24K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 2 grants.

How large is Maverick Foundation Inc?

Maverick Foundation Inc reported $20K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Maverick Foundation Inc operate?

Maverick Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Maverick Foundation Inc's EIN?

Maverick Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8976527. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)

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