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Poudre School District Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Collins, CO EIN: 84-1555092 Website

Inspiring community investment in student learning experiences.

Poudre School District Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Poudre School District Foundation Inc gave $196K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $49K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$195,900
+37.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$48,975
-31.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$28,750
Total assets
$2,984,168
+3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

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Who Poudre School District Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Poudre School District: $126KPoudre School District$126KColorado State University: $36KColorado State University$36KUniversity of Colorado - Denver: $12KUniversity of Colorado -Denver$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Poudre School District ($126K). Together the top 3 received $174K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($22,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fort CollinsDenver

How Poudre School District Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 172% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K5 grants2019 1 grant2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2021) to $196K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $196K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Poudre School District Fort Collins, COMultiple$126,400
Colorado State University Fort Collins, COScholarships$35,500
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$22,000
University of Colorado - Denver Denver, COScholarships$12,000
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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
2025$2,984,168$312,385$259,890$195,9004$117,699
2024$2,882,322$332,615$212,322$142,9122$90,166
2023$2,511,928$1,269,419$142,205$70,1182$89,510
2022$1,248,522$200,015$117,062$71,9153$100,604
2021$1,381,047$165,553$79,510$44,4333$67,665
2020$1,119,671$101,138$95,891$56,1981$41,423
2019$1,087,889$210,510$249,373$143,5225$46,934

About Poudre School District Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Poudre School District Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fort Collins, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $196K. Net investment income was $118K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Poudre School District Foundation Inc is led by Tracy Katz, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tracy Katz

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Phifer

    Member

    Secretary → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Frierson

    Treasurer

    Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carley McAbee

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Eisenberg-Nelson

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Jablonski

    Prior Member

    Member → Prior Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebekah Harvey

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Summer Shaffer

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Brayden

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Arthur Sintas Jr. (2019–2024) — Prior Member
  • Former: Jill Livengood PhD (2021–2023) — Prior Member
  • Former: Jacquelyn Eisenberg-Nelson (2023) — Member
  • Former: Kim Winger (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Chris Schmidt Jd Llm Tax (2021) — Member
  • Former: Heather Poynter-Lausch (2021) — Member
  • Former: Matt Liberati (2021) — Member
  • Former: Matthew West (2021) — Member
  • Former: Greg Kushner (2019–2020) — Interim President
  • Former: Joe Davis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Shirazi (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Stacey Pearson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Adrianne Freeman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Brandon Wells (2019) — Director
  • Former: Chris Aronson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Erica Selby (2019) — Director
  • Former: Gary Rogers (2019) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: K. Michelle Amrhein (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kody Braisted (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mistene Nugent (2019) — Former President
  • Former: Sandra Smyser (2019) — Superintende
  • Former: Scott Tally (2019) — Director
  • Former: Vallene Kailburn (2019) — 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 Poudre School District Foundation Inc

How much does Poudre School District Foundation Inc give each year?

Poudre School District Foundation Inc gave $196K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $143K across 2 grants.

What is Poudre School District Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Poudre School District Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $28,750, and its average grant was $48,975, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Poudre School District Foundation Inc give grants?

Poudre School District Foundation Inc gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Collins, CO (2 grants).

Does Poudre School District Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Poudre School District Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (3 grants).

How large is Poudre School District Foundation Inc?

Poudre School District Foundation Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $312K.

What is Poudre School District Foundation Inc?

Poudre School District Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fort Collins, CO. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Poudre School District Foundation Inc's EIN?

Poudre School District Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1555092. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 25, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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