Real Realty Colorado Cares

Private foundation · Grantmaker Longmont, CO EIN: 83-1347466

Real Realty Colorado Cares is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Longmont, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $40K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $4K.

Real Realty Colorado Cares at a glance

In short: Real Realty Colorado Cares gave $4K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $638.143), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,467
+75.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$638
+50.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$40,331
-11.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (67% 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 Real Realty Colorado Cares funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Saint Josephs Indian School: $1KSaint Josephs Indian School$1KI Have a Dream: $1KI Have a Dream$1KBlue Mountain Elementary School: $750Blue Mountain ElementarySchool$750Impact on Education: $500Impact on Education$500Boulder Journey School: $500Boulder Journey School$500Kids First Foundation: $240Kids First Foundation$240St Vrain Valley School District: $227St Vrain Valley SchoolDistrict$227

The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Josephs Indian School ($1K). Together the top 7 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

BoulderChamberlainLongmontLouisvilleAltadenaAuroraCambridgeDenverErieLafayette

How Real Realty Colorado Cares gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 232% 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$2K$4K$6K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 10 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $4K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Josephs Indian School Chamberlain, SDSchool Support$1,250
I Have a Dream Boulder, COEducation Support$1,000
Blue Mountain Elementary School Longmont, COSchool Support$750
Impact on Education Louisville, COEducation Support$500
Boulder Journey School Boulder, COSchool Support$500
Kids First Foundation Cambridge, MAEducation Support$240
St Vrain Valley School District Longmont, COSchool Supplies$227
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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$40,331—$4,977$4,4677$4,967$2,142
2024$45,308—$3,050$2,5506$3,050$2,339
2023$48,358—$5,970$2,66010$5,870$2,523
2022$54,450$45,000$550————
2021$10,000$10,000—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Real Realty Colorado Cares reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Real Realty Colorado Cares is led by Zana Leiferman, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Zana Leiferman

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Fog

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Real Realty Colorado Cares

How much does Real Realty Colorado Cares give each year?

Real Realty Colorado Cares gave $4K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 6 grants.

What is Real Realty Colorado Cares's typical grant size?

Real Realty Colorado Cares's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $638, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Real Realty Colorado Cares give grants?

Real Realty Colorado Cares gives mostly in Colorado: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were South Dakota (28%) and Massachusetts (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boulder, CO (2 grants) and Longmont, CO (2 grants).

Does Real Realty Colorado Cares give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Real Realty Colorado Cares's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "School Support" (3 grants) and "Education Support" (3 grants).

Who are Real Realty Colorado Cares's largest grantees?

Real Realty Colorado Cares's largest 2025 grantees include Saint Josephs Indian School ($1,250), I Have a Dream ($1,000) and Blue Mountain Elementary School ($750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Real Realty Colorado Cares?

Real Realty Colorado Cares reported $40K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Real Realty Colorado Cares?

Real Realty Colorado Cares is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Longmont, CO. It holds $40K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Real Realty Colorado Cares's EIN?

Real Realty Colorado Cares's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1347466. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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