Resource Capital Funds Foundation
Resource Capital Funds Foundation is a private foundation based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 2008, it supports social change and sustainable development globally, funding philanthropic initiatives in communities where Resource Capital Funds employees are located.
Resource Capital Funds Foundation at a glance
In short: Resource Capital Funds Foundation gave $192K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state Colorado. 65% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $191,765
- -11.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- -21.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,671
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $2,758,365
- -1.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 65% first-time grantees (15 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (7% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Resource Capital Funds Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1400 Wewatta St Ste 850, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (720) 946-1444
Website: https://resourcecapitalfunds.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Resource Capital Funds Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Associao Esportiva E Recreativa DE ($40K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $182K.
Grant Size Distribution
185 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 185 grants of 185 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says it supports philanthropic initiatives in communities where its employees are located. Its website reported impacts across six continents as of October 2024. Examples it describes include support for early childhood development in Namibia and fish farming in Burkina Faso. The 2025 filing also lists grants to organizations in Colorado and to recipients in other locations, including the University of British Columbia and an organization serving Cree university students.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Resource Capital Funds Foundation open to new grantees?
65%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 15 of 23 grantees (65%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 17% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $132K (2022) to $264K (2023). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $192K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Haib Foundation | Support for Early Childhood Developm | $35,000 |
| University of British Columbia | Support for Female Scholarship Parti | $24,742 |
| Associao Esportiva E Recreativa DE | Support Sports Programming to Develo | $20,000 |
| Associao Esportiva E Recreativa DE | Support Sports Programming to Develo | $20,000 |
| Associao Novo Caminho Juvenil | Renovate Science Lab, Purchase Sewin | $20,000 |
| Associao Filhos Da Terra | Provide Medical Services | $19,000 |
| Eenou-Eeyou Community Foundation | Scholarship Program for Cree Univers | $18,000 |
| Youth Focus | Support Hawaiian Ride for Youth Even | $9,684 |
| Nine Miles of Smiles | Transport Supplies and Personnel for | $5,000 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation Denver, CO | Scholarship for Underpriveleged High | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,758,365 | $193,517 | $220,720 | $191,765 | 25 | $194,480 | $170,977 | $180,229 |
| 2024 | $2,785,568 | $232,728 | $241,428 | $216,749 | 32 | $219,154 | $213,260 | $171,628 |
| 2023 | $2,794,268 | $178,624 | $285,729 | $264,360 | 37 | $267,000 | $160,289 | $163,974 |
| 2022 | $2,901,373 | $122,942 | $157,669 | $132,267 | 48 | $134,800 | $106,418 | $171,700 |
| 2021 | $2,936,100 | $206,753 | $196,720 | $170,686 | 43 | $172,846 | $184,446 | $199,304 |
| 2020 | $2,926,067 | $135,975 | $208,837 | $188,259 | 41 | — | $117,477 | $165,325 |
| 2019 | $2,998,929 | $126,748 | $216,128 | $190,027 | 39 | — | $107,995 | $169,035 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Resource Capital Funds Foundation reported a distributable amount of $180K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to support social change and promote sustainable development on a global scale. Its website describes a broad range of charitable causes and gives examples including early childhood development in Namibia and a fish-farming initiative in Burkina Faso.
The 2025 filing lists support for early childhood development, scholarships, sports programming, science-lab renovation and equipment, medical services, and youth programming. Grantees’ own descriptions also illustrate the range of organizations supported: Denver Scholarship Foundation says it helps Denver Public Schools students enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions, while Catskill Mountainkeeper says it works to protect forests, wildlands, air, and water and support healthy, equitable, sustainable communities.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 25 grants totaling $191,765. Grant amounts ranged from $103 to $35,000, with a median of $1,000. Among the largest grants were $35,000 to HAIB Foundation for early childhood development support; $24,742 to the University of British Columbia for a female scholarship; $20,000 grants to Associao Esportiva e Recreativa de for sports programming and to Associao Novo Caminho Juvenil for science-lab renovation and sewing equipment; and $19,000 to Associao Filhos da Terra for medical services.
Other 2025 grants included $18,000 to Eenou-Eeyou Community Foundation for a Cree university scholarship program, $9,684 to Youth Focus for a Hawaiian youth event, and $5,000 each to Denver Scholarship Foundation and Young Mining Professionals. Denver Scholarship Foundation also received a separate $250 grant.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sherri Croasdale as president and chair, Elise Pauly as treasurer, Meghan Mosvick as assistant treasurer, and Emily Cassidy as secretary and grant officer. It also lists James T. McClements, Michele Valenti, and Jasper Bertisen as directors. The foundation’s website identifies Croasdale as chair of the RCF Foundation.
Resource Capital Funds Foundation is led by Sherri Croasdale, President & Chai since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sherri Croasdale
President & Chai
President & Director → President & Chai, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James T. McClements
Director
President & Chair → Chair & Director, 2021
Chair & Director → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Valenti
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jasper Bertisen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Cassidy
Secretary & Grants
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elise Pauly
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Mosvick
Asst.treas
Assistant Treasurer → Asst.treas, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Jose Rico (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Katie Eggleston (2022–2023) — Assistant Treasurer T
- Former: Kevin D'souza (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Megan Anderson (2019–2022) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Allison Forrest (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Palak Patel (2021–2022) — Secretary & Grants
- Former: Brian T Dolan (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Ross R Bhappu (2019–2020) — 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 Resource Capital Funds Foundation
How much does Resource Capital Funds Foundation give each year?
Resource Capital Funds Foundation gave $192K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $217K across 32 grants.
What is Resource Capital Funds Foundation's typical grant size?
Resource Capital Funds Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $7,671, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Resource Capital Funds Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Resource Capital Funds Foundation give grants?
Resource Capital Funds Foundation's top state is Colorado, with 7% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (6 grants).
Does Resource Capital Funds Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 52% of Resource Capital Funds Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Resource Capital Funds Foundation's largest grantees?
Resource Capital Funds Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Associao Esportiva E Recreativa DE ($40,000 across 2 grants), Haib Foundation ($35,000) and University of British Columbia ($24,742), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Resource Capital Funds Foundation?
Resource Capital Funds Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $194K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $180K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Resource Capital Funds Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to support social change and promote sustainable development on a global scale. Its website describes a broad range of charitable causes and gives examples including early childhood development in Namibia and a fish-farming initiative in Burkina Faso. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Resource Capital Funds Foundation?
The foundation 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 Resource Capital Funds Foundation's EIN?
Resource Capital Funds Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1216961. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Resource Capital Funds Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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