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River Deep Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Lakewood, CO EIN: 81-4540959 Website

Provides healing & support to military veterans, active duty and individuals with disabilities.

River Deep Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$490,701
-3.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$109,883
-4.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$23,053
-6.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$124,273
-8.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who River Deep Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

DenverColorado Springs

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2020) to $72K (2019). In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $53K.

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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$490,701$109,883$124,273——$23,053
2024$510,807$114,481$135,562——$24,716
2023$540,009$11,511$34,801——$321
2022$594,997$100,454$198,200——$8,839
2021$812,987$672,863$134,320——$1,011
2020$410,952$86,542$473,211$52,5002—
2019$965,236$1,035,100$276,123$71,5003—

About River Deep Foundation

Based on IRS filings

River Deep Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lakewood, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $491K in total assets. Net investment income was $23K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

River Deep Foundation is led by Chris Dundas, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chris Dundas

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Williamson

    Director

    Treasurer & Secretary → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $16K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Chuck Williamson

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Loucks

    Director

    Board Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Maday

    Director

    Board Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Jugl

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Verrenzano

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Adwar

    Executive Di

    Chairman → President, 2020

    President → Executive Di, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $6K (2022) → $40K (2025)

  • Russell Maclennan

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corrina Peters

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Allan Smith (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jr Lapierre (2021–2023) — Managing 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bob Adwar — Executive Di: $40KBob AdwarExecutive Di$40K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Bob Adwar (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about River Deep Foundation

How large is River Deep Foundation?

River Deep Foundation reported $491K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $110K.

What is River Deep Foundation?

River Deep Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lakewood, CO. It holds $491K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does River Deep Foundation operate?

River Deep Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is River Deep Foundation's EIN?

River Deep Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4540959. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 4, 2024)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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