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Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 84-1445569 Website

To provide financial support to our programs at the rocky mountain v.a. Fisher house.

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation at a glance

In short: Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation gave $171K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$170,800
Grants made (2025)
7
Average grant
$24,400
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$1,021,936
-4.8% 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.

Who Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Du Sturm Center: $30KDu Sturm Center$30KHealing Warriors Program: $30KHealing Warriors Program$30KSalute Colorado: $30KSalute Colorado$30KComeback Yoga: $25KComeback Yoga$25KHuts for Vets: $25KHuts for Vets$25KOperation Equine: $20KOperation Equine$20KHonor Bell Foundation: $11KHonor Bell Foundation$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Du Sturm Center ($30K). Together the top 7 received $171K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

BoulderDenverCarbondaleEnglewoodFort CollinsRockville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $171K (2025) to $550K (2019). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $171K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Du Sturm Center Denver, COCollaborative Coalition$30,000
Healing Warriors Program Fort Collins, COCollaborative Coalition$30,000
Salute Colorado Boulder, COCollaborative Coalition$30,000
Comeback Yoga Denver, COCollaborative Coalition$25,000
Huts for Vets Carbondale, COCollaborative Coalition$25,000
Operation Equine Boulder, COCollaborative Coalition$20,000
Honor Bell Foundation Englewood, COCollaborative Coalition$10,800
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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$1,021,936$276,801$416,969$170,8007$15,389
2024$1,073,704$535,727$142,554——$48,501
2023$664,305$139,940$129,616——$-13,419
2022$579,025$154,209$105,761——$-36,105
2021$585,732$133,312$113,448——$9,685
2020$539,460$162,464$89,166——$6,299
2019$440,344$128,761$631,076$550,0001$49,722

About Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation is a public charity, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $171K. Net investment income was $15K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation is led by Sara Morris, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sara Morris

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $52K (2019) → $52K (2025)

  • Marc Costain

    President

    Secretary → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Bruce

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kailey Pukini

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Cassidy

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shan Burchenal

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Kotwasinksi

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annette Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Lepczyk

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Winters Heafey

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Lee Stab (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Terri Clinton (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: David Kotwasinski (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Izzy Abbas (2019) — President

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

Sara Morris — Executive Dir.: $52KSara MorrisExecutive Dir.$52K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $52K, to Sara Morris (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation

How much does Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation give each year?

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation gave $171K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation's typical grant size?

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $24,400, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation give grants?

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation 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 Denver, CO (2 grants) and Boulder, CO (2 grants).

Does Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Collaborative Coalition" (7 grants).

Who are Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation's largest grantees?

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Du Sturm Center ($30,000), Healing Warriors Program ($30,000) and Salute Colorado ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation?

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $277K.

What is Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation's EIN?

Rocky Mountain Fisher House Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1445569. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)

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