Ryan Garvey Foundation
Ryan Garvey Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lafayette, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $153K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $189.
Ryan Garvey Foundation at a glance
In short: Ryan Garvey Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $5,000
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $152,852
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Ryan Garvey Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado School of Mines Foundation ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Ryan Garvey Foundation gives
- Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $46K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado School of Mines Foundation Denver, CO | Garvey Space Resources Fellowship | $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 | $152,852 | $11,716 | $8,055 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,528 | $189 | $7,683 |
| 2024 | $149,191 | $29,964 | $3,294 | — | — | $1,600 | $3,364 | $6,934 |
| 2023 | $122,521 | $1,150 | — | — | — | — | $1,150 | $5,992 |
| 2022 | $121,371 | $177 | $2,626 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,626 | $177 | $6,084 |
| 2021 | $123,820 | $24 | $9,902 | $8,900 | 1 | $9,902 | $24 | $6,465 |
| 2020 | $133,698 | $79 | $47,719 | $46,400 | 1 | — | $79 | $6,979 |
| 2019 | $181,338 | $5,538 | $12,100 | $11,400 | 2 | — | $171 | $9,203 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ryan Garvey Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ryan Garvey Foundation is led by Ryan J. Garvey, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ryan J. Garvey
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Ryan Garvey Foundation
How much does Ryan Garvey Foundation give each year?
Ryan Garvey Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Ryan Garvey Foundation?
Ryan Garvey Foundation reported $153K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Ryan Garvey Foundation operate?
Ryan Garvey Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Kansas, New York.
What is Ryan Garvey Foundation's EIN?
Ryan Garvey Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4037058. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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