Silver Creek Preserve
Silver Creek Preserve is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30K in total assets.
Silver Creek Preserve at a glance
- Total assets
- $30,366
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,366 | — | — | — | $1,496 |
| 2024 | $30,366 | — | — | — | $1,496 |
| 2023 | $30,366 | $10,792 | $10,842 | $10,842 | $1,496 |
| 2022 | $30,366 | — | — | — | $1,496 |
| 2021 | $30,366 | — | $10 | — | — |
| 2020 | $30,366 | — | $10 | — | — |
| 2019 | $30,366 | — | $10 | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Silver Creek Preserve reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Silver Creek Preserve is led by K. Dar Ahrens, President, CEO & COO on every filing since 2020; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
K. Dar Ahrens
President, CEO & COO
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Darrell C. Sherman
Clo, Director, Executive Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
S. Todd Merrill
Executive Vice President, Secretary, Director & Clo
Assistant Secretary & Vice President → Executive Vice President, Secretary, Director & Clo, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Curtis Vanhyfte
CFO, Executive Vice President & Director
Vice President → Vice President, CFO, Director & Executive Vice President, 2023
Vice President, CFO, Director & Executive Vice President → CFO, Director & Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Candace Novell
Assistant Secretary & Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Caroline G. Estrada
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary & Vice President → Assistant Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Christy A. McNeil
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary & Vice President → Assistant Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Shannon Sheppard
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Philip Wolf
Assistant Secretary & Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Louis E. Steffens (2021–2023) — CFO, Director & Executive Vice President
- Former: Kristy B. Boss (2020–2021) — Assistant Secretary & Vice President
- Former: Benjamin A. Aronovitch (2020) — Assistant Secretary & Vice President
- Former: Brian Doyle (2020) — Vice President
- Former: C. David Cone (2020) — CFO, Director & Vice President
- Former: Colin T. Severn (2019) — Vice President, CFO & Director
- Former: Leslie Zander (2019) — Qlty Special & Director
- Former: Richard S. Robinson (2019) — Senior Vice President & Director
- Former: William H. Lyon (2019) — 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 Silver Creek Preserve
How large is Silver Creek Preserve?
Silver Creek Preserve reported $30K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Silver Creek Preserve?
Silver Creek Preserve is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It holds $30K in total assets as of 2025.
How much is Silver Creek Preserve required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Silver Creek Preserve reported a distributable amount of $1K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Silver Creek Preserve's EIN?
Silver Creek Preserve's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3387047. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 July 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
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