Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 86-2325161

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation is a private foundation, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $177K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $6K.

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation at a glance

In short: Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,500
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$1,833
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$176,585
+0.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (36% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Denver Voice: $2KDenver Voice$2KVeterans Community program: $2KVeterans Community program$2KIslesboro Affordable properties: $2KIslesboro Affordableproperties$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Denver Voice ($2K). Together the top 3 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverIslesboroKansas City

How Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 45% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $15K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Denver Voice Denver, COFunding Homeless advocacy Non Profit$2,000
Veterans Community program Kansas City, MODonation to support Veterans housing$2,000
Islesboro Affordable properties Islesboro, MEDonation to support affordable housing in Islesboro ME$1,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$176,585$100,730$100,730$5,5003$100,730—
2024$176,585$47,604$88,849——$88,238—
2023$217,830$18,368$120,239$15,1833$323,318$18,368
2022$319,701$130,154$25,358$10,0002$25,358$40,029
2021$272,000$139,440$114,249$4,0002$114,249—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation is led by John S Kauer, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John S Kauer

    President

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Damon

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Kauer

    Treasurer Vice President

    Vice President Treasurer → Treasurer Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation

How much does Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation give each year?

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation's typical grant size?

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $1,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation give grants?

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation's top state is Colorado, with 36% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Missouri (36%) and Maine (27%).

Does Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation?

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation reported $177K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $101K.

What is Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation's EIN?

Sustainable Housing and Development Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2325161. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 10, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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