Take Note Colorado
Take Note Colorado is a statewide initiative that builds access to music education opportunities for all youth across Colorado.
Take Note Colorado at a glance
In short: Take Note Colorado gave $123K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $123,000
- -30.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $61,500
- -65.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $61,500
- Total assets
- $158,168
- -23.7% 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.
How to apply to Take Note Colorado
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Take Note Colorado
Who Take Note Colorado funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Clubs in Colorado ($98K). Together the top 2 received $123K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 17 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Take Note Colorado gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $19K (2019) to $223K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $123K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs in Colorado Denver, CO | Music Education | $97,500 |
| Colorado State University Foundatio Fort Collins, CO | — | $25,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $158,168 | $24,172 | $166,266 | $123,000 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | $207,192 | $200,096 | $328,930 | $176,000 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $332,106 | $238,716 | $187,956 | $25,000 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $281,643 | $9,759 | $216,805 | $170,255 | 9 | $59 |
| 2021 | $487,833 | $14,090 | $241,447 | $222,500 | 4 | $234 |
| 2019 | $787,299 | $622,602 | $298,721 | $18,869 | Total only | $3,793 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Take Note Colorado
Based on IRS filings
Take Note Colorado is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $158K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $123K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Take Note Colorado is led by Isaac Slade, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Isaac Slade
President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryce Merrill
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Zimlich
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Tetzeli
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Van Leeuwen
Director
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Campbell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Aiello
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Brown
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie Logsden
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Smith Contreras
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Oliveto
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walt Dehaven
Treasurer
President → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Gedgaudas
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Chuck Morris (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Erin Trapp (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Margaret Hunt (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rob Ryan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Goldberg (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Anschutz (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christie Isenberg (2019) — Director
- Former: Karen Radman (2019) — Executive Di
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 Take Note Colorado
How much does Take Note Colorado give each year?
Take Note Colorado gave $123K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $176K across 1 grant.
How large is Take Note Colorado?
Take Note Colorado reported $158K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24K.
What is Take Note Colorado?
Take Note Colorado is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Denver, CO. It holds $158K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Take Note Colorado operate?
Take Note Colorado has awarded grants in Arizona, Colorado, New Jersey.
What is Take Note Colorado's EIN?
Take Note Colorado's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0809862. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 29, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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