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Community Foundation Boulder County
Community Foundation Boulder County reported $19.4 million in revenue and $17.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.67 went to program services, $7.13 to management and general costs and $4.20 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 58.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $262,460 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 71% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$41.21 $8.1M
- Program service revenue$0.73 $144K
- Investment income$58.06 $11M
Other revenue was negative: −$226K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.1% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.2% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 41.7% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $262,460 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.48% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 55.6 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseWe provide funding and create connections between nonprofit organizations and the resources they need. We look to these nonprofits to help US respond to community needs and opportunities
The Boulder County wildfire fund was established on december 30th, 2021, to support the immediate, short-and long-term needs of the community. Donations were raised over multiple fiscal years which means the total amount raised (and distributed) must be calculated over multiple fiscal year 990 reports. This amount represents the total amount raised and distributed for this fiscal year
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 39.90 hrs/week | $239,114 | $0 | $23,346 | $262,460 |
| CFO & COO Officer, 39.90 hrs/week | $165,925 | $0 | $24,137 | $190,062 |
| VP PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 39.90 hrs/week | $118,002 | $0 | $17,274 | $135,276 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 39.90 hrs/week | $111,982 | $0 | $10,476 | $122,458 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Foundation Boulder County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $453K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 525
- Volunteers Part I, line 6157
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to Community Foundation Boulder County totaling $445K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Community Foundation Boulder County's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Foundation Boulder County, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Foundation Boulder County spent in 2024, $88.67 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Foundation Boulder County's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Community Foundation Boulder County reported that 88.7% of its $17.7 million in expenses went to program services, 7.1% to management and general and 4.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Foundation Boulder County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Foundation Boulder County reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $262,460, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Foundation Boulder County get its money?
Of $19.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 41.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Foundation Boulder County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-1171836 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543179349305409 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433199349306203 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303189349308365 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222769349300542 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143059349301404 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033189349311613 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-1171836: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.