NonprofitsColorado Forum Fund Inc

Social Science

Colorado Forum Fund Inc

DENVER, CO

Total revenue

$1.3M

Total expenses

$388K

Net assets

$1.8M

Grants received

$1.3M

17 grants

EIN

263952995

Tax year

2024

Mission

The Fund's purpose is to (1) educate the public on issues of significance to the State of Colorado and its citizens and (2) advance progress on issues that the Colorado Forum has identified as priorities.

Programs

4 programs

COLORADO SCIENCE & ENGINEERING POLICY FELLOWSHIP (CSEPF): The Forum Fund acts as the Fiscal Sponsor for the Colorado Science and Engineering Policy Fellowship, a program ran by Senators Hansen and Rankin to educate STEM students on the policy making process. This is an annual summer fellowship. The 2024 fellowship concluded at the end of the summer and saw great success in educating students.

Expenses: $79KGrants: $52K

Colorado Informed is a nonpartisan Civic Information Project which strives to educate Coloradans on objective truths. This innovative platform serves as an independent, centralized hub for proven research and facts. We empower individuals, organizations, and communities with the information they need to make informed decisions about some of the most important issues facing Coloradans. line 4d, program service ------------------------- The CFF education project is currently partnering with three Colorado school districts-Pueblo District 70, Mesa District 51, and Genoa-Hugo-to support transformative educational change. Each district is working with its board and community to identify a critical issue and develop an innovative, sustainable solution to enhance student learning. The goal is to create a model that can inspire systemic change across Colorado's entire K- 12 education system. inspire systemic change across Colorado's entire K- 12 education system.

Expenses: $63K

CFF Education

Expenses: $40K

Cff policy fellowship

Expenses: $40KGrants: $35K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.2M
Program service revenue
Investment income$50K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$87K
Salaries & benefits
Fundraising
Other expenses$301K
Total expenses$388K
Total assets$1.8M
Net assets$1.8M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DAVID YOUNGGREN

chair of board

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

gail klapper

president

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARK SMITH

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BRUCE ALEXANDER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROBERT COHEN

director

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TOM GOUGEON

director

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Buck blessing

director

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Barb Baumann

director

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Stephanie O'Malley

director

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Dave Ryan

director

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Jandel allen-davis

director

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 17 of 17

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1M
THE DRIVE INITIATIVE AT THE COLORADO
2024
$58K
POPULATION STUDIES
2024
$10K
General operating support
2024
$100K
TO ACCELERATE STATEWIDE COLLABORATION TO HIGHLIGHT COLORADO'S STRENGTHS AS A TECH HUB AND BRING TOGETHER PARTNERS WHO CAN DEVELOP EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS FOR TECH HUB DESIGNATION.
2023
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$10K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$50K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$10K
POPULATION STUDIES
2022
$10K
SUPPORT POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING THE STATE OF COLORADO
2022
$1K
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2022
$1K
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2022
$14K
Project Support
2020
$9K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$5K
Jews of the Wild West
2019
$1K
PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION
2019

Funded by

$1.3M from 12 funders · 17 grants · 2018–2024

Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation

$1M · 1 grant · 2024

Zoma Foundation Inc

$100K · 1 grant · 2023

The Denver Foundation

$68K · 2 grants · 2022–2024

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$67K · 3 grants · 2018–2022

Rose Community Foundation

$15K · 2 grants · 2019–2024

Gates Family Foundation

$14K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN263952995
NTEE codeV25
Subsection03
Ruling date2010-04
Formed2009
Employees0
Volunteers11
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