The Denver Foundation
Denver, CO · EIN 84-6048381 · Philanthropy and grantmaking · Rank 2,913 by total revenue
To inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $208,259,786
- Total expenses
- $161,755,855
- Total assets
- $1,322,643,652
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $5,690,032
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $6,901,299
- Employees
- 68
- Salary base per employee
- $83,677
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (23)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier A Soto | PRESIDENT | Officer | 45 | $534,496 |
| Margaret Danuser | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $251,684 |
| Courtney Clapp | INTERIM CFO (THRU 2/5/24), TREASURY MANAGER | Officer | 20 | $147,214 |
| Lisa Zuniga Ramirez | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Peter J Kirsch | VICE-CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Mira J Fine | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Sean C Kenney | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| John Loewy | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Dace West-Schlue | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $281,754 |
| Alisha Brown | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $197,183 |
| Michelle Adams | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Damon O Barry | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Margaret Deane Franko | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph Garcia | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kelly Jean Brough | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jennifer M Kilpela | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Erika Reyes Martinez | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark Newhouse | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lee E Reichert | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Julie Reiskin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Karen M Robinson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Simone D Ross | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Brenna Simmons-St Onge | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,257,284, which is 39.7% of the $5,690,032 salary base shared by 68 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier A Soto | PRESIDENT | Officer | 45 | $490,058 | $0 | $44,438 | $534,496 |
| Dace West-Schlue | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $245,930 | $0 | $35,824 | $281,754 |
| Margaret Danuser | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $229,586 | $0 | $22,098 | $251,684 |
| Alisha Brown | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $0 | $179,500 | $17,683 | $197,183 |
| Ladawn Sullivan | EXEC. DIR. OF BLACK RESILIENCE OF CO | Highly paid employee | 45 | $153,259 | $0 | $28,165 | $181,424 |
| Brian Van Vleet | SEN. DIR., INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Highly paid employee | 45 | $131,923 | $0 | $39,768 | $171,691 |
| Benjamin Perry | SEN. DIR., PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT | Highly paid employee | 45 | $130,675 | $0 | $40,118 | $170,793 |
| Sharon Harper | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOLARSHIPS | Highly paid employee | 45 | $139,577 | $0 | $22,030 | $161,607 |
| Abigail Kesner | VP OF COMMUNICATION | Highly paid employee | 45 | $151,421 | $0 | $8,017 | $159,438 |
| Courtney Clapp | INTERIM CFO (THRU 2/5/24), TREASURY MANAGER | Officer | 20 | $125,085 | $0 | $22,129 | $147,214 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202513159349303936 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-6048381
- Organization website (as filed): www.denverfoundation.org