Private Foundation

Brett Family Foundation

Brett Family Foundation, of Boulder, CO, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $371K in revenue, $652K in expenses, $6.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 236 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.6M.

EIN: 841525821 Boulder, CO Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: T12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$371K
Total Expenses$652K
Total Assets$6.5M
Grants Given236
Grant Total$2.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

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Accepts applications Published application instructions on its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Rarely funds new orgs 14% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING BOULDER COUNTY
Boulder, CO · 2025
BRETT - SHOEMAKER FUND: LYONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$90,000
THE BELL POLICY CENTER
Denver, CO · 2025
General support
$60,000
NEW ERA COLORADO FOUNDATION
Boulder, CO · 2025
General Support
$35,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
Broomfield, CO · 2025
Center for African and African American Studies
$30,000
COLORADO TIMES RECORDER
Denver, CO · 2025
General Support
$15,000

Showing up to 5 of 236 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE Linda J Shoemaker
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE Stephen M Brett

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,006,500 202 grants
Education
$108,000 6 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$100,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$76,000 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$57,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $371K $652K $6.5M
2024 $247K $662K $6.7M
2023 $294K $643K $7.2M
2022 $236K $736K $8.2M
2020 $709K $654K $10.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $709K to $371K (-48%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, NY, PA, and 4 other states.

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