Small Public Charity

WHEAT RIDGE FOUNDATION

Based in WHEAT RIDGE, CO, WHEAT RIDGE FOUNDATION operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $141K in revenue, $102K in expenses, $433K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 4 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $48K.

EIN: 043770168 WHEAT RIDGE, CO Single Organization Support NTEE: N11 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$141K
Total Expenses$102K
Total Assets$433K
Grant Records4
Funding Total$48K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE GIVING BY CONNECTING DONORS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, BUILDING PERMANENT CHARITABLE FUNDS, AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT WHEAT RIDGE. TO OVERSEE THE DISPOSITION OF DONATIONS MADE TO THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE.

Where $100 goes at Wheat Ridge Foundation

How Wheat Ridge Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 7 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$7 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $93 for programs

$58
The Wheat Ridge community foundation supports education enrichment by maintaining several scholarship funds
62% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25 concerts
$18
The Wheat Ridge community foundation supports community enrichment through a variety of programs and projects
19% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25 concerts
$17
The Wheat Ridge community foundation facilitates the collection of donations, distributions of grants and financial support of many community enrichment and education enrichment activities for the Wheat Ridge…
About 19% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Chad Meyers
DIRECTOR Jeremy Laufer
DIRECTOR Juanita Stits
DIRECTOR Paul Bailey
PRESIDENT Tom Ripp
EXEC DIR/TRE Vicki Ottoson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$23,470 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$20,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $141K $102K $433K
2023 $133K $124K $371K
2022 $115K $80K $347K
2020 $89K $93K $290K
2019 $144K $103K $298K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $144K to $141K (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $433K.

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