Private Foundation

SINGLE STEP FOUNDATION

SINGLE STEP FOUNDATION, of BOULDER, CO, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $996K in revenue, $502K in expenses, $33K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 63 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.8M.

EIN: 262691592 BOULDER, CO Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion NTEE: T50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$996K
Total Expenses$502K
Total Assets$33K
Grants Given63
Grant Total$1.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

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Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Sometimes funds new orgs 19% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
URBANA, IL · 2025
GENERAL - NO RESTRICTIONS
$266,710
THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025
GENERAL - NO RESTRICTIONS
$50,000
ALDO LEOPOLD FOUNDATION
BARABOO, WI · 2025
GENERAL - NO RESTRICTIONSGENERAL - NO RESTRICTIONS
$50,000
BOULDER LIBRARY FOUNDATION
BOULDER, CO · 2025
GENERAL - NO RESTRICTIONS
$33,810
NEWBERRY LIBRARY
CHICAGO, IL · 2025
GENERAL - NO RESTRICTIONS
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 63 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER & DIRECTOR Denise Marino
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Herbert E Paaren
SECRETARY & DIRECTOR Jonathan Michael

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,775,845 62 grants
Education
$2,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $996K $502K $33K
2024 $900K $456K $20K
2023 $205K $105K $25K
2022 $175K $167K $50K
2021 $250K $280K $42K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $250K to $996K (+298%), with total assets most recently reported at $33K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, IL, VA, WI.

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