Public Charity

USED CAR DEALERS OF COLORADO CHARITY FUND INC

USED CAR DEALERS OF COLORADO CHARITY FUND INC, of LAKEWOOD, CO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $315K in revenue, $260K in expenses, $1.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 21 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $730K.

EIN: 470982744 LAKEWOOD, CO Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: B12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$315K
Total Expenses$260K
Total Assets$1.7M
Grants Given21
Grant Total$730K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED UNDER I.R.C. SECTION 501(C)(3). THE CORPORATION'S PURPOSE IS TO REPRESENT THE GOODWILL OF INDEPENDENT USED CAR DEALERS TO HELP ALL COLORADO COMMUNITIES WITH AID, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE WITH FAMILIES OF COLORADO.

Where $100 goes at Used Car Dealers of Colorado Charity Fund Inc

How Used Car Dealers of Colorado Charity Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $95 for programs

$71
Cash donations to colorado based 501(c)(3) entities
75% of program spending
$13
Cash donations to individuals
14% of program spending
$11
Eleven scholarships of $2,500 each paid to recipients attending colorado state university (2), metro state university, pueblo community college, university of colorado boulder (4), university of denver (2)…
11% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Used Car Dealers of Colorado Charity Fund Inc

Often funds new orgs 70% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

LAKEWOOD, CO · 2025
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
$106,000
FORGOTTEN HEROES CAMPAIGN
DENVER, CO · 2025
GENERAL CONTRBUTION
$10,000
COLORADO AUCTIONEERS FUND
RIFLE, CO · 2025
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
$6,000
DENVER, CO · 2024
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
$85,000
ARLINGTON, TX · 2024
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ajet Zalli
SECRETARY Bart Barnett
DIRECTOR Brian Karsh
DIRECTOR Dan Berkenkotter
CEO David Cardella
DIRECTOR Dean Gunter

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$730,017 21 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $315K $260K $1.7M
2024 $290K $186K $1.6M
2023 $102K $215K $1.4M
2022 $241K $300K $1.6M
2020 $-16K $83K $1.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue moved from $-16K to $315K, with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, TX.

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