Mission
TO ACCELERATE COMMUNITY PROSPERITY BY FINANCING AND SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
Public Charity
COLORADO ENTERPRISE FUND
Based in DENVER, CO, COLORADO ENTERPRISE FUND operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $12.5M in revenue, $11.6M in expenses, $80.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 25 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $8.2M.
EIN: 840837398
DENVER, CO
Urban & Community Economic Development
NTEE: S31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.5M
Total Expenses$11.6M
Total Assets$80.7M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$8.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Colorado Enterprise Fund
How Colorado Enterprise Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $83 for programs
$64
Small business lending
$15
Cef participates in new markets tax credit (nmtc) projects by providing programmatic and administrative services to project entities
$4
During 2025 and 2024, cef continued to participate in programs to administer grants to small businesses affected by economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, funded by the…
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.
Sample Grants Received
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
$7,000,000
JOB QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AMONG US SMALL BUSINESSES
$43,632
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$35,000
2024 IMPACT GRANT
$25,000
SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
$167,500
Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIR OF STRAT
Alan Ramirez
PRESIDENT AN
Cecilia Prinster
DIR OF DATA
Dawn Akers
DIRECTOR THR
Izzy Abbass
DIR OF BUS O
Jaione Axpe
CONTROLLER
Jeremy Dunn
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.5M | $11.6M | $80.7M |
| 2024 | $24.0M | $13.2M | $78.7M |
| 2023 | $18.3M | $10.8M | $70.1M |
| 2022 | $16.9M | $10.2M | $67.4M |
| 2021 | $21.3M | $11.1M | $82.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $21.3M to $12.5M (-41%), with total assets most recently reported at $80.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.