BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION

EIN 84-0772664 · Health Care (E112)

What they do

BCH FOUNDATION EXISTS to INSPIRE GIVING IN SUPPORT of BCH to ENHANCE THE QUALITY and AVAILABILITY of HEALTH CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders23 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

59.00%of revenue went to mission work86.2% of expenses · Program services

4.78%of revenue went to fundraising7.0% of expenses

$68.43spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.65%of revenue went to management and office costs6.8% of expenses

$16.08in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

69.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $104,851 for GRANT BESSER (FOUNDATION PRESIDENT & VP COMMUNITY HEALTH & ENGAG). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,235,790

Mission workProgram services$3,679,07559.00% of revenue86.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$289,9994.65% of revenue6.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$298,2424.78% of revenue7.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,968,47431.57% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,267,31668.43% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 86.2% mission · 6.8% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.43% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 6.2% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.45% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 5.7% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.53% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 6.0% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.30% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 6.9% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 9.8% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.91% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 9.6% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.25% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 8.2% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.21% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,235,790

Expenses$4,267,316

Annual surplus $1,968,474 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,679,075 · 86.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$289,999 · 6.8% of expenses

Fundraising$298,242 · 7.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,235,790

Expenses$4,267,316

Assets$68,616,290

Income$33,543,560

Contributions$4,334,385

Mission work (program services)$3,679,075

Fundraising$298,242

Grants given$20,923,402

Average grant$1,046,170

Management and general$289,999

Stocks and bonds$58,269,483

Accounting fees$48,663

Investing fees$53,593

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

GRANT BESSERFOUNDATION PRESIDENT & VP COMMUNITY HEALTH & ENGAG · 24 hrs/week $104,851Base · Other $104,851

ELIZABETH SMITHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $39,925Base · Other $39,925

ONA WIGGINTONDIRECTOR OF FOUNDATION · 40 hrs/week $28,809Base · Other $28,809

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (23)

GRANT BESSERFOUNDATION PRESIDENT & VP COMMUNITY HEALTH & ENGAG

ELIZABETH SMITHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

ONA WIGGINTONDIRECTOR OF FOUNDATION

VIRGINIA CARDUCCITRUSTEE

AMY BERINGERTRUSTEE

TOM KISSINGERTRUSTEE

TIM WOJTALIKTRUSTEE

MOLLY WARE MDTRUSTEE

MATT FARGOTRUSTEE

LISA GRANATTRUSTEE/SECRETARY

LESLIE BURNSTRUSTEE

KAYE HOWETRUSTEE

JANET MARTINTRUSTEE/CHAIR

JANE BUTCHERTRUSTEE

GRACE KOO WICKERSHAMTRUSTEE

DEE PERRYTRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

CLARISSA KINGTRUSTEE

CATHERINE MOLLTRUSTEE

CALEB SEVIANTRUSTEE/TREASURER & CHAIR OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

BRUCE DIERKINGTRUSTEE

BRAD BERNTHALTRUSTEE

ANIE ROCHETRUSTEE

ANDY FRANKLINTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1978
Location: PO BOX 19320, BOULDER, CO 80308-2320
County: Boulder
In care of: % GRANT BESSER
Primary officer: GRANT BESSER, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(303) 415-5205

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification: Health Care (E112)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes