Public Benefit : Community Foundations

The Denver Foundation

Connecting people who care with causes that matter

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (69.37)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 93.7%    
Administrative Expenses 4.8%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.4%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.01    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.37)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 25.9%    
Program Expenses Growth 44.5%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 6.19    
Capacity Rating    
      (30.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $75,613,923
Other Revenue $18,480,475
Total Revenue $94,094,398
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $66,761,120
Administrative Expenses $3,450,044
Fundraising Expenses $1,025,516
Total Functional Expenses $71,236,680
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $22,857,718
   
Net Assets $454,277,608

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Contact Information

The Denver Foundation
55 Madison Street
8th Floor
Denver, CO 80206
tel: (303) 300-1790
fax: (303) 300-6547
EIN: 84-6048381

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
David J. Miller President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $176,535 0.24%

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Mission

Established in 1925, The Denver Foundation is a community foundation serving the seven counties of Metro Denver. The Foundation's mission is to inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community. The Foundation helps donors and families design personalized charitable giving strategies. The Denver Foundation stewards more than 660 such funds. Together, the Foundation and its donors distributed $65 million to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in 2007, thus helping those most in need. The Denver Foundation was created by and for the people of Metro Denver with one goal, to make our community a better place to live, now and in the future.

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