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US nonprofit · EIN 264605574 · Buena Vista, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 264605574) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Chaffee County Community Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$3.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$3.3m
$8k liabilities
Net assets
$3.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
3.4 years on average
Staff
6
58 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Rick Hamilton
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exemption reinstated on 15 June 2018. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2010 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Chaffee County Community Foundation's network

13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Rick Hamilton ChairBoard Chair2023
3 yrs
Andrea Earley CoenDirector2024
2 yrs
Christy DoonDirector2023
3 yrs
Connie CallahanTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Crissy SupplesDirector2023
3 yrs
Guy PadgettDirector2024
2 yrs
Jack WolfeDirector2024
2 yrs
Jamie SabbachDirector2024
2 yrs
John VendewalleVice Chair2024
2 yrs
Michael RobinsonDirector2023
3 yrs
MOE LeneweaverDirector2023
3 yrs
Sarah ReedDirector2024
2 yrs
Wendy HallCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Betsy DittenberExecutive Directorsince 2021
Joseph TeipelExecutive Directorsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Betsy DittenberExecutive Director40$96k
Rick HamiltonBoard Chair1$0
Connie CallahanTreasurer3$0
Wendy HallSecretary15$0
Christy DoonDirector1$0
Moe LeneweaverDirector1$0
Andrea Earley CoenDirector1$0
Michael RobinsonCo-Vice Chair3$0
Sarah ReedCo-Vice Chair3$0
Jack WolfeDirector1$0
Jamie SabbachDirector1$0
Lance HostetterDirector1$0
Sarah CritesDirector1$0

Colorado roster

13 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263022251). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Rick HamiltonChair
Wendy HallSecretary
Sarah Reed
Elizabeth Dittenber
Rick HamiltonBoard Chair
Jack Wolfe
Michael RobinsonDirector
Marti KovenerDirector
Elizabeth DittenberExecutive Director
Sabbach Jamie
Kristen PozzoboniDirector
Christy DoonDirector
Andrea CoenDirector

About

Legal name
Chaffee County Community Foundation
EIN
264605574
Address
Po Box 492, Buena Vista, CO, 81211-0492
State
Colorado
Mission
Chaffee county community foundation acts as a catalyst to inspire positive change through the power of philanthropy to enrich the lives of all people in chaffee county. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T31 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2006
Principal officer
Rick Hamilton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsWendy Hall
≥4years on the filingsConnie Callahan
≥3years on the filingsRick Hamilton
≥3years on the filingsChristy Doon

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.3m
Total liabilities
$8k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.3m
Contributions and grants received
$3.3m
Program service revenue
$64k
Grants and similar paid out
$2.8m
Employees
6
Volunteers
58

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.4m$1.4m$967k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee CountyGeneral operating funds & capital match$879k
Watershed Np IncGrove project$400k
Central Colorado ConservancyEnhancing ranch and rangeland management through virtual fencing & conservation easements$316k
Riverside Ditch & Allen Extension CompanyRiverside ditch and allen extension company ditch improvement initiative 2$153k
Chaffee CountyTransfer of fiscal sponsoree to new entity$132k
Colorado Firecamp IncFirecamp community forestry$76k
Guidestone ColoradoHealthy communities through education & local food; keeping working lands viable; salida community fridge off-season$68k
South Arkansas Fire Protection DistrictSouth arkansas fpd wildfire mitigation & community resilience education initiative$67k
Chaffee County Public HealthContribution to aging well; safer together; chaffee resources & ark valley helping hands$62k
Tn Bar Cattle CompanyTn bar pipeline project$53k
Hutchinson RanchDel monte ditch (1881) - diversion and head gate improvements$48k
Chaffee County Fire Protection District2025 chaffee chips$40k
Chaffee County Hospitality IncMen's and women's emergency winter shelters$27k
Greater Arkansas River Nature AssociationGeneral operating; matching grants & youth ecological programs$26k
Shining Mountains Montessori SchoolFund disbursement; operating funds & matching grants$25k
Places to AgeFund distribution$23k
Chaffee Housing TrustChaffee housing trust general operating request$17k
Salida Mountain TrailsSalida mountain trails operating funds & lost trail- rock armoring$16k
Salida Montessori Charter SchoolSalida montessori charter school$14k
Achieve Inc2025 operations support - job skills training & matching grants$10k
Bv MadeEmpowering creativity and innovation$9k
Buena Vista School DistrictThe grove preschool supplies$9k
Ark-Valley Humane Society2025 general operating - ark-valley humane society & emergency pet food pantry$9k
ElevateherGeneral operating$8k
Full Circle Restorative JusticeFull circle restorative justice$8k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Chaffee County Community Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
28 August 2006
Registered agent
Elizabeth Joy Dittenber (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.