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COLORADO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FUND

EIN 74-2488379 DENVER, CO

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Revenue 2024
$1,680,592
Expenses 2024
$1,677,057

Program services were 66.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B82Z
Classification
1000
Street
430 E 7TH AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

5 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE COLORADO RESTAURANT FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION, SKILLS AND FINANCIAL MEANS TO PURSUE A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN THE FOOD SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE COLORADO RESTAURANT FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE INDUSTRY'S TRAINING AND EDUCATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF THE INDUSTRY AND ITS WORKFORCE.

  • PROSTART AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS: PROSTART IS A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT OFFERS RESTAURANT/HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, CULINARY ARTS, AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS CURRICULUM AND PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ACADEMIC CREDIT, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PAID WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ARE COMPETENCY-BASED APPRENTICESHIPS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES COMMITTED TO CAREERS IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. APPRENTICES LEARN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN SPECIFIC CULINARY OR MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES COUPLED WITH CLASSROOM AND/OR SELF-PACED INSTRUCTION.

    Expenses $995,742 · Grants $371,971 · Revenue $6,521

  • ASSISTANCE: THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES FOR UNEXPECTED ILLNESS, INJURY, NATRUAL DISASTER, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

    Expenses $2,895 · Grants $2,685

  • SPECIAL EVENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS ARE HELD TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. PRIMARY EVENTS HELD EACH YEAR ARE THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND PROSTART STUDENT INVITATIONAL. THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD EVENT IS HELD TO RECOGNIZE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS IN THE PROSTART PROGRAMS WHO ARE PURSUING SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE FIELD. THE COLORADO PROSTART STUDENT INVITATIONAL AND NATIONAL PROSTART STUDENT INVITATIONAL) ARE COMPETITIONS WHERE PROSTART STUDENTS COMPETE WITH THEIR PEERS IN OTHER COLORADO HIGH SCHOOLS AND WITH STATE WINNING TEAMS FROM OTHER STATES, RESPECTIVELY.

    Expenses $70,637 · Revenue $31,050

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLORADO PROSTART GRADUATES AND POST-SECONDARY UNDERGRADUATES THAT ARE PURSUING A COLLEGE EDUCATION IN THE FOODSERVICE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES.

    Expenses $44,942 · Grants $43,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Aileen Reilly

    CHAIRMAN (AS OF 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related

  • Marc Steron

    CHAIRMAN (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related

  • Melissa Brooks

    VICE-CHAIR ELECT/VP-FUNDRAISING (THRU 10/24)/VICE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Emily Biederman

    CONTROLLER (THRU 10/24)/VP FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amy Rapisarda

    VP-EDUCATION (AS OF 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mallory Cullen

    VP AT LARGE (THRU 10/24)/VP-HEALTH & WELLNESS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • April Lambatos

    VP-AT LARGE (AS OF 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luis Ramirez

    TREASURER (THRU 10/24)/CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Hoffman

    VP-HEALTH & WELLNESS (THRU 10/24)/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Josh Niernberg

    VP- EDUCATION (THRU 10/24)/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Schneider

    SECRETARY (THRU 10/24)/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Chris Weil

    VICE-CHAIRMAN (THRU 10/24)/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Justin Adrian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Anders

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kirk Bachmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Truett Bailey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Burke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Coates

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tajahi Cooke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shelly Cox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Audra Dunleavy

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ron Hall

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wayne Hilston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nikki Kolakowski

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thuan La

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,680,592
    Expenses
    $1,677,057
    Contributions
    $1,390,442
    Grants paid
    $417,656
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $873,186
    Expenses
    $1,585,383
    Contributions
    $733,876
    Grants paid
    $313,089
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,672,451
    Expenses
    $2,011,845
    Contributions
    $1,476,223
    Grants paid
    $1,160,445

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,452,590
    Expenses
    $4,270,566
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,210,454

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,725,731
    Expenses
    $3,127,808
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,791,559

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $913,713
    Expenses
    $911,070
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,148,988

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,835,577
    Expenses
    $919,459
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,087,308

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $791,414
    Expenses
    $750,190
    Assets (EOY)
    $169,515

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $378,091
    Expenses
    $361,334
    Assets (EOY)
    $104,299

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $359,043
    Assets (EOY)
    $106,684

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.