SONG FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $3.2M · expenses $3.6M · assets $24.9M

EIN
84-3950307
Address
CO 8181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600, DENVER, CO 80237-0000
Website
WWW.SONG.ORG
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Khalilah Gaston EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2024 $279,466$980,588 1
Lee Pennington SENIOR PROGRAM MANAG2024 $118,650$118,650 1
Lamar Weir PROGRAM OFFICER2024 $114,698$114,698 1
C'Ardiss Gardner Gleser SECRETARY2024 $15,000$15,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Douglas Song LIFETIME DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Linh Song BOARD CHAIR/LIFETIME DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Omari Rush TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 2
Peter Katz (former) DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY2020-2023 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $528K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KHALILAH GASTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $247,711-$31,755 $279,4661
LEE PENNINGTON SENIOR PROGRAM MANAG40 $108,722-$9,928 $118,6501
LAMAR WEIR PROGRAM OFFICER40 $105,188-$9,510 $114,6981
C'ARDISS GARDNER GLESER SECRETARY1 $15,000-$0 $15,0001
DOUGLAS SONG LIFETIME DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LINH SONG BOARD CHAIR/LIFETIME DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
OMARI RUSH TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $304K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KHALILAH GASTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $276,581-$27,747 $304,3281
DOUGLAS SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LINH SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
PETER KATZ DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $397K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KHALILAH GASTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $193,375-$39,794 $233,1691
KHALILAH GASTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $141,200-$22,425 $163,6251
DOUGLAS SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LINH SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
PETER KATZ DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
DOUGLAS SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LINH SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
PETER KATZ DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUGLAS SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LINH SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
PETER KATZ DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUGLAS SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LINH SONG MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
PETER KATZ DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 3 contractors · $311K
NameLocationServicePaid
98FORWARD LLCDETROIT, MIPUBLIC RELATIONS$140,025
PLANTE & MORAN PLLCANN ARBOR, MIACCOUNTING AND TAX$88,994
PLANTE MORAN FINANCIAL ADVISORSOUTHFIELD, MIINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$81,869

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 50 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2023 · 43 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2022 · 31 grants to organizations · $2.3M
2021 · 5 grants to organizations · $265K
2020 · 7 grants to organizations · $1.5M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $315K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DOUG AND LINH SONG Person DENVER, CO $315,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $240K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DOUG AND LINH SONG Person DENVER, CO $240,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $9.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DOUG AND LINH SONG Person DENVER, CO $9,041,498$5,986,498 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $16.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DOUG AND LINH SONG Person DENVER, CO $16,202,272$6,242,272 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,215,284$3,580,885 $24,863,778$24,610,833 $315,000- $262,711--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$872,077$3,602,467 $25,150,472$25,005,144 $240,000- $276,581--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,092,294$2,846,482 $27,790,805$27,680,520 $270,000- $193,375--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$1,223,709$954,429 $31,051,060$31,051,060 $0- $141,200--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,968,649$460,233 $33,230,450$33,230,450 $9,041,498- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,871,439$1,557,373 $23,774,140$23,774,140 $16,202,272- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
NNF FOUNDATIONCOT22 $2,769,614$8,921,923 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MAFFEI FOUNDATIONCOT22 $2,596,657$841,832 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BET LEV FOUNDATIONCOT22 $3,442,199$1,894,975 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SHEILA FORTUNE FOUNDATIONCOT22 $3,064,983$882,435 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$59,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SINGER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCOT22 $4,293,114$3,705,154 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
THE CIELO FOUNDATIONCOT22 $3,937,354$9,586,715 VICE PRESIDENT$30,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
STRANDBERG FAMILY FOUNDATIONCOT22 $3,324,334$2,929,215 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CARY BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCOT22 $3,951,367$1,119,799 TREASURER/ASSISTANT SECRET$304,344 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HAROLD W AND MARY LOUISE SHAW FOUNDATIONCOT22 $4,042,552$3,643,582 VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARMOT LIBRARY NETWORK INCCOT22 $2,933,559$3,583,227 EXECUTIVE DI$147,055 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SWANSON FOUNDATIONNYT22 $2,625,591$759,631 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
FHS FOUNDATIONDET22 $2,765,053$121,374 Dir, Sec, Treas$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
VF FOUNDATIONDET22 $2,459,823$3,826,938 Chairman of the Board$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
SHINE FOUNDATIONMIT22 $3,463,841$2,875,965 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
BCM FOUNDATIONCAT22 $3,386,067$3,735,502 Trustee$75,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
JMG FOUNDATIONNJT22 $3,040,000$3,048,451 0$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
JLH FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,977,282$3,395,121 SEC/TREAS/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
BLH FOUNDATIONUTT22 $3,581,831$1,757,238 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
BZL FOUNDATIONNYT22 $3,595,000$3,582,461 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
EOS FOUNDATIONMAT22 $3,649,882$4,156,680 President$410,548 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
776 FOUNDATIONFLT22 $2,763,693$2,250,356 FOUNDATION PERSON$278,687 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
DDS FOUNDATIONNYT22 $4,009,375$3,407,887 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
HRH FOUNDATIONCAT22 $4,399,873$4,146,648 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
EGG FOUNDATIONCAT22 $4,422,316$3,758,074 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$190,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
BGDG FOUNDATIONUTT22 $3,240,413$230,779 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DAVIS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,000,0001 12024–2024 TOPPER FOUNDATION
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$968,26814 22012–2024 MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION; ANNIKA FOUNDATION
THE 1040 FOUNDATION Private foundation$922,3181 12025–2025 FIGURE FOUNDATION
SONECHA FOUNDATION Private foundation$373,5031 12016–2016 SONECHA FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$151,1223 12022–2025 ANNIKA FOUNDATION
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$120,0003 12017–2023 CARY BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION
GOOD PART FOUNDATION Private foundation$99,0004 12021–2024 MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$75,0005 12019–2023 WITH FOUNDATION
SUB-ZERO WOLF FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$50,0001 12022–2022 ANNIKA FOUNDATION
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC DAF sponsor$45,3003 12014–2016 MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$45,0003 12018–2022 ANNIKA FOUNDATION
THOMAS E RILEY CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$40,0253 12025–2025 ANNIKA FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$34,5003 12022–2024 ANNIKA FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$21,5001 12024–2024 ANNIKA FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$20,3502 12019–2024 ANNIKA FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $3,580,885 spent · pay $531,256 · grants $2,520,000 · events $18,923
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,520,000 70.4%
Other expenses $287,504 8.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $262,711 7.3%
Other salaries and wages $217,352 6.1%
Fees: other professional $101,104 2.8%
Fees: accounting $88,994 2.5%
Pension plans and employee benefits $51,193 1.4%
Taxes $25,713 0.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $18,923 0.5%
Fees: legal $7,391 0.2%
Total$3,580,885100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $3,602,467 spent · pay $424,029 · grants $2,550,500 · events $16,416
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,550,500 70.8%
Other expenses $352,461 9.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $276,581 7.7%
Fees: other professional $163,217 4.5%
Other salaries and wages $110,130 3.1%
Fees: accounting $68,814 1.9%
Pension plans and employee benefits $37,318 1.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $16,416 0.5%
Fees: legal $14,032 0.4%
Taxes $12,998 0.4%
Total$3,602,467100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,846,482 spent · pay $233,169 · grants $1,746,000 · events $15,563
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,746,000 61.3%
Fees: other professional $513,092 18.0%
Other expenses $246,563 8.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $193,375 6.8%
Fees: accounting $72,044 2.5%
Pension plans and employee benefits $39,794 1.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $15,563 0.5%
Taxes $15,287 0.5%
Occupancy $3,070 0.1%
Fees: legal $1,694 0.1%
Total$2,846,482100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $954,429 spent · pay $163,625 · grants $508,000 · events $3,294
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $508,000 53.2%
Fees: other professional $166,102 17.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $141,200 14.8%
Other expenses $75,061 7.9%
Fees: accounting $25,775 2.7%
Pension plans and employee benefits $22,425 2.3%
Taxes $11,600 1.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,294 0.3%
Fees: legal $972 0.1%
Total$954,429100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $460,233 spent · pay $0 · grants $265,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $265,000 57.6%
Fees: other professional $131,927 28.7%
Fees: accounting $38,936 8.5%
Taxes $15,000 3.3%
Fees: legal $7,508 1.6%
Other expenses $1,862 0.4%
Total$460,233100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,557,373 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,495,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,495,000 96.0%
Fees: accounting $23,009 1.5%
Fees: other professional $19,805 1.3%
Fees: legal $16,771 1.1%
Other expenses $1,862 0.1%
Taxes $926 0.1%
Total$1,557,373100%

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