WATERSTONE REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $6.8M · expenses $343K · assets $31.7M
- EIN
- 85-3458068
- Address
- 10807 NEW ALLEGIANCE DR STE 240, COLORADO SPGS, CO 80921-3803
- NTEE code
- T31
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- May 2021 (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 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, type i
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Encourage and Facilitate Donors to Achieve Christ-Centered Objectives by Providing Excellence in Personalized Charitable Giving Services and Education Resources
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Harrison | CEO | 2021-2024 | $558,577 | $1,832,169 | 6 |
| Chris Start | Treasurer | 2020-2024 | $302,530 | $1,299,457 | 22 |
| Richard Von Gnechten | Director | 2021-2024 | $345,654 | $1,179,724 | 5 |
| Ruthann Witkop | Assistant Sec. | 2020-2024 | $105,892 | $524,907 | 4 |
| John Mulder (former) | President | 2020 | $324,806 | $324,806 | 15 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Lavinski | Vice President | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $1.3M · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Harrison | CEO | 1 | $0 | $528,071 | $30,506 | $558,577 | 6 |
| Richard von Gnechten | Director | 1 | $0 | $326,459 | $19,195 | $345,654 | 5 |
| Chris Start | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $275,300 | $27,230 | $302,530 | 22 |
| Ruthann Witkop | Assistant Sec. | 1 | $0 | $84,799 | $21,093 | $105,892 | 4 |
| Rich Lavinski | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $1.2M · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Harrison | CEO | 1 | $0 | $481,119 | $47,050 | $528,169 | 6 |
| Richard von Gnechten | Director | 1 | $0 | $282,820 | $31,636 | $314,456 | 5 |
| Chris Start | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $234,558 | $42,008 | $276,566 | 22 |
| Ruthann Witkop | Assistant Sec. | 1 | $0 | $72,993 | $34,223 | $107,216 | 4 |
| Rich Lavinski | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $1.0M · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Harrison | CEO | 1 | $0 | $317,827 | $50,889 | $368,716 | 6 |
| Richard von Gnechten | Director | 1 | $0 | $244,865 | $36,502 | $281,367 | 5 |
| Chris Start | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $213,808 | $47,018 | $260,826 | 22 |
| Ruthann Witkop | Assistant Sec. | 1 | $0 | $67,216 | $41,609 | $108,825 | 4 |
| Rich Lavinski | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $945K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Harrison | CEO | 1 | $0 | $331,958 | $44,749 | $376,707 | 6 |
| Richard von Gnechten | Director | 1 | $0 | $207,975 | $30,272 | $238,247 | 5 |
| Chris Start | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $173,256 | $49,643 | $222,899 | 22 |
| Ruthann Witkop | Assistant Sec. | 1 | $0 | $61,918 | $44,989 | $106,907 | 4 |
| Rich Lavinski | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $658K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mulder | President | 1 | $0 | $275,759 | $49,047 | $324,806 | 15 |
| Chris Start | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $185,042 | $51,594 | $236,636 | 22 |
| Ruthann Witkop | Assistant Sec. | 1 | $0 | $54,945 | $41,122 | $96,067 | 4 |
| Rich Lavinski | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
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.
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $593K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $3.1M
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $6,822,755 | $343,005 | $31,696,386 | $31,634,732 | $6,353,224 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $5,375,460 | $601,613 | $18,689,554 | $18,276,938 | $5,051,281 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $3,726,457 | $3,086,673 | $13,520,512 | $13,503,091 | $2,617,116 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $10,692,379 | $0 | $12,871,273 | $12,863,307 | $10,600,000 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,194,342 | $23,414 | $2,172,262 | $2,170,928 | $2,194,342 | $0 | $0 | 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.
- NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC Colorado Spgs, CO · 4 people in common (Chris Start, Richard Von Gnechten, Rich Lavinski)
- CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC Colorado Spgs, CO · 3 people in common (Chris Start, Richard Von Gnechten, Ruthann Witkop) · related organization (Schedule R)
- WATERSTONE SUPPORT FOUNDATION INC Colorado Spgs, CO · 3 people in common (Chris Start, Richard Von Gnechten, Ruthann Witkop) · related organization (Schedule R)
- HEXAGON FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 2 people in common (Chris Start, Ken Harrison)
- WATERSTONE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TRUST 1 Colorado Spgs, CO · 2 people in common (Chris Start, Richard Von Gnechten) · related organization (Schedule R)
- WATERSTONE RESOURCE FOUNDATION 2 Colorado Spgs, CO · 2 people in common (Chris Start, Ken Harrison)
- ATA FOUNDATION INC Colorado Spgs, CO · 2 people in common (Chris Start, Ken Harrison) · related organization (Schedule R)
- WATERSTONE RESOURCE FOUNDATION 6 Colorado Spgs, CO · 2 people in common (Chris Start, Ken Harrison)
- WATERSTONE RESOURCE FOUNDATION 3 Colorado Spgs, CO · 2 people in common (Chris Start, Ken Harrison)
- MORIAH FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- RAPHA FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- CARY BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- WATERSTONE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TRUST 2 Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- ROUGH ACRES FOUNDATION INC Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- MATTHEWS 6 20 FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- JONNA AND JILL FOUNDATION INC Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- OC INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start)
- OVERFLOW INC Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start) · related organization (Schedule R)
- MANDT FAMILY FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start)
- MESSENGER FOUNDATION Colorado Spgs, CO · 1 person in common (Chris Start)
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $23,203,327 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2024 | 5 | $23,173,077 | 2024 | $2,710,342 | show |
| EDEN BRIDGE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2021 | 2 | $30,250 | 2021 | $5,250 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING SOUTHWEST COLORADO | CO | T31 | $4,341,287 | $4,806,313 | Executive Dir. | $128,397 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EAGLE VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CO | T31 | $6,347,134 | $5,689,336 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $140,517 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| COLUMBINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GRAND COUNTY | CO | T31 | $4,014,452 | $2,557,742 | Executive Director | $105,718 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GUNNISON VALLEY | CO | T31 | $3,840,267 | $1,821,844 | EXECUTIVE DI | $109,642 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOUTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CO | T31 | $4,571,171 | $3,065,110 | EXECUTIVE DI | $165,400 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| DURANGO MESA PARK FOUNDATION | CO | T31 | $12,783,921 | $2,219,940 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $99,667 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CA | T31 | $12,604,976 | $5,995,765 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRE | $133,342 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | GA | T31 | $7,570,196 | $4,705,614 | PRESIDENT AND CEO | $429,291 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| EVANSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IL | T31 | $7,573,677 | $5,361,606 | PRESIDENT AND CEO | $192,870 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| CLINTON COUNTY FOUNDATION | OH | T31 | $5,215,849 | $1,879,008 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $116,010 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| KNOX COUNTY FOUNDATION | OH | T31 | $11,658,750 | $6,459,347 | Executive Dir. | $158,470 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| YELLOWSTONE CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MT | T31 | $8,786,012 | $5,061,663 | VPPPHILANTHROPY | $285,986 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| EXCELLERATE FOUNDATION | AR | T31 | $10,773,732 | $7,208,164 | PRESIDENT/CEO | $567,178 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| WHITEWATER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WI | T31 | $11,168,176 | $582,708 | EMPLOYEE | $9,840 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION | OH | T31 | $4,612,532 | $6,250,216 | TRUSTEE | $753,002 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC | WI | T31 | $9,207,261 | $4,199,173 | CEO | $129,121 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| WINONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | MN | T31 | $3,616,365 | $4,787,672 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $108,927 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| EL DORADO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CA | T31 | $6,674,309 | $3,469,459 | Executive Dir. | $115,000 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| RUSH COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IN | T31 | $5,772,413 | $2,302,567 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $111,668 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION INC | WV | T31 | $9,354,960 | $3,952,546 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $125,808 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| FOUNDATION FOR METROWEST INC | MA | T31 | $10,233,861 | $6,601,655 | Executive Director | $253,416 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| ARGENT FOUNDATION | LA | T31 | $8,219,898 | $1,753,183 | BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| COMMUNITY GIVING FOUNDATION | PA | T31 | $10,558,252 | $5,096,324 | PRESIDENT & CEO | $151,962 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE WEST | CA | T31 | $3,633,917 | $1,701,529 | Executive Dir. | $104,793 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
| WICHITA FOUNDATION | KS | T31 | $12,351,835 | $9,158,281 | PRESIDENT & CEO | $291,423 | Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x |
Who funds organizations like this
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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 990 · $343,005 spent · pay $32,295 · grants $92,057 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $92,057 | $92,057 | - | - | 26.8% | |
| Occupancy | $85,066 | $85,066 | - | - | 24.8% | |
| Fees: legal | $51,697 | $51,697 | - | - | 15.1% | |
| Insurance | $30,964 | $30,964 | - | - | 9.0% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $30,000 | $30,000 | - | - | 8.7% | |
| Travel | $21,487 | $21,487 | - | - | 6.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $15,878 | - | $15,878 | - | 4.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $13,448 | $13,448 | - | - | 3.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $2,295 | $2,295 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Office expenses | $113 | - | $113 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $343,005 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $601,613 spent · pay $0 · grants $593,054 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $593,054 | $593,054 | - | - | 98.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $6,656 | - | $6,656 | - | 1.1% | |
| Travel | $1,617 | - | $1,617 | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $286 | - | $286 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $601,613 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $3,086,673 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,086,673 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $3,086,673 | $3,086,673 | - | - | 100.0% | |
| Total | $3,086,673 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $23,414 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $13,700 | - | $13,700 | - | 58.5% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $5,453 | - | $5,453 | - | 23.3% | |
| Insurance | $4,261 | - | $4,261 | - | 18.2% | |
| Total | $23,414 | 100% |
State business registration
- WaterStone Real Estate Foundation, Inc. CO, DNC, Good Standing, formed 2020-10-14
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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