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MERLE CHAMBERS FUND

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $2K · expenses $78K · assets $0

EIN
84-0929410
Address
1685 S COLORADO BLVD UNIT S 517, DENVER, CO 80222
Website
CHAMBERSFUND.ORG
NTEE code
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Subsection
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Ruling year
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 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
Katharine Arnold SECRETARY2018-2025 $0$32,566 1
Letty Bass (former) Secretary/Executive Dir. thru 6.30.192018 $148,516$148,516 1
Unpaid officers and directors · 5 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Merle C Chambers CHAIR/PRESID2018-2025 3
Joel Ours TREASURER2024-2025 2
Sally Leibbrandt (former) TREASURER2018-2024 2
Donald Hopkins (former) DIRECTOR2018-2024 1
Marla Williams (former) DIRECTOR2018-2024 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MERLE C CHAMBERS CHAIR/PRESID1 $0-$0 $03
JOEL OURS TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
KATHARINE ARNOLD SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MERLE C CHAMBERS CHAIR/PRESID12 $0-$0 $03
SALLY LEIBBRANDT TREASURER3 $0-$0 $02
KATHARINE ARNOLD SECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
DONALD HOPKINS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARLA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOEL OURS TREASURER EF3 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MERLE C CHAMBERS CHAIR/PRESID12 $0-$0 $03
SALLY LEIBBRANDT TREASURER3 $0-$0 $02
KATHARINE ARNOLD SECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
DONALD HOPKINS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARLA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MERLE C CHAMBERS CHAIR/PRESID12 $0-$0 $03
SALLY LEIBBRANDT TREASURER3 $0-$0 $02
KATHARINE ARNOLD SECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
DONALD HOPKINS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARLA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Merle C Chambers Chair/President12 $0-$0 $03
Sally Leibbrandt Treasurer3 $0-$0 $02
Katharine Arnold Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Donald Hopkins Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marla Williams Director0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Merle C Chambers Chair/President12 $0-$0 $03
Sally Leibbrandt Treasurer3 $0-$0 $02
Katharine Arnold Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Donald Hopkins Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marla Williams Director0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $181K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Letty Bass Secretary/Executive Dir. thru 6.30.1940 $135,178-$13,338 $148,5161
Katharine Arnold Secretary from 7.1.20193 $30,886-$1,680 $32,5661
Merle C Chambers Chair/President12 $0-$0 $03
Sally Leibbrandt Treasurer3 $0-$0 $02
Donald Hopkins Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marla Williams Director0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2021 · 1 contractor · $50K
NameLocationServicePaid
Monticello & AssociatesDenver, COInvestment advisor$50,000
2020 · 1 contractor · $50K
NameLocationServicePaid
Monticello & AssociatesDenver, COInvestment advisor$50,000
2018 · 1 contractor · $50K
NameLocationServicePaid
Monticello & AssociatesDenver, COInvestment advisor$50,000

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.

2025 · 1 grant to organizations · $70K
2024 · 193 grants to organizations · $50.1M
2023 · 117 grants to organizations · $10.3M
2022 · 175 grants to organizations · $10.0M
2021 · 97 grants to organizations · $5.3M
2020 · 90 grants to organizations · $3.4M
2018 · 41 grants to organizations · $1.2M

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

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

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
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,802$77,595 $0$0 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,141,351$50,611,691 $75,793$75,793 -- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,880,657$11,741,644 $49,546,133$49,546,133 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,094,776$11,150,536 $59,407,120$59,407,120 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,349,081$7,433,172 $66,462,880$66,462,880 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,645,845$4,374,447 $66,546,971$66,546,971 $0- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,009,447$2,431,521 $66,683,240$66,683,240 -- $166,064--

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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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $77,595 spent · pay $0 · grants $70,395 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $70,395 90.7%
Fees: other professional $7,200 9.3%
Total$77,595100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $50,611,691 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,170,725 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $50,170,725 99.1%
Depreciation and depletion $644,617 1.3%
Fees: legal $46,972 0.1%
Taxes $19,102 0.0%
Fees: other professional $7,534 0.0%
Other expenses -$277,259 -0.5%
Total$50,611,691100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $11,741,644 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,332,960 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,332,960 88.0%
Depreciation and depletion $861,719 7.3%
Other expenses $469,167 4.0%
Fees: other professional $36,196 0.3%
Taxes $22,388 0.2%
Fees: legal $19,214 0.2%
Total$11,741,644100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $11,150,536 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,952,468 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $9,952,468 89.3%
Depreciation and depletion $861,719 7.7%
Fees: other professional $147,735 1.3%
Other expenses $96,571 0.9%
Taxes $81,170 0.7%
Fees: legal $10,873 0.1%
Total$11,150,536100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $7,433,172 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,317,460 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,317,460 71.5%
Other expenses $1,030,549 13.9%
Depreciation and depletion $861,719 11.6%
Taxes $98,865 1.3%
Fees: other professional $91,038 1.2%
Fees: accounting $23,700 0.3%
Fees: legal $9,841 0.1%
Total$7,433,172100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $4,374,447 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,365,730 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,365,730 76.9%
Depreciation and depletion $861,719 19.7%
Fees: other professional $53,964 1.2%
Taxes $53,405 1.2%
Fees: accounting $27,500 0.6%
Other expenses $9,834 0.2%
Fees: legal $2,295 0.1%
Total$4,374,447100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $2,431,521 spent · pay $193,606 · grants $1,222,231 · events $2,284
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,222,231 50.3%
Depreciation and depletion $861,719 35.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $166,064 6.8%
Fees: other professional $58,802 2.4%
Taxes $48,759 2.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $27,542 1.1%
Fees: accounting $22,746 0.9%
Other expenses $17,081 0.7%
Fees: legal $4,103 0.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,284 0.1%
Printing and publications $190 0.0%
Total$2,431,521100%

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