Rutherford Foundation

Springfield, CO
Tax-exempt since June 1978
EIN: 84-0751642

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$48.9k (2024)

Expenses

$72.6k (2024)

Total Assets

$572k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$48,917

Expenses

$72,623

Net Income

-$23,706

Net Assets

$572,342

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,248	49.6%
Sales of Assets	$17,859	36.5%
Other Income	$6,810	13.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$53,471	73.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$16,942	23.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$572,342
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$572,342

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$16,942	$0
Suzette Hall (Trustee)	$0	$0
John Lefferdink (Trustee)	$0	$0

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Filed on Aug. 26, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$43,691

Expenses

$69,616

Net Income

-$25,925

Net Assets

$596,048

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,852	56.9%
Sales of Assets	$18,839	43.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$47,032	67.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$15,260	21.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$596,048
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$596,048

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$15,260	$0
Suzette Hall (Trustee)	$0	$0
John Lefferdink (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 30, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$34,456

Expenses

$64,703

Net Income

-$30,247

Net Assets

$621,973

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,873	72.2%
Sales of Assets	$7,199	20.9%
Other Income	$2,384	6.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$49,699	76.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$14,398	22.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$621,973
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$621,973

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$14,398	$0
Jan Hall (Trustee)	$0	$0
John Lefferdink (Trustee)	$0	$0

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Filed on July 6, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$42,043

Expenses

$59,978

Net Income

-$17,935

Net Assets

$652,220

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,440	3.4%
Dividends	$24,768	58.9%
Sales of Assets	$15,835	37.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$44,017	73.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,233	20.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$652,220
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$652,220

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$12,233	$0
Jan Hall (Trustee)	$0	$0
John Lefferdink (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 3, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$959

Expenses

$46,064

Net Income

-$45,105

Net Assets

$670,154

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3,295	> 100%
Dividends	$20,106	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$34,598	75.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$11,797	25.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$670,155
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$670,154

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$11,797	$0
Jan Hall (Trustee)	$0	$0
John Lefferdink (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$41,480

Expenses

$44,797

Net Income

-$3,317

Net Assets

$749,005

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$41,480	100%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$30,250	67.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$11,288	25.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$749,006
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$749,005

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$10,502	$0
Jan Hall (Trustee)	$786	$0

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Filed on Oct. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$38,989

Expenses

$45,992

Net Income

-$7,003

Net Assets

$752,323

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$5,126	13.1%
Dividends	$11,122	28.5%
Sales of Assets	$22,741	58.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$32,550	70.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$9,292	20.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$752,323
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$752,323

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$9,292	$0
Jan Hall (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 7, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$40,461

Expenses

$15,201

Net Income

$25,260

Net Assets

$759,326

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2,268	5.6%
Dividends	$22,340	55.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$15,853	39.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$12,068	79.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$759,326
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$759,326

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Carol Brown (Trustee)	$10,475	$0
Shannon Gerber (Trustee)	$1,593	$0
Jan Hall (Trustee)	$0	$0

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Filed on Oct. 31, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$30,826

Expenses

$35,156

Net Income

-$4,330

Net Assets

$734,066

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,880	6.1%
Dividends	$20,801	67.5%
Sales of Assets	$616	2.0%
Other Income	$7,529	24.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$19,600	55.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,651	36.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$734,066
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$734,066

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Carol J Brown (Trustee)	$12,651	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 2, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

-$29,790

Expenses

$39,095

Net Income

-$68,885

Net Assets

$738,396

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,940
Dividends	$15,635
Sales of Assets	-$47,365
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$25,750	65.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,937	33.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$738,396
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$738,396

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Carol J Brown (Trustee)	$12,937	$0

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Filed on June 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$23,888

Expenses

$33,682

Net Income

-$9,794

Net Assets

$807,281

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2,585	10.8%
Dividends	$3,692	15.5%
Sales of Assets	$17,611	73.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$20,000	59.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$13,344	39.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$807,281
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$807,281

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Carol J Brown (Trustee)	$13,344	$0

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Filed on July 29, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$24,515

Expenses

$36,982

Net Income

-$12,467

Net Assets

$817,075

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2,954	12.0%
Dividends	$19,331	78.9%
Sales of Assets	$2,230	9.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$22,400	60.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,311	33.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$817,075
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$817,075

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Carol J Brown (Trustee)	$12,311	$0

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Filed on July 25, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$35,750

Expenses

$40,878

Net Income

-$5,128

Net Assets

$829,541

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$9,046	25.3%
Dividends	$11,268	31.5%
Sales of Assets	$15,436	43.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$25,450	62.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$13,211	32.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$829,542
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$829,541

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$23,109

Expenses

$43,792

Net Income

-$20,683

Net Assets

$834,670

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$9,482	41.0%
Dividends	$12,827	55.5%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$800	3.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$28,250	64.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$13,476	30.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$835,177
Total Liabilities	$507
Net Assets	$834,670

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Rutherford Foundation

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Type of Nonprofit

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Revenue $48.9k (2024)

Expenses $72.6k (2024)

Total Assets $572k (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Revenue

$48.9k (2024)

Expenses

$72.6k (2024)

Total Assets

$572k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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