The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1284023

RJ Friend Inc

A private foundation in Broomfield, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $96,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Elaine Ennis
4680 Wilson Dr
Broomfield, CO 80023
(303) 246-7947
Form and materials
Request in writing
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Education grants, charitable organizations, and memorials

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $96,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,825,669
  • Tax year 2024

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,819,359
  • Tax year 2023

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,804,049
  • Tax year 2022

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,784,791
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,818,431
  • Tax year 2020

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $621,881
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $604,731
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,264

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Regis UniversityDenver, CO

    Scholarship fund

    $61,000
  2. Adams State UniversityAlamosa, CO

    Scholarship fund

    $30,000
  3. Individual

    Program support

    $5,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $61,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $91,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joan FriendSecretary Hours 1Pay $595
  • Nancy HoffmanDirector Hours 0.77Pay $595
  • Jim SchoendallerVice President Hours 2Pay $595
  • Elaine EnnisPres/Treas Hours 5Pay $595

The return

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