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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: April 2025 Expires: April 2026

Weld Legacy Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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815 8th Avenue
Greeley, CO, 80631

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Weld Legacy Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To promote excellence in health and education in Weld County."

Year, State Incorporated:
1975, CO

Since 1975, the North Colorado Medical Center Foundation has partnered with North Colorado Medical Center to provide more than $55 million in programmatic support for hospital expansion and renovation projects, the purchase of specialized medical equipment and technological upgrades to benefit patient care, patient support funds and provide scholarships for aspiring healthcare professionals as well as educational opportunities for NCMC staff.

Through fundraising vehicles of annual giving, planned giving, major gifts and special events the NCMC Foundation raises nearly $1 million per year and annually grants/awards nearly $1 million a year to North Colorado Medical Center Departments, community health initiatives and scholarship recipients pursing careers in health care. 

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Weld Legacy Foundation's program expenses were:

Grants and Scholarships $2,123,338
Total Program Expenses $2,123,338

Chief Executive
Jeff Carlson, CEO

Chair of the Board
Tom Grant Esquire, Attorney

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Grant & Hoffman Law

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
22

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 2.60%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Weld Legacy Foundation's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions and Grants $10,170,961
Net Investment Return $996,024
Program Service Revenue $50,640
Other $-12,867
Total Income $11,204,758

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $11,204,758
Total expenses: $2,754,843
  Program expenses $2,123,338
  Fundraising expenses $264,196
  Administrative expenses $367,309
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $8,449,915
Beginning Net Assets $21,998,622
Other Changes In Net Assets $2,289,882
Ending Net Assets $32,738,419
Total Liabilities $828,884
Total Assets $33,567,303

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