Tynan, Carrie

Colorado native Carrie Tynan thinks she has the best job in the world. As the Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer, she oversees all Foundation operations, both charitable and non-charitable, and implements the trustees’ vision for America. She loves visiting nonprofits and learning how they are improving the lives of the people in their communities as well as finding new, innovative ways to have a larger impact. She says she is consistently impressed by the range of life-changing services nonprofits provide to Coloradans, and inspired by the way policy groups fight to protect our individual freedoms. Carrie jokes, “I’ve never met a nonprofit that I didn’t like; there would probably be no money left if I were in charge of the funding decisions!”

Before joining the Foundation, Carrie spent five years as an English teacher at J.K. Mullen High School. A graduate of the University of Texas, Carrie is involved with numerous nonprofits across the country and in the Denver area. Carrie and her husband are also busy parents keeping up with their two active kids. As a family, they all love anything outdoors, including golfing, skiing, hunting, and attending Colorado sporting events.