Open Boulder
organization · 501(c)(4); separate Open Boulder Foundation is 501(c)(3) · founded 2014
Who they are
Open Boulder describes itself as a nonpartisan local-policy organization. It has a 501(c)(4) and a separate education-focused 501(c)(3) foundation; its 2026 council slate has five names and a separately registered UCC.
In their words: Open Boulder advocates for pragmatic policies that are focused on local issues and improve the lives of Boulder residents.
source
- Open Boulder 2026 UCC is the registered candidate committee of this group. source
- Open Boulder independent-expenditure-only filer is the independent-expenditure filer registered under the name of this group. source
Leadership on file
- Jan Burton — Chair source
- Andrea Meneghel — Secretary source
- Leslie Durgin — Board member source
- Sam Weaver — Board member source
Money
Solicits donations to its 501(c)(4) and separate 501(c)(3) foundation; its 2026 UCC disclosed $200 from Jan Burton and Terri Brncic as of Sept. 22. Its separately reported IEO listed $2,000 in advertising but no contributors in that report. source
How they decide
The board evaluated candidates with questionnaires, a joint forum, and personal interviews. source
2026 positions
What the labels on each endorsement mean
- Endorser's own statement
- The organization or person announced it themselves (their site, their press release, or a news story reprinting that release).
- “X campaign lists Y”
- Only the candidate's (or ballot campaign's) own website says so. We didn't find the endorser saying it. It may be true, but it is the campaign's claim.
- City filing
- A committee's registration with the city clerk names the candidate or measure it supports.
- News listing
- A news outlet lists the endorsement, but we did not find the endorser's own statement.
Titles (e.g. “U.S. Representative”) are as printed on the cited page and describe the person, not an endorsement by their office. A blank title means the source did not give one.
Candidates
- Endorses: Jill Grano (council)Endorser's own statement. Open Boulder Endorses Five Candidates for Boulder City Council · 2026-09-14
- Endorses: Ryan Jamieson (council)Endorser's own statement. Open Boulder Endorses Five Candidates for Boulder City Council · 2026-09-14
- Endorses: Tara Winer (council)Endorser's own statement. Open Boulder Endorses Five Candidates for Boulder City Council · 2026-09-14
- Endorses: Tina Marquis (council)Endorser's own statement. Open Boulder Endorses Five Candidates for Boulder City Council · 2026-09-14
- Endorses: Benita Duran (council)Endorser's own statement. Open Boulder Endorses Five Candidates for Boulder City Council · 2026-09-14
These are positions this group, or a campaign where labelled, has published. A race with nothing listed doesn't mean the group is against anyone.
Earlier endorsements
Profile sources
- https://openboulder.org/
- https://openboulder.org/c4-board-members/
- https://openboulder.org/vote-news-opinions/
- https://openboulder.org/historic-voting-information/
- https://openboulder.org/join/
- https://webapps.bouldercolorado.gov/election/report.php?report=CandE&statementID=3873
- https://webapps.bouldercolorado.gov/election/report.php?report=CandE&statementID=3861
Profile compiled 2026-09-24.