PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Private FoundationIRS data 2022–2024

COLORADO SPRINGS, COEIN 841339670 Website

Annual Giving

$10.0M-45% YoY

Grants

186

Median Grant

$15K

Organizations Funded

239

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Foundation Overview

Mission

PPCF mission is to inspire generosity, serve fundholders, and mobilize resources to effectively and equitably address the Pikes Peak Region critical issues and transformational opportunities, now and for generations to come

Focus Areas

civic and community serviceconservationarts and culturehuman serviceshomelessness servicesfood and nutritionk-12 educationpost-secondary education

Grant Types

general operating supportasset transfer/gift of assets

Funded Initiatives

Over $125 million invested in region since 1928; Pikes Peak Fund for the Arts awarded over half a million dollars; Our Spacious Skies regional priority-setting initiative; Ingenuity Grants for community enhancement projects

How to Apply

LOIs due May 30, 2025; application invitations sent end of June; applications due September 5, 2025; awards made in October, grants distributed beginning of November

Does Not Fund

Individuals, private foundations, internationally-based organizations, for-profit entities; limited to El Paso and Teller Counties Colorado

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024-45%

$10.0M

Grants

186

Median

$15K

States

2023+88%

$18.1M

Grants

190

Median

$15K

States

2022

$9.6M

Grants

166

Median

$13K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$15K

Typical Grant (Median)

$5K

Smallest

$10K

25th Pctile

$30K

75th Pctile

$2.0M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $10K and $30K.

Largest Recent Grants

$2.0M

2024

AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

OH · CC: CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

$891K

2024

GARDEN OF THE GODS FOUNDATION INC

CO · CE: CONSERVATION

$834K

2024

DAFGIVING360

FL · CC: CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

$766K

2024

PIKES PEAK REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION

CO · CC: CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

$450K

2024

WESTERN HERITAGE EVENT CENTER

CO · AC: ARTS & CULTURE

Geographic Focus

$6.2M154 grants

$2.0M1 grants

$834K1 grants

$276K1 grants

$227K7 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$84.6M

$10.6M(12.5%)

2023

$78.1M

$18.3M(23.5%)

2022

$78.9M

$10.7M(13.6%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.