The Hester E & Edwin W Giddings Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO · EIN 84-1266717. Reported 111 grants totalling $455,200 to 65 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Hester E & Edwin W Giddings Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $18,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcallister House Museum | Colorado Springs, CO | $63,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | Colorado Springs, CO | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Place | Colorado Springs, CO | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Early Connections | Colorado Springs, CO | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Kids Special Family | Colorado Springs, CO | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care & Share | Colorado Springs, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westside Cares | Colorado Springs, CO | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Angel Heart | Colorado Springs, CO | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Life Services Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Penrose St Francis Health Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mt Carmel Veterns Service Center | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Justice Center | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chamber Orchestra of the Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fountain Valley School | Colorado Springs, CO | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kid Power | Colorado Springs, CO | $9,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA | Colorado Springs, CO | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peak Education | Colorado Springs, CO | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Assistance League | Colorado Springs, CO | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cheyenne Village | Colorado Springs, CO | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tri Lakes Cares | Monument, CO | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Care and Share | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Atlas Prep School | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dream Centers | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| African-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlas Preparatory School Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Partnership for Childhood Development | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centro De La Familia | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Farm to Table | Salida, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mt Carmel Veterans Service Center | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Diakonia | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Passage | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Memorial Health System Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Court Care | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gods Pantry | Colorado Springs, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ray Hope Cancer Foundation | Denver, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tessa | Colorado Springs, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Literacy Center Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective at the City Auditorium | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cosiloveyou | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cottonwood Center for the Arts | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Springs Conservancy | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partnership Family Resource Center | Woodland Park, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partnership for Children Development | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springs Rescue Mission | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dream Center | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parents Challenge | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parnters in Hope and Housing | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teller SR Coalition | Woodland Park, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Resource Exchange | Pueblo, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heartspace Counseling for Kids | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillside Connection | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Family Services | Lakewood, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dance Alliance of the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Theatre of the Rockies | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ormao Dance | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teller Senior Coalition | Woodland Park, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Age Wise Colorado | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Conservatory | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manitou Art Theatre | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
27 of 65 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Care & Share
CHILDRENS NUTRITION INIATIVE - Early Connections
SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND CHILDCARE PROGRAMS - Mt Carmel Veterns Service Center
Mental/physical health services - Westside Cares
household stabilization program - Centro De La Familia
Support children education program - Special Kids Special Family
SUPPORT RESPITE AND SPECIALIZED CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 58 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $110,000 | $3,750 |
| 2022 | 28 | $95,000 | $2,750 |
| 2023 | 29 | $118,600 | $3,600 |
| 2024 | 30 | $131,600 | $4,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Colorado. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Hester E & Edwin W Giddings Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1578 Gold Hill Mesa Dr, Colorado Springs, CO, 80905. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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