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The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation

Colorado Springs, CO · EIN 84-1090456. Reported 416 grants totalling $2,850,760 to 201 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$2,850,760granted, 2021-2024
201organizations funded
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$25.9Massets, latest filing

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 Joseph Henry Edmondson 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
49 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
225 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
24 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
95 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
14 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
7 grants
$100,000 and Up
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Peak EducationColorado Springs, CO$157,050742024
Nature Conservancy of ColoradoBoulder, CO$100,000112024
Springs Recovery ConnectionColorado Springs, CO$100,000112021
Atlas Preparatory SchoolColorado Springs, CO$83,500642024
Food to PowerColorado Springs, CO$80,000532024
Pikes Peak Community FoundationColorado Springs, CO$75,500332023
Catholic Charities of Central ColoradoColorado Springs, CO$69,000542024
Colorado Springs Community Cultural CollectiveColorado Springs, CO$57,750642024
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO$57,500542024
Palmer Land ConservancyColorado Springs, CO$51,000212023
Homeward Pikes PeakColorado Springs, CO$50,000222024
Recidiviz IncNew York, NY$50,000112021
The Trust for Public LandDenver, CO$50,000112023
University of Colorado DenverDenver, CO$50,000112021
Colorado Outward Bound SchoolDenver, CO$42,500332023
Veterans PathColorado Springs, CO$39,500112021
Early Connections Learning CentersColorado Springs, CO$39,000542024
Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land TrustDenver, CO$38,000222024
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Colorado SprColorado Springs, CO$35,500222024
Downtown VenturesColorado Springs, CO$35,000222024
Friends of the Children - Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$35,000222023
Kids on BikesColorado Springs, CO$32,500332024
Global Livingston InstituteDenver, CO$31,710442024
Home Front Military NetworkColorado Springs, CO$31,500222024
Fostering HopeColorado Springs, CO$31,000332023
Trails and Open Space CoalitionColorado Springs, CO$31,000332024
El Paso County Bar FoundationColorado Springs, CO$30,000332024
The Colorado Springs ConservatoryColorado Springs, CO$30,000222023
Care & ShareColorado Springs, CO$25,500442024
Court Care of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO$25,500332024
Give CampaignColorado Springs, CO$25,500642024
Tri-Lakes CaresMonument, CO$25,500322024
Girls on the Run of the RockiesGreenwood Village, CO$25,000222023
Legacy InstituteColorado Springs, CO$25,000112024
The Children's Hospital Colorado FoundationDenver, CO$25,000112021
Rocky Mountain PBSColorado Springs, CO$23,550332024
Colorado Springs Sports CorporationColorado Springs, CO$22,000542024
Joint Initiatives for Youth and FamiliesColorado Springs, CO$22,000112021
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO$21,650742024
CASA of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO$21,000212023
Trust for Public Land of ColoradoDenver, CO$21,000112021
Converge Lecture SeriesColorado Springs, CO$20,500222022
Cheyenne Village IncColorado Springs, CO$20,000222024
Children's Literacy CenterColorado Springs, CO$20,000222024
El Paso County Parks DepartmentColorado Springs, CO$20,000112023
Ithaka Land TrustColorado Springs, CO$20,000112021
Mission Medical ClinicColorado Springs, CO$20,000112024
University of Colorado Foundation Aging CenterColorado Springs, CO$20,000112023
Family Life ServicesColorado Springs, CO$19,000332024
The Justice CenterColorado Springs, CO$19,000222023
Colorado Springs PhilharmonicColorado Springs, CO$18,500222024
Salvation ArmyColorado Springs, CO$18,000442024
Serenity Recovery ConnectionColorado Springs, CO$17,000322023
Silver Key Senior ServicesColorado Springs, CO$17,000742024
The Pet Cross IncSedalia, CO$17,000322024
Teach for America IncLos Angeles, CA$16,500322024
Innovations in Aging CollaborativeColorado Springs, CO$16,000222023
Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative CareColorado Springs, CO$16,000112024
Project DiakoniaColorado Springs, CO$15,500112023
Rocky Mountain Women's Film InstituteColorado Springs, CO$15,500222022
Concrete CouchManitou Springs, CO$15,000112024
Forge EvolutionColorado Springs, CO$15,000112023
Mile High Youth CorpsDenver, CO$15,000112023
Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation AllianceColorado Springs, CO$15,000222024
Sprinkle Art Dba Imagination CelebrationColorado Springs, CO$15,000112023
Big Brothers Big SistersColorado Springs, CO$14,500222022
Assistance League of Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$14,000222024
Community Partnership for Child DevelopmentColorado Springs, CO$14,000442024
Empty Stocking FundColorado Springs, CO$14,000442024
Mindfulness and Positivity ProjectColorado Springs, CO$14,000112024
Rocky Mountain Women's FilmColorado Springs, CO$14,000222024
TessaColorado Springs, CO$14,000542024
Westside CaresColorado Springs, CO$14,000442024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of ColoradoColorado Springs, CO$13,000322024
Colorado Springs Pioneers MuseumColorado Springs, CO$12,750222023
Youth Documentary AcademyColorado Springs, CO$12,500222024
Depression & Bipolar Support AllianceColorado Springs, CO$12,000112022
Stable StridesElbert, CO$12,000112022
Catamount InstituteColorado Springs, CO$11,000222024
Colorado HumanitiesGreenwood Village, CO$11,000222024
Family PromiseColorado Springs, CO$11,000222024
Greccio HousingColorado Springs, CO$11,000112022
Rocky Mountain Field InstituteColorado Springs, CO$11,000112021
Special Kidsspecial FamiliesColorado Springs, CO$11,000112024
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsDenver, CO$10,500212023
CosiloveyouColorado Springs, CO$10,000112022
Careers in Construction ColoradoColorado Springs, CO$10,000112024
Chamber Orchestra of the SpringsColorado Springs, CO$10,000332023
Colorado Springs Youth Sports IncColorado Springs, CO$10,000112023
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO$10,000112022
Franciscan Community CounselingColorado Springs, CO$10,000112021
Partners in HousingColorado Springs, CO$10,000112021
Teach for America IncDenver, CO$10,000112022
The PhoenixDenver, CO$10,000112024
KcmeColorado Springs, CO$9,000442024
Mile High 360Denver, CO$9,000442024
University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$8,750432023
KrccColorado Springs, CO$8,000442024
Redline Contemporary Art CenterDenver, CO$7,000222023
Rock Ledge Ranch Living History AssociationColorado Springs, CO$7,000212024
UpadownaColorado Springs, CO$7,000112024
The New Horizons Foundation IncColorado Springs, CO$6,500442024
Springs Rescue MissionColorado Springs, CO$6,000542024
Western Museum of Mining & IndustryColorado Springs, CO$6,000222024
Old Colorado City PartnershipColorado Springs, CO$5,500222023
The PlaceColorado Springs, CO$5,500542024
Bob Telmosse FoundationColorado Springs, CO$5,000442024
Centro De La FamiliaColorado Springs, CO$5,000442024
Norris Penrose Legacy FoundationColorado Springs, CO$5,000112023
Pikes Peak HospiceColorado Springs, CO$5,000112022
Pikes Peak Permaculture Dba Flying Pig Farm LManitou Springs, CO$5,000112023
Pikes Peak State College FoundationColorado Springs, CO$5,000442024
Pikes Peak Or Bust Rodeo FoundationColorado Springs, CO$5,000112022
Richards Rubbish RoundupColorado Springs, CO$5,000112024
United States Olympic and Paralympic MuseumColorado Springs, CO$5,000112021
Colorado Native Plant SocietyDenver, CO$4,500442024
Adaptive Sports CenterCrested Butte, CO$4,000322024
African American Youth Leadership ConferenceColorado Springs, CO$4,000442024
Colorado Health NetworkColorado Springs, CO$4,000442024
One Nation Walking TogetherColorado Springs, CO$4,000332024
Prison Fellowship MinistriesLandsdowne, VA$4,000442024
A Woman's WorkLongmont, CO$3,500442024
Canine Partners of the Rockies IncNorthglenn, CO$3,500322024
Cheyenne Mountain ZooColorado Springs, CO$3,500222022
Exponent PhilanthropyWashington, DC$3,500222022
Friends of Monument Valley ParkColorado Springs, CO$3,500442024
Institute for Ethnomedicine IncJackson, WY$3,500222023
Pikes Peak Library District FoundationColorado Springs, CO$3,250332023
Colorado Public RadioCentennial, CO$3,000112022
Crossfire MinistriesColorado Springs, CO$3,000332024
Inside Out Youth ServicesColorado Springs, CO$3,000222022
St Marys CathedralCheyenne, WY$3,000312024
Harmony Acres Equestrian CenterFruita, CO$2,500112024
Old Colorado City AssociatesColorado Springs, CO$2,500112024
Capital Sisters International IncGolden, CO$2,000222022
Covered ColoradoAurora, CO$2,000112023
Elbert County SheriffKiowa, CO$2,000112023
Friday Food Bag FoundationCheyenne, WY$2,000212024
Hillside ConnectionColorado Springs, CO$2,000222024
Let Them Live Action CorporationOrmond Beach, FL$2,000112023
Manitou Springs Community FoundationManitou Springs, CO$2,000112021
Midamerica Boston Terrier RescueElkhorn, NE$2,000222024
Morgan Adams FoundationDenver, CO$2,000222024
National Museum of World War II Aviation IncColorado Springs, CO$2,000112022
Roundup FellowshipColorado Springs, CO$2,000112023
Ukraine Power IncColorado Springs, CO$2,000112024
Colorado College Summer Music FestivalColorado Springs, CO$1,500222023
Grace and St Stephen's Episcopal ChurchColorado Springs, CO$1,500332023
Performing Arts AcademyHighlands Ranch, CO$1,500222024
Safe Harbor Lab RescueGolden, CO$1,500332024
Chinook FundDenver, CO$1,200112024
Pikes Peak WritersColorado Springs, CO$1,100112024
BlackpackersColorado Springs, CO$1,000112021
Cos ReadsColorado Springs, CO$1,000112024
Colorado Springs Children's ChoraleColorado Springs, CO$1,000112023
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado CollColorado Springs, CO$1,000112021
Colorado Women FlyfishersDenver, CO$1,000222024
Curtis Legacy FoundationBuena Vista, CO$1,000112023
El Paso Fountain Valley Senior Citizens ProgramFountain, CO$1,000112024
Elbert County Coalition for OutreachKiowa, CO$1,000112023
Elbert County Sheriff's OfficeKiowa, CO$1,000112022
Fort Lewis College FoundationDurango, CO$1,000112023
Hanover Community Park and Projects IncFountain, CO$1,000112021
Junior Achievement of Southern ColoradoColorado Springs, CO$1,000222023
Keep Colorado Springs BeautifulColorado Springs, CO$1,000112022
KidpowerColorado Springs, CO$1,000112021
Latina Equity FoundationColorado Springs, CO$1,000112022
Leadership Pikes PeakColorado Springs, CO$1,000112021
Mt Carmel Veteran's Service CenterColorado Springs, CO$1,000112024
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice IncNewark, NJ$1,000112024
One Nation Walking TogeatherColorado Springs, CO$1,000112021
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue IncMiles, TX$1,000112024
Project Angel HeartDenver, CO$1,000112021
St Joseph's Children's HomeTorrington, WY$1,000112024
Status Code 4 IncColorado Springs, CO$1,000112021
The Christmas Tree ProjectColorado Springs, CO$1,000112024
The Couse FoundationTaos, NM$1,000112023
The Kindness Ranch Animal SanctuaryHartville, WY$1,000112024
The Women's Foundation of Colorado IncDenver, CO$1,000112024
Turner Station History CenterDundalk, MD$1,000112023
Voices of Grief Support and Education CenterColorado Springs, CO$1,000112024
Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO$500112022
Children's Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak RegiColorado Springs, CO$500112023
Colorado Legal ServicesDenver, CO$500112022
Colorado Springs Parks Recreation & Cultural ServColorado Springs, CO$500112022
Colorado Springs Youth SymphonyColorado Springs, CO$500112022
Court Appointed Special AdvocatesColorado Springs, CO$500112022
Dance Alliance of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO$500112021
Dream CentersColorado Springs, CO$500112023
Hand Camp ColoradoDenver, CO$500112024
Highroots Wellness & ConsultingColorado Springs, CO$500112024
Minds MatterDenver, CO$500112023
OutpawsPeyton, CO$500112024
Palmer Lake Arts CouncilMonument, CO$500112023
Pikes Peak Business & Education AllianceColorado Springs, CO$500112022
Solid Rock Community Development CorporationColorado Springs, CO$500112023
Southwest Colorado Education CollaborativeDurango, CO$500112023
Staging HerColorado Springs, CO$500112024
Supporting Courts By Creating Opportunities for ReColorado Springs, CO$500112022
TheatreworksColorado Springs, CO$500112023
We FortifyColorado Springs, CO$500112023

95 of 201 (47%) 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 56%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 289 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
58 grants
Arts & Culture
43 grants
Education
38 grants
Youth Development
19 grants
Recreation & Sports
18 grants
Animal Welfare
18 grants
Environment
15 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
15 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202187$838,000$3,000
202287$569,000$2,000
2023117$629,000$1,000
2024125$814,760$1,200

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation has 4 of them, worth $80,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Childrens Hospital Medical CollabrativeColorado Springs, CO$25,000
Pikes Peak Community FoundationColorado Springs, CO$25,000
Impact Charitable Equity Building Account PilotDenver, CO$20,000
Cos Iloveyou School Connect ProgramColorado Springs, CO$10,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% 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.

Colorado
$2.8M
New York
$50K
California
$16K
Wyoming
$10K
Virginia
$4K
District of Columbia
$4K
Florida
$2K
Nebraska
$2K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund73 shared recipientsEl Pomar Foundation67 shared recipientsPikes Peak Community Foundation62 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc58 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc55 shared recipientsColorado Gives Foundation55 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Colorado.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Joseph Henry Edmondson 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: 315 East Pikes Peak Ave 120, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903. 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.

EIN 84-1090456 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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