The Norwood Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO · EIN 01-0705471. Reported 165 grants totalling $12.5M to 100 recipients 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 Norwood 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $33,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $2,800,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapha Foundation Fund | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,126,759 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pikes Peak Community Foundations | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,566,337 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak Hospice | Colorado Springs, CO | $350,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Qed Foundation | Amherst, NH | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advance Colorado | Englewood, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Outreach Foundation | Franklin, TN | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Care & Share | Colorado Springs, CO | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation | Richmond, VA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Renew | Byron Center, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cheyenne Village | Colorado Springs, CO | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baptists on Mission | Concord, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Health System Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Carmel Veterans Center | Colorado Springs, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silver Key Senior Services | Colorado Springs, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discover Goodwill Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $98,162 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dream Centers of Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $92,615 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA | Colorado Springs, CO | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Summit Ministries | Manitou Springs, CO | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Empty Stocking Fund | Colorado Springs, CO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Navigators | Colorado Springs, CO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $53,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stablestrides | Elbert, CO | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Table | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cs Community Cultural Collective | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross Fire Ministries | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fostering Hope Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peak Vista Community Health Center | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penrose St Francis Health Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation | St Helena, CA | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Touch of Love International | Colorado Springs, CO | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Police Foundation of Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Engage the Rockies | Colorado Springs, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gazette Charities Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gazette Charities Foundation - El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund | Colorado Springs, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Qed Foundaiton | Amherst, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Springs Chorale | Colorado Springs, CO | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Judi's House | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judi's House - Jag Institute | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uli Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Fortify | Colorado Springs, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Side Cares | Colorado Springs, CO | $16,648 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado Gamma | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Gamma Chapter | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Philharmonic | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council of Neighbors & Organizations | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eco a Covenant Order of Evangelical Pres | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fountain Valley School | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home Front Cares | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Norris Penrose Legacy Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak International Hill Climb | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pikes Peak Outdoors Rec Alliance | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Land Institute | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gold Buckle Ministries | Peyton, CO | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pikes Peak Or Bust Rodeo Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,875 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Daughter's Journey | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kadet Krew | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springs Rescue Mission | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,945 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Downtown Partnership - Adaman Alley | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Early Childhood Business Council | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Messenger International | Palmer Lake, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pikes Peak Region Peace Officer's Memorial Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Angel Heart | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richards Rubbish Roundup | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ride for the Brand | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torch of Freedom Foundation | Comfort, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Manitou-Carnegie Library | Manitou Springs, CO | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Children's Chorale | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christianity Today | Carol Stream, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Colorado | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ktlf Radio Network | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Horizons Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak Library District Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak United Way | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Leadership Institute | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak Ranch Riders Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary Champions Foundation Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charitable From Pass-Through Entity | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,582 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill of Colorado | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of the Ppr | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pikes Peak Soap Box Derby | Monument, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pueblo Central High School Marching Band | Pueblo, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Denver Southeast Foundation | Littleton, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Patrick's Day Parade and Events | Colorado Springs, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Patricks Day Parade | Colorado Springs, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
39 of 100 (39%) 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 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $1,375,995 | $11,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $2,539,627 | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 49 | $2,491,879 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $6,112,922 | $10,000 |
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
82% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Norwood Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 111 South Tejon Suite 222, 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.
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