Pikes Peak United Way
Colorado Springs, CO · EIN 84-0511799. Reported 203 grants totalling $5,852,837 to 90 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Pikes Peak United Way, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 90 distinct organizations, with 13% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 70% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $16,100. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,092 and the largest $256,002. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities of Central Colorado Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $771,442 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Springs Child Nursery Centers Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $755,511 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Partnership for Child Development | Colorado Spgs, CO | $442,657 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mt Carmel Veterans Service Center | Colorado Spgs, CO | $235,794 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Partners in Housing Inc a Colorado Non-Profit Corporation | Colorado Spgs, CO | $153,404 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Springs Utilities Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $129,182 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fostering Hope Foundation | Colorado Spgs, CO | $126,412 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| CASA of the Pikes Peak Region Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $123,282 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Care and Share Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $121,179 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Service of Colorado | Denver, CO | $115,168 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Silver Key Senior Services | Colorado Spgs, CO | $111,689 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Place | Colorado Spgs, CO | $111,111 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| T E S S a | Colorado Spgs, CO | $107,652 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Spgs, CO | $107,281 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado | Colo Spgs, CO | $93,705 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of Colorado Springs | Colorado Spgs, CO | $92,218 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Crossfire Ministries Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $91,826 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | $89,201 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $82,332 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Court Care for the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Springs, CO | $79,664 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Imagination Library of Colorado | Denver, CO | $78,558 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Spgs, CO | $78,385 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tri Lakes Cares | Monument, CO | $78,080 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Peak Education | Colorado Spgs, CO | $78,046 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community of Caring Foundation | Cripple Creek, CO | $77,772 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Springs Sports Corporation | Colorado Spgs, CO | $77,040 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resource Exchange Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $65,477 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greccio Housing Unlimited Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $60,084 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Special Tr | Columbia, MO | $59,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado International Events | Colorado Springs, CO | $55,352 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Homeward Pikes Peak | Colorado Spgs, CO | $51,326 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Forge Evolution | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,116 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mile High United Way Inc | Denver, CO | $45,757 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $45,751 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region Inc | Colo Springs, CO | $45,412 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| B Cos We Care for Our Community | Colorado Spgs, CO | $44,699 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mt Carmel Wellness & Community Center | Colorado Spgs, CO | $40,466 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trinity Baptist Church | Colorado Spgs, CO | $40,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ascending to Health Respite Care Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillside Connection | Colorado Spgs, CO | $39,855 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Diocese of Colorado Springs | Colorado Spgs, CO | $34,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Southern Colorado Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $33,326 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Spgs, CO | $31,582 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Springs Rescue Mission | Colorado Spgs, CO | $31,550 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Woodmen Valley Chapel | Colorado Spgs, CO | $31,194 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Comcor Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope and Home | Colorado Springs, CO | $28,268 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Larimer County Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $26,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Pueblo County Colorado Inc | Pueblo, CO | $26,314 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church | Colorado Spgs, CO | $26,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dream Centers of Colorado Springs | Colorado Spgs, CO | $21,164 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Serenity Recovery Connection | Greenwood Vlg, CO | $20,220 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regis University | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shield 616 Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $19,642 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado Springs 6 Foursquare Church | Colorado Spgs, CO | $18,590 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Springs Conservatory Foundation | Colorado Spgs, CO | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc | Memphis, TN | $18,229 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society | Colorado Springs, CO | $14,675 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation | Colorado Spgs, CO | $14,629 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Calvary Worship Center | Colorado Spgs, CO | $13,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inside Out Youth Services | Colorado Spgs, CO | $12,430 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $11,326 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | Colorado Spgs, CO | $11,280 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holy Apostles Catholic Church | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak Region Peace Officers Memorial | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Committee for Catholic Secondary Education in Colorado Springs | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado | Aurora, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Energy Resource Center | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kids Crossing Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids on Bikes Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pikes Peak Or Bust Rodeo Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Catamount Institute | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Denver Inc | Denver, CO | $9,960 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinidad Community Foundation | Trinidad, CO | $9,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pikes Peak Community Foundation | Colorado Spgs, CO | $8,333 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of the Visitation | Kiowa, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Evangelical Lutheran Church | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | Oxford, MS | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rightgift Foundation | Austin, TX | $6,139 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Recreation and Park Association Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $5,630 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restoration Church Assembly of God | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,363 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health America of Colorado | Denver, CO | $5,170 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Angel Heart | Denver, CO | $5,125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Battlement to Bells | Glenwood Springs, CO | $5,092 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
55 of 90 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Early Connections Learning Centers
Support the Charitable Purpose of the Organization
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 73 of 90 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | $1,180,129 | $20,870 |
| 2021 | 58 | $1,586,784 | $17,246 |
| 2022 | 60 | $1,670,603 | $15,663 |
| 2023 | 51 | $1,415,321 | $13,650 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $16,100 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Pikes Peak United Way's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 51 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 518 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903.
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