Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation
Manage certain assets for the benefit of the Colorado springs finearts center at Colorado college.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation at a glance
In short: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation gave $865K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $865K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $864,699
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $864,699
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $864,699
- Total assets
- $21,702,558
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at CC ($865K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $797K (2023) to $17.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $865K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at CC Colorado Springs, CO | Operations | $864,699 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,702,558 | $2,028,292 | $933,681 | $864,699 | 1 | $2,028,242 |
| 2024 | $19,373,103 | $1,213,574 | $890,274 | $823,100 | 1 | $1,210,674 |
| 2023 | $18,380,215 | $282,254 | $863,188 | $796,760 | 1 | $282,254 |
| 2022 | $16,822,977 | $962,979 | $1,107,469 | $1,042,971 | 1 | $937,445 |
| 2021 | $21,481,423 | $1,604,931 | $856,426 | $797,493 | 1 | $1,529,675 |
| 2020 | $22,489,426 | $275,419 | $17,014,138 | $17,534,172 | 2 | $742,135 |
About Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $865K. Net investment income was $2.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation is led by R. Thayer Tutt Jr., President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
R. Thayer Tutt Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent Stafford
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer - From, 2022
Treasurer - From → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$250 (2025)
Mike Edmonds
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$300 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Connie M. Rickard
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Brasch
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blake Wilson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Papineau
Treasurer Since September
Board Member → Treasurer Since September, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Marzolf
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susie Burghardt
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Nelson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Cathy Holaday (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Kunstle (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jay Kloster (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Loo (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nechie Hall (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: A Marvin Strait (2020–2022) — Treasurer - to
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $250, to Trent Stafford (Treasurer Until September 2025).
Frequently asked questions about Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation
How much does Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation give each year?
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation gave $865K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $823K across 1 grant.
How large is Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation?
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation reported $21.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation?
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $21.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation operate?
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation's EIN?
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1303516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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