Colorado Springs Health Foundation
To provide grants that target immediate healthcare needs and encourage healthy living.
Colorado Springs Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Colorado Springs Health Foundation gave $7.5M across 88 grants in 2025 (avg $85K), mostly in Colorado. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,461,282
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 88
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $84,787
- +15.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $227,483,751
- +13.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (17 of 88, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Colorado Springs Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Elevation Community Land Trust ($500K). Together the top 10 received $2.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
403 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 182 grants of 403 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 88 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Colorado Springs Health Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 17 of 88 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $47K; repeat grants $94K. How we count
Medians: $47K first-time, $70K repeat.
- 57% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.2M (2019) to $7.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 88 grants totaling $7.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation Community Land Trust Denver, CO | Program | $500,000 |
| Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO | Program | $302,500 |
| City of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO | Program | $300,000 |
| Family Life Services Colorado Springs, CO | Program | $300,000 |
| Greccio Housing Colorado Springs, CO | General Operating | $255,000 |
| Food to Power Colorado Springs, CO | General Operating | $250,000 |
| Homeward Pikes Peak Colorado Springs, CO | General Operating | $211,900 |
| Brothers Redevelopment Inc Edgewater, CO | Program | $200,000 |
| Colorado Health Institute Denver, CO | Program | $200,000 |
| Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity Colorado Springs, CO | General Operating | $200,000 |
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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 | $227,483,751 | $20,160,982 | $8,682,324 | $7,461,282 | 88 | $14,606,109 |
| 2024 | $200,524,713 | $21,844,203 | $7,272,428 | $6,307,400 | 86 | $16,835,816 |
| 2023 | $178,599,394 | $4,509,507 | $6,258,299 | $5,395,801 | 81 | $-57,305 |
| 2022 | $155,188,686 | $14,434,790 | $7,149,738 | $6,480,701 | 77 | $7,230,190 |
| 2021 | $192,761,783 | $20,158,263 | $6,935,017 | $6,353,181 | 71 | $10,391,634 |
| 2020 | $167,553,543 | $8,696,423 | $5,223,757 | $4,608,101 | 70 | $3,172,506 |
| 2019 | $146,523,082 | $10,909,041 | $4,739,436 | $4,228,712 | 38 | $3,980,981 |
About Colorado Springs Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Colorado Springs Health Foundation is a public charity, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $227.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 88 grants totaling $7.5M. Net investment income was $14.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Colorado Springs Health Foundation is led by Caroline T. Davis, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Caroline T. Davis
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$137K (2019) → $183K (2025)
Curtis Brown
Board Chair
Trustee → Board Treasurer, 2024
Board Treasurer → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie B. Thompson
Senior Program Officer
Program Officer → Senior Program Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$105K (2021) → $135K (2025)
Mary Coleman
Board Secretary
Trustee → Board Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Wallace MD
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob V. Pruitt
Board Member
Trustee → Board Treasurer, 2022
Board Treasurer → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annette Fryman
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kent Fortune
Board Treasurer
Trustee → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Cesare
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Augustine Nellary PhD
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Garvin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Jaramillo
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Martha Barton (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: James M. Johnson (2020–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Mia Ramirez (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Patrick Sharp (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Joel Yuhas (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah Chandler (2019–2021) — Trustee-
- Former: Jon Medved (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kathy Boe (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lynette Crow-Iverson (2019–2021) — Trustee-
- Former: R. Thayer Tutt Jr. (2019–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Bj Scott (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David Lord (2019–2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $183K, to Caroline T Davis (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Colorado Springs Health Foundation
How much does Colorado Springs Health Foundation give each year?
Colorado Springs Health Foundation gave $7.5M across 88 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.3M across 86 grants.
What is Colorado Springs Health Foundation's typical grant size?
Colorado Springs Health Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $84,787, across 88 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Colorado Springs Health Foundation that year got $47K on average.
Where does Colorado Springs Health Foundation give grants?
Colorado Springs Health Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Colorado Springs, CO (63 grants), Denver, CO (11 grants), Woodland Park, CO (2 grants) and Englewood, CO (2 grants).
Does Colorado Springs Health Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 31% of Colorado Springs Health Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 88) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Program" (61 grants).
Who are Colorado Springs Health Foundation's largest grantees?
Colorado Springs Health Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Elevation Community Land Trust ($500,000), Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado ($302,500) and City of Colorado Springs ($300,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Colorado Springs Health Foundation?
Colorado Springs Health Foundation reported $227.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.2M.
What is Colorado Springs Health Foundation's EIN?
Colorado Springs Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1076026. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 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 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
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