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Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO EIN: 27-4151466 Website

TO BUILD A LASTING CONNECTION TO THE PIKES PEAK REGION BY PRESERVING AND SHARING OUR CULTURAL HISTORY. THIS MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH OUR SUPPORT OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS PIONEERS MUSEUM, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.8M

-18.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

Grant Count

2

Avg Grant Size

$756K

About Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Based on IRS filings

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $62K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Colorado Springs

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$433K$866K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,807,859$3,422,754$2,925,393
Revenue$754,853$1,372,868$534,428
Expenses$1,574,466$832,340$621,769
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$61,503$108,692$110,873
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$378K$756K$1M$2M0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS$1.5MPIONEERS MUSEUM FOUNDATI…$59K

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SAM EPPLEYPRESIDENT2
NANCY BERNARDVICE PRESIDENT2
STEVE POSTTREASURER2
JOHN HARNERSECRETARY2
BARBARA BATESDIRECTOR1
GARY FEFFERDIRECTOR1
DANIELLE GAFFNEYDIRECTOR1
SANDRA MEAGHERDIRECTOR1
LYNN PETERSONDIRECTOR1
CHRISTOPHER SCHOFIELDDIRECTOR1
ELLEN THOMMESENDIRECTOR1
DAVIS TUTTDIRECTOR1
SARAH MCGUINNESSPAST PRESIDENT (TERM END 8/11/24)2

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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