Creative Providers Foundation
Creative Providers Foundation is a private foundation based in Divide, Colorado. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including recipients in Colorado and other states.
Creative Providers Foundation at a glance
In short: Creative Providers Foundation gave $476K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Colorado. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $475,622
- +53.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 31
- +34.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,343
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $3,569
- -98.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (7 of 31, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Creative Providers Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: P O Box 729, Divide, CO 80814
Phone: (719) 687-6011
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Creative Providers Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado Springs Christian School ($272K). Together the top 10 received $431K.
Grant Size Distribution
117 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 110 grants of 117 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 81% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado, 9% to Virginia, and 5% to Iowa. The remaining reported shares were 1% each for recipients in Washington, DC, and Minnesota. The itemized grants also include recipients in Arizona and Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Creative Providers Foundation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 31 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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 $248K (2020) to $716K (2019). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $476K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Christian School Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable Donation | $271,822 |
| Richmond Tennis Association Richmond, VA | Charitable Donation | $45,000 |
| First Tee - Southern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable Donation | $34,500 |
| New Horizons Foundation Inc Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable Donation | $32,500 |
| Choices Pregnancy Center Woodland Park, CO | Charitable Donation | $10,000 |
| Grace Therapuetic Riding Pella, IA | Charitable Donation | $10,000 |
| Joy to the World Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable Donation | $9,000 |
| Parents Challenge Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable Donation | $8,000 |
| American Center for Law and Justice Washington, DC | Charitable Donation | $5,000 |
| International Association of Refugees Minneapolis, MN | Charitable Donation | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,569 | $251,503 | $476,682 | $475,622 | 31 | $475,622 | $51 | $4,959 |
| 2024 | $228,748 | $426,146 | $311,087 | $310,305 | 23 | $310,305 | $108 | $6,969 |
| 2023 | $113,689 | $121,205 | $372,958 | $372,233 | 10 | $372,233 | $170 | $9,844 |
| 2022 | $365,442 | $472,160 | $276,155 | $275,382 | 23 | $275,382 | $123 | $7,965 |
| 2021 | $169,337 | $781,405 | $715,893 | $715,027 | 30 | $715,027 | $162 | $9,287 |
| 2020 | $103,825 | $293,450 | $248,182 | $247,500 | 12 | — | $18 | $2,052 |
| 2019 | $58,557 | $604,962 | $716,162 | $715,615 | 33 | — | $35 | $3,026 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Creative Providers Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as education, health care, senior services, counseling, and community assistance. For example, Parents Challenge says it empowers parents to choose their children’s education; Teller Senior Coalition says it helps at-risk seniors live independently; and Peak Vista Community Health Centers says it provides health care to people facing access barriers. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 31 grants totaling $475,622. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $271,822, with a median of $3,000. The largest reported grants included $271,822 to Colorado Springs Christian School, $45,000 to Richmond Tennis Association, $34,500 to First Tee - Southern Colorado, and $32,500 to New Horizons Foundation Inc. The filing lists each grant’s purpose as a charitable donation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Peter C Kuyper as president, secretary, and treasurer.
Creative Providers Foundation is led by Peter C. Kuyper, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter C. Kuyper
President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Creative Providers Foundation
How much does Creative Providers Foundation give each year?
Creative Providers Foundation gave $476K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $310K across 23 grants.
What is Creative Providers Foundation's typical grant size?
Creative Providers Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $15,343, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Creative Providers Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Creative Providers Foundation give grants?
Creative Providers Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Colorado Springs, CO (8 grants), Pella, IA (7 grants), Woodland Park, CO (4 grants) and Divide, CO (3 grants).
Does Creative Providers Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 31 grants with a stated purpose on Creative Providers Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (30 grants).
Who are Creative Providers Foundation's largest grantees?
Creative Providers Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Colorado Springs Christian School ($271,822), Richmond Tennis Association ($45,000) and First Tee - Southern Colorado ($34,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Creative Providers Foundation?
Creative Providers Foundation reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $476K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Creative Providers Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as education, health care, senior services, counseling, and community assistance. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Creative Providers Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Creative Providers Foundation's EIN?
Creative Providers Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0192597. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Creative Providers Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Creative Providers Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/creative-providers-foundation-morg_562dec107af44bd09ecbaf1f13ad6322
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