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Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Colorado Springs, CO EIN: 74-2182257 Website

The mission of Pikes Peak State College Foundation is to enhance the capacity of pikes peak state college to educate and train its students by providing financial support for student scholarships and selected programs and projects.

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc gave $848K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $848K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$848,435
-64.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$848,435
-64.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$848,435
Total assets
$6,436,817
+1.1% 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.

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Who Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Pikes Peak State College: $848KPikes Peak State College$848K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pikes Peak State College ($848K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Colorado SpringColorado Springs

How Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 84% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $106K (2019) to $2.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $848K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, COCash for general operations and capital equipment for the delta dental oral health career center$848,435
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,436,817$2,201,626$2,204,678$848,4351$261,422
2024$6,364,670$2,770,712$3,602,732$2,401,3791$250,223
2023$6,809,266$3,447,895$1,717,994$614,7752$104,111
2022$4,949,305$1,510,862$2,025,128$461,0442$104,927
2021$5,356,337$1,290,429$2,258,332$264,8781$78,747
2020$6,603,257$3,001,343$1,827,064$488,1291$105,557
2019$5,503,648$2,351,143$1,457,227$106,4551$94,644

About Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $848K. Net investment income was $261K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc is led by Jordan Ayers, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jordan Ayers

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair-Elect, 2024

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Edwards

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Summerville

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Rajab See Sch O.

    Director of Finance & Operations

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beau Kelly

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwayne Moore

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Schell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jo Ann Antenor

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lorri Orwig

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Schroeder

    Community Member

    Treasurer → Community Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirley Stewart

    Secretary

    Vice Chairman → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenya Lee

    Chair Elect

    Chairman → Director, 2023

    Director → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darlene Melby See Sch O.

    Ppsc Vice President Administrative Service & CFO

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Garro

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharonda Redfield

    Community Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Cj Moore (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ann Cesare (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Lisa James (2019–2023) — Excutive Director
  • Former: Martha Barton (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Murray Weiner (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Darlene Melby (2023) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Jessica Knudtzon (2023) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Jason Deabueno (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Taffy Mulliken (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Joel Yuhas (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tyson Nunn (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Seef Leroux (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Vicki Roberston (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: David Siegel (2019) — Director
  • Former: Eric Cefus (2019) — Director
  • Former: Josephus Leroux (2019) — Director
  • Former: Renee Zentz (2019) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Mulliken (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Steve Kaczmarek (2019) — Chair
  • Former: Tom Decotiis (2019) — Director

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 Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc

How much does Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc give each year?

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc gave $848K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 1 grant.

How large is Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc?

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.

What is Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc?

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $6.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc operate?

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc's EIN?

Pikes Peak State College Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2182257. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 15, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)

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