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Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Bonita Springs, FL EIN: 26-3813716 Website

Spring Run Charitable Foundation's missions is to sponsor, promote and undertake exclusively charitable activities that will support the educational, health and medical needs of residents of lee and Collier counties, Florida, with a particular emphasis on the needs of children; and to make gifts or grants to organizations qualified as charitable organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the code and that are organized to serve the educational, health and medical needs of children and residents of lee and Collier counties, Florida.

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc gave $245K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Florida. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$245,200
+29.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
10
-23.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$24,520
+67.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$27,500
Total assets
$54,482
-44.5% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Florida (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

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Who Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Operation Open Arms Inc: $36KOperation Open Arms Inc$36KAnas Friends Inc: $35KAnas Friends Inc$35KLaces of Love Charitable Foundation Inc: $31KLaces of Love CharitableFoundation Inc$31KHarry Chapin Food Bank: $30KHarry Chapin Food Bank$30KInterfaith Care Givers of South Lee Inc: $30KInterfaith Care Givers ofSouth Lee Inc$30KNew Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc: $25KNew Horizons of SouthwestFlorida Inc$25KFeed Thy Neighbor LLC: $24KFeed Thy Neighbor LLC$24KFL Tricounty Challenged Athletes Assn: $20KFL Tricounty ChallengedAthletes Assn$20KFlorida State University: $8KFlorida State University$8KColorado State University: $8KColorado State University$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Operation Open Arms Inc ($36K). Together the top 10 received $245K.

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

53<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 53 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort MyersNaplesBonita SpringsSt JamesEsteroTallahasseeMinneapolisFort CollinsFort LauderdaleOrlando

Is Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $26K. How we count

Medians: $19K first-time, $28K repeat.

  • 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$100K$200K$300K14 grants2019 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 12 grants2023 13 grants2024 10 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $177K (2022) to $245K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $245K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Operation Open Arms Inc St James, FLLocal Charity Support$35,500
Anas Friends Inc Fort Myers, FLLocal Charity Support$35,000
Laces of Love Charitable Foundation Inc Naples, FLLocal Charity Support$30,700
Harry Chapin Food Bank Fort Myers, FLLocal Charity Support$30,000
Interfaith Care Givers of South Lee Inc Fort Myers, FLLocal Charity Support$30,000
New Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc Bonita Springs, FLLocal Charity Support$25,000
Feed Thy Neighbor LLC Naples, FLLocal Charity Support$24,000
FL Tricounty Challenged Athletes Assn Fort Myers, FLLocal Charity Support$20,000
Florida State University Tallahassee, FLLocal Charity Support$7,500
Colorado State University Fort Collins, COLocal Charity Support$7,500
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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$54,482$208,996$252,647$245,20010$3
2024$98,133$205,116$196,191$190,09013$4
2023$89,208$270,940$279,143$208,75012$4
2022$97,391$216,560$183,690$176,5009$3
2021$64,521$175,000$213,352$207,0009$2
2019$64,161$211,407$202,056$195,50014$37

About Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Bonita Springs, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $245K. Net investment income was $3.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc is led by Jack Chadwick, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jack Chadwick

    President

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Schaefer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Blake

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Bulter

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Fitzgerald

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Horvath

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Lutkiewicz

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathalynn Lepchitz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Cunningham

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Schwartz

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Fitzgerald

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Baim

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Elaine Crosson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Luke Cunningham (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Rothwell (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Linda Pilc (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Richard Pilc (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Christine Hamilton (2019) — Emeritus
  • Former: Frank Alexander (2019) — Director
  • Former: Joan Gross (2019) — Director
  • Former: Joanne Wilson-Vezina (2019) — Director
  • Former: Joyce Taylor (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Kathleen Rothwell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Tousignant (2019) — Emeritus

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 Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc gave $245K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $190K across 13 grants.

What is Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $27,500, and its average grant was $24,520, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc that year got $19K on average.

Where does Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc give grants?

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Myers, FL (4 grants) and Naples, FL (2 grants).

Does Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Local Charity Support" (10 grants).

Who are Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Operation Open Arms Inc ($35,500), Anas Friends Inc ($35,000) and Laces of Love Charitable Foundation Inc ($30,700), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc?

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc reported $54K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $209K.

What is Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

Spring Run Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3813716. 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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 21, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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