The Colson Center for Christian Worldview
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The Colson Center for Christian Worldview at a glance
In short: The Colson Center for Christian Worldview reported $20K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $20,248 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +211.5% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $3,598,928
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,769,914
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $124,764
- +16.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,406,577
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who The Colson Center for Christian Worldview funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it reported $20K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Alliance Builders Scottsdale, AZ | Coaching | $6,000 |
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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 | $3,598,928 | $7,769,914 | $7,406,577 | $20,248 | Total only | $124,764 |
| 2024 | $3,582,543 | $7,267,200 | $8,040,638 | $6,500 | Total only | $107,560 |
| 2023 | $4,240,189 | $6,792,048 | $6,963,382 | $6,000 | 1 | $45,054 |
| 2022 | $4,055,762 | $6,867,019 | $5,924,411 | $9,000 | 1 | $-1,403 |
| 2021 | $2,569,158 | $5,464,290 | $4,586,117 | $2,500 | Total only | $1,309 |
| 2019 | $1,257,752 | $3,602,008 | $3,795,615 | $18,500 | 2 | $90 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Colson Center for Christian Worldview
Based on IRS filings
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview is a public charity focused on religion, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $20K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $125K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview is led by John Stonestreet, President on every filing since 2019; 6 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Stonestreet
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$171K (2019) → $188K (2025)
John Zeiser
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Verleye
Director
Chief Operating Officer → COO & Secretary, 2024
COO & Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$36K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Po-Fu Tu
Creative Programs Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$119K (2023) → $100K (2025)
David Dockery
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Napier
Director
Board Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Colson
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Pillmore
Director
Treasurer → Board Chair, 2022
Board Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Patterson
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Crane
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelvin Cochran
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Sweeting
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Craven
Vice President, Equip & Mobilization
Director & Colson Fellows Program → Vice President, Equip & Mobilization, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$118K (2021) → $146K (2025)
Peter Marra
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Strategy Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$153K (2023) → $181K (2025)
Scott Miller
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$54K (2024) → $164K (2025)
Robert Ditmer
Manager of Product
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Shannon Cagnina
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Brian Brown (2021–2024) — Director of Events
- Former: Delores Damewood (2022–2024) — Controller
- Former: William Brown (2019–2023) — Dean of Colson Fellows Program
- Former: Ed Simcox (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Roberto Rivera (2021) — Senior Fellow & Writer
- Former: Christopher Brooks (2019) — Director
- Former: Edwin Simcox (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Marshall (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Mahon (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Steve Verleye (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Warren Smith (2019) — Vice President Mission Advancement
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 $188K, to John Stonestreet (President). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Colson Center for Christian Worldview
How much does The Colson Center for Christian Worldview give each year?
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview reported $20K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $7K in grants paid.
How large is The Colson Center for Christian Worldview?
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.8M.
What is The Colson Center for Christian Worldview?
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview is a public charity focused on religion, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Colson Center for Christian Worldview operate?
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview has awarded grants in Arizona, New York, Oklahoma.
What is The Colson Center for Christian Worldview's EIN?
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 90-1117779. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 8, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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