Private foundation · Colorado Springs, CO

Bee Vradenburg Foundation

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Typical grant size
$2K $3K $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
62
Repeat grantees
32
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesQuarterly
ContactClaire Swinford · 7194770185
MaterialsApplication form
RestrictionsGrants are limited to recipients in the Pikes Peak Region and for the arts.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Claire Swinford
Executive Director
$88K
Susan Edmondson
Secretary
Phillip a Kendall
President
Libby Rittenberg
Treasurer
George a Vradenburg III
Chair
Kevin Mitchell
Director
David Siegel
Director
Lynn Vidler
Director
Ben Anderson
Director
Shameeka Ford
Director
Jonathan Liebert
Director
Victoria Lipscomb
Director
Kathleen Fox Collins
Secretary
Susan Loo Pattee
Director (resigned 10/28/2022)
Alissa Vradenburg
Director
Tyler Vradenburg
Director

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
2.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
345
Total grants awarded
$2.0M
Total amount
$6K
Average grant
$75K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$76K
21 grants
2023
$95K
28 grants
2022
$135K
38 grants
2021
$217K
28 grants
2020
$168K
23 grants
2019
$163K
31 grants
2018
$167K
32 grants
2017
$176K
24 grants
2016
$183K
32 grants
2015
$186K
26 grants
2014
$201K
31 grants
2013
$191K
31 grants

Top recipients

11 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$527K
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (copper)
6 grants · CO
$93K
8 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$71K
9 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$69K
6 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$65K
10 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$58K
4 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$49K
7 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$42K
Uccs
2 grants · CO
$33K
6 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$30K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Colorado Springs Philharmonic
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$16K
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$12K
Uccs Theatreworks
Internship
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Youth Documentary Academy
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Redline Contemporary Art Center
Program
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Knob Hill Urban Arts District
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Unity Project
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$4K
Green Box Arts
Internship
CO · TY 2024
$3K
Palmer Lake Restoration Project
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$3K
Pikes Peak Pride
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$3K
Rocky Mountain Women's Film
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$3K
Art Song Colorado
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$3K
Downtown Ventures
Art on the Streets Fellowship and Art on the Streets
CO · TY 2024
$2K
Creative Alliance Manitou Springs (cra
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Art Students League of Denver
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Ormao Dance Company
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$900
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Program
CO · TY 2024
$500
Mountain Artists
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$500
African American Historical & Genealog
Black History Month Event
CO · TY 2024
$500
Pikes Peak Musicians Association
General Operating
CO · TY 2024
$100
Downtown Ventures (artspace)
Art on the Streets Fellowship and Art on the Streets
CO · TY 2023
$15K
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region
Challenge
CO · TY 2023
$10K
Redline Contemporary Art Center
Program
CO · TY 2023
$9K
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Program
CO · TY 2023
$5K
Uccs Galleries of Contemporary Art in the Care of University of Colorado Fo
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$4K
Opera Theatre of the Rockies
Program
CO · TY 2023
$4K
Unity Project
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$4K
Rocky Mountain Highway
Discretionary
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Colorado Springs Chorale
Project
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Fiestas Patrias in the Care of Thrive Network
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Poetry Heals
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Ballet Folklorico de Barajas
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Creative Alliance Manitou Springs (crane)
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Uccs Theatreworks in the Care of University of Colorado Foundation
Internship
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Green Box Arts
Internship
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Concrete Couch
Project
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute
Chinese New Year Festival
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Springs Ensemble Theatre
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Manitou Art Center
project
CO · TY 2023
$2K
Uccs Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience in the Care of University of
project
CO · TY 2023
$2K
Knob Hill Urban Arts District
General Operating
CO · TY 2023
$2K
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Children's orchestra
CO · TY 2023
$2K
Flying Pig Farm in the Care of Pikes Peak Permaculture
artist in residence
CO · TY 2023
$2K
Chamber Orchestra of the Springs
Bee an arts champion
CO · TY 2023
$1K
Art Exposure in the Care of Change Haven
Discretionary
CO · TY 2023
$1K
Salida Circus Outreach Foundation
Fort Carson outreach program
CO · TY 2023
$1K
Rosaura Rojas-dawson in the Care of Ballet Folklorico de Barajas
Discretionary
CO · TY 2023
$500
African American Historical & Genealogical Society
Black History Month Event
CO · TY 2023
$500
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
General Operating
CO · TY 2022
$32K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.