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Bee Vradenburg Foundation

Colorado Spgs, CO  ·  EIN 841579108  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$3.8M

Total Giving

$615K

Grants on File

117

Average Grant

$5K

Giving Radius

Where Bee Vradenburg Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $2K across 1 grant CO — $609K across 114 grants CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — $1K across 1 grant NY — no grants on file OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $2K across 1 grant TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 91 recipients across 4 states. Top concentrations: Colorado Springs ($379K, 74 grants), COLORADO SPRINGS ($163K, 21 grants), Denver ($29K, 3 grants), Manitou Springs ($21K, 8 grants), MANITOU SPRINGS ($6K, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

Application form

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

Grants are limited to recipients in the Pikes Peak region and for the arts.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Creative Corridor Solidarity Mural $5K 2020
Epic $3K 2020
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum $1K 2020
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony $4K 2020
Knob Hill Urban Arts District $3K 2020
Inside Out $1K 2020
Colorado Springs Philharmonic $45K 2020
Pikes Peak Community College Foundation $5K 2020
Uccs Artist Series $2K 2020
Cottonwood Center for the Arts $3K 2020
Friends of El Paso County Nature Center $2K 2020
Indy Give $5K 2020
Pikes Peak Community Foundation $25K 2020
Colorado College Summer Mucis Festival $500 2020
Chamber Orchestra of the Springs $5K 2020
Children's Chorale $3K 2020
Manitou Art Center $3K 2020
Ormao Dance Company $5K 2020
Poetry Heals $2K 2020
Rocky Mountain Highway $2K 2020
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (Copper) $32K 2020
Ballet Folklorico De Barajas $2K 2020
Downtown Ventures $7K 2020
Pikes Peak Community Foundation $2K 2021
Colorado Springs Chorale $2K 2021

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • George A Vradenburg III Chair
  • Phillip A Kendall President
  • Libby Rittenberg Treasurer
  • Kathleen Fox Collins Secretary
  • Claire Swinford Executive Director
  • Susan Edmondson Director
  • Victoria Lipscomb Director
  • Kevin Mitchell Director and Program Specialist
  • Susan Loo Pattee Director (resigned 10/28/2022)
  • Lynn Vidler Director
  • Alissa Vradenburg Director
  • Tyler Vradenburg Director
  • David Siegel Director
  • George A Vradenburg III Chair
  • Phillip A Kendall President
  • Libby Rittenberg Treasurer
  • Kathleen Fox Collins Secretary
  • David Siegel Executive Director / CEO
  • Noel Black Director (resigned 4/1/21)
  • Susan Edmondson Director
  • Victoria Lipscomb Director
  • Kevin Mitchell Director
  • Susan Loo Pattee Director
  • Lynn Vidler Director
  • Alissa Vradenburg Director
  • Tyler Vradenburg Director
  • George A Vradenburg III Chair
  • Phillip A Kendall President
  • Libby Rittenberg Treasurer
  • Claire Swinford Executive Director
  • Susan Edmondson Director
  • Victoria Lipscomb Director
  • Kevin Mitchell Director
  • David Siegel Director
  • Lynn Vidler Director
  • GEORGE A VRADENBURG III CHAIRMAN
  • PHILLIP A KENDALL PRESIDENT
  • LIBBY RITTENBERG TREASURER
  • KATHLEEN FOX COLLINS SECRETARY
  • NOEL BLACK DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN PATEE DIRECTOR
  • ALISSA VRADENBURG DIRECTOR
  • TYLER VRADENBURG DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN EDMONDSON DIRECTOR
  • DAVID SIEGEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $3.7M $176K $304K $308K
2022 $4.1M $211K $208K $392K
2021 $5.3M $246K $381K $349K
2020 $5.0M $218K $367K $255K
2019 $4.7M $215K $215K $272K
2015 $4.2M $216K $171K $191K
2014 $4.5M $218K $229K $328K
2013 $4.5M $210K $197K $265K
2012 $4.2M $203K $211K $351K
2011 $4.1M $209K $168K $310K

Section VII

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