Colorado · Nonprofit
Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc
Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc (Colorado) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $290,720 to it, the largest being H CHASE STONE TRUST B XXXXX5009 ($217,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $291k
- Net assets
- $1.7M
What Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc does
Mission
Colorado Springs Community Ventures is dedicated to enlivening Downtown Colorado Springs through the arts, historic preservation, special events, and other public benefit programs.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
During 2025, the Organization launched a new pilot program, called the Clean and Safe program, which is described in Part III, line 4a.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
"Clean and Safe" - The purpose of Clean & Safe is to implement a 19-month pilot program designed to enhance the Downtown Colorado Springs experience for businesses, residents, and visitors by creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment. Through a coordinated, data-driven, and human-centered approach, the program will address growing concerns around public safety, homelessness, and cleanliness in the Greater Downtown area. By fostering a more vibrant and inviting urban core and assuring positive experiences, this initiative will encourage repeat visits, private investment, and boost economic activity supporting local businesses, and generating a lasting positive economic impact for the City of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak region as a whole.
$366,377 spent$4,121 earned by the program59% of program spending"Creative District" - The Cultural Corridor, which shines a spotlight on the diverse contributors to Colorado Springs' history, hung a total of 378 banners throughout the year. Six Downtown small businesses received state funds and technical support to aid in overcoming destabilization pressures and bolster their business operations. Downtown Ventures served as fiscal sponsor for the program; the award totaling $182,000 is part of the Community Business Preservation Program of the Office of Economic Development & International Trade.
$172,954 spentof which $70,542 as grants28% of program spending'Art on the Streets' (AOTS) - The 27th annual Art on the Streets exhibit featured seven sculptures and four murals and one mural/sculpture installation, with six of the artists hailing from Colorado. Just over 4,092 square feet of Downtown walls were transformed by murals in 2025, including a 100-ft-long mural on Tejon Street.
$77,284 spent12% of program spending'Skate in the Park' - The 2025-2026 season of Skate in the Park, offered in partnership with the City of Colorado Springs Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, continued a beloved tradition. Public skate rentals numbered over 17,500 admissions to the rink, plus private rentals and spectators November through January. A few notable media pieces include: KRDO, Skate in the Park returns to Colorado Springs, ringing in the holiday season for a 13th year and KOAA, Skate in the Park returns to Colorado Springs.
$7,782 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $624,397.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $1.1M to $2.2M (+104%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 14% · 2020 8% · 2021 5% · 2022 4% · 2023 9% · 2024 7% · 2025 43%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Harrison Hunter
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $23k → $65k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $192k from 4 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Colorado Springs Health Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc raised.
From the IRS filings of Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 67% · 2019 100% · 2020 64% · 2021 100% · 2022 81% · 2023 77% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc draws 76% of its grant income from funders outside Colorado, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc?
- Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc (Colorado) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $290,720 to it, the largest being H CHASE STONE TRUST B XXXXX5009 ($217,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $290,720 in grants to Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc?
- H CHASE STONE TRUST B XXXXX5009 is the largest funder on record, with $217,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing