Saponas Foundation
Total Given 2020–2024
$355K
28 grants · $71K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
4%
transactional · 1/25 multi-year
repeat
$1.8M
Assets · 2021
25
Distinct recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
7195906608
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63K | $1.4M | $25K | 24 |
| 2021 | $58K | $1.8M | $254K | 1 |
| 2022 | $80K | $1.5M | $59K | 1 |
| 2023 | $76K | $1.7M | $63K | 1 |
| 2024 | $78K | $1.8M | $63K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 28 grants on record
Minimum
$200
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$1K
Average
$13K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$80K
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| THOMAS A SAPONAS | President | — |
| JENNIFER L SAPONAS | Director | — |
| ROBERT T SAPONAS | Director | — |
| CHARLOTTE D SAPONAS | Secretary | — |
Grants Awarded (28 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| see attachment | Colorado Springs, CO | $79,550 | various see attachment | 2022 |
| see attachment | Colorado Springs, CO | $78,200 | see attachment | 2024 |
| see attachment | Colorado Springs, CO | $75,900 | PC | 2023 |
| see attachment | Colorado Springs, CO | $58,325 | various see attachment | 2021 |
| CU Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $26,500 | Scholarships Theatreworks | 2020 |
| Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,000 | home construction | 2020 |
| The Place | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | Youth homeless shelter | 2020 |
| Mercy's Gate | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,500 | rent and utilities subsidy | 2020 |
| Springs Rescue Mission | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | Homeless food and housing | 2020 |
| Trails & Opens Space Coalition | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | Open space purchase trail construction | 2020 |
| Out Loud Colo Spgs Men's Chorus | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,600 | Gay Mens Chorus | 2020 |
| The Gazette-El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fnd | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,600 | gifts for Christmas | 2020 |
| Rock Ledge Ranch Living History Assoc | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | support for draft horse program | 2020 |
| TESSA | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | support victims of domestic violence | 2020 |
| Christian Healing Network | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | Medical and Dental care | 2020 |
| Kids on Bikes | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | bicycles for low income youth | 2020 |
| Eastern Plains Community Pantry | Calhan, CO | $1,000 | Food pantry and clothing | 2020 |
| Westside Cares | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | food pantry and clothing | 2020 |
| National Mill Dog Rescure | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | puppy mill dog rescue | 2020 |
| Safe Harbor Lab Rescue | Golden, CO | $1,000 | Labrador dog placement | 2020 |
| Colorado Springs PFLAG | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | support for GLBTQ parents | 2020 |
| Partners in Housing | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | Homeless Housing | 2020 |
| Association for Frontotemporal Dementias | Wayne, PA | $1,000 | Medical Research | 2020 |
| InsideOut Youth Services | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | GLBTQ Youth Support | 2020 |
| Family Promise | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | family homeless shelter | 2020 |