The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-0500835

Sachs Foundation

A private foundation in Colorado Springs, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Sachs Foundation
315 E Pikes Peak Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 633-2353
Form and materials
Education grants - online application, including educational transcripts, three recommendations and verification of financial status. Community assistance grants - applications are originally submitted by phone request 719-633-4895. Applicants provide information as to their situation and a way for a community assistance associate to contact the applicant for a phone interview. Based on the phone interview, assistance can be granted, declined, or assigned to an associate for a future site visit to determine need.
Deadlines
Educational grants - march 15
Restrictions
Applicants must be of the black/african american race and residents of colorado. Amount of award established by the board of directors.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,403,581

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $61,198,018

  • Tax year 2024

    $968,624

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $58,960,024

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,632,137

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $55,837,881

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,074,668

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $51,199,300

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,787,734

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $62,523,470

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,943,442

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $56,141,776

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,671,086

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $51,710,979

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,552,464

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $44,199,977

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $877,239
  2. Individual

    [individual] - EDUCATION

    $526,342

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $716,779

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Craig S RalstonSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $3,000
  • Wilton W Cogswell III1ST VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $3,000
  • Dana Capozella2ND VICE-PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $2,000
  • Ben RalstonPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $264,687
  • Antonio Rosendo3RD VICE-PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $3,000
  • Aisha Praught Leer4TH VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $3,000

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