The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1579108

Bee Vradenburg Foundation

A private foundation in Colorado Springs, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $72,924 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
Claire Swinford
315 E Pikes Peak Ave 120
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 477-0185
[email protected]
Form and materials
Application form
Deadlines
Quarterly
Restrictions
Grants are limited to recipients in the Pikes Peak Region and for the arts.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $72,924

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,061,106

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,768

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,795,768

  • Tax year 2023

    $94,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,725,708

  • Tax year 2022

    $134,984

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $4,125,086

  • Tax year 2021

    $216,747

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $5,261,244

  • Tax year 2020

    $168,470

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,031,229

  • Tax year 2019

    $163,039

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $4,716,082

  • Tax year 2018

    $166,534

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,225,395

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chamber Orchestra of the SpringsColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $6,500
  2. UCCS Galleries of Contemporary ArtColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $6,500
  3. Colorado Springs Youth Symphony AssociationColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $5,000
  4. Millibo Art TheatreColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $5,000
  5. RedLine Contemporary Art CenterDenver, CO

    General Operating

    $5,000
  6. Pikes Peak State College FoundationColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $4,500
  7. Colorado Springs Fine Arts CenterColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $4,000
  8. Concrete CouchColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $4,000
  9. Art Song ColoradoHGHLNDS Ranch, CO

    General Operating

    $3,000
  10. Educational Partnerships Immersive Concerts (EPIC)Colorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $3,000
  11. Brink Literacy ProjectDenver, CO

    General Operating

    $2,500
  12. Colorado College Summer Music FestivalColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $2,500
  13. Palmer Lake Arts CouncilPalmer Lake, CO

    General Operating

    $2,500
  14. Rocky Mountain Women's FilmColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $2,500
  15. Colorado Springs Youth Symphony AssociationColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $2,000
  16. Poetry HealsManitou SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $2,000
  17. Springs Ensemble TheatreColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $1,500
  18. Downtown VenturesColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $1,481
  19. Downtown VenturesColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $1,481
  20. Rocky Mountain HighwayColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $1,481
  21. Rocky Mountain HighwayColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $1,481
  22. Art Students League of DenverDenver, CO

    General Operating

    $1,000
  23. Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural InstituteColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $1,000
  24. Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $1,000
  25. Think360 Arts for LearningDenver, CO

    General Operating

    $1,000
  26. Finding Our VoicesColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $500
  27. Indian Community of Colorado SpringsColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $500

Approved for future payment

13 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Pikes Peak State College FoundationColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $8,000
  2. UCCS Galleries of Contemporary ArtColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $6,500
  3. UCCS Galleries of Contemporary ArtColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $6,500
  4. Millibo Art TheatreColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $5,000
  5. Chamber Orchestra of the SpringsColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $5,000
  6. Colorado Springs Youth Symphony AssociationColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $5,000
  7. Colorado Springs Youth Symphony AssociationColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $5,000
  8. Colorado Springs Fine Arts CenterColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $4,000
  9. Educational Partnerships Immersive Concerts (EPIC)Colorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $3,000
  10. ChoralSong of Colorado SpringsColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $2,000
  11. Colorado Vocal Arts EnsembleMonument, CO

    General Operating

    $2,000
  12. Springs Ensemble TheatreColorado SPGS, CO

    General Operating

    $1,500
  13. Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural InstituteColorado Springs, CO

    General Operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture10 grants $22,46283% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $4,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado27 grants $72,924

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • George A VradenburgChair Hours 2Pay $0
  • Phillip A KendallPresident Hours 10Pay $0
  • Libby RittenbergTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jonathan LiebertSecretary Hours 5Pay $0
  • Claire SwinfordExecutive Director Hours 40Pay $88,511
  • Ben AndersonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan EdmondsonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shameeka FordDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • David SiegelDirector Hours 1Pay $0

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