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The Richard Petritz Foundation

Accepts applications Colorado Springs, Colorado · EIN 841523842

The Richard Petritz Foundation is a private foundation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $65,500 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $60,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $82,000 the year before.

67% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$90,5002$2.1 million
2023$82,0004$2.4 million
2024$65,5003$2.5 million

How to apply

ContactJeffrey Cooper
PMB 342 445C E Cheyenne Mtn Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Phone or email(719) 576-4622
What to submitSee Web Site for instructions

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado3$65,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Southern Co Comm Foundation
Pueblo, CO
Fund DAF for Charitable Purposes$60,000
Public Broadcasting of Co Inc
Centennial, CO
Operations$5,000
Colo SPGS World Affairs Council
Colorado Springs, CO
Operations$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Richard Petritz Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Richard Petritz Foundation give?

$65,500 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Richard Petritz Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Pamela P Cooper (President), Jeffrey M Cooper (Secretary), Madeleine J Cooper (Director) and R Dylan Cooper (Director).

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