Funding search · EIN 453999774 · Colorado Springs, CO

James J & Helen M McCaffery Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

111
grants reported
$928,530
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

preservationnaturalresourceeducationanimalcareprotectionhomeless

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Top recipients

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  • Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region2 grants · $105,000
  • Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $65,000
  • St Marys High School2 grants · $55,000
  • Boggs Education Center3 grants · $50,000
  • Trampled Rose3 grants · $47,000
  • Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region1 grant · $45,000
  • Mercy Ships3 grants · $45,000
  • Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum2 grants · $41,000
  • USA for Unhcr1 grant · $40,000
  • Ann Arbor Film Festival2 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$291,900
2022
$276,630
2023
$360,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 111 grants.

  • $55,000

    Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Animal care

  • $50,000

    Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Animal care

  • $45,000

    Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Animal care

  • $40,000

    USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2024

    International assistance

  • $30,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Medical care

  • $30,000

    United Palestinian Appeal · Washington, DC · 2024

    International assistance

  • $30,000

    St Marys High School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Education

  • $25,000

    St Marys High School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Education

  • $21,000

    Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Historical preservation

  • $20,000

    Ann Arbor Film Festival · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Arts promotion

  • $20,000

    Boggs Education Center · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Arts education

  • $20,000

    Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Historical preservation

  • $20,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Medical care

  • $20,000

    Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2023

    Feed underprivelaged

  • $20,000

    World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2023

    Hunger relief

  • $20,000

    Boggs Education Center · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Arts education

  • $18,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Environmental preservation

  • $17,000

    Trampled Rose · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Education

  • $15,000

    Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Historical preservation

  • $15,000

    Ann Arbor Film Festival · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Arts promotion

  • $15,000

    Trampled Rose · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Education

  • $15,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Medical care

  • $15,000

    Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2022

    Feed underprivelaged

  • $15,000

    Trampled Rose · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Education

  • $14,400

    Ann Arbor Film Fesitval · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Arts promotion

  • $10,000

    Allied Media Projects · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Youth education

  • $10,000

    Boggs Education Center · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Arts education

  • $10,000

    Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2024

    Feed underprivelaged

  • $10,000

    Animal Legal Defense Fund · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    Animal protection

  • $10,000

    Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Human rights

  • $10,000

    Pikes Peak Library District · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Education

  • $7,000

    Animal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2024

    Animal care

  • $7,000

    Palmer Land Trust · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $5,000

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024

    Environment protection

  • $5,000

    Mathematics Pentathlon · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Education assistance

  • $5,000

    Allied Media Projects · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Youth education

  • $5,000

    Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Environment preservation

  • $5,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · Washington, DC · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $5,000

    Allied Media Projects · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Youth education

  • $5,000

    Arc Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Advocacy for disabled

  • $5,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $5,000

    Friends of Monument Valley Park · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $5,000

    Humane Farming Association · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    Animal protection

  • $5,000

    La Puente · La Puente, CA · 2022

    Community services

  • $5,000

    McC Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Home construction for homeless

  • $5,000

    Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conserv · Portland, OR · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $4,000

    African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Wildlife preservation

  • $4,000

    Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2024

    International aid

  • $4,000

    Arc Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Disability assistance

  • $4,000

    Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Human rights

  • $4,000

    Colorado Springs Habitat for Humanity · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Homeless assistance

  • $4,000

    Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024

    Human rights

  • $4,000

    La Puente · La Puente, CA · 2024

    Education assistance

  • $4,000

    Mass Audubon · Lincoln, MA · 2024

    Environmental assistance

  • $4,000

    Metropolitan Community College Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Education assistance

  • $4,000

    New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Wildlife preservation

  • $4,000

    Palmer Land Trust · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Land preservation

  • $4,000

    Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Homeless assistance

  • $4,000

    Pikes Peak Library District · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Education

  • $4,000

    Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2024

    Natural resouce preservation

  • $4,000

    Salvation Army Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Homeless assistance

  • $4,000

    Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Natural resource preservation

  • $4,000

    Springs Rescue Mission · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Community service

  • $4,000

    Wild Montana · Helena, MT · 2024

    Natural resource preservation

  • $4,000

    Xerces Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    Natural resource preservation

  • $4,000

    Animal Legal Defense Fund · Albuquerque, NM · 2023

    Animal protection

  • $4,000

    Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023

    Human rights

  • $4,000

    New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $4,000

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Protection of endangered species

  • $4,000

    Masschusetts Audobon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $4,000

    New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $3,000

    Greenpeace · Washington, DC · 2024

    International assistance

  • $3,000

    Arc Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Disability assistance

  • $3,000

    Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Human rights

  • $3,000

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Environment protection

  • $3,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $3,000

    Massachusetts Audobon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $3,000

    Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Homeless assistance

  • $3,000

    Pikes Peak Library District · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Education

  • $3,000

    Salvation Army Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Homeless assistance

  • $3,000

    Springs Rescue Mission · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Community service

  • $3,000

    Wild Montana · Helena, MT · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $3,000

    Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conserv · Portland, OR · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $3,000

    Salvaton Army Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Homeless support

  • $3,000

    Teller County Regional Animal Shelter · Divide, CO · 2022

    Animal protection

  • $2,630

    Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2023

    Philanthropic coalition

  • $2,000

    Friends of Monument Valley Park · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $2,000

    St Marys Food Kitchen · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Food assistance

  • $2,000

    African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Environmental protection

  • $2,000

    Friends of Monument Valley Park · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $2,000

    Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $2,000

    Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Natural resource preservation

  • $2,000

    African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Wildlife preservation

  • $2,000

    Morning Glory Ministries · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Community service

  • $2,000

    Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $2,000

    Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Natural resource preservation

  • $2,000

    Springs Rescue Mission · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Community services

  • $2,000

    World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2022

    Hunger relief

  • $1,000

    Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024

    Philanthropic coalition

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.