
Honoring God through the transformational power of giving. Serving Givers at the intersection of faith and finance. Building the Kingdom by transforming assets into living water.
WaterStone Real Estate Foundation’s recent grantmaking centers on Christian Community Foundatio in Colorado Springs, with two general-support grants totaling $3,679,727 across 2023 and 2024. That pattern shows a funder whose giving is tightly linked to faith-based charitable infrastructure rather than a wide spread of many recipients. The foundation describes its work as serving givers at the intersection of faith and finance, and its active programs reflect that orientation through donor-advised style giving, charitable trusts, and asset-based gifts. The foundation’s structure is built around converting noncash assets into charitable capital. It offers services for real estate donations, appreciated securities, business interests, cash and marketable securities, and cryptocurrency donations, alongside trust and fund vehicles that can support churches and nonprofit organizations. Its recent grants show that the organization does not only facilitate gifts; it also makes direct grants, with all recorded recipient activity staying in Colorado. The combination of asset conversion, planned giving, and faith-centered distribution is the defining profile of the funder.
A clear theme is asset-based giving. WaterStone Real Estate Foundation accepts gifts of real estate, including residential, commercial, and farmland property, and can convert those assets into charitable funds for grantmaking. It also supports gifts of appreciated assets such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, giving donors a tax-efficient way to move wealth into philanthropy. Planned giving is another core area. Through charitable remainder trusts and charitable pooled trusts, donors can provide income for life or for a term of years, with the remainder directed to recommended charities later. The foundation also works through giving funds and charity-advised funds for churches and nonprofits. Those programs are designed for organizations to receive, manage, and distribute gifts with WaterStone handling administrative support and grant distributions recommended by the organization.
The two recorded grants are very large: p25 is $1,216,459, median is $1,839,864, and p75 is $2,463,268. That size profile points to major gifts rather than small recurring awards. The foundation is a public charity, and the available grant record shows a repeat recipient across two consecutive years, suggesting continuity in distribution rather than one-off support. WaterStone also accepts unsolicited requests through several active programs, including giving funds, charity-advised funds, trusts, and asset-giving channels. Its grantmaking is local, with all recorded grants in Colorado.
$593K
$31.7M
$6.8M
$343K
Most grants fall between $1.2M and $2.5M, with a median of $1.8M.
25th Percentile
$1.2M
Median
$1.8M
75th Percentile
$2.5M
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All recorded grants go to Colorado recipients, so 100% of grants in the available data land in the foundation’s HQ state. The recipient city shown in the recent grants list is Colorado Springs, which is also where both grants were made. The grant record therefore shows a highly concentrated local pattern rather than a multi-state or international one. In the available country distribution, all grants are in the US.
Its active programs include gifts of real estate, gifts of appreciated assets such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, business interests, cash and marketable securities, and cryptocurrency donations. It also supports charitable remainder trusts, charitable pooled trusts, giving funds, and charity-advised funds for churches and nonprofits.
Yes. The active program descriptions for the Charity Advised Fund, Charitable Remainder Trust, Charitable Pooled Trust, Giving Fund, Gifts of Real Estate, and Gifts of Appreciated Assets each state that they accept unsolicited participation or requests.
The beneficiary types listed are individual givers or donors with a faith-based orientation, churches, faith-based nonprofits, and nonprofit organizations. The charity-advised fund program is specifically described for churches and nonprofit organizations.
The grant-size distribution is high-value: p25 is $1,216,459, the median is $1,839,864, and p75 is $2,463,268. The recent grant record includes two awards, one for $3,086,673 in 2023 and one for $593,054 in 2024.
The available data shows a local pattern. All recorded grants are to recipients in Colorado, and the recipient country distribution shows 2 grants in the US, or 100%.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Community Foundatio | Colorado Spring, CO | $593,054 | 2024 | General Support |
| Christian Community Foundatio | Colorado Spring, CO | $3,086,673 | 2023 | General Support |