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Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn Map Company, Inc. is a US map company based in Pelham, founded in 1866.1 It was founded by Daniel Alfred Sanborn.1 Its chief executive is John Copple.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1866Founded1
  • Industrygeospatial industry, map making industry1
  • HeadquartersColorado Springs, United States1
  • Websitesanborn.com
  • Legal formcorporation1

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Corporate structure

Sanborn Map Company, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Sanborn Map Company, Inc. Colorado Springs, United States
    • AppGeo Subsidiary
    • Sanborn Maps Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Sanborn Map Company, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Sanborn Maps

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Daniel Alfred Sanborn in 1866.1

Leadership

Who has led Sanborn Map Company, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • Sanborn Maps
  • fire insurance map

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Sanborn Maps

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1902Renamed Name changed to Sanborn Map Company1
  2. 1876Renamed Name changed to Sanborn-Perris Map Company, Ltd.1
  3. 1867Renamed Name changed to Sanborn Map and Publishing Company1
  4. 1866Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$116.6M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $116.6M in all. PPP loans $1.7M; Other federal assistance $3.8K; Federal contracts $114.9M.$0$5M$10M$15M2008 · Federal contracts: $7.0M20082009 · Other federal assistance: $3.8K2009 · Federal contracts: $10.2M2010 · Federal contracts: $4.7M20102011 · Federal contracts: $2.4M2012 · Federal contracts: $1.8M20122013 · Federal contracts: $2.3M2014 · Federal contracts: $2.4M20142015 · Federal contracts: $1.9M2016 · Federal contracts: $4.0M20162017 · Federal contracts: $5.1M2018 · Federal contracts: $8.6M20182019 · Federal contracts: $5.5M2020 · PPP loans: $1.7M2020 · Federal contracts: $9.7M20202021 · Federal contracts: $7.3M2022 · Federal contracts: $7.7M20222023 · Federal contracts: $14.4M2024 · Federal contracts: $10.0M20242025 · Federal contracts: $5.5M2026 · Federal contracts: $4.6M2026
Without federal contracts$1.7M 2009–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2009–2020: $1.7M in all. PPP loans $1.7M; Other federal assistance $3.8K.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2009 · Other federal assistance: $3.8K2009201120132015201720192020 · PPP loans: $1.7M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026––$4.6M$4.6M
2025––$5.5M$5.5M
2024––$10.0M$10.0M
2023––$14.4M$14.4M
2022––$7.7M$7.7M
2021––$7.3M$7.3M
2020$1.7M–$9.7M$11.3M
2019––$5.5M$5.5M
2018––$8.6M$8.6M
2017––$5.1M$5.1M
2016––$4.0M$4.0M
2015––$1.9M$1.9M
2014––$2.4M$2.4M
2013––$2.3M$2.3M
2012––$1.8M$1.8M
2011––$2.4M$2.4M
2010––$4.7M$4.7M
2009–$3.8K$10.2M$10.2M
2008––$7.0M$7.0M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov2, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. May 10, 2006$24.5M from Natural Resources Conservation Service: To hire contract staff for the three remote sensing labs for remote sensing data collection operations.3 To THE SANBORN MAP COMPANY, INC. Award AG3A75C060007
  2. Aug 17, 2006$4.1M from U.S. Geological Survey: This iowa statewide light detection and ranging (lidar) task is to provide high accuracy bare-earth processed lidar data for the entire area4 To THE SANBORN MAP COMPANY, INC. Award ING01PD94568
  3. Nov 1, 2023$3.3M from Forest Service: Im gis contractor support5 To THE SANBORN MAP COMPANY, INC. Award 127EAT23F0035
  4. May 11, 2023$3.2M from U.S. Geological Survey: Az_northeast_d236 To THE SANBORN MAP COMPANY, INC. Award 140G0223F0134
  5. Jun 11, 2020$3.1M from U.S. Geological Survey: Geospatial products and services contract v.3 (gpsc3) co_northwestco_2020_d207 To THE SANBORN MAP COMPANY, INC. Award 140G0220F0139

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA8. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 10, 2020$1.7M PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association8To THE SANBORN MAP COMPANY, INC., Colorado Springs CO; $1.7M forgiven May 18, 2021

Sources

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