UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FirstSun Capital Bancorp

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

33767U107

(CUSIP Number)

October 31, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

x Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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(1)	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON Dana Hale Nelson Family Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011(1)
(2)	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
	(a) o
	(b) x
(3)	SEC USE ONLY
(4)	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Missouri
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	(5)	SOLE VOTING POWER
		1,616,000
	(6)	SHARED VOTING POWER
		0
	(7)	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		1,616,000
	(8)	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		0
(9)	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,616,000
(10)	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o
(11)	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	5.84%
(12)	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	OO

(1) 1,616,000 common shares held by the Dana Hale Nelson Family Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011.  As of November 14, 2024, Dana Hale Nelson served as the trustee of the above named trust.  

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(1)	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON JVH Orion Trust For the Dana Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011(1)
(2)	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
	(a) o
	(b) x
(3)	SEC USE ONLY
(4)	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Missouri
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	(5)	SOLE VOTING POWER
		69,000
	(6)	SHARED VOTING POWER
		0
	(7)	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		69,000
	(8)	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		0
(9)	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	69,000
(10)	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o
(11)	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	0.24%
(12)	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	OO

(1) 69,000 common shares held by the JVH Orion Trust For the Dana Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011.  As of November 14, 2024, Dana Hale Nelson served as the trustee of the above named trust.  

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(1)	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON Dana Hale Nelson Trust Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995(1)
(2)	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
	(a) o
	(b) x
(3)	SEC USE ONLY
(4)	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Kansas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	(5)	SOLE VOTING POWER
		200
	(6)	SHARED VOTING POWER
		0
	(7)	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		200
	(8)	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		0
(9)	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	200
(10)	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o
(11)	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	0.00%
(12)	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	OO

(1) 200 common shares held by the Dana Hale Nelson Trust Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995.  As of November 14, 2024,  Dana Hale Nelson served as the trustee of the above named trust.  

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

FirstSun Capital Bancorp (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

1400 16th Street, Suite 250

Denver, Colorado 80202

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

The Statement is filed on behalf of the (i) Dana Hale Nelson Family Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011; (ii) JVH Orion Trust For the Dana Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011; and (iii) Dana Hale Nelson Trust Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995 (each, a “Reporting Person” and collectively the “Reporting Persons”).

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

1400 16th Street, Suite 250

Denver, Colorado 80202

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

The Dana Hale Nelson Family Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011is a trust existing in the State of Missouri. 

The JVH Orion Trust For the Dana Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011is a trust existing in the State of Missouri.

Dana Hale Nelson Trust Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995 is a trust existing in the State of Kansas.

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) 

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

33767U107 

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act;
(b)	o	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;
(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act;
(d)	o	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act;
(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(F);
(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)	o	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;.
(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;
(j)	o	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)	o	Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ______

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Item 4. Ownership:

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1

(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of the close of business on November 14, 2024, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned an aggregate of 1,685,200 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock. Specifically, as of the close of business on November 14, 2024:

i) The Dana Hale Nelson Family Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011, beneficially owned 1,616,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock (the “DHN Family Trust”);

ii) The JVH Orion Trust For the Dana Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011, beneficially owned 69,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock (the “JVH Orion Trust”); and

iii) The Dana Hale Nelson Trust Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995, beneficially owned 200 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock (the “DHN Trust”), which together with the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by the DHN Family Trust and JVH Orion Trust represented 1,685,200 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock or 6.09% of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding.

(b) Percent of Class:

As of the close of business on November 14, 2024, the DHN Family Trust, the JVH Orion Trust and the DHN Trust may be deemed to have beneficially owned 1,685,200 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock or 6.09% of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding (see Item 4(a) above), which percentage was calculated based on 27,666,854 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of November 7, 2024, as per the information reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2024.

(c) Number of shares as which such person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,685,200

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,685,200.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-.

Dana Hale Nelson is the trustee of each of the DHN Family Trust, the JVH Orion Trust and the DHN Trust. She may be deemed to have voting, investment, and dispositive power with respect to the securities described in this Schedule 13G. She owns no other securities of the Issuer.

The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons, or either of them, is or are the beneficial owners of the shares for any other purpose than Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act, as amended. The Reporting Persons and Ms. Nelson believe that they are not a “group” under Section 13(d) of the Act, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are members of such a group.

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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following o.

Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

Not Applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

Not Applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

See Exhibit I.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

Not Applicable. The Reporting Persons have not added any securities to their holdings since the effective date of the registration of the class of Issuer’s securities of Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

Exhibits:

Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2024, by and among the Dana Hale Nelson Family Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011, the JVH Orion Trust For the Dana Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011; and the Dana Hale Nelson Trust Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

Date: November 14, 2024

Dana Hale Nelson Family
Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011

/s/ Dana Hale Nelson

Name: Dana Hale Nelson

Title: Trustee

JVH Orion Trust For the
Dana Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011

/s/ Dana Hale Nelson

Name: Dana Hale Nelson

Title: Trustee

Dana Hale Nelson Trust
Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995

/s/ Dana Hale Nelson

Name: Dana Hale Nelson

Title: Trustee

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EXHIBIT I

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of FirstSun Capital Bancorp, a Delaware corporation, will be filed on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Dated: November 14, 2024

Dana Hale Nelson Family
Irrevocable Trust U/A/D 5/25/2011

/s/ Dana Hale Nelson

Name: Dana Hale Nelson

Title: Trustee

JVH Orion Trust For the Dana
Hale Nelson Family U/A/D 7/8/2011

/s/ Dana Hale Nelson

Name: Dana Hale Nelson

Title: Trustee

Dana Hale Nelson Trust
Agreement U/A/D 12/8/1995

/s/ Dana Hale Nelson

Name: Dana Hale Nelson

Title: Trustee