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Raffib Education Foundation

Accepts applications Colorado Springs, Colorado · EIN 821693140

Raffib Education Foundation is a private foundation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $92,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $24,000. 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 $145,579 the year before.

75% 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
2023$145,5792$266,089
2024$92,0008$164,534

How to apply

ContactWilliam Biffar
13477 Pride Mountain Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Phone or email(760) 518-2685
What to submitWritten application

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Raffib Education Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California3$44,000
Oregon4$33,000
Kansas1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bellus Academy
Poway, CA
Charitable support$24,000
Concorde Career College
Overland Park, KS
Charitable support$15,000
Elite Truck School
Hillsboro, OR
Charitable support$12,000
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, CA
Charitable support$10,000
Tanya's Beauty School
Beaverton, OR
Charitable support$10,000
Regents of the University of California
Oakland, CA
Charitable support$10,000
Aveda Institute Portland
Portland, OR
Charitable support$6,000
Portland Community College
Portland, OR
Charitable support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Raffib Education Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Raffib Education Foundation give?

$92,000 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Raffib Education Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William J Biffar (President/Ceo) and Joyce S Biffar (Secretary/Cfo).

What does Raffib Education Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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