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Walcott Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Lakewood, Colorado · EIN 873849540

Walcott Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lakewood, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $48,200 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,492 and the largest $13,485. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $29,000 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$17,60015$877,649
2024$29,00015$1.2 million
2025$48,20014$1.4 million

How to apply

Walcott Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Walcott Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$16,485
Colorado6$14,820
New Jersey1$5,000
Minnesota1$3,000
Washington1$2,485
South Dakota1$2,410
California1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
West Point Association of Graduates
West Point, NY
General operations$13,485
The John Quincy Adams Foundation
Kinnelon, NJ
General operations$5,000
Denver Press Club
Denver, CO
General operations$5,000
Trinity United Methodist Church
Coram, NY
General operations$3,000
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
General operations$3,000
Catholic Outreach to Neighbors in Ukraine
Peyton, CO
General operations$2,500
Blue Feather Alliance
Edgewater, CO
General operations$2,500
Volunteers of America Western Washington
Everett, WA
General operations$2,485
Second Wind Fund
Denver, CO
General operations$2,410
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation
Crazy Horse, SD
General operations$2,410
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
General operations$2,000
General Society of Colonial Wars
Hanover, PA
General operations$2,000
Semester at Sea
Fort Collins, CO
General operations$1,205
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
General operations$1,205

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Walcott Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Walcott Family Foundation give?

$48,200 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,492.

Who runs Walcott Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Laurie J Sanderson-Walcott (President), Elizabeth BT Walcott (VP & Secretary), Robert J Walcott Jr (Treasurer) and Robert Aj Walcott (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Walcott Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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