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Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Portland, Oregon · EIN 200399424

Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Portland, Oregon. In tax year 2025 it gave $16,125 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $750 and the largest $3,125. 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 $12,800 the year before.

47% of its 2025 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$13,54014$348,929
2024$12,80017$406,751
2025$16,12519$448,331

How to apply

Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc 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 Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington8$6,950
California2$3,375
Michigan1$3,125
Oregon5$1,575
New Hampshire1$750
New York1$250
Florida1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wave Academy
San Diego, CA
General operations$3,125
Individual
MI
General operations$3,125
Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust
Vashon, WA
General operations$1,045
Dove Project
Vashon, WA
General operations$1,040
Vashion Island Growers Association
Vashon, WA
General operations$1,040
Chelan Douglas Land Trust
Wenatchee, WA
General operations$1,000
Individual
WA
General operations$1,000
Wenatchee River Institute
Leavenworth, WA
General operations$1,000
Individual
OR
General operations$750
Student Conservation Association
Charleston, NH
General operations$750
Columbia Land Trust
Vancouver, WA
General operations$700
Sellwood Community House
Portland, OR
General operations$500
Individual
NY
General operations$250
National Alliance on Mental Health
San Francisco, CA
General operations$250
Portland Parks Foundation
Portland, OR
General operations$200
Evergreen Bike Central Wa Chapter
North Bend, WA
General operations$125
Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General operations$100
Friends of PDX Net
Portland, OR
General operations$75
Solve
Portland, OR
General operations$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$16,125 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $750.

Who runs Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Tiana Colovos (Vice President), Dena Colovos Platis (Secretary) and Symeon Colovos (President).

What does Colovos Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and health.

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