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Colf Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Woodland, Washington · EIN 911815575

Colf Family Foundation is a private foundation in Woodland, Washington. In tax year 2024 it gave $246,325 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $142,075. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $244,500 the year before.

23% of its 2024 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$244,50012$2.1 million
2024$246,32513$2.1 million

How to apply

Colf 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 Colf Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington13$246,325

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Woodland Rotary
Woodland, WA
Scott hill park$142,075
Peace Health SW Wa Medical Foundation
Vancouver, WA
Emergency room donation$50,000
Green Mountain Baptist Church
Woodland, WA
Unrestricted contribution$16,000
La Center Historical Museum
La Center, WA
Unrestricted contribution & lchs scholarship$10,000
Clark County Historical Museum
Vancouver, WA
Unrestricted contribution$5,000
North Clark County Historical Museum
Amboy, WA
Unrestricted contribution$5,000
Woodland Historical Museum Society
Woodland, WA
Unrestricted contribution$5,000
Wsu Foundation
Pullman, WA
Wsu vancouver sciences building$5,000
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
Scholarship$2,500
St Johns Project Fund
St John, WA
Unrestricted contribution$2,500
Clark Co Genealogical Society
Vancouver, WA
Unrestricted contribution$2,000
Woodland Combined PTSA
Woodland, WA
Columbia elementary walk$1,000
La Center United
La Center, WA
Unrestricted contribution$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Colf Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Colf Family Foundation give?

$246,325 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Colf Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard W Colf (Director/President), Nancy Colf (Director/Vice President) and Forrest Giberson (Director/Vice President).

What does Colf Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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