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Colcom Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 31-1479839 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$43.2M
Grants reported
254
Typical grant
$62.5K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$6.2M

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
J S Barsotti
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
A letter of inquiry (i.e., a request for an invitation to submit a full grant application) should not exceed two pages and must describe the organization, the proposed program description and objective(s), amount requested, projected budget, and timeline. The foundation discourages the inclusion of lengthy material (newsletters, video, etc.) with a letter of inquiry. A separate letter of inquiry must be submitted for each program.
Restrictions
Limited geographically and to areas of interst as set forth on website: colcomfdn.org
Original filing text
Contact
J S BARSOTTI
Address
PO BOX 22185 PITTSBURGH, PA, 152220185
Phone
4127652400
Email
COLCOMCONTACT@COLCOMFDN.ORG
Deadlines
N/A
Application materials
A LETTER OF INQUIRY (I.E., A REQUEST FOR AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT A FULL GRANT APPLICATION) SHOULD NOT EXCEED TWO PAGES AND MUST DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION, THE PROPOSED PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVE(S), AMOUNT REQUESTED, PROJECTED BUDGET, AND TIMELINE. THE FOUNDATION DISCOURAGES THE INCLUSION OF LENGTHY MATERIAL (NEWSLETTERS, VIDEO, ETC.) WITH A LETTER OF INQUIRY. A SEPARATE LETTER OF INQUIRY MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH PROGRAM.
Restrictions
LIMITED GEOGRAPHICALLY AND TO AREAS OF INTERST AS SET FORTH ON WEBSITE: COLCOMFDN.ORG

Reported organization name: COLCOM FOUNDATION

Current grant programs

Opportunities and giving programs published on Colcom Foundation's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.

COLCOM FOUNDATION — general grant applications

Rolling applications (per the source)

Rolling Letters of Inquiry for grant funding; approved inquiries are invited to submit a full Grant Application. Eligible applicants: Projects not previously funded by Colcom Foundation must first submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI).; An LOI must be approved before the applicant is invited to submit a full Grant Application.; Grant Applications must include the applicant's most recent Form 990.; Grant Applications must include the applicant's most recent audited financial statements or equivalent.; Grant Applications must include an itemized project budget.; Grant Applications must include the 2025 Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Table.. Published application deadlines: DUE DATEMEETING November 30 February February 28 May May 31 August August 31 November. From the foundation's site: "LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis." How to apply: Please utilize the online grants portal* when submitting a Letter of Inquiry or Grant Application.

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Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024137$21.1M
2023117$22.1M

Where Colcom Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Colcom Foundation - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation

ARLINGTON, VA

$2.9MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

General operating support

Colcom Foundation - Federation for American Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON, DC

$2.6MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

General operating support

Colcom Foundation - Immigration Reform Law Institute

WASHINGTON, DC

$2.3MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

General operating support

Colcom - Immigration Reform Law Institute

WASHINGTON, DC

$2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Restricted grant

Colcom Foundation - Center for Immigration Studies

WASHINGTON, DC

$2MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

General operating support

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (254 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Colcom Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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