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Colina Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$181k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2024
33
Organizations funded FY2023
33%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
27 to 39
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$4.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Colina Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentHuman ServicesCivil RightsHealthCrime & LegalFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving33$175k45%
FY202333$187k33%
FY202234$178k21%
FY202133$199k24%
FY202039$176k59%
FY201929$144k34%
FY201827$121k41%
FY201729$139kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$236kEnvironment$219kHealth$195kYouth Development$175kHuman Services$112kArts & Culture$84kPhilanthropy$51kFood & Nutrition$46kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
IA
OH
CA
CO
VA
DC
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of Colina Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Alma College$100,00040%
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan Inc$80,00070%
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc$70,00070%
Detroit Public Media$60,00040%
Ecology Center$51,00041%
The Matthews House$40,00050%
Vista Maria$30,00040%
Kalamazoo Nature Center$30,00030%
International Wildlife Refuge Alliance$24,28042%
Earthjustice$23,45060%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$22,75080%
Friends of the Children - Detroit$20,00021%
Starr Commonwealth$15,10040%
Ocean Conservancy$14,75050%
The Guidance Center$10,50030%
Book Trust$10,00010%
Fish & Loaves$10,00012%
Council of Michigan Foundations$9,25060%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$9,25080%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$9,00030%
Loveland Youth Gardeners$8,50023%
Oceana Inc$8,00030%
Free Speech for People Inc$8,00040%
Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado$7,60070%
Treetops Collective$7,00020%
Alianza Norco$7,00041%
Ripple Effects Community Inclusion Center$7,00013%
Reef Environmental Education Foundation$6,00010%
Time to Share Inc$5,0001n/a
Kidspak Inc$5,0001n/a
STEM Greenhouse Inc$5,00011%
The Detroit Institute of Arts$5,00010%
Detroit Institute for Children$5,0001n/a
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society$5,00010%
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan$4,10010%
Neighbor to Neighbor Inc$4,00020%
Paws With A Cause$4,00030%
Center for International Policy Inc$3,15040%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$3,00020%
Our Kitchen Table$3,00012%
Neuropong$3,0001n/a
Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church$2,5001n/a
Hispanic Federation Inc$2,50010%
Crossroads Safehouse Inc$2,00030%
Homeward Alliance Inc$2,00010%
Generous Hands Inc$2,00011%
Southwest Michigan Land Conservency Inc$1,50010%
League of Conservation Voters Inc$1,50010%
Equal Justice Initiative$1,50010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,50010%
Family Housing Network of Fort Collins Inc$1,50010%
First Day Shoe Fund$1,50010%
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$1,0001n/a
Sea Turtle Conservancy$1,00010%
St Philip Lutheran Church$1,0001n/a
Courageous Kids Inc$1,00011%
Global Fund for Women Inc$1,00020%
The Child Abuse Prevention Council of Out Wayne County$1,00011%
Michigan State University$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($539k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Colina Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAlma College: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation of Michigan Inc: $80,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetRocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDetroit Public Media: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEcology Center: $51,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetThe Matthews House: $40,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetVista Maria: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKalamazoo Nature Center: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetInternational Wildlife Refuge Alliance: $24,280 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetEarthjustice: $23,450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $22,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Children - Detroit: $20,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetStarr Commonwealth: $15,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $14,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Guidance Center: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBook Trust: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFish & Loaves: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCouncil of Michigan Foundations: $9,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $9,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLoveland Youth Gardeners: $8,500 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetOceana Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFree Speech for People Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetProject Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado: $7,600 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTreetops Collective: $7,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAlianza Norco: $7,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetRipple Effects Community Inclusion Center: $7,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetReef Environmental Education Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTEM Greenhouse Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Detroit Institute of Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSea Shepherd Conservation Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: $4,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeighbor to Neighbor Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPaws With A Cause: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for International Policy Inc: $3,150 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOur Kitchen Table: $3,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetHispanic Federation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Safehouse Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHomeward Alliance Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGenerous Hands Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSouthwest Michigan Land Conservency Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLeague of Conservation Voters Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Housing Network of Fort Collins Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFirst Day Shoe Fund: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSea Turtle Conservancy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 51.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United Way of Larimer CountyCO24× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Larimer County · Otter Cares Foundation AKA OTTERCARES FOUNDATION · Woodward Governor Charitable Trust · Colorado Gives Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern Colorado · Anschutz Family Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Grapevine giving foundation · The Food Bank for Larimer County · Nebraska Community Foundation · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · El Pomar Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Colina Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Colina Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Colina Foundation

How much does Colina Foundation give?
Colina Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $180,615 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Colina Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (18%), Environment (17%), Health (15%).
Who are Colina Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Alma College ($100k), National Kidney Foundation of Michigan Inc ($80k), Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc ($70k).
Does Colina Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Colina Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Colina Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Larimer County, Otter Cares Foundation AKA OTTERCARES FOUNDATION, Woodward Governor Charitable Trust.
Where is Colina Foundation based?
Colina Foundation is based in MI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 116 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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