California · Private foundation
Harry and Judith Collins Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $182k
- Granted FY2018
- 15
- Grants FY2018
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2018
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99% of Harry and Judith Collins Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Harry and Judith Collins Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 11 organizations, $182k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Total assets, FY2018
- $9k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association | $1,000,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation | $1,000,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $500,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Propel Foundation Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Challenged Athletes Inc | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rancho Santa Fe Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Monarch School Project | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs & Strengths | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Autism Tree Project Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association | $1,000,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation | $1,000,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $500,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Propel Foundation Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Challenged Athletes Inc | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rancho Santa Fe Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Monarch School Project | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs & Strengths | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Autism Tree Project Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Snowmass Chapel & Community Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bishop School | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sean Eduardo Sanchez SES Tennis Center | $1,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($23k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Harry and Judith Collins Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Harry and Judith Collins Foundation with peer funders
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About Harry and Judith Collins Foundation
- How much does Harry and Judith Collins Foundation give?
- Harry and Judith Collins Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $181,500 in its FY2018 IRS filing.
- What does Harry and Judith Collins Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (48%), Arts & Culture (20%), Environment (20%).
- Who are Harry and Judith Collins Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association ($1.0M), Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation ($1.0M), Zoological Society of San Diego ($500k).
- Does Harry and Judith Collins 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 Harry and Judith Collins Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, The San Diego Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
- Where is Harry and Judith Collins Foundation based?
- Harry and Judith Collins Foundation is based in CA.
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