California · Private foundation
Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc
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.
- $5k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,660
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $3,105
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 17
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $5k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $10k | 8% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $10k | 7% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $18k | 12% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $8k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $14k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $8k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $26k | 29% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Helping Hand Inc | $26,125 | 6 | 1% |
| Nativity Church | $19,420 | 6 | n/a |
| Tolosa Children's Dental Center of San Luis Obispo County | $7,970 | 8 | 0% |
| Central Coast Funds for Children | $5,538 | 9 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $4,050 | 7 | n/a |
| San Luis Coastal Education Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $1,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,600 | 6 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $890 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Helping Hand Inc | $26,125 | 6 | 1% |
| Nativity Church | $19,420 | 6 | n/a |
| Tolosa Children's Dental Center of San Luis Obispo County | $7,970 | 8 | 0% |
| Central Coast Funds for Children | $5,538 | 9 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $4,050 | 7 | n/a |
| San Luis Coastal Education Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $1,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,600 | 6 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $890 | 4 | 0% |
| Woods Humane Society Inc | $700 | 3 | 0% |
| 17 Strong | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $350 | 2 | 0% |
| American Medical Association | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Coast Vna & Hospice Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Orchestra Novo Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Share the Love Foundation | $85 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($48k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc 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: The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo · Harold J Miossi Charitable Trust · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc
- How much does Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc give?
- Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc reported 4 grants totaling $5,190 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (39%), Religion (27%), Health (13%).
- Who are Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jacks Helping Hand Inc ($26k), Nativity Church ($19k), Tolosa Children's Dental Center of San Luis Obispo County ($8k).
- Does Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc 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 Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo, Harold J Miossi Charitable Trust, Network for Good.
- Where is Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc based?
- Jeff and Carla Cole Foundation Inc is based in CA.
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