Illinois · Private foundation
The Colmar 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.
- $41k
- Granted FY2019
- 12
- Grants FY2019
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Colmar Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Mayo Clinic, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year The Colmar Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $41k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 4
- Total assets, FY2019
- $56k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 75% of the organizations The Colmar Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 12 | $41k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $46k | 58% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $47k | n/a |
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 FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Colmar Family Foundation - Southwest | $360,306 | 1 | n/a |
| The Jlc Colmar Foundation | $360,255 | 1 | n/a |
| The J&C Colmar Foundation | $360,255 | 1 | n/a |
| Ravinia Festival Association | $42,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Inc | $33,900 | 5 | 0% |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inc | $5,651 | 2 | 0% |
| The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ashley Hall Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Erikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression | $3,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Field Museum of Natural History | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Colmar Family Foundation - Southwest | $360,306 | 1 | n/a |
| The Jlc Colmar Foundation | $360,255 | 1 | n/a |
| The J&C Colmar Foundation | $360,255 | 1 | n/a |
| Ravinia Festival Association | $42,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Inc | $33,900 | 5 | 0% |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inc | $5,651 | 2 | 0% |
| The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ashley Hall Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Erikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression | $3,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Field Museum of Natural History | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Holy Trinity High School | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bellosguardo Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Love Hope Strength Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | $1,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Frontera Farmer Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The American Writers Museum | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Joffrey Ballet | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| African Women Rising | $555 | 1 | 0% |
| The Innocence Project Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Srcc Scholarship Fund | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Oro Valley Historical Society | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($103k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Colmar Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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 Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · American Endowment Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About The Colmar Foundation
- How much does The Colmar Foundation give?
- The Colmar Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $40,730 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Colmar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (83%), Arts & Culture (11%), Health (4%).
- Who are The Colmar Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: The Colmar Family Foundation - Southwest ($360k), The Jlc Colmar Foundation ($360k), The J&C Colmar Foundation ($360k).
- Does The Colmar Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Colmar 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 The Colmar Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is The Colmar Foundation based?
- The Colmar Foundation is based in IL.
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