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Colket Family Foundation

Newtown Square, PA · EIN 85-2260055. Reported 413 grants totalling $3,077,849 to 193 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$3,077,849granted, 2021-2024
193organizations funded
68%of grantees funded again the next year
$16.2Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Colket Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $115,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
102 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
161 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
70 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
37 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
29 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
9 grants
$100,000 and Up
5 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Episcopal AcademyNewtown Square, PA$440,000442024
Holderness SchoolPlymouth, NH$271,000442024
Sun Valley Community SchoolSun Valley, ID$187,000442024
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO$155,000442024
Willistown Conservation Trust IncNewtown Square, PA$139,000642024
Bar Harbor Food PantryBar Harbor, ME$105,500542024
Summer SearchOakland, CA$77,881332024
Keystone Human ServicesHarrisburg, PA$75,000442024
St Davids Center for Spiritual DirectionWayne, PA$68,400432024
Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME$63,500222024
Maine Seacoast MissionBar Harbor, ME$60,000332024
Community Clothes CharityBryn Mawr, PA$53,000222022
Hobe Sound Community Chest IncHobe Sound, FL$50,388222024
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$45,500332024
Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME$45,000542024
Chester County Food BankExton, PA$44,000442024
Mount Desert Nursing AssociationNortheast Harbor, ME$41,500442024
Saint James SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$40,000332024
Double H - Hole in the Woods Ranch IncLake Luzerne, NY$35,000222023
Island Housing TrustMount Desert, ME$30,500332024
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation IncJupiter, FL$30,500332023
Bar Harbor Village Improvement AssociationBar Harbor, ME$30,000112024
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH$30,000332024
Jesup Memorial LibraryBar Harbor, ME$29,000442024
Northeast Harbor Sailing SchoolNortheast Harbor, ME$28,000332024
Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia, PA$26,000222023
College of Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC$25,000112024
Mt Desert Island YMCABar Harbor, ME$25,000112024
St David's ChurchWayne, PA$25,000112021
St James SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112021
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112021
Big Sky Community OrganizationBig Sky, MT$24,500332024
Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA$24,500442024
Nantucket Community Sailing IncNantucket, MA$23,630442024
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation IncSun Valley, ID$22,100442024
Neighborhood House ClubNortheast Harbor, ME$21,500332024
Bar Harbor Firefighters AssociationBar Harbor, ME$21,000332024
Bar Harbor Police DepartmentBar Harbor, ME$20,000442024
Open Table MdiBar Harbor, ME$20,000112023
Stroud Water Research Center IncAvondale, PA$17,500332024
Community Volunteers in Medicine IncWest Chester, PA$16,000442024
Boys & Girls Club of Martin County IncHobe Sound, FL$15,300332024
1LOVE4ANIMALS IncSoutheastern, PA$15,000332024
Friends of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center IncHailey, ID$15,000332024
Lower Merion Police DepartmentArdmore, PA$15,000332023
Medical University of South Carolina FoundationCharleston, SC$15,000332024
Summer Search NationalPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112021
Somesville Landing CorpMt Desert, ME$13,000442024
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME$12,000442024
Northeast Harbor LibraryNortheast Harbor, ME$10,500442024
Atlantic Salmon Federation IncCalais, ME$10,000332024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FL$10,000112021
Chop FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112021
Double H RanchLake Luzern, NY$10,000112021
Hobe Sound Fire DepartmentHobe Sound, FL$10,000222022
Philadelphia Orchestra AssociationPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222023
Radnor Hunt FoundationMalvern, PA$10,000112022
Town of Mount Desert Community Development CorporationNortheast Harbor, ME$10,000112024
Willistown Township Police AssociationMalvern, PA$10,000442024
Paoli Fire CompanyPaoli, PA$9,000112021
Cherokee Plantation Charities IncYemassee, SC$8,000442024
YWCA of Mount Desert IslandBar Harbor, ME$8,000332024
Cleveland Clinic Martin HealthStuart, FL$7,500112021
Riding on InsulinWhitefish, MT$7,500332024
The Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$7,500332024
Bar Harbor Fire DepartmentBar Harbor, ME$7,000112021
Guardians of Martin County IncHobe Sound, FL$7,000442024
Mount Desert Island Search & RescueBar Harbor, ME$6,500332024
Jupiter Island Medical Clinic IncHobe Sound, FL$6,000332023
Mount Desert Island Biological LaboratorySalisbury Cove, ME$6,000332024
Penn Vet - Working Dog CenterPhiladelphia, PA$6,000112021
The Conservation FundArlington, VA$6,000222024
Bar Harbor Historical Society IncBar Harbor, ME$5,000432024
Dunbar Early Learning CenterHobe Sound, FL$5,000112021
Easterseals of Southeastern PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112022
Friends of Sawtooth Avalanche CenterKetchum, ID$5,000112021
Lifeflight of Maine LLCBangor, ME$5,000112024
Loaves and Fishes of Hobe Sound IncHobe Sound, FL$5,000332023
Mount Desert Island Community Sailing and Maritime EducationSouthwest Harbor, ME$5,000332024
Northeast Harbor Ambulance Service theNortheast Harbor, ME$5,000112021
Paoli Memorial HospitalPaoli, PA$5,000112021
Partners for Sacred PlacesPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112024
Philadelphia Orchestra thePhiladelphia, PA$5,000112021
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara CollegeSanta Clara, CA$5,000112023
St Jude ChurchNortheast Harbor, ME$5,000112021
St Marys & St JudesNortheast Harbor, ME$4,500222023
Harbor HouseSouthwest Harbor, ME$4,100442024
Gladwyne Fire CoGladwyne, PA$4,000222023
Habitat for Humanity of Martin CountyStuart, FL$4,000332023
Hobe Sound Early Learning CenterHobe Sound, FL$4,000222022
Jupiter Police Foundation IncJupiter, FL$4,000222023
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of ArtChadds Ford, PA$3,500332024
Mdi YWCABar Harbor, ME$3,500112021
1000 Friends of Florida IncTallahassee, FL$3,000332024
Christ Memorial ChapelHobe Sound, FL$3,000332024
Colleges of the Seneca Hobart & Wm Smith CollegesGeneva, NY$3,000332024
Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$3,000332024
Goshen Fire CompanyWest Chester, PA$3,000332023
Jupiter Island Police DepartmentHobe Sound, FL$3,000112021
Ketchum - Sun Valley Volunteer Associates IncKetchum, ID$3,000332024
Mdi Community Sailing CenterSouthwest Harbor, ME$3,000112021
Mount Desert Police Association IncMt Desert, ME$3,000332024
Nantucket Conservation Foundation IncNantucket, MA$3,000332024
Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA$3,000332024
Partners for Sacred Places Fbo ArtciniaPhiladelphia, PA$3,000112021
Project HomePhiladelphia, PA$3,000112021
Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA$3,000112021
St Andrew's School of Delaware IncMiddletown, DE$3,000332024
St Lukes Wood River Foundation IncKetchum, ID$3,000332024
Westside Food PantrySouthwest Harbor, ME$3,000222022
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$2,500222023
Bryn Mawr Fire CompanyBryn Mawr, PA$2,500112021
Gladwyne Fire CompanyGladwyne, PA$2,500112021
Philadelphia Mural Arts AdvocatesPhiladelphia, PA$2,500112022
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$2,500112022
Main Line Meals on Wheels IncDevon, PA$2,300332024
Banner Lake ClubHobe Sound, FL$2,000112021
Beatrix Farrand SocietyMt Desert, ME$2,000442024
Brandywine ConservancyChadds Ford, PA$2,000112021
Episcopal Community ServicesPhiladelphia, PA$2,000112021
Mdi YMCABar Harbor, ME$2,000112021
Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC$2,000112021
Mount Desert Island High SchoolBar Harbor, ME$2,000112022
Mount Desert Land and Garden PreserveSeal Harbor, ME$2,000222024
Mount Desert Police DeptNortheast Harbor, ME$2,000112021
Russell Byers Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$2,000222024
Acadia Family CenterSouthwest Harbor, ME$1,500332024
Hospice Volunteers of Hancock CountyEllsworth, ME$1,500332023
Island Readers and Writers An Initiative for Maine ChildrenMt Desert, ME$1,500332024
Sandhill Cove Foundation IncPalm City, FL$1,500222023
Forest Society of MaineBangor, ME$1,400442024
Mill Reef FundGreenwich, CT$1,300222023
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music IncMt Desert, ME$1,300332024
Abbe MuseumBar Harbor, ME$1,200442024
Bar Harbor Music FestivalNew York, NY$1,200442024
Mighty WritersPhiladelphia, PA$1,200442024
Jupiter Island Historical Society IncHobe Sound, FL$1,050332024
Academy of Natural SciencesPhiladelphia, PA$1,000112021
Atlantic Classical Orchestra IncFort Pierce, FL$1,000112024
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania IncMiquon, PA$1,000112022
Hobe Sound Nature Center IncHobe Sound, FL$1,000222023
Jupiter Island Arts CouncilHobe Sound, FL$1,000112024
Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue IncRoyal Palm Beach, FL$1,000112022
Mdi Search & RescueBar Harbor, ME$1,000112021
Mount Desert Land & Garden PreserveSeal Harbor, ME$1,000112021
Mount Desert Nursery SchoolNortheast Harbor, ME$1,000222023
Opera House ArtsStonington, ME$1,000112021
Our House Nantucket IncNantucket, MA$1,000112022
Quebec Labrador Foundation IncIpswich, MA$1,000112024
S a V E - a Friend to Homeless Animals IncSkillman, NJ$1,000112024
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Hancock CtyTrenton, ME$1,000222023
St Andrews SchoolMiddletown, DE$1,000112021
St Saviour's ChurchBar Harbor, ME$1,000112021
St Saviours ParishBar Harbor, ME$1,000112022
Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving theSouthwest Harbor, ME$1,000222023
Wood River Land Trust CompanyHailey, ID$1,000112022
Brandywine Valley SPCAWest Chester, PA$900332024
Island ConnectionsBar Harbor, ME$900332023
Kids Corner IncBar Harbor, ME$900332024
Somesville Village Improvement SocietyMt Desert, ME$900332024
Boy Scouts of AmericaBangor, ME$600222023
Downeast Horizons FoundationBar Harbor, ME$600222023
Mount Desert Summer ChoraleMt Desert, ME$600222023
Seal Cove Auto MuseumSeal Cove, ME$600222023
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$600222023
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean SciencesEast Boothbay, ME$500112021
Church of the RedeemerBryn Mawr, PA$500112021
Island Readers & WritersMount Desert, ME$500112021
Jupiter Island Garden Club IncHobe Sound, FL$500112022
Lower Merion Township Police Pension AssociationArdmore, PA$500112023
Lutheran Community Services IncWilmington, DE$500112024
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons ResearchNew York, NY$500112022
Neighborhood House theNortheast Harbor, ME$500112021
Pennsylvania SPCAPhiladelphia, PA$500112021
Peter's PlaceRadnor, PA$500112021
Petite Plaisance Conservation FundNortheast Harbor, ME$500112021
Swan's Island Educational SocietySwans Island, ME$500112021
Swans Island Educational SocietySwans Island, ME$500222023
The Holdsworth CenterAustin, TX$500112022
Boy Scouts of America Katahdin Area CouncilBangor, ME$300112021
Computer Innovations for Todays Youth IncPort St Lucie, FL$300112023
Herring Gut Learning CenterPort Clyde, ME$300112022
Martin County Firefighters & ParamedicsPalm City, FL$300112022
Mdi Festival of Chamber MusicMount Desert, ME$300112021
Mdi Historical SocietyMount Desert, ME$300112021
Mdi Nursery School & ChildcareNortheast Harbor, ME$300112021
Mdi Summer ChoraleMount Desert, ME$300112021
Mill Reef FundMclean, VA$300112021
Mount Desert Island Historical SocietyMount Desert, ME$300112023
Natives Helping Natives IncHobe Sound, FL$300112023
Wrti - Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$300112021
Southwest Harbor Conservation CommissionSouthwest Harbor, ME$200112021
Whyy IncPhiladelphia, PA$200112022

107 of 193 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 287 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
49 grants
Arts & Culture
38 grants
Environment
34 grants
Health Care
28 grants
Human Services
17 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
15 grants
Animal Welfare
13 grants
Food & Nutrition
13 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202198$753,900$2,500
2022119$753,868$1,300
2023104$791,431$1,750
202492$778,650$2,300

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 40% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Pennsylvania
$1.2M
Maine
$706K
New Hampshire
$271K
Idaho
$236K
Florida
$178K
Colorado
$155K
California
$83K
South Carolina
$50K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund106 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc88 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program82 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust60 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc49 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc48 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Colket Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 6022 West Chester Pike 100, Newtown Square, PA, 19073. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 85-2260055 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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