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Colcom Foundation

Name: Colcom Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

507
grants reported: $81.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $60,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

conservation land pittsburgh education rivers environmental trail public

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “water resources” · $180,000

$100,000
Colcom Foundation - Citizens for Pennsylvanias Future · Harrisburg, PA · 2021
Protecting pennsylvanias water, air, and climate resources
$80,000
Colcom Foundation - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Johnstown, PA · 2021
Assessing sw pa water resources for wild trout

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Colcom Foundation - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation6 grants · $8.2M
Colcom Foundation - Federation for American Immigration Reform4 grants · $7.8M
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Reform Law Institute4 grants · $6.7M
Colcom Foundation - Center for Immigration Studies2 grants · $4.1M
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust11 grants · $3.2M
Colcom - Immigration Reform Law Institute2 grants · $2.6M
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Research Fund6 grants · $2.1M
Colcom Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy9 grants · $1.9M
Colcom - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation2 grants · $1.6M
Colcom Foundation - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds5 grants · $1.5M

Giving over time

$20.1M

2021

$22.6M

2022

$21.6M

2023

$17.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 507 grants.

$2.9M
Colcom Foundation - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
General operating support
$2.7M
Colcom Foundation - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
General operating support
$2.6M
Colcom Foundation - Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$2.6M
Colcom Foundation - Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$2.3M
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$2.3M
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$2.1M
Colcom Foundation - Center for Immigration Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$2.0M
Colcom - Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Restricted grant
$2.0M
Colcom Foundation - Center for Immigration Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$1.6M
Colcom Foundation - Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
$1.5M
Colcom Foundation - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2021
General operating support
$1.1M
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
$1.1M
Colcom Foundation - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2021
General operating support
$1.0M
Colcom - Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
8th street block civic space and cultural district streetscaping
$1.0M
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Research Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$1.0M
Colcom Foundation - Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
$1.0M
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
$970,000
Colcom Foundation - Center for Immigration Studies · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
$910,000
Colcom - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating support
$650,000
Colcom - - Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$650,000
Colcom - Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$650,000
Colcom - Numbersusa Education & Research Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating support
$600,000
Colcom - Immigration Accountability Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$575,000
Colcom - Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2023
Land conservation
$500,000
Colcom Foundation - National Aviary Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Veterinary care and advancement center
$500,000
Colcom Foundation - Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2023
African lion habitats & breeding facility
$500,000
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Research Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$500,000
Colcom Foundation - Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Magnolia park and dark sky lighting
$450,000
Colcom - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2024
Land conservation
$450,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2023
Land conservation
$450,000
Colcom Foundation - the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
2022 capital project priorities
$425,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2023
Land conservation
$425,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2022
Land conservation
$407,000
Colcom - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Flowers & planters project
$400,000
Colcom - Center for Immigration Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$400,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2022
Land conservation
$400,000
Colcom Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Rivers connect us: reconnecting aquatic habitats
$382,825
Colcom Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Flowers & planters project
$382,825
Colcom Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Flowers & planters project
$380,000
Colcom - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · State College, PA · 2024
Land conservation
$380,000
Colcom Foundation - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Johnstown, PA · 2022
Environmental restoration project
$380,000
Colcom Foundation - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Johnstown, PA · 2021
Addressing western pas industrial legacy
$360,000
Colcom Foundation - Tree Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Tree distribution program
$354,100
Colcom Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
City of flowers - continuation of downtown planters
$350,000
Colcom Foundation - Institute for Sound Public Policy · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$350,000
Colcom Foundation - Keeping Identities Safe · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$350,000
Colcom Foundation - Progressives for Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$350,000
Colcom Foundation - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Johnstown, PA · 2021
Three rivers quest & generating awareness for project success
$350,000
Colcom Foundation - US Incorporated · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
General operating support
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Capital project
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Scenic America · Washington, DC · 2023
Public eduation and symposium
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Carnegie Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Science preservation fund
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Johnstown, PA · 2022
Environmental project
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Carnegie Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Science preservation fund
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Research Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Keeping Identities Safe · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support, research, and public education
$300,000
Colcom Foundation - Pennsylvania Environmental Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
General operating support
$282,000
Colcom Foundation - Zoological Society of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
New zoo visitor entrance
$250,000
Colcom - Armstrong Trails · Kittanning, PA · 2024
Kiski junction-design
$250,000
Colcom - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Fires free press debate partnership
$250,000
Colcom - Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · State College, PA · 2024
Working capital loan fund
$250,000
Colcom - Immigration Research Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$250,000
Colcom - Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Paris to pittsburgh: 2024-2025
$250,000
Colcom - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Three rivers community forestry project
$250,000
Colcom Foundation - Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Paris to pittsburgh
$250,000
Colcom Foundation - Highmark Health · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Nursing project
$250,000
Colcom Foundation - Hollow Oak Land Trust · Moon Township, PA · 2022
Land conservation
$250,000
Colcom Foundation - Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Enhanced paris to pittsburgh grant for targeted corridors
$250,000
Colcom Foundation - US · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General operating support
$238,420
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny County Parks Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Trail project
$238,000
Colcom Foundation - Tree Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Tree pittsburgh campus purchase
$225,000
Colcom - Pennsylvania Environmental Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Restoring the commonwealths land, air and water
$225,000
Colcom Foundation - Pennsylvania Environmental Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating support
$225,000
Colcom Foundation - Pennsylvania Environmental Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Restore the commonwealth
$220,000
Colcom Foundation - Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Loretto, PA · 2023
General operating support
$200,000
Colcom - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2024
Land conservation
$200,000
Colcom - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Watershed conservation
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2023
Land conservation
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Pa Cleanways of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating support
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Washington boulevard campus construction
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Rivers connect us ii project
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Bidwell Training Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Facility renovations and work force training
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Hollow Oak Land Trust · Moon Township, PA · 2022
Land conservation
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Aspinwall Riverfront Park Dba Allegheny Rivertrail Park · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Trail project
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Clean Air Council · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Organizing, advocacy, and litigation to promote a healthy environment
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Immigration Research Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
$200,000
Colcom Foundation - Pennsylvania Resources Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Waste diversion in greater pittsburgh
$195,000
Colcom - National Tropical Botanical Garden · Kalaheo, HI · 2024
The conservation program + technology purchase
$185,000
Colcom Foundation - National Tropical Botanical Garden · Kalaheo, HI · 2021
Conservation program
$180,000
Colcom - Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Loretto, PA · 2024
General operating support
$180,000
Colcom Foundation - Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Loretto, PA · 2022
General operating support
$180,000
Colcom Foundation - Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Loretto, PA · 2021
General operating support
$179,000
Colcom - Tree Pittsburgh (Dba Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest) · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Tree distribution program
$175,000
Colcom - Friends of the Riverfront · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating support
$175,000
Colcom - Pennsylvania Resources Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Strengthening regional waste reduction strategies for long-term sustainability
$175,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2023
Land conservation
$175,000
Colcom Foundation - Pennsylvania Resources Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating support
$175,000
Colcom Foundation - Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2022
Land conservation
$175,000
Colcom Foundation - Pennsylvania Resources Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Community awareness - fight for waste prevention

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