Funding search · EIN 626137973 · Knoxville, TN

Cole Foundation Robert H & Monica M

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

111
grants reported
$1.2M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • University of Tennessee Medical Center4 grants · $618,000
  • Northern Piedmont Community Foundation4 grants · $120,000
  • Wakefield Country Day School2 grants · $50,000
  • Blue Ridge School4 grants · $50,000
  • American Museum of Natural History4 grants · $35,000
  • Smithsonian Libraries4 grants · $35,000
  • Four Arts Society of Palm Beach2 grants · $20,000
  • The Highland School2 grants · $20,000
  • Roots and Wings4 grants · $17,000
  • St Pauls Episcopal Church4 grants · $17,000

Giving over time

$286,100
2021
$286,500
2022
$270,250
2023
$318,500
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 111 grants.

  • $175,000

    University of Tennessee Medical Center · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Operational support

  • $150,000

    University of Tennessee Medical Center · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Operational support

  • $150,000

    University of Tennessee Medical Center · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Operational support

  • $143,000

    University of Tennessee Medical Center · Knoxville, TN · 2021

    Operational support

  • $30,000

    Northern Piedmont Community Foundation · Warrenton, VA · 2024

    Operational support

  • $30,000

    Northern Piedmont Community Foundation · Warrenton, VA · 2023

    Operational support

  • $30,000

    Northern Piedmont Community Foundation · Warrenton, VA · 2022

    Operational support

  • $30,000

    Northern Piedmont Community Foundation · Warrenton, VA · 2021

    Operational support

  • $25,000

    Wakefield Country Day School · Flint Hill, VA · 2022

    Operational expenses

  • $25,000

    Wakefield Country Day School · Flint Hill, VA · 2021

    Operational expenses

  • $15,000

    Family Services · Gaithersburg, MD · 2021

    Operational expenses

  • $12,500

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2024

    Operational support

  • $12,500

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2023

    Operational support

  • $12,500

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2022

    Operational support

  • $12,500

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2021

    Operational support

  • $11,000

    Smithsonian Libraries · Washington, DC · 2021

    Operational support

  • $10,500

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2022

    Operational expenses

  • $10,000

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024

    Operational expenses

  • $10,000

    American Red Cross Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Operational

  • $10,000

    Four Arts Society of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Operational support

  • $10,000

    The Highland School · Warrenton, VA · 2024

    Operations

  • $10,000

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2023

    Operational expenses

  • $10,000

    Four Arts Society of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Operational support

  • $10,000

    The Highland School · Warrenton, VA · 2023

    Operations

  • $8,000

    Smithsonian Libraries · Washington, DC · 2024

    Operational support

  • $8,000

    Smithsonian Libraries · Washington, DC · 2023

    Operational support

  • $8,000

    Smithsonian Libraries · Washington, DC · 2022

    Operational support

  • $5,000

    Roots and Wings · Delray Beach, FL · 2024

    Operations

  • $5,000

    St Pauls Episcopal Church · Delray Beach, FL · 2024

    Religious operations

  • $5,000

    Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Operational support

  • $5,000

    Red Wiggler Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2022

    Administrative expenses

  • $5,000

    Red Wiggler Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2021

    Administrative expenses

  • $4,500

    St James Episcopal Church · Scarborough, ME · 2023

    Religious operations

  • $4,500

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2021

    Operational expenses

  • $4,000

    American Society Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2024

    Operational support

  • $4,000

    Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2024

    Operational support

  • $4,000

    US Friends of Hoedspruit · New York, NY · 2024

    Operational expenses

  • $4,000

    Roots and Wings · Delray Beach, FL · 2023

    Operations

  • $4,000

    St Pauls Episcopal Church · Delray Beach, FL · 2023

    Religious operations

  • $4,000

    Roots and Wings · Delray Beach, FL · 2022

    Operations

  • $4,000

    St James Episcopal Church · Scarborough, ME · 2022

    Religious operations

  • $4,000

    St Pauls Episcopal Church · Delray Beach, FL · 2022

    Religious operations

  • $4,000

    Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2021

    Operational support

  • $4,000

    Roots and Wings · Delray Beach, FL · 2021

    Operations

  • $4,000

    St James Episcopal Church · Scarborough, ME · 2021

    Religious operations

  • $4,000

    St Pauls Episcopal Church · Delray Beach, FL · 2021

    Religious operations

  • $3,500

    Red Wiggler Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2024

    Administrative expenses

  • $3,500

    Red Wiggler Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2023

    Administrative expenses

  • $3,000

    Nypwcmc · New York, NY · 2024

    Operational support

  • $3,000

    St James Childrens Center · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Operational

  • $3,000

    US Friends of Hoedspruit · New York, NY · 2023

    Operational expenses

  • $3,000

    Olney Help · Olney, MD · 2022

    Operational expenses

  • $3,000

    US Friends of Hoedspruit · New York, NY · 2022

    Operational expenses

  • $3,000

    US Friends of Hoedspruit · New York, NY · 2021

    Operational expenses

  • $2,750

    French Heritage Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Operational support

  • $2,500

    Northstar Academy · Glen Allen, VA · 2024

    Operational

  • $2,500

    French Heritage Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Operational support

  • $2,500

    Virginia Home · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Operational expenses

  • $2,500

    Virginia Home · Richmond, VA · 2021

    Operational expenses

  • $2,000

    French Heritage Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Operational support

  • $2,000

    National Sporting Library & Museum · Middleburg, VA · 2024

    Operational expenses

  • $2,000

    Virginia Home · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Operational expenses

  • $2,000

    American Society Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2023

    Operational support

  • $2,000

    Virginia Home · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Operational expenses

  • $2,000

    American Society Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2022

    Operational support

  • $2,000

    Cocker Spaniel Adoption Center · Westminister, MD · 2022

    Operational expenses

  • $2,000

    Knine Rescue · Ashton, MD · 2022

    Administrative operations

  • $2,000

    Naeyc · Washington, DC · 2022

    Operational support

  • $2,000

    American Society Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2021

    Operational support

  • $2,000

    Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2021

    Operational support

  • $2,000

    Nypwcmc · New York, NY · 2021

    Operational support

  • $2,000

    Olney Help · Olney, MD · 2021

    Operational expenses

  • $1,600

    French Heritage Foundation · New York, NY · 2021

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Children'S Hospital Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Operations

  • $1,500

    Riverside School · North Chesterfield, VA · 2024

    General operations

  • $1,500

    Scarborough Land Trust · Scarborough, ME · 2024

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    St James Episcopal Church · Scarborough, ME · 2024

    Religious operations

  • $1,500

    Children'S Hospital Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Operations

  • $1,500

    Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2023

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Riverside School · North Chesterfield, VA · 2023

    General operations

  • $1,500

    Scarborough Land Trust · Scarborough, ME · 2023

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2022

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Old Gray Cemetery · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Prouts Neck Association · Scarborough, ME · 2022

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Riverside School · North Chesterfield, VA · 2022

    General operations

  • $1,500

    Scarborough Land Trust · Scarborough, ME · 2022

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Prouts Neck Association · Scarborough, ME · 2021

    Operational support

  • $1,500

    Riverside School · North Chesterfield, VA · 2021

    General operations

  • $1,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Fund for Park Avenue · New York, NY · 2024

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Neue Galerie New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Old Gray Cemetery · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Operational support

  • $1,000

    Prouts Neck Association · Scarborough, ME · 2024

    Operational support

  • $1,000

    The Doorways · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Operational expenses

  • $1,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Fund for Park Avenue · New York, NY · 2023

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Neue Galerie New York · New York, NY · 2023

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Nypwcmc · New York, NY · 2023

    Operational support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.