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 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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