Funding search · EIN 391572885 · Chevy Chase, MD
Coles Family Foundation Co Peter Coles
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 53
- grants reported
- $196,300
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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.
- Lake Park Friends3 grants · $61,000
- Riveredge3 grants · $21,550
- Northwoods Land Trust2 grants · $12,000
- Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin3 grants · $10,100
- North Point Lighthouse Friends3 grants · $9,000
- Wisconsin Society for Ornithology3 grants · $8,000
- Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation3 grants · $7,500
- Camp Manito-Wish3 grants · $7,500
- Historic Milwaukee3 grants · $7,500
- Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin3 grants · $7,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $21,000
Lake Park Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
operations
- $20,000
Lake Park Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
operations
- $20,000
Lake Park Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $10,500
Riveredge · Newburg, WI · 2022
operations
- $6,050
Riveredge · Newburg, WI · 2021
operations
- $6,000
Northwoods Land Trust · Eagle River, WI · 2023
operations
- $6,000
Northwoods Land Trust · Eagle River, WI · 2022
operations
- $6,000
Northwoods Land Trust · Eagle River, WI · 2021
operations
- $5,000
Riveredge · Newburg, WI · 2023
operations
- $5,000
Rufus King High School · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $4,000
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
operations
- $3,600
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $3,500
The Nature Conservancy Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
operations
- $3,000
North Point Lighthouse Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
operations
- $3,000
North Point Lighthouse Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
operations
- $3,000
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology · North Lake, WI · 2022
operations
- $3,000
North Point Lighthouse Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
Camp Manito-Wish · Boulder Junction, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
Great Headwaters Trail Foundation · Eagle River, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
Historic Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
The Nature Conservancy Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
True Skool · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology · North Lake, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
operations
- $2,500
Camp Manito-Wish · Boulder Junction, WI · 2022
operations
- $2,500
Historic Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
operations
- $2,500
Kids Forward · Madison, WI · 2022
operations
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
operations
- $2,500
True Skool · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
operations
- $2,500
Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation · Oshkosh, WI · 2022
operations
- $2,500
Camp Manito-Wish · Boulder Junction, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
Historic Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
Kids Forward · Madison, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
The Nature Conservancy - Wi Chapter · Madison, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
True Skool · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology · North Lake, WI · 2021
operations
- $2,500
Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation · Oshkosh, WI · 2021
operations
- $1,500
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
operations
- $1,000
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust · Lexington Park, MD · 2023
operations
- $1,000
St Mary'S County Arts Council · Leonardtown, MD · 2023
operations
- $1,000
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust · Lexington Park, MD · 2022
operations
- $1,000
St Mary'S County Arts Council · Leonardtown, MD · 2022
operations
- $1,000
Milwaukee County Parks Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
operations
- $1,000
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust · Lexington Park, MD · 2021
operations
- $1,000
St Mary'S County Arts Council · Leonardtown, MD · 2021
operations
- $500
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Board · Leonardtown, MD · 2023
operations
- $500
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Board · Leonardtown, MD · 2022
operations
- $500
Southern Maryland Resource C&D Board · Leonardtown, MD · 2021
operations
- $100
Hollywood Voluteer Fire Department · Hollywood, MD · 2021
operations
- $50
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2021
operations
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