Funding search · EIN 061472006 · Providence, RI
The Collis Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 56
- grants reported
- $6.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Pencils of Promise3 grants · $1.5M
- Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School1 grant · $1.0M
- Ymca Cape Cod2 grants · $525,000
- San Miguel Education Ctr3 grants · $510,309
- Benjamin Private School3 grants · $325,000
- Amos House3 grants · $300,000
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association3 grants · $300,000
- The Lord'S Place3 grants · $300,000
- Wake Forest University1 grant · $250,000
- Palm Beach County Food Bank2 grants · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School · East Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $530,000
Pencils of Promise · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $500,000
Pencils of Promise · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $500,000
Pencils of Promise · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $500,000
Ymca Cape Cod · Hyannis, MA · 2022
General operating support
- $280,000
San Miguel Education Ctr · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $275,000
Benjamin Private School · North Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support for the school
- $250,000
Wake Forest University · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $150,000
Global Lyme Alliance · Greewich, CT · 2022
General operating support
- $125,000
San Miguel Education Ctr · Providence, RI · 2022
General operating support
- $105,309
San Miguel Education Ctr · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Amos House · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Palm Beach County Food Bank · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Rise for Rew · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Amos House · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
Palm Beach County Food Bank · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
Amos House · Providence, RI · 2022
General operating support
- $100,000
Bryant University · Smithfield, RI · 2022
General operating support
- $100,000
Choose Love · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
- $100,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Providence, RI · 2022
General operating support
- $100,000
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General operating support
- $60,000
Blithewold · Bristol, RI · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Bryant University · Smithfield, RI · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Ymca of Greater Providence · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Bryant University · Smithfield, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $44,091
Miriam Hospital Foundation · Providence, RI · 2022
Lyme disease center
- $30,000
Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education (Rise) · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education (Rise) · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $29,000
Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education (Rise) · Providence, RI · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Barrington Tap-in · Barrington, RI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Benjamin Private School · North Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Sophia Academy · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Squashbusters · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Squashbusters · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Ymca Cape Cod · Hyannis, MA · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Benjamin Private School · North Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support for the school
- $25,000
Squashbusters · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Moses Brown School · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Moses Brown School · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating support; mb believes campaign
- $15,000
Gordon School · East Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Gordon School · East Providence, RI · 2023
Support for scholarships
- $10,000
Lincoln School · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Salvation Army Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Flower Power Fnd · Barrington, RI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Lincoln School · Providence, RI · 2023
Support for the school
- $10,000
Salvation Army Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Gordon School · East Providence, RI · 2022
Support for scholarships
- $10,000
Lincoln School · Providence, RI · 2022
Support for the school
- $7,500
Blithewold · Bristol, RI · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Red Sneakers for Oakley · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $5,000
West Falmouth Library · West Falmouth, MA · 2024
General support
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