Funding search · EIN 136112997 · New York, NY
James J Colt 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.
- 146
- grants reported
- $946,250
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Win (Women in Need)3 grants · $120,000
- The Rightway Foundation3 grants · $90,000
- Memorial Sloan Kettering3 grants · $75,000
- Sun Valley Music Festival3 grants · $40,000
- Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind3 grants · $32,000
- Sun Valley Museum of Art3 grants · $30,350
- Florida Track1 grant · $30,000
- Brooklyn College Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Spca of South Florida3 grants · $27,500
- Sun Valley Culinary Institute3 grants · $27,400
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 146 grants.
- $42,500
Win (Women in Need) · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $40,000
Win (Women in Need) · New York, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $37,500
Win (Women in Need) · New York, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $30,000
The Rightway Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $30,000
The Rightway Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $30,000
Florida Track · Gainesville, FL · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $30,000
The Rightway Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $25,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $25,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $25,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $16,000
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $15,000
International Youth Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $14,000
Sun Valley Music Festival · Ketchum, ID · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $14,000
Sun Valley Music Festival · Ketchum, ID · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $13,850
Sun Valley Museum of Art · Ketchum, ID · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $12,000
Sun Valley Music Festival · Ketchum, ID · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Brooklyn College Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Spca of South Florida · Memphis, TN · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Brooklyn College Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Spca of South Florida · Memphis, TN · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Sun Valley Culinary Institute · Sun Valley, ID · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Sun Valley Museum of Art · Ketchum, ID · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Brooklyn College Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
National Disaster Search Dog · Santa Paula, CA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Old Friends · Georgetown, KY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $10,000
Sun Valley Center for the Arts · Ketchum, ID · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $9,500
Sun Valley Culinary Institute · Sun Valley, ID · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $8,000
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $8,000
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $7,900
Sun Valley Culinary Institute · Sun Valley, ID · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $7,500
Humane Society of Greater Miami · North Miami Beach, FL · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $7,500
International Youth Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $7,500
Spca of South Florida · Memphis, TN · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $7,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $7,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $7,000
Publicolor · New York, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,500
Sun Valley Museum of Art · Ketchum, ID · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,500
Woodriver Jewish Community · Ketchum, ID · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Rin'S Rescue Vip House · Crescent City, CA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Santa Monica Animal Shelter · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Karma Animal Rescue · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Rin'S Rescue Vip House · Crescent City, CA · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Woodriver Jewish Community · Ketchum, ID · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Much Love Animal Rescue · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Rin'S Rescue Vip House · Crescent City, CA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $6,000
Sun Valley Opera · Sun Valley, ID · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Equine Rescue of Aiken · Aiken, SC · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Family and Children'S Association · Mineola, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Friends of the Isreael Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Much Love Animal Rescue · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
National Disaster Search Dog · Santa Paula, CA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Old Friends · Georgetown, KY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
One Goal Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Second Stride Horse Rescue · Crestwood, KY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Woodriver Jewish Community · Ketchum, ID · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Equine Rescue of Aiken · Aiken, SC · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Family and Children'S Association · Mineola, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Friends of the Isreael Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Much Love Animal Rescue · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
National Disaster Search Dog · Santa Paula, CA · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Old Friends · Georgetown, KY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Santa Monica Animal Shelter · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Second Stride Horse Rescue · Crestwood, KY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Sun Valley Center for the Arts · Ketchum, ID · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Blair Academy · Blairstown, NJ · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Family and Children'S Association · Mineola, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Friends of the Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Karma Animal Rescue · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Safe Water Network · New York, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
Santa Monica Animal Shelter · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $5,000
World Wildlife Foundation · Schellsburg, PA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $4,500
Sun Valley Opera · Sun Valley, ID · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $4,500
Wpbt2 · Miami, FL · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $4,000
Ardsley High School · Ardsley, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $4,000
St Luke'S Wood River Foundation · Ketchum, ID · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $3,500
Sun Valley Opera · Sun Valley, ID · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $3,000
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $3,000
La Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $3,000
Sun Valley Film Festival · Sun Valley, ID · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $3,000
One Goal Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $3,000
American Red Cross of Long Island · Mineola, NY · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $3,000
Ez Heart & Soul Rescue · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
American Refugee Committee · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Friends of the Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Front Range Equine Rescue · Ocala, FL · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Humane Society of Greater Miami · North Miami Beach, FL · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Panthera USA · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Publicolor · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Safe Water Network · New York, NY · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
St Luke'S Wood River Foundation · Ketchum, ID · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Team Rubicon · Washington, DC · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
World Wildlife Foundation · Schellsburg, PA · 2024
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Alzheimers Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
- $2,500
Friends of the Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To achieve charitable purpose
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