Funding search · EIN 351989581 · Peru, IN

James O & Alice F Cole Foundation

Name: James O & Alice F Cole Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

129
grants reported: $423,792
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $39,878
Indiana Historical Society4 grants · $37,873
Indiana Task Force 13 grants · $28,385
Nwscc Foundation4 grants · $24,000
Grissom Air Museum4 grants · $23,000
Miami County Ymca3 grants · $21,000
Lakeland Center4 grants · $19,500
The Oakes Academy2 grants · $16,519
Indiana University Kokomo2 grants · $13,500
International Students Inc Attn Donor Services4 grants · $13,060

Giving over time

$113,849

2022

$101,952

2023

$100,291

2024

$107,700

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 129 grants.

$11,867
Indiana Historical Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$11,867
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$11,866
Indiana Task Force 1 · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$11,500
Indiana University Kokomo · Kokomo, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$10,000
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$9,500
Grissom Air Museum · Peru, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$9,487
Arthitis Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$9,487
Indiana Historical Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$9,487
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$9,487
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
To fund operations
$9,000
Miami County Ymca · Peru, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$8,524
Indiana Historical Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$8,524
Indiana Task Force 1 · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$8,524
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$8,524
The Oakes Academy · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$8,000
Grissom Air Museum · Peru, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$8,000
Miami County Ymca · Peru, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$8,000
Miami County Ymca-Capital Campaign · Peru, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$8,000
Peru Community Schools · Peru, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$7,995
Indiana Historical Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$7,995
Indiana Task Force 1 · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$7,995
The Oakes Academy · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$6,000
Lakeland Center · Coatsville, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$6,000
Nwscc Foundation · Muscle Shoals, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$6,000
Nwscc Foundation · Muscle Shoals, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$6,000
Nwscc Foundation · Muscle Shoals, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$6,000
Nwscc Foundation · Muscle Shoals, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$5,000
Miami Cty Economic Dev Assoc · Peru, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$5,000
Lakeland Center · Coatsville, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$4,500
Grissom Air Museum · Peru, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$4,500
Lakeland Center · Coatsville, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$4,000
Miami County Ymca · Peru, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$4,000
Lakeland Center · Coatsville, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$3,584
Cru US Ministry · Orlando, FL · 2025
To fund operations
$3,584
International Students Inc Attn Donor Services · Colorado Sprgs, CO · 2025
To fund operations
$3,500
The Firehouse Community Arts Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$3,492
Element Student Ministry · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$3,492
International Students Inc Attn Donor Services · Colorado Sprgs, CO · 2022
To fund operations
$3,350
Casa of Jefferson County · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$3,000
Rediscover Downtown Peru · Peru, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$3,000
The Firehouse Community Arts Center · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$3,000
Cru US Ministry · Orlando, FL · 2024
To fund operations
$3,000
International Students Inc Attn Donor Services · Colorado Sprgs, CO · 2024
To fund operations
$3,000
Cru US Ministry · Orlando, FL · 2023
To fund operations
$3,000
The Firehouse Community Arts Center · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$3,000
Cru Ministry · Westfield, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$3,000
Firehouse Community Art Center · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$2,984
International Students Inc Attn Donor Services · Colorado Sprgs, CO · 2023
To fund operations
$2,750
Pathways · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$2,618
Element Student Ministry · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$2,500
Addiction Research Fndn-the Moore Institute · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$2,366
Element Student Ministry · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$2,000
Community Healthworx · Alexandria, LA · 2025
To fund operations
$2,000
Element Student Ministry · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$2,000
Greater Birmingham Humane Society · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$2,000
Kidone Transport · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$2,000
Pathways · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$2,000
Casa of Jefferson County · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$2,000
Greater Birmingham Humane Society · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$2,000
Indiana University Kokomo · Kokomo, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$2,000
Pathways · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$2,000
Rediscover Downtown Peru · Peru, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$2,000
Casa of Jefferson County · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$2,000
Greater Birmingham Humane Society · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$2,000
Pathways · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$2,000
Rediscover Downtown Peru · Peru, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$2,000
Scmr · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
To fund operations
$2,000
Kitty Kat Haven Rescue · Hoover, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$2,000
Maconaquah Public Schools · Bunker Hill, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$2,000
Rediscover Downtown Peru · Peru, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$2,000
Scmr · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
To fund operations
$2,000
The Bell Center · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$1,988
St Vincent De Paul Society · Peru, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$1,983
Casa of Jefferson County · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$1,828
Birmingham Southern College · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$1,828
Coop Downtown Ministries Old Firehouse Shelter · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$1,828
Highland United Methodist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To fund operations
$1,500
Peru Circus Festival Band · Peru, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$1,500
Peru Circus Festival Band · Peru, IN · 2023
To fund operations
$1,500
Miami County Community Foundation · Peru, IN · 2022
To fund operations
$1,450
M D Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund operations
$1,433
Cooperative Downtown Ministries · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$1,433
First Light · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To fund operations
$1,326
The Bell Center · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$1,247
Amboy Volunteer Fire Dept · Amboy, IN · 2024
To fund operations
$1,227
Cooperative Downtown Ministries · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$1,200
Helping Our Women · Provincetown, MA · 2024
To fund operations
$1,200
Birmingham-Southern College · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$1,200
First Light · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$1,200
Highlands United Methodist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To fund operations
$1,150
Gkccf · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To fund operations
$1,082
First Light · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
Amboy Volunteer Fire Dept · Amboy, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
Cooperative Downtown Ministries · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
Gkccf · Kansas City, MO · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
Grissom Air Museum · Peru, IN · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
Helping Our Women · Provincetown, MA · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
Highlands United Methodist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
M D Anderson Cancer Center-Univ of Tx · Houston, TX · 2025
To fund operations
$1,000
North Star Ministries · Birmingham, AL · 2025
To fund operations

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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.