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Private foundation (trust)EIN 831895143Est. 2019-05

The Colava Foundation

Chicago, IL 60607

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$871K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$25K

FY 2024

Grants Made

3

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$26K

Total Expenses

$29K

Qualifying Distributions

$25K

Distributable Amount

$38K

Min. Investment Return

$39K

Undistributed Income

$38K

Payout rate 65%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.65%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $39K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

20 grants

GivingWell
$34K
2 grants
Muttville
$30K
2 grants
Zig Foundation
$15K
2 grants
Give Directly
$10K
1 grant
Software Freedom Conservancy
$10K
1 grant
GiveWell
$7K
1 grant
MADE Museum
$5K
2 grants
Volunteers in Medicine
$5K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

New York
$76K
58% of total
California
$35K
27% of total
Illinois
$9K
6% of total
South Carolina
$5K
4% of total
Minnesota
$5K
4% of total
New Jersey
$2K
2% of total

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