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Private foundation (trust)EIN 462874852Est. 2013-11

The Columbia Foundation

Columbia, MO 65202

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$6.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$145K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$182–$57K

Typical

Deadlines

March 31st.

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$496K

Total Expenses

$261K

Qualifying Distributions

$153K

Distributable Amount

$282K

Min. Investment Return

$288K

Payout rate 54%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.54%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $182 through median $7K to maximum $57K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $184K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

59 grants

THE ATLANTA OPERA
$198K
3 grants
PIEDMONT PARK CONSERVANCY
$63K
3 grants
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLUMBIA
$51K
5 grants
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COLUMBIA
$50K
3 grants
ASHLAND OPTIMIST FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant
GREAT CIRCLE
$50K
2 grants
MISSOURI CONTEMPORARY BALLET
$16K
2 grants
ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC
$15K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants

<$10K
42
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Georgia
$340K
56% of total
Missouri
$265K
43% of total
New York
$3K
0% of total
California
$1K
0% of total
North Carolina
$1K
0% of total

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