Colad Charitable Trust
Colad Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Its 2025 grants supported charitable organizations working in areas including food assistance, health care, emergency shelter, animal welfare, and wildlife care.
Colad Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Colad Charitable Trust gave $712K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in California. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $712,000
- +38.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,733
- +33.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,500
- Total assets
- $10,963,710
- +44.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (3 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Colad Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Co Ftci- One Madison Ave Ste 2000, New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 632-3000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Colad Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Food Bank of Nevada County ($175K). Together the top 10 received $552K.
Grant Size Distribution
150 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 130 grants of 150 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, California organizations received 78% of the trust’s grant dollars. Other recipient-state shares were North Carolina, 7%; Idaho, 6%; New York, 4%; and Hawaii, 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Colad Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 30 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $26K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $12K repeat.
- 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $405K (2020) to $712K (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $712K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Food Bank of Nevada County Grass Valley, CA | General Exempt Purposes | $175,000 |
| Floating Doctors Inc Topanga, CA | In Memory of Harutune and Annie | $100,000 |
| Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery Inc Smith River, CA | General Support | $55,000 |
| Childrens Receiving Home of Sacramento Sacramento, CA | For Exempt Organization's Purpose | $50,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | General Support | $50,000 |
| Outreach Unlimited Monterey, CA | General Purposes | $30,000 |
| Animal Place Grass Valley, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Barry R Kirschner Wilflife Foundation Oroville, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Camas County Senior Citizen's Assn Fairfield, ID | General Exempt Purposes | $22,000 |
| Mary Knoll Lay Missioners Maryknoll, NY | General Support | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,963,710 | $4,244,949 | $841,622 | $712,000 | 30 | $765,408 | $4,145,787 | $774,579 |
| 2024 | $7,588,659 | $294,171 | $658,124 | $516,000 | 29 | $564,680 | $212,796 | $758,216 |
| 2023 | $7,968,381 | $1,140,867 | $736,768 | $628,000 | 32 | $669,419 | $1,063,668 | $617,194 |
| 2022 | $7,572,740 | $379,417 | $720,146 | $615,000 | 32 | $657,601 | $311,206 | $609,204 |
| 2021 | $7,916,408 | $208,002 | $664,106 | $554,000 | 27 | $598,368 | $142,855 | $697,028 |
| 2020 | $8,373,574 | $281,943 | $494,737 | $405,000 | 24 | — | $236,501 | $566,862 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Colad Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $775K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Food Bank of Nevada County says its mission is to distribute food to people in need in the county. Floating Doctors describes its work as providing health care and medical supplies in isolated areas and promoting improvements in health care delivery. Outreach Unlimited provides emergency shelter and meals to homeless adults, while Animal Place provides refuge for farmed animals and promotes their welfare. Pacific Wildlife Care supports San Luis Obispo County wildlife through rehabilitation and educational outreach.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust awarded 30 grants totaling $712,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $175,000, with a median of $11,500. Its largest 2025 grants included $175,000 to Food Bank of Nevada County for general exempt purposes, $100,000 to Floating Doctors in memory of Harutune and Annie, $55,000 to Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery for general support, and $50,000 each to Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento and Samaritan’s Purse.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Fiduciary Trust Intl of California and James M Davis as co-trustees.
Colad Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fiduciary Trust Intl Of California
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$55K (2020) → $83K (2025)
James M. Davis
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$27K (2020) → $42K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $83K, to Fiduciary Trust Intl of California (Co-Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Colad Charitable Trust
How much does Colad Charitable Trust give each year?
Colad Charitable Trust gave $712K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $516K across 29 grants.
What is Colad Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Colad Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $11,500, and its average grant was $23,733, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Colad Charitable Trust that year got $5K on average.
Where does Colad Charitable Trust give grants?
Colad Charitable Trust gives mostly in California: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (7%) and Idaho (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Grass Valley, CA (2 grants) and Fairfield, ID (2 grants).
Does Colad Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 77% of Colad Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (23 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Colad Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Colad Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Food Bank of Nevada County ($175,000), Floating Doctors Inc ($100,000) and Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery Inc ($55,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Colad Charitable Trust?
Colad Charitable Trust reported $11.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $765K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $775K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Colad Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Food Bank of Nevada County says its mission is to distribute food to people in need in the county. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Colad Charitable Trust?
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Colad Charitable Trust's EIN?
Colad Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6983865. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Colad Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Colad Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/colad-charitable-trust-morg_8c75a8c3b4574c07b2f085dbaf9236e8
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