Colby Operating Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Reno, NV EIN: 88-0445730

Colby Operating Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $277K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.

Colby Operating Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$276,554
+0.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$13,936
+20.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,559
+62.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$12,298
-6.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Colby Operating Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

RenoYakimaHarrogate

How Colby Operating Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $8K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Nevada-Board of Regents Reno, NVCharitable$4,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$276,554$13,936$12,298———$6,559
2024$274,916$11,579$13,155$4,0001$4,000$4,028
2023$276,492$13,964$18,203$8,0002$8,000$3,731
2022$280,731$13,972$8,593———$6,079
2021$275,352$17,924$17,124$4,0001$4,000$7,323
2020$274,552$30,777$11,741$4,0001—$8,484

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Colby Operating Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John J. Cassani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Starla A. Cassani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Colby Operating Foundation

How large is Colby Operating Foundation?

Colby Operating Foundation reported $277K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $14K.

What is Colby Operating Foundation?

Colby Operating Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Reno, NV. It holds $277K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Colby Operating Foundation operate?

Colby Operating Foundation has awarded grants in Nevada, Tennessee, Washington.

What is Colby Operating Foundation's EIN?

Colby Operating Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-0445730. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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