Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture is a private foundation, based in Bryn Athyn, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $154K. Net investment income was $189K.
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture at a glance
In short: Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture gave $154K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $153,500
- +11.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,929
- -20.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $3,704,091
- +12.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bryn Athyn College ($125K). Together the top 3 received $147K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($6,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
34 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 34 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture gives
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 113% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2021) to $154K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $154K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bryn Athyn College Bryn Athyn, PA | Curriculum Development | $125,000 |
| Kempton New Church School Kempton, PA | Curriculum Development | $12,000 |
| New Christian Bible Study Pittsburgh, PA | Content Development | $10,000 |
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $6,500 |
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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 | $3,704,091 | $223,356 | $187,926 | $153,500 | 7 | $187,926 | $188,930 | $165,800 |
| 2024 | $3,288,458 | $177,435 | $159,882 | $137,500 | 5 | $159,882 | $155,053 | $151,069 |
| 2023 | $2,781,384 | $300,838 | $142,420 | $128,575 | 6 | $128,575 | $158,010 | $125,411 |
| 2022 | $2,343,356 | $124,394 | $133,595 | $120,994 | 10 | $120,994 | $111,793 | $126,254 |
| 2021 | $3,016,089 | $209,326 | $128,167 | $115,500 | 6 | $122,410 | $196,659 | $132,476 |
| 2020 | $2,494,987 | $120,176 | $124,558 | $117,700 | 6 | — | $113,318 | $129,625 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture reported a distributable amount of $166K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture is led by Walter Orthwein, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Walter Orthwein
Chairman
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Rose
Treasurer
Treasurer → Trrasurer, 2021
Trrasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sandra Odhner
Secretary
On filings since 2020
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 Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture
How much does Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture give each year?
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture gave $154K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $138K across 5 grants.
What is Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture's typical grant size?
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $21,929, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture give grants?
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture's largest grantees?
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture's largest 2025 grantees include Bryn Athyn College ($125,000), Kempton New Church School ($12,000) and New Christian Bible Study ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($6,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture?
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $188K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $166K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture's EIN?
Cole Foundation for Renewing the Culture's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6789806. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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