Coleman Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Farmington, NM EIN: 20-1716049

Coleman Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Farmington, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $78K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $4K.

Coleman Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Coleman Family Foundation gave $18K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,894
-70.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-37.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,579
-53.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,076
Total assets
$77,591
+81.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Mexico (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 Coleman Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Childhaven Inc: $10KChildhaven Inc$10KRight to Life Committee of NM Educational Trust Fund: $3KRight to Life Committee of NMEducational Trust Fund$3KSt Mary's Catholic Church: $2KSt Mary's Catholic Church$2KSacred Heart Parish: $2KSacred Heart Parish$2KSan Juan Regional Medical Foundation: $1KSan Juan Regional MedicalFoundation$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Childhaven Inc ($10K). Together the top 5 received $18K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

FarmingtonAztecRochesterAlbuquerqueDurango

How Coleman Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 437% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2020 10 grants2021 7 grants2022 9 grants2023 8 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2020) to $81K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Childhaven Inc Farmington, NMNon-Profit Child Shelter$10,000
Right to Life Committee of NM Educational Trust Fund Farmington, NMNon-Profit Community Assistance Organization$3,000
St Mary's Catholic Church Farmington, NMNon-Profit Church Organization$2,076
Sacred Heart Parish Farmington, NMNon-Profit Church Organization$1,818
San Juan Regional Medical Foundation Farmington, NMMedical Foundation - Cancer Walk-a-Thon$1,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$77,591$54,482$19,708$17,8945$17,894$4,482$4,093
2024$42,817$3,605$62,562$60,8728$60,872$3,605$4,758
2023$101,772$2,229$82,597$80,7989$80,798$4,832$12,148
2022$182,214$32,505$66,860$65,2077$65,207$2,505$8,987
2021$216,569$82,103$28,728$27,06610$27,066$2,103$8,254
2020$163,194$2,588$13,604$13,5004—$2,588$9,031

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Coleman Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Coleman Family Foundation is led by G. Chris Coleman, Director-President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • G. Chris Coleman

    Director-President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey E. Coleman

    Director-Secretary

    Director → Director-Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Barbara M. Coleman (2020–2023) — Director-Secretary

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 Coleman Family Foundation

How much does Coleman Family Foundation give each year?

Coleman Family Foundation gave $18K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $61K across 8 grants.

What is Coleman Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Coleman Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,076, and its average grant was $3,579, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Coleman Family Foundation give grants?

Coleman Family Foundation gives mostly in New Mexico: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Farmington, NM (5 grants).

Does Coleman Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Coleman Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Coleman Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Coleman Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Childhaven Inc ($10,000), Right to Life Committee of NM Educational Trust Fund ($3,000) and St Mary's Catholic Church ($2,076), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Coleman Family Foundation?

Coleman Family Foundation reported $78K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Coleman Family Foundation's EIN?

Coleman Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1716049. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 19, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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