Colen Family Foundation
Supports charitable, educational, & religious purposes of jewish comm federation of sf.
Colen Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Colen Family Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -92.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,000
- -93.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Colen Family Foundation
- Next open deadline
- March 31, 2027 (College Scholarship Program)
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Colen Family Foundation
College Scholarship Program
Colen Family Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Expected ~March
Based on past cycles
Jewish Pride Fund
Colen Family Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Marin Intergenerational Pop-Up Giving Circle
Colen Family Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Colen Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 51 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Colen Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 84% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $5K (2025) to $1.6M (2023). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation San Francisco, CA | Dissolution Transfer to Donor Advised Fund | $45,617 |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee Washington, DC | General Purposes | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | $5,000 | $5,000 | Total only | — |
| 2024 | $5,000 | $-48,713 | $76,076 | $70,617 | 2 | $-48,713 |
| 2023 | $77,878 | $-23,002 | $1,695,881 | $1,627,850 | 13 | $-23,002 |
| 2022 | $1,953,266 | $382,538 | $631,044 | $543,000 | 18 | $103,344 |
| 2021 | $2,435,529 | $42,377 | $518,758 | $450,600 | 18 | $42,377 |
| 2020 | $2,627,692 | $1,667,364 | $459,784 | $435,800 | 20 | $634,105 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Colen Family Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Colen Family Foundation is a public charity, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Colen Family Foundation is led by Sanford Colen, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sanford Colen
Director & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ivor Silver
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Colen
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Tabak
Director & Secretary
Director, Secrtry. & Treasurer → Director, Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
Director, Secretary & Treasurer → Director & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Randall
Director
Director From May → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Donald Chaiken (2020–2023) — Director to May
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 Colen Family Foundation
How much does Colen Family Foundation give each year?
Colen Family Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $71K across 2 grants.
Where does Colen Family Foundation operate?
Colen Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Minnesota, New York, Virginia.
What is Colen Family Foundation's EIN?
Colen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2172750. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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