Colker Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Berwyn, PA EIN: 23-2818637

Colker Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Berwyn, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it made $14K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $39K.

Key facts about Colker Family Foundation

EIN
23-2818637
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$1,487,706

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5M

+1.6% YoY

Revenue

$64K

-12.0% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$14K

+35.9% YoY

Expenses

$41K

+28.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Colker Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $210K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Colker Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 420% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 7% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

Fort LauderdaleBerlinBerwynMiamiMonroviaPhiladelphia

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M8 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 4 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $1.0M (2022). In 2022 it made 4 grants totaling $1.0M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,487,706$1,464,445$1,423,337
Revenue$64,345$73,133$60,060
Expenses$41,084$32,025$31,625
Qualifying Distributions$13,888$10,222$7,377
Net Investment Income$39,288$51,330$43,388
Distributable Amount$209,591$194,725$136,738

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Colker Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jean S. Colker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Randall Colker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Thomas F. Toscani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Karen A. Bowman (2019–2023) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Jean S Colker — Trustee: $1KJean S ColkerTrustee$1KRandall Colker — Trustee: $1KRandall ColkerTrustee$1KThomas F Toscani — Trustee: $1KThomas F ToscaniTrustee$1KKaren a Bowman — Trustee: $1KKaren a BowmanTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $1K, to Jean S Colker (Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Colker Family Foundation

How large is Colker Family Foundation?

Colker Family Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $210K (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.

Where does Colker Family Foundation operate?

Colker Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania.

What is Colker Family Foundation's EIN?

Colker Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2818637. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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