Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda

Private foundation · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 82-0565656

Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda is a private foundation, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $37K.

Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda at a glance

Total assets
$1,143,359
Revenue (2025)
$50,865
Net investment income (2025)
$37,074
Expenses (2025)
$11,564
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Scotts ValleyAlexandriaDuarteSan FranciscoSanta CruzScottsdale

How Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda gives

  • Giving grew 109% from 2020 to 2023. 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $24K (2023). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Golf Fore Africa Inc Scottsdale, AZCharity$15,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Alexandria, VACharity$5,000
Team G Foundation Scotts Valley, CACharity$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$1,143,359$50,865$11,564———$37,074
2023$1,004,828$35,050$33,526$24,0003$24,000$25,524
2022$1,006,982$-2,699$6,037$6,0002$6,000$4,818
2021$1,042,752$3,130$11,522$10,0001—$3,130
2020$1,053,885$217,321$12,842$11,5001—$17,321
2019$849,406$9,778$4,152$3,0001—$9,778

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda's only listed officer is Kristen Collishaw, Treasurer on every filing since 2019 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kristen Collishaw

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda

How large is Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda?

Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $51K.

Where does Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda operate?

Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Virginia.

What is Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda's EIN?

Esther B Collishaw Memorial Founda's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0565656. 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.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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