Joseph Allen Cole Fund
Joseph Allen Cole Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $174K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $9K.
Joseph Allen Cole Fund at a glance
In short: Joseph Allen Cole Fund gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,716
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,716
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,716
- Total assets
- $174,090
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Joseph Allen Cole Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Whittier College ($8K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Joseph Allen Cole Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $10K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Whittier College Whittier, CA | General Support | $7,716 |
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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 | $174,090 | $10,166 | $12,597 | $7,716 | 1 | $10,926 | $8,516 | $11,519 |
| 2024 | $176,591 | $8,118 | $12,569 | $7,264 | 1 | $10,545 | $6,094 | $10,997 |
| 2023 | $181,053 | $8,995 | $13,242 | $7,887 | 1 | $11,128 | $7,036 | $10,505 |
| 2022 | $185,300 | $11,606 | $14,474 | $8,315 | 1 | $11,720 | $8,995 | $11,292 |
| 2021 | $188,170 | $13,010 | $13,199 | $7,390 | 1 | — | $11,373 | $12,272 |
| 2020 | $188,361 | $11,110 | $15,325 | $9,901 | 1 | — | $9,397 | $11,164 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Joseph Allen Cole Fund reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Joseph Allen Cole Fund's only listed officer is Northern Trust N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Northern Trust N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2020) → $3K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Northern Trust N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Joseph Allen Cole Fund
How much does Joseph Allen Cole Fund give each year?
Joseph Allen Cole Fund gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Joseph Allen Cole Fund?
Joseph Allen Cole Fund reported $174K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (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.
What is Joseph Allen Cole Fund?
Joseph Allen Cole Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $174K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Joseph Allen Cole Fund operate?
Joseph Allen Cole Fund has awarded grants in California.
What is Joseph Allen Cole Fund's EIN?
Joseph Allen Cole Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6441774. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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