Owen - Coleman Family Foundation
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $395K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $144K. Net investment income was $97K.
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Owen - Coleman Family Foundation gave $144K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $143,700
- +48.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,740
- +48.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $395,235
- -11.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (54% 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 Owen - Coleman Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Amer Friends of Univ College Oxford ($78K). Together the top 5 received $144K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 19 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Owen - Coleman Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 512% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2021) to $302K (2019). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $144K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amer Friends of Univ College Oxford Crescent Springs, KY | Support Educational Organization | $78,000 |
| The Thacher School Oaji, CA | Support Educational Organization | $25,000 |
| Rewild CA Grizzly Alliance Austin, TX | Support Educational Awareness of environment | $25,000 |
| Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation New Harmony, IN | Preserve history and culture of New Harmony, IN. | $10,000 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation Inc Newport, RI | Present historical jazz and folk music | $5,700 |
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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 | $395,235 | $97,804 | $146,489 | $143,700 | 5 | $145,791 | $97,106 | $28,469 |
| 2024 | $443,918 | $160,141 | $99,310 | $97,000 | 5 | $98,732 | $56,641 | $33,165 |
| 2023 | $383,087 | $35,825 | $97,228 | $95,000 | 4 | $96,670 | $35,267 | $33,308 |
| 2022 | $444,490 | $181,227 | $111,912 | $110,000 | 2 | $111,433 | $28,988 | $29,423 |
| 2021 | $375,175 | $124,380 | $66,508 | $65,000 | 3 | $65,000 | $15,955 | $14,718 |
| 2020 | $317,304 | $405,735 | $303,176 | $301,667 | 3 | — | $10,267 | $9,526 |
| 2019 | $214,744 | $370,470 | $303,906 | $302,483 | 4 | — | $7,213 | $7,344 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Owen - Coleman Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation is led by James Owen Coleman, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Owen Coleman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
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 Owen - Coleman Family Foundation
How much does Owen - Coleman Family Foundation give each year?
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation gave $144K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $97K across 5 grants.
What is Owen - Coleman Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $28,740, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Owen - Coleman Family Foundation give grants?
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation gives mostly in Kentucky: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (17%) and Texas (17%).
Does Owen - Coleman Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Owen - Coleman Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Owen - Coleman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Amer Friends of Univ College Oxford ($78,000), The Thacher School ($25,000) and Rewild CA Grizzly Alliance ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Owen - Coleman Family Foundation?
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation reported $395K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $146K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Owen - Coleman Family Foundation's EIN?
Owen - Coleman Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0002482. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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