Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Russell Colgate Fund Inc

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Typical grant size
$1K – $3K – $8K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
126
Repeat grantees
89
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Russell C Wilkinson
PRESIDENT
John K Colgate Jr
VICE-PRES.
Mary C Kirk
SECRETARY
John C Colgate Jr
VICE-PRES.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
10.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
947
Total grants awarded
$7.7M
Total amount
$8K
Average grant
$400K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.3M
95 grants
2023
$870K
91 grants
2022
$888K
88 grants
2021
$1.3M
110 grants
2020
$904K
131 grants
2019
$767K
110 grants
2018
$688K
109 grants
2017
$590K
117 grants
2016
$480K
96 grants

Top recipients

9 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
5 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$929K
9 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$393K
7 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$283K
9 grants · NJ · ✓ Exact match
$210K
9 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$160K
Memorial Sloan Kettering
5 grants · NY
$147K
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$142K
7 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$130K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$129K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Northwell Health Foundation
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NY · TY 2024
$400K
New York Academy of Art
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$153K
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GENERAL PURPOSES
CT · TY 2024
$50K
Denova Center for Justice
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$30K
Habitat for Humanity International
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$22K
The Chapin School
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Princeton University
GENERAL PURPOSES
NJ · TY 2024
$20K
Nomadic Guardians Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
NJ · TY 2024
$20K
Colgate University
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$20K
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Arlington Eats
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$20K
Doctors Without Borders USA
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$18K
Reading and Writing Ventures Fdn Inc
GENERAL PURPOSES
OR · TY 2024
$15K
Yale School of Medicine
GENERAL PURPOSES
CT · TY 2024
$15K
The Welcome Project
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$15K
Ausable Club Preservation Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$15K
Myriad USA Inc
MISSING CHILDREN
NY · TY 2024
$14K
Guadalupe Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
FL · TY 2024
$13K
Mercy Ships
GENERAL PURPOSES
TX · TY 2024
$12K
Societe Des Amis Du Louvre
GENERAL PURPOSES
TY 2024
$12K
Project Bread
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Housing Corporation of Arlington
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Intentional Creativity Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Arlington Center for the Arts
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Arlington Heating Assistance Fund
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Myriad USA Inc
QUEEN ELISABETH COMPETITION
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Cambridge Camping
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Friends of Putney School of Art & Design
GENERAL PURPOSES
TY 2024
$10K
Greater Somerville Homeless Coalition
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$10K
American Friends of the Louvre
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Pachamama Alliance
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$9K
Arlington Youth Counseling Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$8K
Oregon Food Bank
GENERAL PURPOSES
OR · TY 2024
$8K
Bruce Museum
GENERAL PURPOSES
CT · TY 2024
$8K
St Matthews House
GENERAL PURPOSES
FL · TY 2024
$7K
Arlington Land Trust
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$7K
Md Anderson Cancer Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
TX · TY 2024
$7K
Action Against Hunger USA
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$7K
Parents Helping Parents
GENERAL PURPOSES
TX · TY 2024
$7K
The Freedom to Choose Projects
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$7K
U U Urban Ministry
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$7K
Mystic River Watershed Association
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$7K
The Trevor Project
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$7K
Respond Inc
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$7K
Asian Task Force Against Domestic
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$6K
Elizabeth Stone House
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$6K
The Childrens Room
GENERAL PURPOSES
MA · TY 2024
$6K
Southern Poverty Law Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
AL · TY 2024
$6K
American Civil Liberties Union
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2024
$6K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.