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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1094116

The Kole Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Savannah, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jeffrey Kole
1719 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 232-3555
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Charitable organizations only; no other restrictions

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,343,192

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,776,553

  • Tax year 2024

    $359,205

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,801,237

  • Tax year 2023

    $347,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,867,873

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,042,907

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $23,621

  • Tax year 2020

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $25,313

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $103,585

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,800

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $112,865

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hospice Savannah IncSavannah, GA

    Operating support

    $500,000
  2. Savannah Museum of African ArtSavannah, GA

    Operating support

    $468,092
  3. Jewish Educational AllianceSavannah, GA

    Operating support

    $375,000
  4. Temple SinaiSandy Springs, GA

    Operating support

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $500,00052% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $468,09248% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia4 grants $1,343,192

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jeffrey KoleCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald A KoleCEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Debbie SheltonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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