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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1895143

The Colava Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $20,000 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
The Colava Foundation
Online Application
Online Application, IL 60204
(847) 580-1279
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications are submitted online at: https://colavafoundation.submittable.com/submit/128939/grant-application-2019
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Submit evidence of registration as a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization in good standing or have a fiscal sponsorBe less than three years old OR have an annual operating budget less than $150,000Have primary mission and programs located and operating in Chicago and/or the Midwest (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI)Be currently in positive financial standing

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,505,833

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $870,540

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $763,721

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $616,949

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $876,136

  • Tax year 2020

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $639,027

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $471,477

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MuttvilleSan Francisco, CA

    To continue the mission of the Colava Foundation

    $15,000
  2. Stand Together Bay Area FundLos Angeles, CA

    To continue the mission of the Colava Foundation

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Conrad BarskiVice President Hours 0.19Pay $0
  • Lauren BarskiPresident Hours 0.19Pay $0
  • Pamela HancockDirector Hours 0.19Pay $0

The return

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