Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1815575

Colf Family Foundation

A private foundation in Woodland, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $125,911 paid in grants.

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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $125,911

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,339,311
  • Tax year 2024

    $246,325

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,360,411
  • Tax year 2023

    $244,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,527,746
  • Tax year 2022

    $222,965

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,702,928
  • Tax year 2021

    $120,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,886,365
  • Tax year 2020

    $96,700

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,889,878
  • Tax year 2019

    $107,350

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,884,878
  • Tax year 2018

    $101,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,898,553

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wsu AthleticsPullman, WA

    Football locker room project

    $50,000
  2. Green Mountain Baptist ChurchWoodland, WA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $14,500
  3. La Center Historical MuseumLa Center, WA

    Unrestricted contribution & LCHS scholarship

    $12,500
  4. North Clark County Historical MuseumAmboy, WA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $10,000
  5. Woodland Historical Museum SocietyWoodland, WA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $10,000
  6. Woodland RotaryWoodland, WA

    Scott hill park

    $9,661
  7. Copper Mountain CollegeJoshua Tree, CA

    Rosie bucknovitz scholarship

    $5,000
  8. North Clark County Food BankRidgefield, WA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $5,000
  9. White Pass Scholarship FundRandle, WA

    Darian atkinson scholarship

    $5,000
  10. Clark Co Genealogical SocietyVancouver, WA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $2,000
  11. Neighbors Helping NeighborsRidgefield, WA

    Ridgefield food bank

    $2,000
  12. La Center Music AssociationLa Center, WA

    Christmas festival

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $10,25067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington11 grants $120,911
  2. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard W ColfDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy ColfDIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Forrest GibersonDIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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