Private foundation · EIN 38-3614797 · Farmingtn Hls, Michigan · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $510K total, median $15K. 60% of grants stayed in Michigan.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$510K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in MI
60%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.4M

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of Magen DavidNew York, NYAssist children$100K
Childrens Hospital of Detroit FoundationDetroit, MIAssist children$100K
St Judes Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TNAssist children$100K
Detroit Symphony OrchestraDetroit, MIAssist children$50K
Breakthrough T1dNew York, NYAssist children$30K
Penrickton Ctr for Blind ChildrenTaylor, MIAssist children$30K
Leader Dogs for the BlindRochester Hills, MIAssist children$20K
Friendship CircleWest Bloomfield, MIAssist children$15K
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILAssist children$10K
Forgotten HarvestOak Park, MIAssist children$10K
HadassahNew York, NYAssist children$10K
Holocaust Memorial CenterWest Bloomfield, MIAssist children$10K
Yad EzraBerkley, MIAssist children$10K
Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NYAssist children$10K
Special Olympics of MichiganMount Pleasant, MIAssist children$5,000

By state: Michigan 9 · New York 4 · Tennessee 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Farmingtn Hls, Michigan, administered in care of Evelyn E Cole, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $510K across 15 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family Foundation give?

Michigan (9 grants), New York (4 grants), Tennessee (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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