Private foundation · EIN 52-1512544 · Salisbury, Maryland · Human services

Cole Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Maryland. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $9,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $94K total, median $9,000. 67% of grants stayed in Maryland. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$94K
Median grant
$9,000
Stays in MD
67%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$1.5M

How to apply

No specific form is required Contact: Cole Family Foundation, 224 Creekside Drive, Salisbury, MD, 4107420404 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsSalisbury, MDGeneral operating costs$11K
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UTScholarships and operating costs$10K
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIScholarships and operating costs$10K
Johns Hopkins University & MedicineBaltimore, MDScholarships and operating costs$10K
Mac IncSalisbury, MDGeneral operating costs$10K
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral operating costs$10K
YMCA of the ChesapeakeSalisbury, MDGeneral operating costs$8,000
Coastal HospiceSalisbury, MDGeneral operating costs$5,000
Community Foundation of the Eastern ShoreSalisbury, MDGeneral operating costs$5,000
Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MDGeneral operating costs$5,000
Northern Virginia Family ServicesOakton, VAGeneral operating costs$5,000
Stream RisingBowie, MDGeneral operating costs$5,000

By state: Maryland 8 · Utah 1 · Michigan 1 · New York 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Cole Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Salisbury, Maryland, tax-exempt since 1987. 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 Cole Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No specific form is required Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Cole Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $94K across 12 grants, a median of $9,000.

Where does Cole Family Foundation give?

Maryland (8 grants), Utah (1 grants), Michigan (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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