The Colburn Foundation
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2025). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 17.9% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $33,000 | 2025 |
| The National Trust for Scotland Foundation | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $10,000 | 2025 |
| GBH | Brighton, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $9,500 | 2025 |
| The Trustee of Reservation | Beverly, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $9,000 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $8,000 | 2025 |
| The Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $7,000 | 2025 |
| Beverly Hospital | Beverly, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $2,500 | 2025 |
| The United Way of Bay | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Spaulding Rehab Hospital | Charlestown, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Manchester Essex Conservation | Manchester, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $2,000 | 2025 |
| The Frick Collections | New York, NY | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,200 | 2025 |
| Surfride Foundation | Wilimington, NC | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,200 | 2025 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust US | Laguna Hills, CA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,200 | 2025 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,200 | 2025 |
| American Foundation for the Courtauld Institute | New York, NY | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,200 | 2025 |
| The Boston Alhenaeum | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,000 | 2025 |
| St John Church | Manchester, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Historic New England | Saunderstown, RI | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $29,000 | 2024 |
| The National Trust for Scotland Foundation | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Trustee of Reservation | Beverly, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $9,000 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $8,000 | 2024 |
| The Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $5,000 | 2024 |
| GBH | Brighton, MA | GENERAL CASH DONATION | $4,000 | 2024 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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