Collette Foundation
Invitation OnlyPawtucket, Rhode Island · EIN 20-8256603 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$285K
Organizations funded107
Typical grant$100
Total assets$3.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50 and $765.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
71% of grants went outside Rhode Island.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pack Shack | Cave Springs, AR | general support | $42,250 |
| Social Enterprise Greenhouse | Providence, RI | general support | $35,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket | Pawtucket, RI | general support | $30,100 |
| Feed RI | Rumford, RI | general support | $18,750 |
| Pawtucket Foundation | Pawtucket, RI | general support | $18,000 |
| RI Community Food Bank | Providence, RI | general support | $15,250 |
| YMCA of Pawtucket RI | Pawtucket, RI | general support | $14,950 |
| Ocean Sole | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | general support | $12,500 |
| City Year RI | Providence, RI | general support | $10,500 |
| American Heart Association Eastern States | Boone, IA | General Support | $10,441 |
| McAuley House | Providence, RI | general support | $10,000 |
| Tauck Family Foundation | Wilton, CT | general support | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Disaster Relief | $8,113 |
| Diversity Business Exhibit | Providence, RI | general support and entrepreneurship grant | $7,500 |
| Pawtucket Soup Kitchen | Pawtucket, RI | general support | $6,200 |
| International Center of Photography | New York, NY | general support | $5,000 |
| Breaking Bread USA | North Providence, RI | general support | $3,000 |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | general support | $2,750 |
| Maine Food and Beverage Ed | Wiscasset, ME | general support | $2,500 |
| Museum of Mountain West | Montrose, CO | general support | $2,500 |
| Crazy Horse Memorial | Crazy Horse, SD | general support | $2,500 |
| Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests | Concord, NH | general support | $2,500 |
| Pawtucket Backpackers | Pawtucket, RI | general support | $2,350 |
| TEXSAR Inc | Wimberley, TX | general support | $1,500 |
| Lewis and Clark Foundation | Great Falls, MT | general support | $1,200 |
| Cape Cod Fishermens Alliance | Chatham, MA | general support | $1,000 |
| NAMI Rhode Island | Providence, RI | general support | $765 |
| Food Bank of Delaware | Newark, DE | general support | $500 |
| Hebron Food Pantry | Attleboro, MA | general support | $500 |
| Project Linus | Belton, MO | general support | $500 |
| Long Island Cares | Hauppauge, NY | general suppprt | $500 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | general support | $300 |
| Ryan Mason Michalczyk Mem Fund | Dunmore, PA | general support | $275 |
| Wings of Hope Events Inc | Spring City, PA | general support | $250 |
| Food Share of Ventura County | Oxnard, CA | general support | $200 |
| The Branch of Nashville | Antioch, TN | general support | $200 |
| McCauley Ministries | Providence, RI | general support | $185 |
| Hotel for Homeless Dogs | Cumberland, RI | general support | $150 |
| Pawswatch Community Cat Center | Johnston, RI | general support | $150 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | general support | $150 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Feeding South Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | general support | $150 |
| Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation | Lincoln, RI | general support | $103 |
| Saving Grace Worship Center | North Providence, RI | general support | $102 |
| March of Dimes | Westborough, MA | general support | $100 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | general support | $100 |
| Chain of Hope | Kansas City, MO | general support | $100 |
| Family Promise of the MidWillamette | Salem, OR | general support | $100 |
| Neads | Princeton, MA | general support | $100 |
| The Empowerment Factory | Pawtucket, RI | general support | $100 |
| ARC Blackstone Valley | Pawtucket, RI | general support | $100 |
| Reaching for the Fringe | Narragansett, RI | general support | $100 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | general support | $100 |
| Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services | Sacramento, CA | general support | $100 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | general support | $100 |
| Chop Out Hunger | Scranton, PA | general support | $100 |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | general support | $100 |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | Columbia, SC | general support | $100 |
| Capuchin Services Center | Detroit, MI | general support | $100 |
| Maine Health Food Pantry Portland | Portland, ME | general support | $100 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Donation Processing | Boone, IA | general support | $100 |
Showing the 60 largest of 107 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $285,025 | 107 |
| 2024 | $92,898 | 36 |
| 2023 | $176,818 | 17 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 13, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641339349104204
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-8256603
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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