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ROBERT & PATRICIA COLBY FOUNDATION 115319998
BUFFALO, NY · EIN 161315877 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$1K
expenses
$58
net assets
$0
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

Private foundation based in New York that provides general support grants to educational, cultural, and charitable organizations. Recent grantees include independent schools, opera companies, theater festivals, and botanical gardens. No public mission statement or programmatic description is available; activities are inferred from grantmaking patterns.

activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Access Programs 1 activity
    • Funding children's scholarship programs
      Provides general support grants to scholarship programs for children, including the Bison Children's Scholarship.
  • Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
    • Funding general support for arts and cultural organizations
      Provides general support grants to arts and cultural organizations, including Lakeside Shakespeare Theater, Sarasota Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Botanical Gardens, HITS Foundation, and Spoleto Festival.
  • Private K–12 School Support 1 activity
    • Funding general support for educational institutions
      Provides general support grants to educational institutions, including Emma Willard School and Nichols School.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding general support for other private foundations
      Provides general support grants to other private foundations, specifically the Mulroy Family Foundation.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1K
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income$17512%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$58
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$129K
balance sheet
Total assets$0
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$0
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -99.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • JAMES M WADSWORTH — CO-TRUSTEE
  • MICHAL WADSWORTH — CO-TRUSTEE
relationships · 10

Who they work with

  • BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • BOTANICAL GARDENS Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • EMMA WILLARD SCHOOL Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • HITS FOUNDATION Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE THEATER Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • LYRIC OPERA CHICAGO Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • MULROY FAMILY FOUNDATION Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • NICHOLS SCHOOL Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • SARASOTA OPERA Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.
  • SPOLETO FESTIVAL Partner — Receives general support grants from the foundation.