The Colley Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives. Its mission focuses on enhancing educational opportunities, particularly through funding for high schools and charter schools. The foundation provides grants to various educational institutions and programs, indicating a strong commitment to improving access to quality education. It primarily serves educational organizations, with a notable emphasis on institutions located in California and New York.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established K–12 education organizations or educational foundations, especially schools and charter networks with a presence or program in California, seeking general operating support or institutional funding.
Good Fit
- • Organization focused on K–12 education, private schools, or charter/education support.
- • Established institutional profile (independent school, charter network, or recognized education nonprofit).
- • Programs or presence in California, particularly the San Francisco area.
- • Need for general operating or unrestricted support rather than a small pilot grant.
- • Warm introduction or referral from a trustee, intermediary, or prior grantee.
Geography
Grants in the latest year reached six different states, showing a multi-state footprint, though the majority of dollars (about 73%) were concentrated in California.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 16 distinct recipients across 17 grants, including independent schools, charter networks, and education nonprofits, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set despite dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is unavailable due to a single observed year, but the foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected organizations and no public submission route or contact details were found, making unsolicited entry unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
