Shades Of Compassion Foundation Incorporated
Shades of Compassion Foundation promotes sustained engagement in acts of compassion worldwide, provides micro-grants to small, cost-efficient partner organizations, and runs self-sustaining initiatives such as traveling photography exhibitions and a book to support grantmaking. The site lists leadership (President Jon Kolkin and officers), initiatives, partners, news, a donate page, and a contact form.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small or mid‑sized nonprofit with a clear compassion‑oriented program (human services, health, or education) that can make effective use of a $5K–$10K micro‑grant and has or can develop a relationship or referral into the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Program explicitly framed around compassion, community service, or small direct‑impact health/education work.
- • Ability to deploy a $5K–$10K award quickly and transparently for a discrete project.
- • An introduction or prior relationship with foundation leadership, board, or past grantee.
- • Track record of cost‑efficient, measurable outcomes.
Geography
Across three observed years the foundation funded organizations in several different states (examples include DC, FL, GA, and NJ), showing multi‑state reach but limited volume and not a broad national footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 3 distinct recipients in 2022, 2 in 2023 and 1 in 2024 with no repeats across years, indicating a small but changing set of independent grantees rather than a single captive beneficiary.
New Applicants
The public materials and application info state that grants are awarded to preselected/invited partners, and while recipients change year to year, there is no public competitive application route—making unsolicited new applicants unlikely to be accepted.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
