The Colombe Peace Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on supporting organizations that strengthen constitutional governance and public policy work. All recorded giving ($625,000 in two grants) went to the Fund for Constitutional Government, indicating a clear interest in civic oversight, government accountability, and research or advocacy related to the constitution. The foundation appears to favor nonpartisan institutional support rather than direct service delivery or broad grantmaking across sectors.
Highly concentrated: large, repeat grants to a single national public policy/constitutional governance organization rather than many small or geographically distributed grants.
A defining feature of Colombe Peace Foundation’s giving is its sustained support for the Fund for Constitutional Government, which received two of the largest recorded grants in consecutive years: $325,000 in 2024 and $300,000 in 2025. That pattern points to a foundation that backs organizations working on constitutional governance, public policy, and civic oversight rather than broad issue-area funding. The grant list also shows repeat support for groups focused on peace and accountability work, including Win Without War and the Institute for Policy Studies, both funded across 2024 and 2025. Alongside those recipients are organizations engaged in government oversight, responsible statecraft, and rights-based policy research, suggesting a portfolio built around institutional analysis and advocacy. The foundation’s grants are generally described as general purpose support, which indicates flexibility in how recipient organizations use the funding. Recorded giving is concentrated among U.S. nonprofits, with multiple awards landing in Washington, DC-based institutions and other policy organizations in New York, California, and beyond.
Constitutional governance is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. The Fund for Constitutional Government received $325,000 in 2024 and $300,000 in 2025 for general purposes. Public policy analysis and civic oversight also appear repeatedly: the Institute for Policy Studies was awarded $165,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and the Project on Government Oversight received $120,000 in both 2024 and 2025. On foreign policy and peace, the foundation funded Win Without War with $225,000 in 2024 and Win Without War Education Fund with $225,000 in 2025, while the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft received $100,000 in both years. The record also includes support for Taxpayers for Common Sense at $85,000 in 2025, extending the same policy-and-accountability orientation into fiscal oversight.
The typical grant size sits at a p25 of $53,750, a median of $92,500, and a p75 of $125,000. The record shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2024 and 2025, including several identical or near-identical annual grants, which suggests recurring support rather than one-off gifts. Grants are recorded as general purpose support, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recipient set is institution-based and policy-oriented, with a strong concentration in nonprofit organizations active in governance, policy research, and accountability work.
$2.8M
$21.3M
$4.2M
$3.4M
Most grants fall between $54K and $125K, with a median of $93K.
25th Percentile
$54K
Median
$93K
75th Percentile
$125K
About 5% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Notable grantees: Fund for Constitutional Government
Grants are national in scope, but Washington, DC is the top recipient city by count and appears repeatedly across the grant list. New York and California also show up multiple times through recipients in New York, NY; Berkeley, CA; and San Francisco, CA. Boston, MA appears in the record as well, though only 5% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Every recorded grant in the provided data went to a U.S. recipient.
The foundation backs organizations working on constitutional governance, public policy research, civic oversight, responsible statecraft, and related accountability work. Recent recipients include the Fund for Constitutional Government, the Institute for Policy Studies, the Project on Government Oversight, and the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Fund for Constitutional Government in 2024 and 2025, Win Without War and Win Without War Education Fund across the two years, and the Institute for Policy Studies and Project on Government Oversight with repeated annual support.
The distribution centers around six figures: p25 is $53,750, the median is $92,500, and p75 is $125,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards such as $325,000 and $300,000 to the Fund for Constitutional Government.
Washington, DC is the top state-level concentration by recipient count, and the city appears often in the recent grants list. Other recipient locations include New York, NY, Berkeley, CA, San Francisco, CA, New Market, MD, and Boston, MA.
All recorded grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients. The country distribution shows 56 grants, or 100.0%, to the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $240,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PLOUGHSHARES FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| INKSTICK MEDIA FBO PROJECT SUPPORT | NEW MARKET, MD | $175,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $165,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| COMMON DEFENSE EDUCATION FUND DBA VETERANS ORGANIZING INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $155,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FCNL EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $135,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT | WASHINGTON, DC | $120,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| TIDES CENTER FBO PROJECT SUPPORT FOR KAIROS CENTER FOR POOR PEOPLES CAMP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $120,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| RETHINK MEDIA | BERKELEY, CA | $110,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERICA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| QUINCY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CENTER FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $90,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE | WASHINGTON, DC | $85,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| GEORGIA WAND EDUCATION FUND | ATLANTA, GA | $80,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANZING | OAKLAND, CA | $80,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PROTEUS FUND | AMHERST, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MADRE | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| SECURE FAMILIES INITIATIVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY FBO COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICE FUND | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| HENRY L STIMSON CENTER FBO PROJECT SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY REFORM | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY FBO PROJECT SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE BUDGET WORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY FBO THE WATSON INSTITUTE COSTS OF WAR PROJECT | PROVIDENCE, RI | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NEO PHILANTHROPY | NEW YORL, NY | $15,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $225,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PLOUGHSHARES FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FCNL EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $165,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| COMMON DEFENSE EDUCATION FUND DBA VETERANS ORGANIZING INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $155,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| INKSTICK MEDIA FBO PROJECT SUPPORT | NEW MARKET, MD | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT | WASHINGTON, DC | $120,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FBO KAIROS THE CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS | NEW YORK, NY | $115,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| RETHINK MEDIA | BERKELEY, CA | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| QUINCY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NEW VENTURES FUND FBO ISRC EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERICA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CENTER FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $85,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE | WASHINGTON, DC | $85,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANZING | OAKLAND, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| GEORGIA WAND EDUCATION FUND | ATLANTA, GA | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PROTEUS FUND | AMHERST, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MADRE | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY FBO COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICE FUND | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| SECURE FAMILIES INITIATIVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,250 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
$300,000GENERAL PURPOSES
WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND
$240,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PLOUGHSHARES FUND
$200,000GENERAL PURPOSES
INKSTICK MEDIA FBO PROJECT SUPPORT
$175,000GENERAL PURPOSES
INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES
$165,000GENERAL PURPOSES
COMMON DEFENSE EDUCATION FUND DBA VETERANS ORGANIZING INSTITUTE
$155,000GENERAL PURPOSES
FCNL EDUCATION FUND
$135,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
$120,000GENERAL PURPOSES
TIDES CENTER FBO PROJECT SUPPORT FOR KAIROS CENTER FOR POOR PEOPLES CAMP
$120,000GENERAL PURPOSES
RETHINK MEDIA
$110,000GENERAL PURPOSES
FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERICA FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
QUINCY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CENTER FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION
$90,000GENERAL PURPOSES
TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE
$85,000GENERAL PURPOSES
GEORGIA WAND EDUCATION FUND
$80,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANZING
$80,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PROTEUS FUND
$75,000GENERAL PURPOSES
MADRE
$60,000GENERAL PURPOSES
SECURE FAMILIES INITIATIVE
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSES
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY FBO COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICE FUND
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSES
HENRY L STIMSON CENTER FBO PROJECT SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY REFORM
$40,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY FBO PROJECT SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE BUDGET WORK
$40,000GENERAL PURPOSES
BROWN UNIVERSITY FBO THE WATSON INSTITUTE COSTS OF WAR PROJECT
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NEO PHILANTHROPY
$15,500GENERAL PURPOSES
FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
$300,000GENERAL PURPOSES
WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND
$225,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PLOUGHSHARES FUND
$200,000GENERAL PURPOSES
FCNL EDUCATION FUND
$175,000GENERAL PURPOSES
INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES
$165,000GENERAL PURPOSES
COMMON DEFENSE EDUCATION FUND DBA VETERANS ORGANIZING INSTITUTE
$155,000GENERAL PURPOSES
INKSTICK MEDIA FBO PROJECT SUPPORT
$125,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
$120,000GENERAL PURPOSES
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FBO KAIROS THE CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS
$115,000GENERAL PURPOSES
RETHINK MEDIA
$110,000GENERAL PURPOSES
QUINCY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NEW VENTURES FUND FBO ISRC EDUCATION FUND
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERICA FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CENTER FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION
$85,000GENERAL PURPOSES
TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE
$85,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANZING
$80,000GENERAL PURPOSES
GEORGIA WAND EDUCATION FUND
$80,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PROTEUS FUND
$75,000GENERAL PURPOSES
MADRE
$60,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS CENTER
$55,000GENERAL PURPOSES
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY FBO COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICE FUND
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSES
SECURE FAMILIES INITIATIVE
$35,250GENERAL PURPOSES