The John T Collins Foundation concentrates its modest portfolio on cultural institutions and community nonprofits, with a strong tilt toward performing and visual arts organizations in the Palm Beach area and targeted support for community service and faith-based groups. Grants tend to be repeat awards to a small set of organizations rather than broad, one-off funding, indicating relationship-driven philanthropy focused on sustaining local programs and institutions.
Concentrated giving: a small number of mid-sized grants largely repeated to the same grantees; geographically focused on Palm Beach / Suncoast area despite foundation’s MA address.
A defining feature of John T Collins Foundation’s recent giving is its repeated support for a small set of organizations rather than scattered one-time awards. The largest recent grant in the record is $25,000 to Palm Beach Symphony for general support, followed by another award to the same organization the prior year. That pattern shows up elsewhere too: the foundation has returned to organizations such as Society of the Four Arts, United Way Suncoast, Bright Beginnings, My Sister’s Place, and 1 Voice Foundation across multiple years. The portfolio is modest in size, with annual grants of $165,461 against assets of $429,312, and the checks are usually small to mid-sized. Many awards are framed as general support, which suggests an emphasis on sustaining ongoing work rather than financing isolated projects. Recent grants also show a mix of cultural institutions, community service groups, and faith-based organizations. In practice, the foundation supports performing arts, museums and cultural centers, social-service nonprofits, and Catholic or Regnum Christi-affiliated work. The combination of repeat funding and broad general support points to relationship-driven philanthropy aimed at keeping selected local and regional institutions operating year to year.
Cultural funding is a clear thread in the foundation’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $10,000 to Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach for general support, and it also supported Palm Beach Symphony with a $25,000 general-support grant in West Palm Beach. Community services appear alongside the arts. The foundation gave $12,000 to United Way Suncoast in Tampa in both 2024 and 2025, and it also supported Bright Beginnings and My Sister’s Place in Washington, DC across multiple years. Faith-based giving is present as well. Regnum Christi NY Tri-state received $12,000 in 2023 for general support, showing that the foundation’s interests extend beyond cultural and social-service organizations. Its recent grants also include smaller community-oriented awards, such as $3,750 to Clothes to Kids in Clearwater and $2,500 to Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation in Palm Beach.
Typical grant size sits at $1,100 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile, which shows a cluster around small gifts with a few larger awards at the top. The record also includes repeat recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially among the larger general-support awards, indicating recurring rather than purely one-off giving. The foundation is not structured as an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments. The grant descriptions lean heavily toward general support, with occasional named-purpose awards such as Paul’s Project and Beyond Sun Drenched Skies Fund.
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$339K
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$168K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Notable grantees: Palm Beach Symphony, Society of the Four Arts, United Way Suncoast, Regnum Christi NY Tri-State
Grants land entirely in the United States. Washington, DC appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, and Florida is the most visible state overall, with awards in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Tampa, Brandon, Clearwater, and Palm Beach Island. Massachusetts also appears through Hyannis, Forestdale, Marstons Mills, and Boston, including a hospital grant in Boston. Smaller awards reach Brattleboro, Vermont, and Staten Island, New York. The foundation’s highest concentration of giving is in DC, while 16% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts.
The recent grants point to cultural institutions, community service nonprofits, and faith-based organizations. Examples include performing arts and museum-related groups, United Way Suncoast, Bright Beginnings, My Sister’s Place, and Regnum Christi NY Tri-state, mostly funded through general support.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Palm Beach Symphony, United Way Suncoast, Society of the Four Arts, Bright Beginnings, My Sister’s Place, and 1 Voice Foundation. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than isolated one-time grants.
The grant-size distribution is centered on small awards: p25 is $1,100, median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. Most recent grants cluster at $5,000 or below, with a few larger general-support grants standing out at the top.
The top recipient state by grant count is DC. Florida also receives many grants, with recipients in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Tampa, Brandon, Clearwater, and Palm Beach Island, while Massachusetts accounts for 16% of grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALM BEACH SYMPHONY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE RIVERS SCHOOL | WESTON, MA | $24,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY SUNCOAST | TAMPA, FL | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MY SISTER'S PLACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHT BEGINNINGS | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,950 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SGT ANTHONY PATRICK MUHLSTADT FDN | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $1,200 | 2026 | SUPPORT ASIST TRAINING |
| PALM BEACH SYMPHONY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY SUNCOAST | TAMPA, FL | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHT BEGINNINGS | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MY SISTER'S PLACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 1 VOICE FOUNDATION | BRANDON, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH ISLAND HOSPICE FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE KID MEALS | FORESTDALE, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH SYMPHONY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $16,911 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY SUNCOAST | TAMPA, FL | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 1 VOICE FOUNDATION | BRANDON, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | HYANNIS, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MY SISTER'S PLACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHT BEGINNINGS | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | BEYOND SUN DRENCHED SKIES FUND |
| YOUTH SERVICES | BRATTLEBORO, VT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REGNUM CHRISTI NY TRI-STATE | RYE, NY | $12,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 1 VOICE FOUNDATION | BRANDON, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MY SISTER'S PLACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHT BEGINNINGS | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLOTHES TO KIDS | CLEARWATER, FL | $3,750 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY SUNCOAST | TAMPA, FL | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEBARTOLO FAMILY FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $1,200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUTH SERVICES | BRATTLEBORO, VT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRANBERRY SUNSET FARM | MARSTONS MILLS, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 1 VOICE FOUNDATION | BRANDON, FL | $100 | 2023 | PAUL'S PROJECT |
PALM BEACH SYMPHONY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
SGT ANTHONY PATRICK MUHLSTADT FDN
$1,200SUPPORT ASIST TRAINING
PALM BEACH SYMPHONY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
1 VOICE FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PALM BEACH ISLAND HOSPICE FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CAPE KID MEALS
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PALM BEACH SYMPHONY
$16,911GENERAL SUPPORT
CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$1,000BEYOND SUN DRENCHED SKIES FUND
YOUTH SERVICES
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
REGNUM CHRISTI NY TRI-STATE
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEBARTOLO FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1,200GENERAL SUPPORT
YOUTH SERVICES
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CRANBERRY SUNSET FARM
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT