Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust

About Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust

A defining feature of the Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust is its repeated, general-use support for Catholic education and parish institutions in the Saint Paul–Minneapolis area. The trust’s recent gifts show a pattern of renewing support for a small circle of recipients rather than spreading funds broadly, with multiple grants to the same schools, foundations, and parish-related organizations across several years. Its largest recent grant went to the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation, and similar support also appears for Catholic Schools Center of Excellence, Hill-murray Foundation, and Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota. The trust’s grant records suggest a preference for unrestricted charitable support over project-specific awards. That shows up in grant descriptions such as “general use of charity” and “general charitable support,” which appear across Catholic education, parish support, and local community philanthropy. A smaller but visible part of the portfolio extends beyond Minnesota, including support for Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles and the Center for Action & Contemplation in Albuquerque. Overall, the trust gives through a compact, repeat-grantee pattern centered on Catholic and local community institutions.

What Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust Funds

Catholic education is one of the trust’s clearest giving themes. It awarded $100,000 to Catholic Schools Center of Excellence for general charitable support and also gave $25,000 to Ascension Catholic Academy for general charitable support. Earlier gifts to the same school-focused organizations show that this is not a one-off interest. Parish and parish-related support is another recurring area. The trust gave $50,000 to Nativity of Our Lord for general use of charity and $10,000 to St Paul’s Monastery for general charitable support. These grants sit alongside other Saint Paul-based religious recipients in the record. Local charitable infrastructure also receives meaningful support. In 2025, the trust granted $100,000 to Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation for general charitable support and $25,000 to Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota for the same purpose. Outside Minnesota, the trust made a $50,000 grant to Homeboy Industries for general use of charity.

How Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust Gives