Corio Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Corio Foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and says it makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so an organisation with no existing link to it should not send a cold application.
- Its giving is largely repeat support: the filing shows 86% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so this is a relationship-led route rather than an open one.
- About 8 in 10 of its 52 grants fall between $50,000 and $500,000, and the median grant is $100,000, so a request of that order is typical for the foundation, though it is not a ceiling, as its largest grant was $850,000.
- Its Geographic focus is not stated, and the states where its grants have gone, led by New Mexico, Massachusetts and California, describe past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Corio Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Ranchos, NM.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Corio Foundation's grant record shows substantial support for a varied range of charitable organisations. Recipients include schools, international relief and humanitarian organisations, environmental groups, a medical provider, community organisations, food-support organisations and animal-welfare organisations. The filings record almost all grants as general operating support, rather than naming a specific grant purpose. Giving is distributed across several states, with New Mexico receiving the largest share, followed by Massachusetts and California. The filings state that contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Mexico, Massachusetts, California, New York and Minnesota.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 52 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations Corio Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Nurturing Minds of Africa · General operations$850,0002024 tax year
- Menaul School · General operations$525,3002024 tax year
- Bosque School · Charitable$500,0002024 tax year
- Earthjustice · General operations$250,0002024 tax year
- Environmental Defense Fund · General operations$250,0002024 tax year
- Doctors Without Borders · General operations$250,0002024 tax year
- Mayo Clinic · General operations$250,0002024 tax year
- United Way Of North Central NM · General operations$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Phliip G Corio — Treasurer
- Katherine G Corio — Secretary
- Michael P Corio — Vice President
- Ronald P Corio — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,760,119 | $2,575,000 | $63,214,496 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,379,642 | $3,125,000 | $81,648,692 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,785,826 | $3,550,300 | $97,238,383 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Los Ranchos, NM
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Contact
- Los Ranchos, NM