Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Its grant dollars in the latest filing went entirely to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a relationship or introduction is likely to matter more than the strength of a request.
- About 8 in 10 of its 40 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $115,000, with a median of $15,000, so a modest request in that range fits its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $250,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filings show grants mainly in Minnesota, with smaller grants in other states, but no geographic focus is stated, so this describes past giving rather than a rule on who may apply.
Overview
Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Saint Paul, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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
In its filings, the trust describes its grants as general charitable support or general use of charity. Recorded recipients include charitable foundations, Catholic schools and academies, churches and other religious organisations, as well as community, education, civic and environmental organisations. Most recorded grant dollars went to Minnesota organisations, with smaller grants reaching organisations in other states. The filings do not name a particular field of work or set out eligibility criteria; the kinds of recipients and the broad purposes recorded are therefore the available description of its giving. They show support across a varied group of charitable bodies rather than a single named programme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 40 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 25% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Patrick and Colleen Bollom Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 45% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hill-Murray Foundation · General charitable support$250,0002025 tax year
- Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota · General charitable support$210,0002025 tax year
- Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · General charitable support$115,0002025 tax year
- Catholic Schools Center of Excellence · General charitable support$100,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Colleen Hartmon Bollom — Trustee
- Patrick O Bollom — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $474,200 | $468,166 | $9,439,895 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $499,572 | $496,214 | $9,395,965 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $695,894 | $675,000 | $9,141,737 | Filing for 2025 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Saint Paul, MN