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Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Southport, Connecticut · EIN 421528874

Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Southport, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $543,550 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $250,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $278,695 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$512,95013$2.3 million
2023$278,69515$2.3 million
2024$543,55012$2.3 million

How to apply

Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$250,000
Connecticut5$175,050
New York5$68,500
Massachusetts1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
USC School of Dramatic Arts
Los Angeles, CA
To help organization in its exempt function$250,000
Fairfield Country Day School
Fairfield, CT
For the general purpose of the charitable organization$59,050
Amazin Mets Foundation
Corona, NY
For the general use of charitable organization$50,000
College of the Holy Cross
Worchester, MA
For the general use of charitable organization$50,000
Catholic Academics of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
For the general purpose of the charitable organization$50,000
Taft School Corporation
Watertown, CT
For the general purpose of the charitable organization$50,000
Iona Preparatory
New Rocelle, NY
For the general purpose of the charitable organization$10,000
Sacred Heart Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
To hel organization in its exempt function$10,000
Westport Country Playhouse
Westport, CT
To help org. In its exempt function$6,000
Chris Mello Scholarship Fund
Rye, NY
For the general purpose of the charitable organization$5,000
St Jude Children Research Hospital
New York, NY
To help org, in its exempt function$2,500
Fdny Foundation Inc
Brooklyn, NY
For the general purpose of the charitable organization$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc give?

$543,550 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Lawrence G Foley (Director), Megan M Foley (Director) and David J McCabe (Director).

What does Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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