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Foley Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 226717208

Foley Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $95,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $25,000. 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 down from $202,000 the year before.

86% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$112,00012$1.1 million
2023$202,0009$1.0 million
2024$95,5007$1.1 million

How to apply

Foley Family Foundation 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut4$38,000
Massachusetts2$32,500
Maryland1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brunswick School Inc
Greenwich, CT
Annual Fund$25,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Hagerstown, MD
General & Unrestricted$25,000
The American Ireland Fund
Boston, MA
Charitable Event$25,000
Quebec Labrador Foundation Inc
Ipswich, MA
General & Unrestricted$7,500
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Inc
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Greenwich Historical Society Inc
Cos Cob, CT
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Squash Haven Inc
New Haven, CT
General & Unrestricted$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Foley Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Foley Family Foundation give?

$95,500 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Foley Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley (Sec) and Thomas Foley (Trustee).

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