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Conway Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 383529723

Conway Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $851,655 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,250 and the largest $799,655. 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 $48,000 the year before.

42% 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
2023$48,00011$773,875
2024$851,65512$4,691

How to apply

Conway 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

What Conway Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$799,655
New Jersey3$29,000
District of Columbia3$9,000
New York3$9,000
Florida1$2,500
Michigan1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Cinncinati, OH
General purpose$799,655
The Foundation for the South Organge Library
South Orange, NJ
Charitable - education$21,000
Alice Deal Community Association
Washington, DC
Charitable - social$6,000
Lsa Family Health Services
New York, NY
Charitable - health$4,000
Meeting Essential Needs With Dignity
Maplewood, NJ
Charitable - social$4,000
Isaiah House
East Orange, NJ
Charitable - social$4,000
Ascension Food Pantry
New York, NY
Charitable - social$2,500
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Naples, FL
Charitable - environmental$2,500
Good Samaritan Family Services
Ellsworth, MI
Charitable - social$2,500
Natural Areas Conservancy
New York, NY
Charitable - environmental$2,500
Food and Friends
Washington, DC
Charitable - social$2,000
Safe Shores
Washington, DC
Charitable - social$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Conway Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Conway Family Foundation give?

$851,655 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,250.

Who runs Conway Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Sue O Conway (President), Alison Lapointe (Director), Robin Poulos (Secretary/Treasurer) and Laura Epstein (Director).

What does Conway Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and food and hunger.

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