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Helen & Robert Cahill Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 136061289

Helen & Robert Cahill Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $71,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 $95,900 the year before.

31% 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$162,55017$1.0 million
2023$95,90015$924,236
2024$71,00013$845,359

How to apply

Helen & Robert Cahill 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 Helen & Robert Cahill Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia5$39,000
New York5$27,500
Maryland1$2,000
Connecticut1$1,500
California1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Loyola School
New York, NY
General purposes$15,000
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Washington, DC
General purposes$10,000
Bread for the World Institute
Washington, DC
General purposes$10,000
Gregorian University Foundation
Washington, DC
General purposes$10,000
Citi Harvest
New York, NY
General purposes$5,000
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
General purposes$5,000
Most Holy Trinity
East Hampton, NY
General purposes$5,000
The Alliance to End Hunger
Washington, DC
General purposes$4,000
Catholic Relief Services
Baltimore, MD
General purposes$2,000
Americares
Stamford, CT
General purposes$1,500
The Bowery Mission
New York, NY
General purposes$1,500
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Brooklyn, NY
General purposes$1,000
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
General purposes$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Helen & Robert Cahill Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Helen & Robert Cahill Foundation Inc give?

$71,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Helen & Robert Cahill Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Adele K Cahill (President) and Maureen O'Leary (Secretary).

What does Helen & Robert Cahill Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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