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McCoen Family Fund

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 886405245

McCoen Family Fund is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $47,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $7,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $48,730 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$48,7308$1.0 million
2024$47,0006$1.0 million

How to apply

ContactFrances McDormand
SL 1001 6th Ave 2nd FL, New York, NY 10018
Phone or email(212) 868-5781
What to submitOnly ordinary letter request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$35,000
California2$8,000
District of Columbia1$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Film Forum
New York, NY
General operating support and specified charitable purposes$15,000
The 52nd Street Project
New York, NY
General operating support and specified charitable purposes$10,000
The Wooster Group
New York, NY
General operating support and specified charitable purposes$10,000
Heal the Bay
Santa Monica, CA
General operating support and specified charitable purposes$4,000
Project Street Vet
Encinitas, CA
General operating support and specified charitable purposes$4,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General operating support and specified charitable purposes$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does McCoen Family Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does McCoen Family Fund give?

$47,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $7,000.

Who runs McCoen Family Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Joel D Coen (Trustee), Frances McDormand (Trustee) and Pedro McDormand Coen (Trustee).

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