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The Brennan Family Foundation

Accepts applications Cutchogue, New York · EIN 133757539

The Brennan Family Foundation is a private foundation in Cutchogue, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $376,982 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $51,332. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $323,600 the year before.

24% of its 2025 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
2023$404,50024$2.1 million
2024$323,60026$2.0 million
2025$376,98229$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactDonald P Brennan
1600 South Ocean Boulevard, Manalapan, FL 33462
Phone or email(516) 874-8800
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing.
RestrictionsNo restrictions or limitations on awards.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Brennan Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York14$167,400
Florida6$145,332
Virginia6$62,000
California1$1,000
Maryland1$1,000
New Jersey1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Holy Spirit Catholic Church (Faith Direct)
Lantana, FL
Charitable contribution$51,332
The Little Club Scholarship Foundation Inc
Gulfstream, FL
Charitable contribution$50,000
Wow Polo
Middleburg, VA
Charitable contribution$50,000
Elih Foundation
Greenport, NY
Charitable contribution$48,000
Baruch College
New York, NY
Charitable contribution$44,650
Baptist Health Foundation
Boynton Beach, FL
Charitable contribution$40,000
RC Church of Sacred Heart
Cutchogue, NY
Charitable contribution$20,000
Cast
Southold, NY
Charitable contribution$18,000
Suny Maritime College
Bronx, NY
Charitable contribution$12,000
Sacred Heart Parish
Cutchogue, NY
Charitable contribution$10,000
Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association
Middleburg, VA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Old Cove Youth Sailing Foundation
New Suffolk, NY
Charitable contribution$5,000
The Academy of Mount St Ursula
Bronx, NY
Charitable contribution$5,000
National Sporting Library Museum
Middleburg, VA
Charitable contribution$2,500
Military Equestrian Foundation
Centreville, VA
Charitable contribution$2,500
Diocese of Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Charitable contribution$2,000
ALS United
New York, NY
Charitable contribution$1,000
Citizens for Fauquier County
Warrenton, VA
Charitable contribution$1,000
CRC Recovery Foundation
Delray Beach, FL
Charitable contribution$1,000
Sisters of St Dominic
Amityville, NY
Charitable contribution$1,000
Students for Life
Fredericksburg, VA
Charitable contribution$1,000
The Schools of St Mary
Manhasset, NY
Charitable contribution$1,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Charitable contribution$1,000
US Naval Institute Foundation
Annapolis, MD
Charitable contribution$1,000
Florida Coalition for Preservation
Boynton Beach, FL
Charitable contribution$1,000
National Eczema Association
Novato, CA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Cutchogue Fire Department
Cutchogue, NY
Charitable contribution$500
The New York Yacht Club Foundation for Historic Preservation
New York, NY
Charitable contribution$250
Food Pantry of Sparta
Sparta, NJ
Charitable contribution$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Brennan Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Brennan Family Foundation give?

$376,982 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Brennan Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Donald P Brennan (Director), Patricia A Brennan (Vice Pres.) and Eileen B Oakley (President).

What does The Brennan Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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