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Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog Foundation)

Preselected recipients only Charleston, South Carolina · EIN 363479461

Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog Foundation) is a private foundation in Charleston, South Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.6 million in 88 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $250,000. 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 $2.6 million the year before.

11% 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$2.6 million104$53.4 million
2024$2.6 million88$57.7 million

How to apply

Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog 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 Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog Foundation) funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina4$777,031
New York43$648,500
District of Columbia6$211,000
Massachusetts7$208,500
Pennsylvania2$185,000
North Carolina1$173,869
California3$161,000
Connecticut5$66,000
Vermont2$53,000
Illinois3$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 88 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc
New York, NY
General$250,000
Children's Research and Education Institute
Charleston, SC
General$211,728
Children's Research and Education Institute
Charleston, SC
General$206,294
Children's Research and Education Institute
Charleston, SC
General$183,216
National Philanthropic Trust
Jenkintown, PA
General$180,000
Children's Research and Education Institute
Charleston, SC
General$175,793
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
General$173,869
Regents of the University of California
Oakland, CA
General$150,000
Brazelton Touchpoints Foundation
Boston, MA
General$100,000
Citizen Opinion
Washington, DC
General$100,000
Guttmacher Institute
New York, NY
General$60,000
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Washington, DC
General$50,000
National Coalition Against Censorship
New York, NY
General$50,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
General$50,000
Seeger- Bartlett Scholarship Foundation
Hancock, VT
General$50,000
Pen American Center
New York, NY
General$40,000
Reach Out and Read
Boston, MA
General$40,000
Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY
General$25,000
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
General$25,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation
Washington, DC
General$25,000
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
General$25,000
Center for Voter Information
Washington, DC
General$25,000
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
General$25,000
Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY
General$20,000
Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY
General$20,000
Newark Public Radio - Wbgo
Newark, NJ
General$20,000
Dalton School
New York, NY
General$15,000
Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools
New York, NY
General$15,000
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US (Siecus)
New York, NY
General$15,000
Freedom to Read Foundation
Chicago, IL
General$10,000
Harris Theatre for Music and Dance
Chicago, IL
General$10,000
Theatre for A New Audience Inc
New York, NY
General$10,000
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
General$10,000
YMCA of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
General$10,000
Children of Bellevue
New York, NY
General$10,000
Zero to Three
Washington, DC
General$10,000
Shady Hill School
Cambridge, MA
General$7,500
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
New York, NY
General$6,000
Animal Medical Center
New York, NY
General$5,000
Barnard College
New York, NY
Center for toddler development$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog Foundation) accept grant applications?

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

How much does Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog Foundation) give?

$2.6 million in tax year 2024, across 88 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog Foundation)?

Its 2024 filing lists David Harris (Chairman, President & Trea), Emily Harris (Vice President, Asst Treas & Secretary) and Nancy Meyer (Vice President).

What does Meadows Road Foundation (Fka Coydog Foundation) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and science and research.

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