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The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Fairfax, Virginia · EIN 541851618

The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Fairfax, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $471,485 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $14,000 and the largest $93,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $440,920 the year before.

60% 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$440,92018$8.8 million
2024$471,48520$9.1 million

How to apply

ContactMaria Coakley David Co C J Coakley
3443 N Venice Street, Arlington, VA 22207
Phone or email(703) 573-0540
What to submitA statement of what the charitable purpose of the organization is and what expenditures the contribution would fund.
RestrictionsOnly 501(c)(3) organizations

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia11$220,635
Maryland2$120,500
South Carolina1$60,250
District of Columbia4$46,100
New York1$20,000
Illinois1$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Raymond A Wood Foundation
Ocean City, MD
To further the charitable purposes$93,000
The Jennifer Bush Lawson Foundation
Falls Church, VA
To further the charitable purposes$91,000
Clemson University Foundation
Clemson, SC
To further the charitable purposes$60,250
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Vienna, VA
To further the charitable purposes$51,000
Make A Wish
Bethesda, MD
To further the charitable purposes$27,500
American Ballet Theater
New York, NY
To further the charitable purposes$20,000
Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
To further the charitable purposes$16,700
Catholic Charities
Arlington, VA
To further the charitable purposes$15,000
St Agnes Catholic School
Arlington, VA
To further the charitable purposes$15,000
Washington Jesuit Academy
Washington, DC
To further the charitable purposes$15,000
Wolf Trap Ball
Vienna, VA
To further the charitable purposes$13,000
The Ellington Fund
Washington, DC
To further the charitable purposes$11,000
March of Dimes
Arlington, VA
To further the charitable purposes$8,000
Youth for Tomorrow
Bristow, VA
To further the charitable purposes$6,500
Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation
Arlington, VA
To further the charitable purposes$6,135
National Capital Treatment and Recovery
Arlington, VA
To further the charitable purposes$5,000
St Luke Catholic Church
McLean, VA
To further the charitable purposes$5,000
Young Life Loudoun County
Purceville, VA
To further the charitable purposes$5,000
Cisca Education Foundation
Elmhurst, IL
To further the charitable purposes$4,000
Elizabeth Dole Foundation
Washington, DC
To further the charitable purposes$3,400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc give?

$471,485 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $14,000.

Who runs The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Maria Coakley David (President, Treasurer, Director), Cornelius J Coakley (Director), Liam F Coakley (Director) and Michael D Coakley (Director).

What does The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and faith communities.

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