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Foley Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$96k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$495kSocial Science$130kPublic Benefit$100kArts & Culture$73kHealth$55kInternational$45kEnvironment$43kYouth Development$36kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $75k
$7,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND$25,000
BRUNSWICK SCHOOL INC$25,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER$25,000
QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC$7,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH INC$5,000
GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC$5,000
SQUASH HAVEN INC$3,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 13% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SQUASH HAVEN INC: $3k → 12%UNITED HELP UKRAINE: $20k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
VA
MD
KS
NC
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 16% of Foley Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Foley Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 12% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$872k · 17 repeat orgs$95k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
12

Total granted

$872k
$84k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+2%

Still filing today

76%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BS
    BRUNSWICK SCHOOL INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $150k · revenue +50%
  • GA
    GREENWICH ACADEMY INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $92k · revenue +8%
  • TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY
    6× · 2017–2023 · $89k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • TI
    THE IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue 0%
  • United Help Ukraine Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -44%
  • SC
    SEAMENS CHURCH INSTITUTE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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3
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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4
South Kent School Corporation

South kent school is an independent, college-preparatory school for boys. since its founding, south kent has maintained ties with the episcopal church. three principles define the school: simplicity of life, self-reliance, and directness…

Education
5
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
6
Golden Gate University

Golden gate university prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging…

Education
7
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
8
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
9
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
10
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
11
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
12
Brooklyn Law School

To provide students with the knowledge, skills, ethical values needed for a career in law.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greenwich Academy Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Quebec-Labrador Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 33 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
16/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BRUNSWICK SCHOOL INC: $150,000 · EducationBRUNSWICK SCHOOL INCTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATIONGREENWICH ACADEMY INC: $92,000 · EducationGREENWICH ACADEMY INCTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY: $88,500 · EducationTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMYGREENWICH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $65,000 · EducationGREENWICH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INCKENT SCHOOL: $65,000 · EducationKENT SCHOOL+5 more: $32,000 · Education+5 moreHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL: $125,000 · OtherHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $50,000 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCE…HARVARD COLLEGE: $35,000 · OtherHARVARD COLLEGETHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA/THE IRELAND FUNDS): $25,000 · OtherTHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA…SEAMENS CHURCH INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 · OtherNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY - GREENWICH: $10,000 · Other+6 more: $18,500 · Other+6 moreNATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTHE IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureGREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $11,000 · Arts & CultureBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH: $28,200 · Youth DevelopmentUnited Help Ukraine Inc: $20,000 · Human ServicesSQUASH HAVEN INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesTHE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · PhilanthropyPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED STATES SQUASH RACQUETS ASSOC INC: $5,000 · Recreation & Sports
Education$592,500Other$273,500Arts & Culture$66,000Youth Development$28,200Human Services$23,000Philanthropy$13,500Recreation & Sports$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBRUNSWICK SCHOOL INC: $150,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGREENWICH ACADEMY INC: $92,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY: $88,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $65,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKENT SCHOOL: $65,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH: $28,200 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHE IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetUnited Help Ukraine Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES SQUASH RACQUETS ASSOC INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSQUASH HAVEN INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlades Academy Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP-AFGHANISTAN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Philanthropi…The Chicago Community…Jewish Communal FundGs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA11.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · The Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Foley Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foley Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich: 7% of income from government
  • Squash Haven Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 33 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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