Private foundation · EIN 13-3949885 · Westport, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

McInerney Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 40 grants paid, $6.1M total, median $48K. 28% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
40
$6.1M
Median grant
$48K
Stays in CT
28%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.6M

Grants paid in 2025

40 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
DomusStamford, CTCharitable contribution$1.4M
Foundation in EducationBridgeport, CTCharitable contribution$1.2M
Invest in Education FoundationAlbany, NYCharitable contribution$750K
St Jude's Children's HospitalNew York, NYCharitable contribution$500K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYCharitable contribution$500K
St John's Bread & Life ProgramBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution$260K
Advancing American FreedomIndianapolis, INCharitable contribution$200K
Friends of Amani USAConcord, NHCharitable contribution$150K
New York Pops IncNew York, NYCharitable contribution$150K
Lsa Family Health ServiceNew York, NYCharitable contribution$125K
CammWaukesha, WICharitable contribution$100K
The New CriterionNew York, NYCharitable contribution$65K
Bridgeport Rescue MissionBridgeport, CTCharitable contribution$60K
City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution$50K
Food Bank for NYCNew York, NYCharitable contribution$50K
Hudson InstituteWashington, DCCharitable contribution$50K
Inner-City Scholarship FundNew York, NYCharitable contribution$50K
Westport LibraryWestport, CTCharitable contribution$50K
Yankee InstituteHartford, CTCharitable contribution$50K
Kolbe Cathedral High SchoolBridgeport, CTCharitable contribution$50K
Sisters of CharityBaltic, CTCharitable contribution$45K
Home With HopeWestport, CTCharitable contribution$36K
WnetNew York, NYCharitable contribution$30K
College Summit Inc Dba PeerforwardWashington, DCCharitable contribution$25K
Ursuline Sisters of TildonkJamaica, NYCharitable contribution$25K
Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MACharitable contribution$20K
Westport Rotary ClubWestport, CTCharitable contribution$15K
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CTCharitable contribution$15K
Catholic Academy of BridgeportBridgeport, CTCharitable contribution$15K
Smile Farms IncJericho, NYCharitable contribution$15K
Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersSan Francisco, CACharitable contribution$11K
St John's UniversityJamaica, NYCharitable contribution$10K
The World War II Veterans CommitteeArlington, VACharitable contribution$8,000
Covenant HouseNew York, NYCharitable contribution$5,000
National Legal and Policy CenterFalls Church, VACharitable contribution$5,000
National D-Day Memorial FoundationBedford, VACharitable contribution$3,000
National Parks FoundationWashington, DCCharitable contribution$2,500
Friends of the National World War II MemorialWashington, DCCharitable contribution$2,000
Veterans of Foreign WarsKansas City, MOCharitable contribution$1,000
Children's Hunger Relief FundSanta Rosa, CACharitable contribution$500

By state: Connecticut 11 · New York 15 · Indiana 1 · New Hampshire 1 · Wisconsin 1 · District of Columbia 4

About this foundation

McInerney Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Westport, Connecticut, administered in care of Thomas E McInerney, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does McInerney Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does McInerney Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $6.1M across 40 grants, a median of $48K.

Where does McInerney Family Foundation give?

Connecticut (11 grants), New York (15 grants), Indiana (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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