Private foundation · EIN 45-2428420 · Villanova, Pennsylvania · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Counihan 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: 64 grants paid, $4.3M total, median $50K. 5% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
64
$4.3M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in PA
5%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$37M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 64 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Get Ahead Project QueenstownWhittlesea, SFTo support regular operations$500K
Unity in Africa TrustPort Elizabeth, SFTo support the igems program$300K
Refugees InternationalWashington, DCTo support regular operations$225K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYTo support regular operations in providing global medical aid$200K
CareAtlanta, GATo help change the lives of women, children, and families all over the world$150K
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CTTo support regular operations$150K
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYTo help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster$125K
Damant Lodge Home for the AgedPort Alfred, SFTo support regular operations$100K
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CAImproving the health and lives of people living in the most vulnerable situations - ukraine crisis and israel conflict$100K
Miami Dade College FoundationMiami, FLTo support regular operations$100K
Vanderbilt Gift and DonationsNashville, TNTo support regular operations$100K
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TNPediatric in-patient rehabilitation project & to support regular operations$100K
American Cancer SocietyTampa, FLTo provide breakthrough research, offer patient program and services, and providing cancer information and assistance through a helpline$75K
Dav Charitable Service TrustErlanger, KYTo support programs that benefit veterans and families of ill and injured veterans$75K
Feeding South FloridaPembroke Park, FLTo support regular operations in hunger relief$75K
Fisher House Foundation IncRockville, MDTo support military, veterans and their families$75K
GlobalgivingWashington, DCTo support regular operations$75K
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYTo support regular operations$75K
West End United Methodist ChurchNashville, TNTo support regular operations$75K
Women for Women InternationalWashington, DCTo support regular operations$75K
American Red CrossWashington, DCTo protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being$50K
Bethlehem Centers of NashvilleNashville, TNTo provide quality programs and services to impact the lives of children, adolescents, and seniors throughout middle tennessee$50K
Catholic Charities Diocese of NashvilleNashville, TNTo provide a community of love and grace$50K
Faith Family Medical CenterNashville, TNTo provide affordable, quality care to patients who are working to get ahead, but cannot afford to see a doctor$50K
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILTo support regular operations in hunger relief$50K
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, ARTo support efforts to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way$50K
Lincoln Park Community UmcReading, PATo support regular operations$50K
Nashville Public RadioNashville, TNTo support regular operations$50K
Nashville Public TelevisionNashville, TNTo support regular operations$50K
Nashville SymphonyNashville, TNTo support regular operations$50K
Pencil TennesseeNashville, TNTo support regular operations in education$50K
Room in the InnNashville, TNTo provide programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long ter…$50K
Salvation Army (international)Alexandria, VATo support regular operations$50K
Salvation Army (miami)Lutz, FLTo support regular operations$50K
Salvation Army (nashville)Nashville, TNTo support regular operations$50K
South Florida PBSBoynton Beach, FLTo support regular operations to bring arts, education and public affairs to viewers$50K
U of M School of Nursing Scholarship FundMiami, FLTo support regular operations$50K
VFW FoundationKansas City, MOImproving the lives of military veterans, service members, and their families$50K
World VisionTacoma, WATo support regular operations$50K
Interfaith Dental Clinic of NashvilleNashville, TNTo create a healthier community by providing transformational oral health care for those experiencing poverty$40K
Morningside Elementary School FoundationAtlanta, GATo support regular operations$40K
Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GATo support regular operations in humanitarian efforts$30K
Nurses for NewbornsNashville, TNTo reduce infant mortality, child abuse, and neglect in tennessee$30K
Thistle FarmsNashville, TNTo provide a pathway of healing and hope for women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction$30K
Friends of Warner Parks IncNashville, TNTo support regular operations$25K
Luke 1412Nashville, TNTo provide meals to the hungry, homeless and working poor of nashville$25K
Razom for UkraineNew York, NYTo support regular ooperations$25K
Reading Education FoundationReading, PATo support regular operations in education$25K
The Humane Society of the United StatesWashington, DCTo support regular operations$25K
UmassAmherst, MATo support regular operations$25K
UNICEFNew York, NYTo provide humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide$25K
Southern ExposureSan Francisco, CATo support regular operations$25K
Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLTo support regular operations$20K
Habitat for Humanity of Greater NashvilleNashville, TNTo support regular operations$20K
Mending HeartsNashville, TNTo support regular operations$20K
National Park FoundationWashington, DCTo support regular operations$20K
National Parks ConservationWashington, DCTo support regular operations$20K
Shake-A-Leg MiamiCoconut Grove, FLTo support regular operations$20K
Picolinis Animal RescueMiami, FLTo support regular operations in helping animals$15K
Miriams PromiseNashville, TNTo support regular operations$10K

By state: Tennessee 23 · INTL 3 · District of Columbia 7 · Florida 9 · New York 5 · Georgia 3

About this foundation

Counihan Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Villanova, Pennsylvania, tax-exempt since 2014. 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 Counihan 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 Counihan Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $4.3M across 64 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Counihan Family Foundation give?

Tennessee (23 grants), INTL (3 grants), District of Columbia (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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