Private foundation · EIN 45-6465021 · Charlottesville, Virginia · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Fred and Mary Godley 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 17 grants paid, $800K total, median $10K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
17
$800K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in VA
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$40M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends Center for ChildrenNew Haven, CTGeneral$200K
Leap IncSpring, TXGeneral$150K
ACLU FoundationHartford, CTGeneral$100K
Crosby Fund for Haitian EducationOld Lyme, CTGeneral$100K
EarthjusticeNew York, NYGeneral$75K
Planned Parenthood of South NeNew Haven, CTGeneral$50K
NPR Cptv WnprHartford, CTGeneral$25K
World Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral$20K
Connecticut Audubon SocietyFairfield, CTGeneral$10K
Generation West VirginiaCharleston, WVGeneral$10K
Integrated Refugee Immigrant SerNew Haven, CTGeneral$10K
Lyme Land Conservation TrustLyme, CTGeneral$10K
NAACP Empowerment ProgramsPortland, MEGeneral$10K
Heartland FundWashington, DCGeneral$10K
Shoreline Soupo Kitchens PantriesEssex, CTGeneral$10K
A Place Called Hope IncKillingworth, CTGeneral$5,000
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral$5,000

By state: Connecticut 10 · Texas 1 · New York 2 · District of Columbia 2 · West Virginia 1 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Fred and Mary Godley Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia, administered in care of Robert McC Godley Ttee, tax-exempt since 2012. 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 Fred and Mary Godley Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Fred and Mary Godley Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $800K across 17 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Fred and Mary Godley Family Foundation give?

Connecticut (10 grants), Texas (1 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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