Private foundation · EIN 90-1036676 · Chicago, Illinois · Public & societal benefit

Foley 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: 12 grants paid, $126K total, median $2,750. 92% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$126K
Median grant
$2,750
Stays in IL
92%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.3M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Daniel Murphy Scholarship FundChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50K
Cristo Rey St Martin College PrepWaukegan, ILGeneral purposes$35K
Generation to Generation - Archdiocese of ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral purposes$12K
Exmoor FoundationHighland Park, ILGeneral purposes$7,000
It Takes a Village Inc (itav)Chicago, ILGeneral purposes$5,000
Reading PowerLake Bluff, ILGeneral purposes$3,000
1916 Foundation IncHighland Park, ILGeneral purposes$2,500
Happ FoundationChicago, ILGeneral purposes$2,500
Mercy Home for Boys and GirlsChicago, ILGeneral purposes$2,500
Wga - Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, ILGeneral purposes$2,500
Wounded Warrior Project (wwp)Jacksonville, FLGeneral purposes$2,000
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILGeneral purposes$1,500

By state: Illinois 11 · Florida 1

About this foundation

Foley Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of Robert T Napier, 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 Foley 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 Foley Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $126K across 12 grants, a median of $2,750.

Where does Foley Family Foundation give?

Illinois (11 grants), Florida (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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