Counihan Family Foundation
Private foundation · Villanova, PA · EIN 45-2428420 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Counihan Family Foundation
176grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$10.4Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 176 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $546K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
795 E Lancaster Ave Ste 280
Villanova, PA 19085-1525
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING IN HIGH NEED AREAS OF ONTARIO & SOUTH AFRICA | Richmond Hill | $600,000 |
| Get Ahead Project Queenstown TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Whittlesea | $500,000 |
| Unity in Africa Trust TO SUPPORT THE IGEMS PROGRAM | Port Elizabeth | $300,000 |
| Unity in Africa Trust TO SUPPORT THE IGEMS PROGRAM | Port Elizabeth | $300,000 |
| Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING IN HIGH NEED AREAS OF ONTARIO & SOUTH AFRICA | Richmond Hill | $300,000 |
| Unity in Africa Trust TO SUPPORT THE IGEMS PROGRAM | Port Elizabeth | $300,000 |
| Refugees International TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $225,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS IN PROVIDING GLOBAL MEDICAL AID | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Damant Lodge Home for the Aged TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Port Alfred | $200,000 |
| Damant Lodge Home for the Aged TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Port Alfred | $200,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS IN PROVIDING GLOBAL MEDICAL AID | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Care TO HELP CHANGE THE LIVES OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES ALL OVER THE WORLD | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 |
| Save the Children TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Fairfield, CT | $150,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS IN PROVIDING GLOBAL MEDICAL AID | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| International Rescue Committee TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER | New York, NY | $125,000 |
| Damant Lodge Home for the Aged TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Port Alfred | $100,000 |
| Direct Relief IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MOST VULNERABLE SITUATIONS - UKRAINE CRISIS A | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 |
| Miami Dade College Foundation TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Miami, FL | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt Gift and Donations TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center PEDIATRIC IN-PATIENT REHABILITATION PROJECT & TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Globalgiving TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| The Salvation Army TO SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS | Miami, FL | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center PEDIATRIC IN-PATIENT REHABILITATION PROJECT & TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Care TO HELP CHANGE THE LIVES OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES ALL OVER THE WORLD | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 |
| International Rescue Committee TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Miami Dade College Foundation TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Miami, FL | $100,000 |
| Save the Children TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Fairfield, CT | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt Gift and Donations TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| American Cancer Society TO PROVIDE BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH, OFFER PATIENT PROGRAM AND SERVICES, AND PROVIDING CANCER INFORMATI | Tampa, FL | $75,000 |
| Dav Charitable Service Trust TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT VETERANS AND FAMILIES OF ILL AND INJURED VETERANS | Erlanger, KY | $75,000 |
| Feeding South Florida TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS IN HUNGER RELIEF | Pembroke Park, FL | $75,000 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc TO SUPPORT MILITARY, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES | Rockville, MD | $75,000 |
| Globalgiving TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| West End United Methodist Church TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $75,000 |
| Women for Women International TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Women for Women International TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| World Vision TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 |
| Direct Relief IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MOST VULNERABLE SITUATIONS - UKRAINE CRISIS A | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 |
| West End United Methodist Church TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $50,500 |
| American Red Cross TO PROTECT LIFE AND HEALTH AND TO ENSURE RESPECT FOR THE HUMAN BEING | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Bethlehem Centers of Nashville TO PROVIDE QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND SENIORS T | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Nashville TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF LOVE AND GRACE | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Faith Family Medical Center TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE WORKING TO GET AHEAD, BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO S | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Feeding America TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS IN HUNGER RELIEF | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Heifer International TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO END HUNGER AND POVERTY IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY | Little Rock, AR | $50,000 |
| Lincoln Park Community Umc TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Reading, PA | $50,000 |
| Nashville Public Radio TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Nashville Public Television TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Nashville Symphony TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Pencil Tennessee TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS IN EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Room in the Inn TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND RECOVERY THROUGH EDUCATION, SELF-HELP AND W | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army (international) TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army (miami) TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Lutz, FL | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army (nashville) TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| South Florida PBS TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS TO BRING ARTS, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO VIEWERS | Boynton Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| U of M School of Nursing Scholarship Fund TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Miami, FL | $50,000 |
| VFW Foundation IMPROVING THE LIVES OF MILITARY VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES | Kansas City, MO | $50,000 |
| World Vision TO SUPPORT REGULAR OPERATIONS | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 |
| Care TO HELP CHANGE THE LIVES OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES ALL OVER THE WORLD | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 |
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