Funding search · EIN 571168559 · Chevy Chase, MD
The Marguerite G Cooley Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 43
- grants reported
- $113,500
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- St Albans School4 grants · $30,000
- Washington National Cathedral4 grants · $13,000
- Gonzaga College High School3 grants · $10,500
- Diocese of Springfield2 grants · $8,000
- Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School3 grants · $7,000
- The National Gallery of Art4 grants · $5,000
- American Red Cross1 grant · $5,000
- Children'S Diabetes Foundation1 grant · $5,000
- University of Virginia4 grants · $5,000
- Global Giving1 grant · $3,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $12,500
St Albans School · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
St Albans School · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $5,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Children'S Diabetes Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Diocese of Springfield · Springfield, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Gonzaga College High School · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $5,000
St Albans School · Washington, DC · 2021
Educational
- $3,500
Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
- $3,000
Diocese of Springfield · Springfield, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $3,000
Gonzaga College High School · Washington, DC · 2021
Educational
- $2,500
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Gonzaga College High School · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
The Red Cross-La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Wilderness Leadership & Learning · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
St Albans School · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Feed My Poor (Church of Good Shepard) · Beverly Hills, CA · 2021
Chartiable
- $2,500
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
- $2,000
National Alliance for Eating Disorders · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Beverly Hills, CA · 2021
Educational
- $1,500
The National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
University of Virginia · Boone, IA · 2024
Educational
- $1,500
The National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
University of Virginia · Boone, IA · 2022
Educational
- $1,500
The Children'S Diabetes Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $1,500
University of Virginia · Boone, IA · 2021
Educational
- $1,000
C&O Canal Trust · Williamsport, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
New Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Raising a Village · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Service Dogs of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
C&O Canal Trust · Williamsport, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
So Others Might Eat · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
C&O Canal Trust · Williamsport, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Human Rescue Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Many Hands · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
The National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
The National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
The Race To Erase Ms · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
- $500
University of Virginia · Boone, IA · 2023
Educational
- $500
Friends of the Art Buchwald Collection · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
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