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 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$27,000
2021
$28,500
2022
$31,000
2023
$27,000
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.