Connolly Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic first step is to find a warm introduction or a way to be invited.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $1,000 and $50,000 and the median grant is $10,000, so a modest request in that range fits, though the largest grant reported is about $230,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars, 87%, went to organisations it had also funded in the prior filings, so existing relationships appear to count for a great deal.
- The filing states no geographic focus; its grants have been mainly in Georgia, Texas, Virginia and Massachusetts, but that describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
Overview
Connolly Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing does not state a general funding field. Its recorded grants went to a mix of community and human-service organisations, including shelters, food and support services, justice and health charities; educational institutions and youth-focused organisations; cultural and heritage institutions, arts bodies, and public-safety organisations. Grant purposes include unrestricted support, scholarships, college and career-readiness programmes, charitable events and named campaigns. Recipients are concentrated in Georgia, with further substantial giving in Texas, Virginia and Massachusetts. This describes the recorded recipient mix rather than a declared programme of priorities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Georgia, Texas, Virginia and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 100 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations Connolly Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 37 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund · Connolly Family Business Management, Minor Endowed Fund$192,8572024 tax year
- Atlanta Opera · Studio Tour Program$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Historical Society · Centennial Campaign$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Police Foundation · Public Safety Training Center.$100,0002024 tax year
- Georgia Justice Project · General & Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- Year Up · The Atlanta, Georgia Year Up Program$50,0002024 tax year
- Trenton Youth Wrestling · Campaign for the Trenton Youth and Learning Center$50,0002024 tax year
- City of Refuge · General & Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Anne Muller — Secretary
- Catherine Greer Connolly — Vice President
- John L Connolly Jr — Treasurer
- John L Connolly — Director, President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,550,642 | $1,011,357 | $26,820,880 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,140,833 | $628,357 | $32,993,915 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,480,594 | $1,045,357 | $37,200,003 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE