The New York State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3835222

Quad Family Foundation

A private foundation in Cohoes, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $4.7 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $4,686,593

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $62,720,660
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,179,696

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $56,642,764
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,711,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $56,003,884
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,174,282

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $75,388,991
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,532,948

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $37,916,902

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of North Carolina Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $751,915
  2. Leveraged FoundationCohoes, NY

    General and unrestricted

    $750,000
  3. Leveraged FoundationCohoes, NY

    General and unrestricted

    $750,000
  4. The Hun School of PrincetonPrinceton, NJ

    General and unrestricted

    $534,708
  5. Leveraged FoundationCohoes, NY

    General and unrestricted

    $500,000
  6. NYU Langone Hospitals DBA NYU Langone Health - Parent CorpsNew York, NY

    General and unrestricted

    $400,000
  7. The Linsly School (wheeling WV)Wheeling, WV

    General and unrestricted

    $249,953
  8. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - UNC Athl Student-Athlete CareerChapel Hill, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $200,051
  9. Harvard Graduate School of Education - Certificate in School Management & LCambridge, MA

    General and unrestricted

    $199,983
  10. Harvard Graduate School of Education - Family Teaching & Teacher LeadershipCambridge, MA

    General and unrestricted

    $179,995
  11. NYU Langone Hospitals DBA NYU Langone Health - Trustee Dean's FundNew York, NY

    General and unrestricted

    $100,000
  12. Students First New YorkNew York, NY

    General and unrestricted

    $50,000
  13. Harvard Business School - GeneralCambridge, MA

    General and unrestricted

    $19,988

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $2,000,00079% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $534,70821% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $2,550,000
  2. North Carolina2 grants $951,966
  3. New Jersey1 grant $534,708
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $399,966
  5. West Virginia1 grant $249,953

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Meghan MackayCO-PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allen ThorpeDIR, SEC, TREAS, CO-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (philanthropy and grantmaking), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Miami International Festival IncNew York, NY 5 grants Preselected only $4,676,504 giving
  2. Swieca Family FoundationNew York, NY 18 grants Preselected only $4,628,551 giving
  3. The John S Hilson Family FundNew York, NY 76 grants Preselected only $4,627,925 giving
  4. The 2A Foundation IncNew York, NY 25 grants Preselected only $5,005,000 giving
  5. Melvin and Mildred Eggers Family Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 35 grants Preselected only $5,095,719 giving