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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 57-1168559

The Marguerite G Cooley Foundation

A private foundation in Chevy Chase, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $27,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $383,339

  • Tax year 2023

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $381,588

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $379,890

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $395,923

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $354,528

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $359,420

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Albans SchoolWashington, DC

    Educational

    $10,000
  2. Don Bosco Cristo Rey High SchoolTakoma Park, MD

    Charitable

    $2,500
  3. Washington National CathedralWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $2,500
  4. The Red Cross-LaLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  5. Gonzaga College High SchoolWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $2,500
  6. The National Gallery of ArtLandover, MD

    Charitable

    $1,500
  7. University of VirginiaBoone, IA

    Educational

    $1,500
  8. Service Dogs of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. C&O Canal TrustWilliamsport, MD

    Charitable

    $1,000
  10. New Community FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  11. Raising A VillageWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,50033% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $1,00022% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,00022% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia5 grants $17,000
  2. Maryland3 grants $5,000
  3. California1 grant $2,500
  4. Iowa1 grant $1,500
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard H SchoenfeldTRUSTEE Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Anthony T WilliamsTRUSTEE Hours 1.25Pay $0

The return

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