The Queally Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a single faith-based elementary/middle school, providing unrestricted operating support to the Catholic Academy of Bridgeport. Its grants indicate a focused, relationship-driven approach favoring direct support for a specific Catholic education institution rather than broad philanthropic diversification. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining the day-to-day operations of this school over funding multiple causes or geographies.
Highly concentrated: all recorded giving goes to one repeat grantee (three grants totaling $53,250), providing general/unrestricted support rather than project-specific funding.
Queally Family Foundation Inc centers its giving on Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, a single K–8 school that has received multiple unrestricted grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern is notable for its consistency: the foundation has repeatedly backed the school’s general operations rather than spreading support across a wide portfolio of causes. That makes the academy the clearest anchor for understanding how the funder works. Alongside that core relationship, the foundation’s recent grants show a small set of related education and faith-based recipients, including St Sebastians School Inc, St Mary's Church, and Providence College. It also appears in a few scholarship and community-support contexts, such as the Maximilian Kolbe Scholarship Fund at Kolbe Cathedral High School and the Essex Community Fund through Adirondack Foundation. The overall picture is of a family foundation making modest, targeted grants, often to institutions tied to Catholic education, churches, and allied community efforts. Rather than funding many unrelated programs, Queally Family Foundation Inc returns to a compact circle of organizations with recurring support and occasional event-based gifts.
Catholic education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $18,750 in 2025, $23,500 in 2024, and $11,000 in 2023 to Catholic Academy of Bridgeport for general and unrestricted support, and also provided $5,000 to Kolbe Cathedral High School for the Maximilian Kolbe Scholarship Fund. Faith-based institutions beyond schools also appear in the record. In 2025, St Mary's Church received $5,000 for general and unrestricted support, while Noroton Presbyterian Church received $1,000 in 2025 and $1,000 in 2024. The foundation also supported a student-centered campus space: John F Kennedy Catholic High School received $1,000 in 2025 for the Sister Janet Meehan Student Fitness Center. Community-oriented giving shows up through Adirondack Foundation, which received $3,000 in 2025 for The Essex Community Fund.
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,250, and the 75th percentile is $3,125. The foundation’s record shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, Siasconset Union Chapel, Sankaty Head Foundation Inc, Providence College, Winged Foot Foundation Inc, St Mary's Church, Noroton Presbyterian Church, and Evans Scholars Foundation. Most awards are general and unrestricted, with some designated support for scholarships, a student fitness center, and charitable events. Queally Family Foundation Inc funds individuals, and the grants profile points to a family foundation style rather than a programmatic or DAF structure. The latest 990 year on file is 2025.
$127K
$594K
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$65K
Most grants fall between $1K and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Catholic Academy of Bridgeport
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, and the strongest concentration is in Massachusetts, which is the top state by grant count. Bridgeport, CT appears repeatedly through Catholic Academy of Bridgeport and Kolbe Cathedral High School. Other recurring recipient locations include Siasconset, MA; Needham, MA; Ridgefield, CT; New Canaan, CT; and Darien, CT. The foundation also makes a smaller set of grants outside the Northeast, including Lake Placid, NY; Providence, RI; Glenview, IL; Detroit, MI; New York, NY; and Worcester, MA.
The recent record is centered on Catholic education and faith-based institutions. Catholic Academy of Bridgeport received multiple unrestricted grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other supported groups include St Sebastians School Inc, St Mary's Church, Providence College, and Noroton Presbyterian Church.
Yes. Catholic Academy of Bridgeport appears in three consecutive years, and several other recipients recur as well, including Siasconset Union Chapel, Sankaty Head Foundation Inc, Providence College, Winged Foot Foundation Inc, St Mary's Church, Noroton Presbyterian Church, and Evans Scholars Foundation.
The grant-size distribution is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,250, and the 75th percentile is $3,125.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and one recent example is the $5,000 award to the Maximilian Kolbe Scholarship Fund at Kolbe Cathedral High School, which is a scholarship-related grant.
All listed recent grants are in the United States. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, and Bridgeport, CT is also a repeated recipient location through Catholic Academy of Bridgeport and Kolbe Cathedral High School.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $18,750 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| St Mary's Church | Ridgefield, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST SEBASTIANS SCHOOL INC | NEEDHAM, MA | $4,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| A B C INC OF NEW CANAAN | NEW CANAAN, CT | $3,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION | LAKE PLACID, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | The Essex Community Fund |
| SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC | SIASCONSET, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| WINGED FOOT FOUNDATION INC | MAMARONECK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC | SIASCONSET, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SIASCONSET UNION CHAPEL | SIASCONSET, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROVIDENCE COLLEGE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $2,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JOHN F KENNEDY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | SOMERS, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Sister Janet Meehan Student Fitness Center |
| UNIVERSITY PARISH OF ST JOSEPH | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SCONSET TRUST INC | SIASCONSET, MA | $500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $23,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SIASCONSET UNION CHAPEL | SIASCONSET, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $2,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NANTUCKET BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC | NANTUCKET, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC | DETROIT, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| St Mary's Church | Ridgefield, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| VOICES OF SEPTEMBER 11 INC | NEW CANAAN, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $11,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC | SIASCONSET, MA | $7,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $7,500 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| KOLBE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | Maximilian Kolbe Scholarship Fund |
| CROHNS & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $2,600 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| PROVIDENCE COLLEGE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $2,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST SEBASTIANS SCHOOL INC | NEEDHAM, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SIASCONSET UNION CHAPEL | SIASCONSET, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION | LAKE PLACID, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | The Essex Community Fund specifically the Goff/Ecclesine fund |
| NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIRST HELP | WORCESTER, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| WINGED FOOT FOUNDATION INC | MAMARONECK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SCONSET TRUST INC | SIASCONSET, MA | $500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT
$18,750General & Unrestricted
St Mary's Church
$5,000General & Unrestricted
ST SEBASTIANS SCHOOL INC
$4,000General & Unrestricted
A B C INC OF NEW CANAAN
$3,500General & Unrestricted
ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION
$3,000The Essex Community Fund
SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC
$2,500Charitable Event
WINGED FOOT FOUNDATION INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
SIASCONSET UNION CHAPEL
$2,500General & Unrestricted
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
$2,000General & Unrestricted
NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$1,000General & Unrestricted
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
JOHN F KENNEDY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$1,000Sister Janet Meehan Student Fitness Center
UNIVERSITY PARISH OF ST JOSEPH
$500General & Unrestricted
SCONSET TRUST INC
$500General & Unrestricted
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT
$23,500General & Unrestricted
SIASCONSET UNION CHAPEL
$2,500General & Unrestricted
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$2,000General & Unrestricted
NANTUCKET BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$1,000General & Unrestricted
St Mary's Church
$1,000General & Unrestricted
VOICES OF SEPTEMBER 11 INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT
$11,000General & Unrestricted
SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC
$7,500General & Unrestricted
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT
$7,500Charitable Event
KOLBE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000Maximilian Kolbe Scholarship Fund
CROHNS & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$2,600Charitable Event
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
$2,500General & Unrestricted
ST SEBASTIANS SCHOOL INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
SIASCONSET UNION CHAPEL
$1,000General & Unrestricted
ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION
$1,000The Essex Community Fund specifically the Goff/Ecclesine fund
NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$1,000General & Unrestricted
FIRST HELP
$1,000General & Unrestricted
WINGED FOOT FOUNDATION INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
SCONSET TRUST INC
$500General & Unrestricted