About Coach Foundation
The Coach Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on youth education and opportunity programs, prioritizing organizations that expand college and career access for underserved students. Its portfolio combines local NYC-focused college-readiness and coaching programs with sizable support for youth development initiatives in China. Grants are described broadly as furthering charitable purposes, suggesting general operating or flexible program support to trusted grantees.
Focus Areas
College access and coaching for low‑income, first‑generation students (e.g., Bottom Line)College and career pipeline programs for New York City youth (Opportunity Network / Dream It Real)Youth development and education initiatives in China (China Youth Development Foundation)
Who They Fund
LGBTQ+ community / Pride event participantsdisaster-affected individuals and communities501(c)(3) nonprofit organization(s) / program beneficiaries
Giving Approach
Concentrated giving: a small number of large grants to a few repeat grantees, often unrestricted or broad program support; mix of domestic NYC-focused investments and targeted international (China) giving.
About Coach Foundation
A defining feature of The Coach Foundation Inc is its repeated use of the Dream It Real signature program to channel major support to youth education and career pathways. In 2024, that included $1,000,000 to China Youth Development Foundation for Dream It Real and $750,000 to Opportunity Network for the same signature-program frame. The foundation also backs college-access organizations that serve students at pivotal transition points, such as Bottom Line and The Opportunity Network, alongside scholarship and youth-development groups working with low-income, first-generation, and underserved students. Its grant list shows a mix of very large awards and smaller program-support gifts, with recipients ranging from New York City-based intermediaries to national scholarship organizations. The pattern suggests a funder that uses both flagship initiatives and broader charitable support to reinforce education pathways for young people, including work connected to youth development in China and college and career access in the United States.
What Coach Foundation Funds
College access is a clear thread in the portfolio. The foundation gave $750,000 to Bottom Line in 2024 through Dream It Real and $200,000 to Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund in 2023 for further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose. It also supported the Hispanic Scholarship Fund with $250,000 in 2023. Youth career preparation appears alongside education: Year Up received $25,000 in 2023. The foundation also funds arts- and design-adjacent pathways for students, including $120,000 to Pensole Lewis College in 2024 through Dream It Real. Beyond the U.S., it made two $1,000,000 grants to China Youth Development Foundation, including one tied to Dream It Real, showing that youth development in China is part of the portfolio as well.
How Coach Foundation Gives
Grant sizes cluster from mid-five figures to large seven-figure awards. The 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $35,000, and the 75th percentile is $200,000, with several grants well above that range. The pattern includes repeat support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Bottom Line, Charities Aid Foundation of America, Hetrick Martin Institute, and Communities in Schools Jacksonville. The foundation is a corporate family foundation with a national grantmaking scope. Its active programs also show non-cash product donation and a signature scholarship program, and both are not open to unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.8M
Total Assets
$77.2M
Total Revenue
$4.9M
Total Expenses
$4.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $200K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
National10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Coach Foundation Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Coach Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 80 | $122.5M | 94.1% |
| 2 | China | 4 |
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