The Cornelius J. & Ellen P. Coakley Family Foundation concentrates its giving in a small number of relatively large gifts that support health causes, higher education, and cultural institutions. Grants include repeated support for medical research/advocacy (notably leukemia/lymphoma), multi‑year or sizable gifts to Clemson University and its affiliated foundation, and funding for performing arts through the Kennedy Center. The foundation also gives to other family or regional philanthropic intermediaries, suggesting an interest in supporting peer foundations and targeted charitable initiatives.
The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc. gives in a concentrated way, with several of its largest recent grants going to the Raymond A Wood Foundation, The Jennifer Bush Lawson Foundation, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. That pattern shows a family foundation comfortable making substantial gifts to other charitable intermediaries as well as to direct-service and research organizations. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supports cancer research and patient support, Catholic and independent schools, higher education, and performing arts institutions. Its recent grantmaking also shows repetition rather than one-time support. Clemson University and Clemson University Foundation both appear more than once, as do the Kennedy Center, Washington Jesuit Academy, Catholic Charities, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The grants range from $10,000 awards to larger commitments above $90,000, suggesting a mix of modest and high-value general-purpose support. The foundation’s portfolio includes national organizations and regional institutions alike, with grantees in Washington, DC; Maryland; Virginia; South Carolina; and New York. The result is a funder with a broad charitable profile but clear continuity in how it gives: recurring support for selected institutions, multiple gifts to some grantees, and broad-purpose awards across education, health, and the arts.
In health-related philanthropy, the foundation gave $85,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 2024 and $51,000 to the same organization in 2025, both to further the charitable purposes. That repeated support is one of the clearest signals in the grant record. Education is another consistent area. The foundation awarded $70,000 to Clemson University in 2024 and $60,250 to Clemson University Foundation in 2025, with additional gifts of $25,000 and $15,000 to the foundation and university in 2024. It also funded schools and education-oriented organizations, including $35,000 to The Lab School, $30,000 to Washington Jesuit Academy, and $25,000 to Marymount University. Arts and culture appear as a separate line of support. Grants of $72,420 in 2024, $41,850 in 2023, and $16,700 in 2025 went to the Kennedy Center. Other cultural support included $20,000 to American Ballet Theater and $13,000 to Wolf Trap Ball.
$1M
$9.1M
$588K
$652K
Most grants fall between $8K and $29K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$29K
About 39% of grants go to recipients in MD.
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Concentrated giving: a small portfolio of large grants (seven grants totaling ~$523K) with several sizeable gifts to a handful of repeat and institutional grantees rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Clemson University, Clemson University Foundation, Kennedy Center, Raymond A. Wood Foundation
Typical grants cluster around the middle of the distribution, with p25 at $8,125, a median of $12,500, and p75 at $28,750. The recent record shows both smaller gifts at the $10,000 to $15,000 level and larger awards above $50,000, so the foundation uses a mixed-size pattern rather than a single fixed grant level. The grant list also points to repeat support over multiple years. The Kennedy Center, Clemson University, Washington Jesuit Academy, Catholic Charities, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society each appear in more than one year. The foundation is a family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Grants are listed as broad-purpose awards to further charitable purposes, with no application process described in the data.
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, with Maryland the top state by grant count and Virginia recipients making up 38% of grants. The list shows a strong Mid-Atlantic footprint, especially in Washington, DC; Arlington, VA; Bethesda, MD; Falls Church, VA; Vienna, VA; Alexandria, VA; and Ocean City, MD. Beyond that region, the foundation also gave to grantees in Clemson, SC; New York, NY; and Chapel Hill, NC. The geographic pattern is regional rather than national in reach.
The recent grant record shows support for cancer research and patient support, higher education, Catholic and independent schools, and arts institutions. Named grantees include the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Clemson University, Washington Jesuit Academy, Catholic Charities, the Kennedy Center, and American Ballet Theater.
Yes. Several grantees appear in more than one year, including the Kennedy Center, Clemson University, Washington Jesuit Academy, Catholic Charities, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. That pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than only one-time awards.
The typical grant size is $8,125 at the 25th percentile, $12,500 at the median, and $28,750 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include both smaller grants around $10,000 to $15,000 and larger gifts above $50,000.
Maryland is the top state by grant count, and 38% of grants go to recipients in Virginia. Recent recipients are concentrated in the Washington, DC metro area, including Washington, DC; Arlington; Bethesda; Falls Church; Vienna; Alexandria; and Ocean City.
The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc. is a family foundation. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants listed are broad-purpose awards made to further charitable purposes.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAYMOND A WOOD FOUNDATION | OCEAN CITY, MD | $93,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE JENNIFER BUSH LAWSON FOUNDATION | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $91,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | CLEMSON, SC | $60,250 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | VIENNA, VA | $51,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MAKE A WISH | BETHESDA, MD | $27,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN BALLET THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $16,700 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ST AGNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL | ARLINGTON, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | ARLINGTON, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WOLF TRAP BALL | VIENNA, VA | $13,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE ELLINGTON FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $11,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MARCH OF DIMES | ARLINGTON, VA | $8,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| YOUTH FOR TOMORROW | BRISTOW, VA | $6,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BONE HEALTH & OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $6,135 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| YOUNG LIFE LOUDOUN COUNTY | PURCEVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL CAPITAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY | ARLINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ST LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH | MCLEAN, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CISCA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | ELMHURST, IL | $4,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,400 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $85,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $72,420 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY | CLEMSON, SC | $70,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CONNELLY SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD | POTOMAC, MD | $30,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | CLEMSON, SC | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| RAYMOND A WOOD FOUNDATION | OCEAN CITY, MD | $17,500 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY | CLEMSON, SC | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| YOUTH APOSTLE | MCLEAN, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE ELLINGTON FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA | CHAPEL HILLS, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE SYNETIC THEATER | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL CAPITAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE LAB SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,500 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| VHC FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $41,850 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE LAB SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PHOENIX HOUSE | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE JENNIFER BUSH LAWSON FOUNDATION | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| RAYMOND A WOOD FOUNDATION | OCEAN CITY, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SMYAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BRAWS | VIENNA, VA | $800 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
RAYMOND A WOOD FOUNDATION
$93,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE JENNIFER BUSH LAWSON FOUNDATION
$91,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$60,250TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$51,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MAKE A WISH
$27,500TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AMERICAN BALLET THEATER
$20,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KENNEDY CENTER
$16,700TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ST AGNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$15,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY
$15,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
$15,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WOLF TRAP BALL
$13,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE ELLINGTON FUND
$11,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MARCH OF DIMES
$8,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
YOUTH FOR TOMORROW
$6,500TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BONE HEALTH & OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION
$6,135TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
YOUNG LIFE LOUDOUN COUNTY
$5,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NATIONAL CAPITAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
$5,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ST LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CISCA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$4,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION
$3,400TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$85,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KENNEDY CENTER
$72,420TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
$70,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CONNELLY SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD
$30,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
$25,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$25,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
$25,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
RAYMOND A WOOD FOUNDATION
$17,500TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
$15,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY
$15,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
YOUTH APOSTLE
$10,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE ELLINGTON FUND
$10,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
$10,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE SYNETIC THEATER
$10,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NATIONAL CAPITAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
$10,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE LAB SCHOOL
$7,500TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
VHC FOUNDATION
$2,500TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER
$1,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KENNEDY CENTER
$41,850TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE LAB SCHOOL
$35,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY
$30,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
PHOENIX HOUSE
$10,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE JENNIFER BUSH LAWSON FOUNDATION
$5,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
RAYMOND A WOOD FOUNDATION
$5,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
SMYAL
$5,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BRAWS
$800TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES