The Counihan Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyVillanova, Pennsylvania · EIN 45-2428420 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$4.2M
Organizations funded64
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$47.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $75,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
95% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get Ahead Project Queenstown | Whittlesea, SF | To support regular operations | $500,000 |
| Unity in Africa Trust | Port Elizabeth, SF | To support the igems program | $300,000 |
| Refugees International | Washington, DC | To support regular operations | $225,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | To support regular operations in providing global medical aid | $200,000 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | To help change the lives of women, children, and families all over the world | $150,000 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | To support regular operations | $150,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | To help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster | $125,000 |
| Damant Lodge Home for the Aged | Port Alfred, SF | To support regular operations | $100,000 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | Improving the health and lives of people living in the most vulnerable situations - ukraine crisis and israel conflict | $100,000 |
| Miami Dade College Foundation | Miami, FL | To support regular operations | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt Gift and Donations | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | Pediatric in-patient rehabilitation project & to support regular operations | $100,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Tampa, FL | To provide breakthrough research, offer patient program and services, and providing cancer information and assistance through a helpline | $75,000 |
| Dav Charitable Service Trust | Erlanger, KY | To support programs that benefit veterans and families of ill and injured veterans | $75,000 |
| Feeding South Florida | Pembroke Park, FL | To support regular operations in hunger relief | $75,000 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | To support military, veterans and their families | $75,000 |
| Globalgiving | Washington, DC | To support regular operations | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | To support regular operations | $75,000 |
| West End United Methodist Church | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $75,000 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | To support regular operations | $75,000 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | To protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being | $50,000 |
| Bethlehem Centers of Nashville | Nashville, TN | To provide quality programs and services to impact the lives of children, adolescents, and seniors throughout middle tennessee | $50,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Nashville | Nashville, TN | To provide a community of love and grace | $50,000 |
| Faith Family Medical Center | Nashville, TN | To provide affordable, quality care to patients who are working to get ahead, but cannot afford to see a doctor | $50,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | To support regular operations in hunger relief | $50,000 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | To support efforts to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way | $50,000 |
| Lincoln Park Community UMC | Reading, PA | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| Nashville Public Radio | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| Nashville Public Television | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| Nashville Symphony | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| Pencil Tennessee | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations in education | $50,000 |
| Room in the Inn | Nashville, TN | To provide programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long… | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army (International) | Alexandria, VA | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army (Miami) | Lutz, FL | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army (Nashville) | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| South Florida Pbs | Boynton Beach, FL | To support regular operations to bring arts, education and public affairs to viewers | $50,000 |
| U of M School of Nursing Scholarship Fund | Miami, FL | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| VFW Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Improving the lives of military veterans, service members, and their families | $50,000 |
| World Vision | Tacoma, WA | To support regular operations | $50,000 |
| Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville | Nashville, TN | To create a healthier community by providing transformational oral health care for those experiencing poverty | $40,000 |
| Morningside Elementary School Foundation | Atlanta, GA | To support regular operations | $40,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | To support regular operations in humanitarian efforts | $30,000 |
| Nurses for Newborns | Nashville, TN | To reduce infant mortality, child abuse, and neglect in tennessee | $30,000 |
| Thistle Farms | Nashville, TN | To provide a pathway of healing and hope for women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction | $30,000 |
| Friends of Warner Parks Inc | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $25,000 |
| Luke 1412 | Nashville, TN | To provide meals to the hungry, homeless and working poor of nashville | $25,000 |
| Razom for Ukraine | New York, NY | To support regular ooperations | $25,000 |
| Reading Education Foundation | Reading, PA | To support regular operations in education | $25,000 |
| The Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | To support regular operations | $25,000 |
| Umass | Amherst, MA | To support regular operations | $25,000 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | To provide humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide | $25,000 |
| Southern Exposure | San Fransisco, CA | To support regular operations | $25,000 |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | To support regular operations | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $20,000 |
| Mending Hearts | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $20,000 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | To support regular operations | $20,000 |
| National Parks Conservation | Washington, DC | To support regular operations | $20,000 |
| Shake-A-Leg Miami | Coconut Grove, FL | To support regular operations | $20,000 |
| Picolinis Animal Rescue | Miami, FL | To support regular operations in helping animals | $15,000 |
| Miriams Promise | Nashville, TN | To support regular operations | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 64 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,250,000 | 64 |
| 2024 | $3,181,500 | 61 |
| 2023 | $2,922,000 | 51 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 7, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611279349102671
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 45-2428420
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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