William F Courtney Foundation
Detroit, MI · EIN 34-1905199. Reported 82 grants totalling $418,450 to 39 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. William F Courtney Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $78,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | Washington, DC | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges | El Cajon, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $21,990 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holy Trinity School | Washington, DC | $18,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $16,290 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The V Foundation | Cary, NC | $15,775 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ecad Educated Canines Assisting With Disabilities | Torrington, CT | $15,665 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Service Organization Inc | Arlington, VA | $15,665 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Thomas More Newman Center | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Kings Movement | Leesburg, VA | $11,165 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eric Parede Save a Life Fdn | El Cajon, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ursuline High School Endowment Fund | Youngstown, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Disaster Relief | Alexandria, VA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Any Body Can Youth Foundation | San Diego, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Wingman Foundation | Minden, NV | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rancho Santa Fe Foundaiton | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic Church | Spring Valley, CA | $5,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Golden Retriever Rescue Education and Training Inc | Merrifield, VA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington School for Girls | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Rita's Catholic School | San Diego, CA | $3,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Diego Museum of Art | San Diego, CA | $3,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kitchens for Good | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Augustine High School | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abc Youth Foundation | San Diego, CA | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mobile Hope Association | Leesburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vital Ground Foundation Inc | Missoula, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Parish | San Diego, CA | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brite Paths | Fairfax City, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Als Association | Tustin, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys to Men Mentoring Network | La Mesa, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eric Parede Save a Life Fndn | El Cajon, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save Starlight | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Armed Services YMCA of the USA | San Diega, CA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knights of Columbus | Spring Valley, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
20 of 39 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 73%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Washington Jesuit Academy
EDUCATION FOR AT RISK BOYS - Holy Trinity School
TO HELP KEEP THE CHURCH AND - United Service Organization Inc
SUPPORT AND SEVICES FOR US - Salvation Army Disaster Relief
ASSIST WITH USA HURRICANE - Salvation Army
ASSIST THE LOCAL AREA WITH - Ecad Educated Canines Assisting With Disabilities
SUPPORT DAILY OPPERATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 44 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $124,100 | $2,700 |
| 2022 | 13 | $66,000 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 22 | $94,200 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 22 | $134,150 | $4,470 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 23% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from William F Courtney Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 75000, Detroit, MI, 48275. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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