De La Cour Family Foundation
The De La Cour Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Glen Cove, New York. It makes grants to charitable organizations; its 2025 filing lists 144 grants totaling $778,500.
De La Cour Family Foundation at a glance
In short: De La Cour Family Foundation gave $779K across 144 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Massachusetts. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $778,500
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 144
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,406
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $7,709,229
- -2.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (19 of 144, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to De La Cour Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 94, Glen Cove, NY 11542
Phone: (718) 852-3271
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who De La Cour Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Parish in Concord ($37K). Together the top 10 received $233K.
Grant Size Distribution
701 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 698 grants of 701 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 49% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts and 34% to recipients in New York. Other reported shares were Maine (3%), Washington, DC (3%), and Pennsylvania (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 144 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is De La Cour Family Foundation open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 19 of 144 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $587K (2020) to $779K (2025). In 2025 it made 144 grants totaling $779K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Parish in Concord Concord, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $37,000 |
| Preservation Long Island Cold Spring Harbor, NY | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $31,000 |
| Partners in Health Boston, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $25,500 |
| MA Audubon Society Lincoln, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $21,000 |
| Enviromental Defense Fund New York, NY | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $20,000 |
| Hartsbrook Hadley, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $20,000 |
| Robbins House Concord, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $20,000 |
| True Story Theater Arlington, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $20,000 |
| United Way of Hampshire County Northampton, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $20,000 |
| Tapestry Springfield, MA | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | $18,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,709,229 | $658,306 | $917,837 | $778,500 | 144 | $781,550 | $546,669 | $829,804 |
| 2024 | $7,928,760 | $1,304,135 | $854,177 | $734,000 | 148 | $737,000 | $1,194,940 | $753,721 |
| 2023 | $7,438,202 | $713,020 | $749,441 | $650,650 | 140 | $653,600 | $617,438 | $700,228 |
| 2022 | $7,448,473 | $753,765 | $767,471 | $657,150 | 129 | $660,100 | $660,573 | $716,179 |
| 2021 | $7,419,679 | $1,190,205 | $886,448 | $766,800 | 140 | $769,750 | $1,088,185 | $745,920 |
| 2020 | $7,088,922 | $1,253,219 | $695,011 | $586,700 | 131 | — | $1,163,771 | $631,906 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, De La Cour Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $830K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as food distribution, arts and culture, civil liberties, public health, education, and support for incarcerated people. For example, the Greater Boston Food Bank describes its work as acquiring and distributing food, while Concord Prison Outreach says it helps incarcerated people build better lives for themselves and their families. The ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts says it defends freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights through public education and litigation. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work, not statements of the foundation’s mission.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 144 grants totaling $778,500 in 2025, 148 grants totaling $734,000 in 2024, and 140 grants totaling $650,650 in 2023. In 2025, grants ranged from $250 to $37,000, with a median of $2,500. Many of the largest listed awards were designated to help fund recipients’ operating budgets.
The largest 2025 grants included $37,000 to First Parish in Concord, $31,000 to Preservation Long Island, and $25,500 to Partners in Health. Other notable awards included $21,000 to MA Audubon Society; $20,000 each to Environmental Defense Fund, Hartsbrook, Robbins House, True Story Theater, and United Way of Hampshire County; and $16,000 each to Concord Prison Outreach and Greater Boston Food Bank.
Other 2025 grantees included St. Ann’s Warehouse ($15,500), ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts ($15,000), Physicians for Social Responsibility ($15,000), Darrow School ($10,000), and Humanitarian Social Innovations ($10,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Willis S De La Cour Jr, Dr Edmund P De La Cour, and Lea De La Cour as directors.
De La Cour Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edmund P De La Cour
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lea De La Cour
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Willis S De La Cour Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about De La Cour Family Foundation
How much does De La Cour Family Foundation give each year?
De La Cour Family Foundation gave $779K across 144 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $734K across 148 grants.
What is De La Cour Family Foundation's typical grant size?
De La Cour Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $5,406, across 144 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from De La Cour Family Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does De La Cour Family Foundation give grants?
De La Cour Family Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was New York (34%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (31 grants), Brooklyn, NY (30 grants), Boston, MA (8 grants) and Oyster Bay, NY (6 grants).
Does De La Cour Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of De La Cour Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (144 of 144) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are De La Cour Family Foundation's largest grantees?
De La Cour Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include First Parish in Concord ($37,000), Preservation Long Island ($31,000) and Partners in Health ($25,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 12% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is De La Cour Family Foundation?
De La Cour Family Foundation reported $7.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $782K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $830K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does De La Cour Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as food distribution, arts and culture, civil liberties, public health, education, and support for incarcerated people. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from De La Cour Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is De La Cour Family Foundation's EIN?
De La Cour Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-3025610. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does De La Cour Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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