The Quigley Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 20-7142784

The Quigley Family Foundation is a Form 990-PF (a private foundation) based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $36,100 to charitable organizations and other recipients.

Key facts about The Quigley Family Foundation

In short: The Quigley Family Foundation gave $36K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Georgia. 54% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-7142784
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$36,100
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$2,777
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
54% first-time grantees (7 of 13, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$699,229
Primary geography
Georgia (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The filing names Cathleen Quigley as the contact for how to apply. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$699K

+30.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$36K

+28.9% YoY

Grant Count

13

+30.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-0.8% YoY

Is The Quigley Family Foundation open to new grantees?

54%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 13 grantees (54%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $5K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 38% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 115% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, the Atlanta Community Food Bank describes its mission as engaging, educating, and empowering the community to fight hunger and improve access to nutritious meals. Midtown Assistance Center says it provides short-term help with rent, utilities, food, and transportation to lower-income working residents experiencing a crisis or significant need.

Other grantees describe work that includes fostering relationships and services for refugees and the multicultural community (Memorial Drive Ministries), providing respite care and caregiver support (an individual recipient), and preserving Piedmont Park as an urban green space and cultural and recreational resource (Piedmont Park Conservancy).

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $36,100. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $22,500, with a median of $1,000. The largest grant was $22,500 to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for support of musical education. Other notable grants included $2,000 to the Atlanta Community Food Bank to provide meals to people in need; $2,000 to Freedom Park Conservancy; and $1,600 to Midtown Assistance Center for preventing homelessness. The foundation also gave $1,500 to Memorial Drive Ministries, $1,000 each to an individual recipient, Equal Justice Initiative, Goethe Zentrum St, First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, and Ansley Park Beautification Foundation, and $500 to Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop.

The foundation’s filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

How to Apply

The filing names Cathleen Quigley as the contact for how to apply.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia, 3% to recipients in Alabama, and 1% to recipients in Washington, DC.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaMontgomeryAlpharettaFranklinStone MountainWashingtonColorado SpringsDecaturEast PointRockvilleRoswell

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K7 grants2020 5 grants2021 11 grants2022 8 grants2023 10 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $36K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $36K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: $23KAtlanta Symphony Orchestra$23KAtlanta Community Foodbank: $2KAtlanta Community Foodbank$2KFreedom Park Consservancy: $2KFreedom Park Consservancy$2KMidtownassistance Center: $2KMidtownassistance Center$2KMemorial Drive Ministries: $2KMemorial Drive Ministries$2KRespite Care Atlanta: $1KRespite Care Atlanta$1KEqual Justice Initiative: $1KEqual Justice Initiative$1KGoethe Zentrum St: $1KGoethe Zentrum St$1KFirst Presbyterian Church of Atlant: $1KFirst Presbyterian Church ofAtlant$1KAnsley Park Beautification Foundati: $1KAnsley Park BeautificationFoundati$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ($23K). Together the top 10 received $35K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 47 grants of 47 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta, GASupport of Musical Education$22,500
Atlanta Community Foodbank Atlanta, GATo Provide Meals to the Needy$2,000
Freedom Park Consservancy Atlanta, GAan equitable, culturally rich, and civic-minded urban park within the City of Atlanta.$2,000
Midtownassistance Center Atlanta, GAPreventing Homeless$1,600
Memorial Drive Ministries Stone Mountain, GAfosters diverse worshipping communities, innovative social services, and transformative relationships.$1,500
Respite Care Atlanta Atlanta, GAproviding resources, day programs, and support groups to older adults, caregivers, and families facing cognitive challenges.$1,000
Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, ALcommitted to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the U.S., challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting basic human rights$1,000
Goethe Zentrum St Atlanta, GAsource for German language instruction, heritage, and cultural exposure in the southeastern United States$1,000
First Presbyterian Church of Atlant Atlanta, GAcommunity of humble followers of Jesus Christ who choose, by God's grace, to live by love, seek continual transformation, and mutual care$1,000
Ansley Park Beautification Foundati Atlanta, GABeautify Ansley Park$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $699,229 $148,304 $39,188 $36,100
2024 $537,965 $86,772 $36,598 $28,000
2023 $487,834 $39,366 $32,807 $25,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$699,229$537,965$487,834
Revenue$148,304$86,772$39,366
Expenses$39,188$36,598$32,807
Qualifying Distributions$36,100$28,000$25,000
Net Investment Income$148,304$75,148$31,325
Distributable Amount—$24,438$27,692

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 19, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Cathleen Quigley and Mary E Quigley as trustees.

The Quigley Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cathleen Quigley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Mary E. Quigley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Mary E. Quigley Trustee (2024) — Trustee

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.

Contact

Application contact: Cathleen Quigley
Mailing address: 1165 Alta Ave Ne, Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: (828) 332-0296

Frequently asked questions about The Quigley Family Foundation

How much does The Quigley Family Foundation give each year?

The Quigley Family Foundation gave $36K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 10 grants.

What is The Quigley Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Quigley Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,777, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Quigley Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.

Where does The Quigley Family Foundation give grants?

The Quigley Family Foundation gives mostly in Georgia: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (9 grants).

Does The Quigley Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on The Quigley Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are The Quigley Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Quigley Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ($22,500), Atlanta Community Foodbank ($2,000) and Freedom Park Consservancy ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Quigley Family Foundation?

The Quigley Family Foundation reported $699K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $148K.

What does The Quigley Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, the Atlanta Community Food Bank describes its mission as engaging, educating, and empowering the community to fight hunger and improve access to nutritious meals. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Quigley Family Foundation?

The filing names Cathleen Quigley as the contact for how to apply. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Quigley Family Foundation's EIN?

The Quigley Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7142784. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does The Quigley Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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