The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation
Accepts applications
The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation is a private foundation in West Hartford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $3.6 million in 22 grants; the typical grant was $155,610 and the largest $275,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$3.6 million
- Number of grants22
- Typical grant$155,610
- Largest grant$275,000
- Assets$98.0 million
- New grantees50%
Giving in 2025 was up from $3.2 million the year before.
50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.2 million | 18 | $85.3 million |
| 2024 | $3.2 million | 23 | $90.4 million |
| 2025 | $3.6 million | 22 | $98.0 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Stacy Cloud President the Donaghue 18 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (860) 521-9011 |
| What to submit | As instructed on the foundations web site, www.donaghue.org, how to apply |
| Deadlines | Variable - inquire at (860) 521-9011 |
| Restrictions | As instructed on the foundation web site, www.donaghue.org, how to apply. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to California.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4 | $763,232 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $615,733 |
| Maryland | 2 | $483,852 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $368,932 |
| New York | 2 | $277,042 |
| Georgia | 1 | $275,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $240,119 |
| Texas | 1 | $217,672 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $167,257 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $110,807 |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Emory University | Gvp-optimizing value and outcomes of palliative radiation for bone metastasis | $275,000 |
| Beckman Reasearch Institute City of Hope | Gvp-evaluating ai-based mortality prognostication in oncology: implications for end-of-life care and value-based decision support | $272,839 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Gvp-optimizing HIV care for medicaid enrollees: a data-driven approach to improve outcomes | $269,057 |
| Boston University School of Public Health | Gvp-impact of medicaid accountable care organizations on high-value mental health care | $258,135 |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc | Gvp-impact of medicaid value-based payment on substance use disorder treatment in primary care | $246,520 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Ready to scale: demonstrating the value of cross-setting palliative care | $240,119 |
| University of Southern California | Personalized patient-centered eye care using telemedicine and artificial intelligence | $217,679 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Informing medicare with evidence on social risk adjustment | $217,672 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Impact of a shared decision-making intervention for families of severe acute brain injury patients | $214,795 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Opportunity award: evaluation of hospital-at-home as an alternative to low-acuity hospital admissions from the emergency department | $167,257 |
| The Hastings Center | Putting bioethics to work on ai, trust, and health care: from theory to impact through inclusive engagement | $160,000 |
| Rand | Another look-incentivizing care for people with opioid use disorder in skilled nursing facilities | $151,220 |
| Trustees of Boston University Medical Campus | Another look-investigating the relationships between nursing home architecture and health outcomes | $132,158 |
| Boston Medical Center | Another look-incentivizing care for people with opioid use disorder in skilled nursing facilitiesanother look-incentivizing care for people with opioid use disorder in skilled nursing facilities | $123,818 |
| University of California San Francisco | Another look-hospice visit patterns for people with dementia in assisted living and nursing homes | $121,494 |
| The New Jewish Home | Impact of age-friendly recognition on nursing home outcomes | $117,042 |
| Brown University | Quality of hospice in assisted living and resident experiences at the end of life | $110,807 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Medicaid nursing home reimbursement, staffing, and quality: a facility-level analysis | $101,622 |
| Yale University | Investigating modifiable determinants of post-disaster outcomes for rural nursing home residents | $74,599 |
| Dartmouth College | Opportunity award: preventing and improving clinical encounters symposia grant | $70,510 |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc | Opportunity award: symposium to strengthen maternal health research: payer strategies to improve maternal health care | $47,813 |
| Michigan State University | Oral care improvements for snf residents through collaborative workforce training | $44,915 |
Officers and trustees
- Bank of America NA
- Stacy Cloud
- Lynne Garner
Questions people ask
Does The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Variable - inquire at (860) 521-9011.
How much does The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation give?
$3.6 million in tax year 2025, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $155,610.
Who runs The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation?
Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America NA (Trustee), Stacy Cloud (President) and Lynne Garner (Trustee).
What does The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, education and human services.