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Coghlin Family Foundation

Accepts applications Westborough, Massachusetts · EIN 043519886

Coghlin Family Foundation is a private foundation in Westborough, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $248,132 in 53 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $104,947. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $93,710 the year before.

60% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$93,71050$184,783
2024$248,13253$155,536

How to apply

ContactJames W Coghlin Sr
27 Otis Street Ste 300, Westborough, MA 01581
Phone or email(508) 713-4714
What to submitWritten application describing the charitable organization and the activity for which the funds are sought.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Coghlin Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts46$244,582
District of Columbia1$1,000
Ohio1$1,000
Maine2$500
Pennsylvania1$500
South Dakota1$300
Rhode Island1$250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Detectogether
Westborough, MA
Education$104,947
Golf Fights Cancer
Norton, MA
Community$60,000
Nichols College
Dudley, MA
Education$25,000
United Way of Central Ma
Worcester, MA
Community$10,000
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA
Education$5,000
Mass Fiscal Alliance
Boston, MA
Community$4,000
Why Mesherry's House
Worcester, MA
Community$4,000
Juniper Outreach Foundation
Paxton, MA
Community$2,500
Worcester Regional Research Bureau
Worcester, MA
Community$2,500
Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services
Shrewsbury, MA
Community$2,000
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
Education$1,500
Paragus Strategic It
Hadley, MA
Community$1,500
Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA
Education$1,000
Choroideremia Research Foundation
Springfield, MA
Community$1,000
Health Network Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Community$1,000
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, MA
Community$1,000
Ryan Twohey Scholarsip Fund
Phillipston, MA
Community$1,000
St Annes Parish
Shrewsbury, MA
Community$1,000
St Johns High School
Shrewsbury, MA
Education$1,000
Worcester Academy
Worcester, MA
Education$1,000
Worcester State Foundation
Worcester, MA
Education$1,000
Aztechs 157 Robotics
Marlborough, MA
Community$1,000
Joseph and Leslie Carr Foundation
Lancaster, MA
Community$1,000
Lupus Foundation of America
Washington, DC
Community$1,000
Missing Dogs Massachusetts
Peabody, MA
Community$1,000
Rotary Club of Westborough
Westborough, MA
Community$1,000
Seven Hills Foundation
Worcester, MA
Community$1,000
Shrewsbury Public Library Fnd
Shrewsbury, MA
Community$1,000
Whitinsville Christian School
Whitinsville, MA
Community$1,000
Als-One
Whitman, MA
Community$500
Notre Dame Academy
Worcester, MA
Community$500
First Congregational Church of Boylston
Boylston, MA
Community$500
Kaitlyn Langlois Memorial Foundation
Spencer, MA
Community$500
MGH FTD Unit
Boston, MA
Community$500
National Philanthropic Trust Quinlivan Family Fnd
Jenkintown, PA
Community$500
Open Sky Community Services
Worcester, MA
Community$500
St John's Food for the Poor Program
Worcester, MA
Community$500
Carrol School for the Blind
Newton, MA
Education$300
Mark Fidrych Foundation
Northborough, MA
Community$300
Red Cloud Indian School
Pine Ridge, SD
Community$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Coghlin Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Coghlin Family Foundation give?

$248,132 in tax year 2024, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Coghlin Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James W Coghlin Sr (President & Trustee), James W Coghlin Jr (Trustee) and Christopher Coghlin (Trustee).

What does Coghlin Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and human services.

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