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John F & Dorothy H Magee Foundation

Accepts applications Concord, Massachusetts · EIN 043405965

John F & Dorothy H Magee Foundation is a private foundation in Concord, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $175,500 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $185,000 the year before.

13% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$175,50029$2.3 million
2024$185,00029$2.7 million
2025$175,50029$2.9 million

How to apply

ContactAndrew S Magee Trustee
51 Lewis Road, Concord, MA 01742
Phone or email(978) 461-5827, andrew.magee1@verizon.net
What to submitLetter with explanation of purpose and budget.
RestrictionsPreference given where Magee Family members have been active in the areas of health, education, welfare and research.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John F & Dorothy H Magee Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts16$64,500
Washington5$51,000
Maine1$25,000
North Carolina5$20,000
California1$10,000
Minnesota1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
San Juan Community Home Trust
Friday Harbor, WA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$35,000
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$25,000
Cor Unum Meal Center
Lawrence, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$15,000
Sandhill Community College Foundati
Pinehurst, NC
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$10,000
Joyce L Sobel Family Resource Cente
Friday Harbor, WA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$10,000
Drew School
San Francisco, CA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$10,000
Cape Islands Veterans Outreach Cent
Hyannis, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$6,500
Family Promise of Moore County
Aberdeen, NC
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
Individual
MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
Mass Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
Individual
MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
Individual
MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
University of Minnesota Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
Concord Land Conservation Trust
Concord, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
Boston Symphony
Boston, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$5,000
Caring Hearts for Canines
Southern Pines, NC
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$3,000
Individual
WA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$2,500
San Juan Community Theater
Friday Harbor, WA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$2,500
Dennis Conservation Land Trust
East Dennis, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$2,000
Individual
MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$2,000
Family Pantry of Cape Cod
Harwich, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$2,000
Dennis Union Church
Dennis, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$2,000
Village Improvement Society of Denn
Dennis, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$2,000
A Baby Center
Hyannis, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$1,000
Friends Academy
N Dartmouth, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$1,000
Walter Moss Foundation
Southern Pines, NC
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$1,000
Individual
WA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$1,000
Weymouth Center for the Arts and Hu
Southern Pines, NC
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$1,000
Tabor Academy
Marion, MA
To further the objectives of the recipient organization.$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John F & Dorothy H Magee Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John F & Dorothy H Magee Foundation give?

$175,500 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs John F & Dorothy H Magee Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew S Magee (Trustee), Catherine M Milligan (Trustee) and John H Magee (Trustee).

What does John F & Dorothy H Magee Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and environment and conservation.

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