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Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043350462

Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.5 million in 5 grants; the typical grant was $200,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $1.7 million the year before.

0% 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$625,0005$17.0 million
2024$1.7 million8$15.7 million
2025$1.5 million5$15.7 million

How to apply

Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts5$1.5 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club Dorchester Inc
Boston, MA
Program support$1.0 million
The American City Coalition Inc
Boston, MA
Program support$250,000
Camp Harborview
Boston, MA
Program support$200,000
Cathedral High School
Boston, MA
Program support$25,000
American Ireland Fund
Boston, MA
Program support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $200,000.

Who runs Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bryan Connolly (Trustee), Patricia Corcoran Chapple (Trustee) and Suzanne Corcoran Early (Trustee).

What does Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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