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McDonagh Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Haverhill, Massachusetts · EIN 276920219

McDonagh Family Foundation is a private foundation in Haverhill, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $6,000. 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 the same as $15,000 the year before.

60% 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 yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$13,0003$243,096
2024$15,0003$256,669
2025$15,0005$2.4 million

How to apply

McDonagh Family 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 McDonagh Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$9,000
Connecticut1$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bridgeport Rescue Mission
Bridgeport, CT
Food & shelter$6,000
Manship Artists Residence & Studios
Cloucester, MA
Food & shelter$3,000
Three Sisters Garden Project
Ipswich, MA
Steward farmland, community care$3,000
Our Neighbors' Table
Amesbury, MA
Food, kindness, dignity$2,500
Merrimack River Feline Rescue Socie
Salisbury, MA
Food, medical attn, shelter$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does McDonagh Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does McDonagh Family Foundation give?

$15,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs McDonagh Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas P McDonagh III (Trustee), Todd M McDonagh (Trustee), Kimberly M Radochia (Trustee) and T Michael McDonagh (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does McDonagh Family Foundation fund?

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

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