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Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Lowell, Massachusetts · EIN 832870459

Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lowell, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 4 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 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 the same as $1.2 million the year before.

75% 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$1.0 million1$565,677
2024$1.2 million4$959,770
2025$1.2 million4$7.0 million

How to apply

Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc 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 Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$1.1 million
Connecticut1$100,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mission Grammar School
Roxbury, MA
General support$1.0 million
The Annual Catholic Appeal
Norwich, CT
General support$100,000
Lowell Catholic
Lowell, MA
General support$50,000
Catholic Charities Boston
Boston, MA
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Shelagh E Mahoney (President / Director), Molly M McNamee (Clerk / Director), Sean L McNamee (Director) and Michael M McNamee (Treasurer / Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McNamee Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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