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Sullivan Family Foundation

Accepts applications Milton, Massachusetts · EIN 203864725

Sullivan Family Foundation is a private foundation in Milton, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $452,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 $327,500 the year before.

18% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$327,5009$5.7 million
2024$452,50011$6.8 million

How to apply

ContactMargaret Sullivan Walsh
117 Harbor View Road, Milton, MA 02186
Phone or email(617) 478-2040
What to submitWritten application must include statement by candidate that he/she intends to use the scholarship award for the payment of tuition, fees, living expenses, travel, books & supplies in conjunction with study at educational institution.
DeadlinesMay be established from time to time by trustees

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sullivan Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts9$350,000
New Hampshire1$100,000
Wisconsin1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$150,000
Tomten Farm & Sanctuary
Haverhill, NH
Unrestricted$100,000
Lifeworks Inc
Westwood, MA
Unrestricted$55,000
St Francis House
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$50,000
Homes for Our Troops
Taunton, MA
Unrestricted$25,000
The Carroll Center for the Blind
Newton, MA
Unrestricted$25,000
Maria Droste Counseling Services
Quincy, MA
Unrestricted$20,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Wellesley Hills, MA
Unrestricted$10,000
American Red Cross
Medford, MA
Hurricane milton relief fund$10,000
The Forbes House Museum
Milton, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
Support the Troops Wi
Hartford, WI
Unrestricted$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sullivan Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May be established from time to time by trustees.

How much does Sullivan Family Foundation give?

$452,500 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Sullivan Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Margaret Walsh Sullivan (Trustee), Margaret Sullivan Walsh (Trustee) and Patrick Walsh (Manager).

What does Sullivan Family Foundation fund?

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

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