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Healey Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Madison, New Jersey · EIN 133531967

Healey Family Foundation is a private foundation in Madison, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.0 million in 139 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $427,411. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $6.7 million the year before.

40% 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$6.7 million146$27.6 million
2024$2.0 million139$26.1 million

How to apply

Healey 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 Healey Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island1$427,411
New York31$393,631
New Jersey34$355,542
District of Columbia18$179,700
Pennsylvania7$179,250
Massachusetts17$178,250
Illinois3$135,000
Virginia5$90,360
California8$18,750
Maryland5$16,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 139 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth, RI
General support$427,411
The Drexel Fund
Philadelphia, PA
General support$117,250
The Jeremy and Megan Healey Family Fund
Albany, NY
Charitable grant donor-advised fund to support public charities.$100,000
The John and Megan Hagerty Family Fund
Albany, NY
Charitable grant donor-advised fund to support public charities.$100,000
Cristo Rey Network
Chicago, IL
General support$95,000
Catholic Charities USA
Alexandria, VA
General support$75,400
Tri-County Scholarship Fund
Mendham Borough, NJ
General support$62,500
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
General support$60,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson
Clifton, NJ
General support$55,000
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ
General support$53,250
Greenlight Fund Inc
Boston, MA
General support$50,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Boston, MA
General support$50,000
Georgetown University - Wall Street Alliance
Washington, DC
General support$41,500
Catholic Extension Society
Chicago, IL
General support$30,000
Irish Arts Center
New York, NY
General support$30,000
MV Youth
Chilmark, MA
General support$27,000
Rosemont College
Bryn Mawr, PA
General support$25,000
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Maryknoll, NY
General support$24,870
The Garden State Initiative
Morristown, NJ
General support$23,000
The Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn, NY
General support$21,000
Church of Christ the King
New Vernon, NJ
General support$20,000
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Oak Bluffs, MA
General support$20,000
Order of Malta - American Association
Philadelphia, PA
General support$20,000
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
Brooklyn, NY
General support$19,250
Fadica
Washington, DC
General support$18,750
Brilla Paterson
Paterson, NJ
General support$15,000
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
General support$15,000
St Teresa of Avila Church
Summit, NJ
General support$15,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkijnson's Research
New York, NY
General support$15,000
Cristo Rey New York High School
New York, NY
General support$11,351
Maryknoll Lay Missioners
Maryknoll, NY
General support$11,000
50CAN DBA Jerseycan
Washington, DC
General support$10,000
Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation
Short Hills, NJ
General support$10,000
Focus
Denver, CO
General support$10,000
Fordham University
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Good Shepherd Parish - St Elizabeth Church
Vineyard Haven, MA
General support$10,000
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA
General support$10,000
Hope Chicago Inc
Chicago, IL
General support$10,000
Leadership Roundtable
Franklin, TN
General support$10,000
New Ways for Africa
Old Chatham, NY
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Healey Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Healey Family Foundation give?

$2.0 million in tax year 2024, across 139 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Healey Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Melanie Hudson (Executive Director), John Hagerty (Trustee/Part-Time), Megan M Healey (Trustee/Part-Time) and Megan H Hagerty (Trustee/Part-Time) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Healey Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and human services.

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