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Matthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Wakefield, Rhode Island · EIN 843740115

Matthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Wakefield, Rhode Island. In tax year 2024 it gave $6,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $2,000. 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 $4,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$6,0003$10,542
2023$4,0002$10,249
2024$6,0003$8,415

How to apply

ContactMatthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation
PO Box 5243, Wakefield, RI 02880
Phone or email(401) 742-1727
What to submitScholarship application
DeadlinesUsually by april 1st.
RestrictionsSenior students from south kingstown high scholl and the prout school.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Matthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island3$6,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
RI
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
RI
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
RI
Scholarships$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Matthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Usually by april 1st..

How much does Matthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation give?

$6,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Matthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Cindy McVeigh (Director), Carly Sheehan (Officer), Ann Cibelli (Officer) and Denise Colombino (Officer).

What does Matthew Sheehan Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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