Coghlin Family Foundation
Westborough, MA · EIN 04-3519886. Reported 170 grants totalling $599,772 to 119 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Coghlin Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,600; the smallest was $100 and the largest $104,947. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detectogether | Westborough, MA | $175,547 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Golf Fights Cancer | Norton, MA | $119,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nichols College | Dudley, MA | $90,210 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Ma | Worcester, MA | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Johns High School | Shrewsbury, MA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mass Fiscal Alliance | Boston, MA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Annes Parish | Shrewsbury, MA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Worcester State University | Worcester, MA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Why Mesherry's House | Worcester, MA | $6,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Als-One | Whitman, MA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nepga | Boylston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Charity | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Rose of Lima Parish | Northborough, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Reasearch Bureau | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uconn Foundation | Storrs, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enterprise for All | Lowell, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Working for Worcester | Worcester, MA | $3,540 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services | Shrewsbury, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple Emmanuel Sinai | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Umass Memorial | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Academy | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Worcester Educational Development Foundation | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Choroideremia Research Foundation | Springfield, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Juniper Outreach Foundation | Paxton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England Legal Foundation | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Sturbridge Village | Sturbridge, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hartford Bishops Foundation | Bloomfield, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Regional Research Bureau | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Health Network Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Worcester State Foundation | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ummf-Crc Fund | Shrewsbury, MA | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Students Helping Children Acrobatics | Westborough, MA | $1,540 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hanover Theatre Repertory | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mishler Theatre | Altoona, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paragus Strategic It | Hadley, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penn State University | University Park, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Jay Don Memorial Golf Classic | Northborough, MA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Millbury Lions Foundation | Millbury, MA | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | $1,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Addiction Referrals Center Inc | Marlborough, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aztechs 157 Robotics | Marlborough, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barton Center for Diabetes Education | North Oxford, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Association | Greenfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capitol Squash | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dakin Humane Society | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fisher House Foundation | Rockville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forest Park Zoological Society | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home Base | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joseph and Leslie Carr Foundation | Lancaster, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Josh Thibodeau Helping Hearts Foundation | Holden, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missing Dogs Massachusetts | Peabody, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame Academy | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pat Brody Shelter for Cats | Lunenburg, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rb Racing Charity | Lancaster, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Westborough | Westborough, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ryan Twohey Memorial 5K | Phillipston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ryan Twohey Scholarsip Fund | Phillipston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint John's High School | Shrewsbury, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seven Hills Foundation | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shrewsbury Public Library Fnd | Shrewsbury, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spectrum Health Services | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Parish | Shrewsbury, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunflower of Peace Foundation | Newton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susan G Komen 3 Day | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tears Foundation | Northborough, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Haiti Plunge | Adams, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thin Blue Ride | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whaling Museum-Nha | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whitinsville Christian School | Whitinsville, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carrol School for the Blind | Newton, MA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mark Fidrych Foundation | Northborough, MA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asrc | Wallingford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Auburn Youth & Family Services | Auburn, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Hope | Southbridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clinton Gaels Athletic Boosters | Clinton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Congregational Church of Boylston | Boylston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund | Norton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kaitlyn Langlois Memorial Foundation | Spencer, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mgh Ftd Unit | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Philanthropic Trust Quinlivan Family Fnd | Jenkintown, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Sky Community Services | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pawsitively 4 Pink | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint John's Food for the Poor | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Food for the Poor Program | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Judes Children's Reseach Hospital | Memphis, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanessa Anne Dunn Scholarship Fund | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Inc | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wesley United Methodist Church | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abdella Center for Ethics | Shrewsbury, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Conservatory Berklee | Boston, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jeremiah's Inn | Worcester, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joy of Music Program | Westborough, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame Health Care | Worcester, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patrick Comer Courage Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umass Memorial Health-Center for Cancer Excellence | Worcester, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| White Oak Manor | Southbury, CT | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of W Boylston Bandstand Com | West Boylston, MA | $285 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clover Ridge Animal Sanctuary | New Milford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downs Syndrome Society of Ri | West Warwick, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Casco Bay | South Portland, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | Harpswell, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knights of Columbus | Shrewsbury, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vintage Pet Rescue | Foster, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ancient Order of Hibernians -Div #36-Worcester | Worcester, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Animal Rescue League | Worcester, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zahle Boston Club Inc | Worcester, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hmea | Franklin, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thrive Support & Advocacy | Marlborough, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roger Belhumeur Scholarship Fund | Oxford, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
31 of 119 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Zahle Boston Club Inc
HUMAN SERVICES - MULTIPURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 76 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $105,490 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $152,440 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 50 | $93,710 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $248,132 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Coghlin Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 27 Otis Street Ste 300, Westborough, MA, 01581. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 04-3519886 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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