The Madigan Family Foundation Inc
Lancaster, MA · EIN 20-8050766. Reported 202 grants totalling $396,297 to 114 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. The Madigan Family Foundation Inc 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 $250 and $1,500; the smallest was $50 and the largest $20,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Family Services Inc | Leominster, MA | $75,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry | Ayer, MA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Falmouth Service Center | Falmouth, MA | $34,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tommy's Place Foundation Inc | Quincy, MA | $23,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corey C Griffin Foundation | Framingham, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Academy | Groton, MA | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ayer - Shirley High School | Ayer, MA | $14,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence College | Providence, RI | $8,750 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $8,250 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ginny's Helping Hand Inc | Leominster, MA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mw Fund Inc | Marblehead, MA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maynard Food Pantry | Maynard, MA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Waltham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dana Farber | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Bromfield School | Harvard, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Bromfield School (john C Madigan JR Mem Scholarship) | Harvard, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ayer - Shirley Education Foundation Inc | Ayer, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Up With Books Inc | Shirley, MA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Orange Food Pantry | Orange, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Lady Immaculate Food Pantry | Athol, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Templeton Food Pantry | Templeton, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Winchendon Community Action Committee | Winchendon, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Framingham, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ccwcgreater Leominster Food Pantry | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Groton Dunstable Regional High School | Groton, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Groton Dunstable Regional High School (john C Madigan III Mem Scholarship) | Groton, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lunenburg High School | Lunenburg, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lunenburg High School (richard a Stachowicz Scholarship) | Lunenburg, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center | Gardner, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Joseph & Leslie Carr Foundation | Lancaster, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pan - Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $2,920 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gardner Community Action Committee | Gardner, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| House of Hope Cdc | Warwick, RI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Benedict Abbey | Harvard, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Reading | Reading, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success Boston | Boston, MA | $2,299 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nativity Preparatory School | Jamaica Plain, MA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jeremiah's Inn | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montachusett Reg Voc Tech School | Fitchburg, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montachusett Reg Vocational Tech School | Fitchburg, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Fathers Table | Fitchburg, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sophie's Hope Foundation | Hopkinton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Babson College | Babson Park, MA | $1,750 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nativity Prepatory School | Jamaica Plain, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Father's House | Fitchburg, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Second Step Inc | Newtonville, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| My Little Buddy's Boat Inc | Chestnut Hill, MA | $1,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bread of Life Food Pantry | Lancaster, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of N Central Massachusetts | Fitchburg, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corey C Griffin Charitable Foundation | Braintree, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cotting School | Lexington, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dressed for Success | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gardner Community Action Community | Gardner, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Journey Forward Inc | Canton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lunenburg Community Food Pantry | Lunenburg, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Father's Table | Fitchburg, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pach Outreach Food Pantry | Pepperell, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shirley Charitable Foundation | Shirley, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wachusett Food Pantry | Jefferson, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Groton Public Library Endowment Trust | Groton, MA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Dan Kelly Foundation | Arlington, MA | $602 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trooper Tamara Bucci Memorial Fund | Reading, MA | $511 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Association Manh | Waltham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Legion-Post 47 | Fort Wayne, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blessed Trinity Parish | Westford, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capuchin Mobile Ministries | Jamaica Plain, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clear Path for Veterans New England | Devens, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florence VFW Post 8006 | Florence, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grotonwood | Groton, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hudson Community Food Pantry Inc | Hudson, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation-Parkinsons Res | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mspca - Angell | Boston, MA | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Province of St Mary | Yonkers, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul-Austin | Austin, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anthony Di Pauda Church | Fitchburg, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Food for the Poor Program | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Opportunity | Fitchburg, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nbm Highway Scholarship Fund | North Easton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vincent & Mary Anne Greene Schship Fnd | Providence, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $305 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heroes in Transition Inc | Mashpee, MA | $260 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Society for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ayer-Shirley Regional School District | Ayer, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ayer-Shirley Youth Football & Cheer | Shirley, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bedford Free Public Library | Bedford, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester | Dorchester, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chepachet Fire Department | Chepachet, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christian D Corbett Memorial Fund | Waterbury, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compassionate Care Als | West Falmouth, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| End 68 Hours of Hunger | Somersworth, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Falmouth Men's Club | Fall River, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frankie Fund Co the Cotting School | Lexington, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart of Ne Council - BSA | Rutland, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Herren Project | Portsmouth, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neessr Inc | Ashland, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New England Botanic Garden - Tower Hill | Boylston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Benedict Abbey | Still River, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashoba Robotics | Bolton, MA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Assoc | Washington DC, DC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashoba Athletics Booster Club | Bolton, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation | Falmouth, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cops for Kids With Cancer Inc | Canton, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Herren Project | Falmouth, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Andrew Mcdonough B Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Groton Dunstable Youth Baseball | Groton, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
44 of 114 (39%) 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 54%, 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.
- North Star Family Services Inc
SUPPORT FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS - Tommy's Place Foundation Inc
SUPPORT FOE CURRENT OPERATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 89 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 | 29 | $73,805 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $83,376 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 61 | $97,689 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 70 | $141,427 | $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
93% 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 The Madigan Family Foundation Inc'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: 450 Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, MA, 01523. 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.
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