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John L McHugh Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$187k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2025
48
Organizations funded FY2024
8%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$4,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$7,000
Organizations funded a year
38 to 48
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$1.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 8% of the organizations John L McHugh Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHealthArts & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving48$187k0%
FY202448$136k8%
FY202347$136k0%
FY202247$129k6%
FY202145$117k2%
FY202043$97k7%
FY201941$81k10%
FY201838$79k5%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$274kArts & Culture$239kInternational$117kFood & Nutrition$98kHousing & Shelter$71kPublic Safety & Disaster$65kEnvironment$37kMembership Benefit$28kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OR
CA
VA
AR
TN
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 40 grantees
All grantees of John L McHugh Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$46,00090%
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$39,00090%
The Actors' Fund of America$39,00090%
Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc$39,00090%
New York City Ballet Inc$30,00090%
Dance Theatre of Harlem Inc$30,00090%
New DramatistsInc$30,00090%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$30,00090%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$28,00090%
Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westcherster County Inc$28,00090%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$28,00090%
United States Fund for Unicef$25,30090%
United Negro College Fund Inc$24,00090%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$24,00090%
World Central Kitchen Inc$20,00060%
Wildlife Conservation Society$19,00090%
The Doe Fund Inc$19,00090%
Fresh Air Fund$19,00090%
Wnet$19,00090%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$19,00090%
American Lung Association$19,00090%
Ballet Tech Foundation Inc$19,00070%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$19,00040%
Friends of the World Food Program Inc$17,00040%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$16,00090%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$16,00080%
Breakthrough T1d$14,00070%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$12,00060%
Feeding America$12,00060%
Museum of Modern Art$11,00070%
Remote Area Medical$11,00050%
Food Bank for New York City$11,00020%
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club$10,00090%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$10,00090%
Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Inc$10,00090%
Seva Foundation$10,00090%
Sierra Club$9,00070%
Environmental and Energy Study Institute$9,00070%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$4,00040%
Als One Inc$3,00020%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($245k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John L McHugh Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $46,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBroadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc: $39,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $39,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBallet Theatre Foundation Inc: $39,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNew York City Ballet Inc: $30,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetDance Theatre of Harlem Inc: $30,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetNew DramatistsInc: $30,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetCitymeals-On-Wheels: $30,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $28,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity New York City and Westcherster County Inc: $28,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $28,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $25,300 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $24,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $24,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $20,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Doe Fund Inc: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFresh Air Fund: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWnet: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBallet Tech Foundation Inc: $19,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $19,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the World Food Program Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $16,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $16,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $11,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRemote Area Medical: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKips Bay Boys & Girls Club: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetServices and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Inc: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSeva Foundation: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $9,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental and Energy Study Institute: $9,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAls One Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The New York Community TrustNY13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The New York Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About John L McHugh Foundation

How much does John L McHugh Foundation give?
John L McHugh Foundation reported 48 grants totaling $187,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 48 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does John L McHugh Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (26%), Arts & Culture (23%), International (11%).
Who are John L McHugh Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($46k), Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc ($39k), The Actors' Fund of America ($39k).
Does John L McHugh Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does John L McHugh Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as John L McHugh Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The New York Community Trust, Jewish Communal Fund, The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
Where is John L McHugh Foundation based?
John L McHugh Foundation is based in MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 54 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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