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Joseph and Eva Flaherty Charitable Trust at a glance

· Private foundation

Joseph and Eva Flaherty Charitable Trust

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.

$33k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$205kYouth Development$23kHousing & Shelter$9kFood & Nutrition$7kEducation$7kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kReligion$3kHuman Services$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$120k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$10,000
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE$10,000
LAWRENCE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB$5,000
PAN MASS CHALLENGE$1,000
GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK$1,000
BENEVITY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$1,000
ST AUGUSTINES CHURCH$1,000
NO KID HUNGRY$1,000
HUGGINS HOSPITAL$500
LAZARUS HOUSE$500
PAN MASS CHALLENGE$500
BOTTOM LINE$500
PAN MASS CHALLENGE$250
FAMILY SERVICES OF MERRIMACK VALLEY$250
PGA REACH$200
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FAMILY SERVICES OF MERRIMACK VALLEY: $250 → 10%FAMILY SERVICES OF MERRIMACK VALLEY: $200 → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $250 → 14%COMMUNITY SERVINGS: $1k → 16%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $500 → 16%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $217 → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MD
DE
TN
SC
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$244k · 24 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
15

Total granted

$244k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+42%

Still filing today

75%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    6× · 2020–2025 · $60k · revenue +95%
  • CH
    Children's Hospital Corporation
    6× · 2020–2025 · $60k · revenue +76%
  • LAWRENCE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $22k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • BW
    BILH WINCHESTER HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • Lawrence General Hospitalgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +28%
  • BS
    BLUFFTON SELF HELP CHARITY
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return

Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.

Health
2
Mass General Brigham Health Plan Inc

Mass general brigham health plan's mission is to promote the health and wellness of our members, and to help ensure equitable, affordbale health care for the diverse communities we serve.

Health
3
Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Patient care, teaching, research and serving the community.

Health
4
Neighborhealth Corporation

Neighborhealth's mission is to promote and sustain healthy communities, families, and individuals by providing accessible, person-centered, and compassionate, high-quality health care services to all who live and work in our service area,…

Health
5
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Inc

Glhfc's mission is to improve and maintain the health of individuals and families in the merrimack valley by providing a network of high quality, comprehensive health care services and by training health care professionals who can respond…

Health
6
Northeast Hospital Corporation

Centering on a concept and continuum of care that embraces the health, well-being and dignity of each patient, regardless of their ability to pay, northeast hospital corporation (nhc) has four facilities, beverly hospital, addison gilbert…

Health
7
Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network Inc

The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network (DFCCN) is to promote and support, directly or indirectly, the interests and purposes of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI).

Health
8
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

D-HH operates to establish, manage, govern, and fundraise for an integrated healthcare delivery System. To that end, D-HH is particularly focused to: - Manage the healthcare System to provide services to the public in the most…

Health
9
Emerson Health System Inc

Emerson health systems is the parent organization of four subsidiaries - emerson hospital, emerson occupational health services, emerson property development and emerson health care foundation. emerson health systems provides its…

Health
10
Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc

Lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital & medical center (lhmc) is committed to providing superior health care leading to the best possible outcomes and experiences for every patient, advancing medicine through research and the…

Health
11
Highmark Health

As the parent entity of a blended health organization, highmark health seeks to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves by providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

Health
12
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
21/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $60,000 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute IncChildren's Hospital Corporation: $60,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital CorporationMOVEMBER FOUNDATION: $23,000 · HealthMOVEMBER FOUNDATIONWINCHESTER HOSPITAL: $15,000 · HealthWINCHESTER HOSPITAL+3 more: $7,000 · HealthLAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL CHARITABL: $15,000 · OtherLAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITA…PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $10,250 · OtherPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLE…BILH WINCHESTER HOSPITAL: $5,000 · OtherBILH WINCHESTER HOSPITALCHROHNS COLITUS FOUNDATION: $3,500 · OtherCHROHNS COLITUS FOUNDATI…SHARE OUR STRENGTH: $3,000 · OtherSHARE OUR STRENGTHGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $3,000 · OtherGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK…BENEVITY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $2,350 · OtherST AUGUSTINES CHURCH: $2,000 · OtherST JUDE'S CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPIT: $2,000 · OtherNEW ENGLAND HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERE: $2,000 · Other+11 more: $7,700 · Other+11 moreLAWRENCE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $22,000 · Youth DevelopmentLAWRENCE …LAZARUS HOUSE INC: $5,500 · Housing & ShelterHALEY HOUSE INC & AFFILIATES: $1,050 · Housing & ShelterAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,250 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY SERVINGS INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $717 · Human ServicesFAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INC: $450 · Human ServicesTHE BOTTOM LINE INC: $5,500 · Community ImprovementCOPS FOR KIDS WITH CANCER INC: $1,015 · PhilanthropyGOLF FIGHTS CANCER INC: $250 · PhilanthropyFriends of National Guard & Reserve FamiliesInc DBA Military Friends Fnds: $250 · Philanthropy
Health$165,000Other$55,800Youth Development$22,000Housing & Shelter$6,550Human Services$6,417Community Improvement$5,500Philanthropy$1,515

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMOVEMBER FOUNDATION: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLAWRENCE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $22,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWINCHESTER HOSPITAL: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $10,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLAZARUS HOUSE INC: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOTTOM LINE INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLawrence General Hospital: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHuggins Hospital: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHALEY HOUSE INC & AFFILIATES: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOPS FOR KIDS WITH CANCER INC: $1,015 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY SERVINGS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDream Big Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $717 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPGA FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTENACITY INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INC: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLAST CALL FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOLF FIGHTS CANCER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

GivenGain Foundation …Arbella Insurance Fou…Eastern Bank Foundati…American Tower Corpor…RCB Charitable Founda…Boston Bruins Charita…Renaissance Charitabl…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodCharities Aid Foundat…
GivenGain Foundation USAFL17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: GivenGain Foundation USA · Arbella Insurance Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · RCB Charitable Foundation Inc · Boston Bruins Charitable Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Charities Aid Foundation America

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Joseph and Eva Flaherty Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joseph and Eva Flaherty Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Lawrence General Hospital: 41% of income from government
  • Greater Boston Food Bank Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Horizons for Homeless Children: 21% of income from government
  • Community Servings Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Children's Hospital Corporation: 10% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Winchester Hospital: 1% of income from government
  • Lazarus House Inc: 1% of income from government
  • The Bottom Line Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 39 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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