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Sean Patrick McGrath Family Foundation at a glance

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Sean Patrick McGrath Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$43k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Health$158kArts & Culture$124kEducation$64kInternational$58kPhilanthropy$24kYouth Development$12kEnvironment$3kPublic Safety & Disaster$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
$4,310
Median grant
3
States reached
$302k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY$25,000
DR HARRY RECOVERY & WELLNESS NETWORK$5,000
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK$5,000
Individual grant recipient$4,310
FRIENDS OF THE BOSTON POLICE$2,500
THE MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL$750
THE MIDDLESEX SCHOOL$750
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 (FY21–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DESERT: $1k → 11%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.
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.

34%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$149k · 6 repeat orgs$291k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +31% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
8

Total granted

$149k
$258k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+31%

Still filing today

83%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsEnvironmentInternationalOther
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

  • TC
    THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $61k · revenue +30%
  • CROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC
    2× · 2021–2023 · $11k · revenue +38%
  • DH
    DR HARRY RECOVERY & WELLNESS NETWORK INC
    2× · 2021–2024 · $8k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • EM
    Eisenhower Medical Center
    one grant, 2022 · $151k · revenue +24%
  • SH
    SACRED HEART SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $39k
  • PS
    PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM
    one grant, 2021 · $38k · revenue -12%
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education
3
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY ("THE INFIRMARY") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TEACHING HOSPITAL CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH. THE INFIRMARY IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH.…

Health
4
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
5
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
6
The Cambridge School of Weston Inc

The cambridge school of weston's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning and meaningful relationships. our dynamic program inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to…

Education
7
Trustees of Boston University

Organization's mission: boston university is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world.…

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8
Trustees of Phillips Academy

Phillips academy is a coeducational, boarding school located in andover, massachusetts for students in grades nine through twelve and post-graduates. the school strives to help young people from diverse backgrounds achieve their potential…

Education
9
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

Bb&n, an all gender day school in cambridge, massachusetts, was established in 1974 by the merger of two independent schools, the buckingham school and the browne & nichols school, founded respectively in 1889 and 1883. located on multiple…

Education
10
Masters School

The masters school celebrates active participation, deep understanding, and meaningful connection. a community of diverse individuals, we gather to learn, to strive, to dare, to do - to be a power for good in the world.

—
11
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Whitehead institute forges new frontiers in science, uncovering insights today that unlock the potential of tomorrow. our advances in genetics and genomics are now enabling us to tackle the complexities of life with unprecedented depth and…

Health
12
The Rivers School Corporation

The rivers school is a coed college preparatory day school for grades 6 through 12. rivers inspires every student to pursue excellence, thrive in a community of connection and belonging, and create their own path to a life of impact and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Crossroads for Kids Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dr Harry Recovery & Wellness Network 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

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 19 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
12/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Eisenhower Medical Center: $150,571 · HealthEisenhower Medical CenterDR HARRY RECOVERY & WELLNESS NETWORK INC: $7,500 · HealthTHE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK INC: $61,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CENTER FOR ARTS IN N…PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM: $38,000 · Arts & CulturePALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUMBE LIKE BRIT FOUNDATION INC: $57,500 · InternationalBE LIKE BRIT F…SACRED HEART SCHOOL: $39,330 · OtherSACRED HEART S…HOPE FOR WORCESTER INC: $7,500 · OtherHOPE FOR WORCE…Individual grant recipient: $4,310 · OtherIndividual gra…LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: $2,500 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE BOSTON POLICE INC: $2,500 · Other+2 more: $2,000 · OtherPALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsPALM SPRI…CROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC: $11,430 · Recreation & SportsCROSSROAD…CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · EducationMEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATED: $3,750 · Education+1 more: $750 · EducationCommunity Foundation for MetroWest Inc: $10,000 · PhilanthropyBIGHORN GOLF CLUB CHARITIES INC: $6,000 · Philanthropy
Health$158,071Arts & Culture$99,000International$57,500Other$58,140Recreation & Sports$36,430Education$24,500Philanthropy$16,000

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 budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $150,571 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK INC: $61,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetBE LIKE BRIT FOUNDATION INC: $57,500 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetPALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM: $38,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC: $11,430 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Foundation for MetroWest Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDR HARRY RECOVERY & WELLNESS NETWORK INC: $7,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetBIGHORN GOLF CLUB CHARITIES INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATED: $3,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLAKES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE BOSTON POLICE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 100% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE DESERT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRon Burton Training Village Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDDLESEX SCHOOL: $750 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.

Highland Street Conne…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Highland Street Connection and SubsidiariesMA15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Sean Patrick McGrath Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sean Patrick McGrath Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc: 4% of income from government
  • The Center for Arts in Natick Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Crossroads for Kids Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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How do I get to Sean Patrick McGrath Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sean Patrick McGrath Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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.

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 19 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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