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The Madigan Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$141k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
70
Grants FY2025
54
Organizations funded FY2024
56%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 54
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$4.1M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 56% of the organizations The Madigan Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 66% 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
Human ServicesHealthPublic BenefitPhilanthropyEducationFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving63$140k38%
FY202454$98k56%
FY202341$83k54%
FY202229$74k45%
FY202123$52k30%
FY202023$38kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$125kFood & Nutrition$119kHousing & Shelter$106kHealth$47kHuman Services$40kPhilanthropy$25kCommunity Improvement$5kReligion$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
NY
MA
IN
CT
RI
DE
TN
DC
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 65 grantees
All grantees of The Madigan Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
North Star Family Services Inc$95,00062%
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc$50,00061%
Falmouth Service Center Inc$34,00011%
Trustees of Lawrence Academy at Groton Ma Corp$25,75040%
Tommy's Place Foundation Inc$23,10031%
Cardigan Mountain School$12,00030%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$12,00050%
Providence College$9,75050%
Opportunities for Hope Inc$8,00030%
Ginny's Helping Hand Inc$7,00031%
Maynard Food Pantry Inc$6,5005n/a
Mw Fund Inc$6,000411%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$5,42040%
Ayer Shirley Education Foundation Inc$5,00053%
Dana-Farber Inc$5,00010%
Up With Books Inc$5,00052%
Winchendon Community Action Committee$3,50030%
Gardner Community Action Committee Inc$3,5003n/a
The Joseph and Leslie Carr Foundation Inc$3,00031%
Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center I$3,00030%
Our Fathers Table Inc$3,00033%
House of Hope Community Development Corporation$2,50010%
Reading Public Library$2,5001n/a
Dress for Success Boston Inc$2,29920%
Jeremiah's Inn Inc$2,00020%
Sophie's Hope Foundation Inc$2,00011%
Babson College$1,75030%
The Second Step Inc$1,50010%
My Liitle Buddys Boat Inc$1,4005n/a
Lunenburg Community Food Pantry Inc$1,00011%
Wachusett Food Pantry Inc$1,00011%
Corey C Griffin Charitable Foundation$1,00010%
Journey Forward Inc$1,0001n/a
Shirley Charitable Foundation$1,00022%
Cotting School Inc$1,00010%
Ayer Shirley Lunenburg Youth Football and Cheer In$75031%
Groton Public Library Endowment Trust$75021%
Dan Kelly Foundation Inc$60230%
Trooper Tamar Bucci Memorial Fund Inc$51111%
Friends of Maynard Football Inc$50012%
Blessed Trinity Parish$5001n/a
March of Dimes Inc$50010%
Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc$50020%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$50010%
Hudson Community Food Pantry Inc$50010%
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$35020%
Girls on the Run Greater Boston$30520%
Heroes in Transition Inc$26010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc$25010%
Gosnold Inc$25010%
End 68 Hours of Hunger$25010%
American Heart Association Inc$25010%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$25010%
Compassionate Care ALS Inc$25010%
Falmouth Mens Club Inc$2501n/a
The Herren Project$25010%
Saint Benedict Abbey$2501n/a
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association Inc$2001n/a
Nashoba Athletics Booster Club$15010%
Cops for Kids With Cancer Inc$10010%
The Andrew McDonough B Foundation$10010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$1001n/a
Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation Inc$10010%
Groton-Dunstable Youth Baseball Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 54 recipients with no EIN on record ($128k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Madigan Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorth Star Family Services Inc: $95,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetLoaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc: $50,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetFalmouth Service Center Inc: $34,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTrustees of Lawrence Academy at Groton Ma Corp: $25,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTommy's Place Foundation Inc: $23,100 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCardigan Mountain School: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $12,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence College: $9,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOpportunities for Hope Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGinny's Helping Hand Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetMw Fund Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $5,420 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAyer Shirley Education Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetDana-Farber Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUp With Books Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetWinchendon Community Action Committee: $3,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Joseph and Leslie Carr Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMontachusett Veterans Outreach Center I: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOur Fathers Table Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetHouse of Hope Community Development Corporation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDress for Success Boston Inc: $2,299 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJeremiah's Inn Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSophie's Hope Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBabson College: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Second Step Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLunenburg Community Food Pantry Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWachusett Food Pantry Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCorey C Griffin Charitable Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShirley Charitable Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCotting School Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAyer Shirley Lunenburg Youth Football and Cheer In: $750 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetGroton Public Library Endowment Trust: $750 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetDan Kelly Foundation Inc: $602 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTrooper Tamar Bucci Memorial Fund Inc: $511 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFriends of Maynard Football Inc: $500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClear Path for Veterans New England Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHudson Community Food Pantry Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMassachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGirls on the Run Greater Boston: $305 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeroes in Transition Inc: $260 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGosnold Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnd 68 Hours of Hunger: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% 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 55.

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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.

Arbella Insurance FoundationMA33.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arbella Insurance Foundation · Community Foundation of North Central Ma · Citizens Charitable Foundation · United Way of North Central Mass Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Main Street Group Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · GivenGain Foundation USA · Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc · Worcester County Food Bank Inc · Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc · Amica Companies 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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About The Madigan Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Madigan Family Foundation Inc give?
The Madigan Family Foundation Inc reported 70 grants totaling $141,427 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 54 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Madigan Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (26%), Food & Nutrition (25%), Housing & Shelter (22%).
Who are The Madigan Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: North Star Family Services Inc ($95k), Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc ($50k), Falmouth Service Center Inc ($34k).
Does The Madigan Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Madigan Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Madigan Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arbella Insurance Foundation, Community Foundation of North Central Ma, Citizens Charitable Foundation.
Where is The Madigan Family Foundation Inc based?
The Madigan Family Foundation Inc 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 120 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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