Private foundation · EIN 13-7099577 · New York, New York

Meehan Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 39 grants paid, $1.1M total, median $6,000. 56% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
39
$1.1M
Median grant
$6,000
Stays in NY
56%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$8.1M

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAGeneral support$500K
Tusk Montgomery PhilanthropiesNew York, NYGeneral support$120K
Bread for the World InstituteWashington, DCGeneral support$100K
Stony Brook FoundationStony Brook, NYGeneral support$100K
African Artists Community Develoment ProjectWest Tisbury, MAGeneral support$65K
Training Institute for Mental HealthNew York, NYGeneral support$30K
Alliance to End HungerWashington, DCGeneral support$20K
OnehopechildrenJersey City, NJGeneral support$20K
Beau Biden FoundationWilmington, DEGeneral support$15K
Bigs and LittleNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Clinton FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$13K
American Medical Women's AssocReston, VAGeneral support$11K
City Park FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Catholic CharitiesNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Eleanor Whitmore Early ChildhoodEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$10K
Interfaith Center of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral support$8,400
The New York Public LibraryNew York, NYGeneral support$7,500
Project EatsNew York, NYGeneral support$7,000
Kips Bay Boys & GirlsAtlanta, GAGeneral support$6,500
Pace UniversityNew York, NYGeneral support$6,000
Boys Hope & Girls HopeNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Care NyAtlanta, GAGeneral support$5,000
Church of St Ignatius LoyolaNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Delbarton SchoolMorristown, NJGeneral support$5,000
Irish Art CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
New York League of Conservation VotersNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal ChurchRidgewood, NYGeneral support$5,000
Saint Philip ChurchNorwalk, CTGeneral support$5,000
Tunnels to TowersStaten Island, NYGeneral support$5,000
The Cathedral Church of Saint JohnNew York, NYGeneral support$3,500
FIRST Presbyterian ChurchMyrtle Beach Sc, SCGeneral support$3,000
Our Lady Star of the Sea Rc ChurchNorth Myrtle Beach, SCGeneral support$3,000
Isreal Cancer ResearchNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Saint Andrew ChurchSag Harbor, NYGeneral support$2,500
Crossover MinistriesRichmond, VAGeneral support$2,000
Happy Valley FoundationOjai, CAGeneral support$2,000
Aquinnah Cultural CenterAquinnah, MAGeneral support$1,000
Lustgarten FoundationUniondale, NYGeneral support$1,000
MarinlinkSan Rafael, CAGeneral support$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 3 · New York 22 · District of Columbia 2 · New Jersey 2 · Delaware 1 · Virginia 2

About this foundation

Meehan Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Tmeehan C/O Meehan&assoc Ll, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Meehan Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Meehan Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.1M across 39 grants, a median of $6,000.

Where does Meehan Foundation give?

Massachusetts (3 grants), New York (22 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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