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Richard K & Nancy L Donahue Charitable Foundation: 33 grants to organizations, $638,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Richard K & Nancy L Donahue Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Lowell, MA, paid 33 grants to organizations totaling $638,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 14, 2026. The largest was $75,000 to JFK Library in Boston, MA for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 043133049
- Based in
- Lowell, MA
- Assets
- $373,648
- Grants paid
- $638,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202620739349100207. It reported $638,000 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK Library | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Learn | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts School Admin Assoc | Franklin, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neqm | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whistler House Museum | Lowell, MA | Unrestriced | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowell Festival Foundation | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merrimack Repertory Theatre | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WGBH Radio | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbur Radio | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GMVC & V Bureau | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowell Community Health Center | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowell Chamber Orchestra | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merrimack Valley Housing | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middlesex Community College | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mill City Grows | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lowell | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| House of Hope | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowell Summer Music Festival | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coalition for A Better Acre | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| D'youville Senior Care | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowell Association for the Blind | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowell Parks & Conservation | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowell Transitional Living | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mustard Seed Communities | Needham, MA | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Strongwater Farm | Tewksbury, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Meagan House Foundation | Dracut, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Mass Bay | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Massachusetts | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Working Wonders | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 23, 2025, IRS object ID 202500549349100050. It reported $551,500 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Learn | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JFK Library | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Real News Project Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| GBH Beacon Circle | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Merrimack Repertory Theatre | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neqm | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbur Radio | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whistler House Museum | Lowell, MA | Unrestriced | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lowell | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MCC Foundation Inc | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mill City Grows | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| House of Hope | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowell Youth Leadership Program | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middlesex Community College | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Strongwater Farm | Tewksbury, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raising A Reader Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowell Parks & Conservation | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pollard Memorial Library Fund | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Institute of Ne | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Comunidad Colombiana Lowell | Lowell, MA | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $255,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $155,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $62,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $25,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,139,500 |
| New York | $50,000 |
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Updated March 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.