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The Mugar Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $847,858 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Mugar Foundation, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $847,858 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 5, 2025. The largest was $250,000 to Clark University in Worcester, MA for undergraduate honors program - year 2 of 4 year $1,000,000 pledge.
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- EIN
- 800638652
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $9,662,307
- Grants paid
- $847,858
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202532179349100518. It reported $847,858 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | Undergraduate honors program - year 2 of 4 year $1,000,000 pledge | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belmont Hill School | Belmont, MA | Gift to silen family and mugar family scholarship fund to support the students, faculty, and staff of the school. | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belmont Hill School | Belmont, MA | Landau gallery fund | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Gift to fund fireworks on the 4th of july at symphony hall | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | Dana-farber cancer institute to support lung cancer research and patient care. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | Gift designated for the baseball stadium project to support the construction of the university's newsol gittleman park. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watertown Boys and Girls Club | Watertown, MA | Gift to the stephen p. mugar memorial golf tournament in support of community youth programs. | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Night Boston 2024 | Boston, MA | Gift to fund the family fireworks display over boston common on december 31, 2024. | $30,629 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | Gift to fun student's education, health, scholarships, and academic programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Epilepsy Foundation New England | Lowell, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | General gift to support progress in the treatement of cystic fibrosis | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Armenia Tree Project | Woburn, MA | Gift to support the project's tree planting, work and education programs. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association of Cotuit Moquito Yacht Club Inc | Cotuit, MA | Gift to help fund nonprofit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Belmont Hill School | Belmont, MA | Belmont day annual fund | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farm Aid | Cambridge, MA | Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,229 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $455,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 |
| Youth development | $40,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,229 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $837,858 |
| Maryland | $10,000 |
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- Who funds food, agriculture and nutrition in Massachusetts
Updated August 5, 2025. 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.