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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3371560

John A McNeice Jr Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $4.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Awards are reviewed in 4-month cycles, from October-January, and from April-July.
Restrictions
The Foundation makes distributions primarily to the Roman Catholic Church and Church related charitable, educational, and medical organizations. More specifically, the Foundation pays grants to support and promote (1) the Catholic faith and mission of the Catholic Church; (2) the education, training, and development, both spiritual and intellectual, of young people; (3) those who are unable to support themselves. Applicants must comply with these goals. Additionally, preference will be shown to applicants with clear and immediate intentions for using granted funds, and that show clean and compliant financial reports, budgets, and tax records. Awards are generally between $25,000 to $250,000 per year, and are rarely paid to organizations located outside Massachusetts.

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Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,418,950

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $73,178,981

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,302,280

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $71,443,464

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $64,268,972

  • Tax year 2021

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $11,289,145

  • Tax year 2020

    $292,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,268,648

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cardinal Spellman High SchoolBrockton, MA

    General Purpose

    $350,000
  2. St John the Baptist Catholic ChurchQuincy, MA

    General Purpose

    $350,000
  3. Austin Preparatory SchoolReading, MA

    General Purpose

    $250,000
  4. Campaign for Catholic SchoolsBraintree, MA

    General Purpose

    $250,000
  5. Daughters of St PaulBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $250,000
  6. Saint Thomas the Apostle ParishMillis, MA

    General Purpose

    $250,000
  7. The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of BostonBraintree, MA

    General Purpose

    $250,000
  8. Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    General Purpose

    $250,000
  9. Catholic Center at Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $200,000
  10. Montrose SchoolMedfield, MA

    General Purpose

    $200,000
  11. Oblates of the Virgin MaryBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $200,000
  12. Saint Bridget SchoolAbington, MA

    General Purpose

    $200,000
  13. Saint Francis House IncBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $200,000
  14. South Shore Community Action CouncilPlymouth, MA

    General Purpose

    $200,000
  15. My Brothers Keeper IncNorth Easton, MA

    General Purpose

    $150,000
  16. Lowell Catholic IncLowell, MA

    General Purpose

    $125,000
  17. Ron Burton Training Village CampHubbardston, MA

    General Purpose

    $125,000
  18. Servants of Christ MinistriesScituate, MA

    General Purpose

    $120,000
  19. Holy Rosary ShrineLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $113,950
  20. Lawrence Catholic AcademyLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $110,000
  21. St Benedict Classical AcademyNatick, MA

    General Purpose

    $75,000
  22. Friends of the Unborn IncBraintree, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  23. Saint Columbkille Partnership SchoolBrighton, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  24. Harvard Catholic ForumCambridge, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  25. Notre Dame AcademyHingham, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  26. The Men's MarchWrentham, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  27. Three Sisters Garden ProjectIpswich, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $350,00030% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $325,00028% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $250,00022% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $200,00017% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts27 grants $4,418,950

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Cameron CaseyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • John Shaughnessy JrTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • George AshurTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward G CaseyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margarete A PortanovaTrustee/Executive Director Hours 10Pay $61,836

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