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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3584922

Donovan Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wellesley, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $175,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $86,405

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,270,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $258,300

  • Tax year 2023

    $297,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,220,709

  • Tax year 2022

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,244,862

  • Tax year 2021

    $326,900

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,463,191

  • Tax year 2020

    $565,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,345,570

  • Tax year 2019

    $367,829

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,643,933

  • Tax year 2018

    $350,025

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,619,955

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Catholic Schools FoundationBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  2. Cheverus Catholic SchoolMalden, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Francis Ouimet Caddie Scholarship Fund IncNorton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. Samaritans IncBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. St Marks SchoolSouthborough, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Xaverian Brothers High SchoolWestwood, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Mission Grammar SchoolRoxbury, MA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  8. Malden Catholic High SchoolMalden, MA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,00050% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $25,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $175,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • James R DonovanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Beverly A DonovanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • James P DonovanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Thidie Delaine DonovanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michael R DonovanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Karen M DonovanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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