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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-7099577

Meehan Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 39 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,140,876

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $8,057,503

  • Tax year 2023

    $554,748

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $8,167,981

  • Tax year 2022

    $568,400

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $8,428,354

  • Tax year 2021

    $567,750

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $8,237,940

  • Tax year 2020

    $454,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $7,887,419

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    General support

    $500,000
  2. Tusk Montgomery PhilanthropiesNew York, NY

    General support

    $120,000
  3. Bread for the World InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Stony Brook FoundationStony Brook, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  5. African Artists Community Develoment ProjectWest Tisbury, MA

    General support

    $65,000
  6. Training Institute for Mental HealthNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  7. Alliance to End HungerWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,000
  8. OnehopechildrenJersey City, NJ

    General support

    $20,000
  9. Beau Biden FoundationWilmington, DE

    General support

    $15,000
  10. Bigs and LittleNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  11. Clinton FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,500
  12. American Medical Women's AssocReston, VA

    General support

    $11,000
  13. City Park FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,476
  14. Catholic CharitiesNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Eleanor Whitmore Early ChildhoodEast Hampton, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Interfaith Center of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $8,400
  17. The New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  18. Project EatsNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,000
  19. Kips Bay Boys & GirlsAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $6,500
  20. Pace UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  21. Boys Hope & Girls HopeNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Care NYAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Church of St Ignatius LoyolaNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Delbarton SchoolMorristown, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Irish Art CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  26. New York League of Conservation VotersNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal ChurchRidgewood, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Saint Philip ChurchNorwalk, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Tunnels to TowersStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  30. The Cathedral Church of Saint JohnNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,500
  31. First Presbyterian ChurchMyrtle Beach SC, SC

    General support

    $3,000
  32. Our Lady Star of the Sea RC ChurchN Myrtle Beach, SC

    General support

    $3,000
  33. Isreal Cancer ResearchNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  34. Saint Andrew ChurchSag Harbor, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  35. Crossover MinistriesRichmond, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  36. Happy Valley FoundationOjai, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  37. Aquinnah Cultural CenterAquinnah, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  38. Lustgarten FoundationUniondale, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  39. MarinlinkSan Rafael, CA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $620,50069% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $120,00013% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $120,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,0002% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $11,0001% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $7,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $566,000
  2. New York22 grants $376,376
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $120,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $25,000
  5. Delaware1 grant $15,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $13,000
  7. Georgia2 grants $11,500
  8. South Carolina2 grants $6,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  10. California2 grants $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Terence S MeehanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Emily Souvaine MeehanTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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