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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 80-0638652

The Mugar Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $847,858 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

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

Contact
The Mugar Foundation Co Mugar Enter
116 Huntington Avenue Suite 504
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 267-3000
Form and materials
No special form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $847,858

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,662,307

  • Tax year 2023

    $903,119

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $10,023,672

  • Tax year 2022

    $598,458

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $477,307

  • Tax year 2021

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,710

  • Tax year 2020

    $675,548

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,214,185

  • Tax year 2019

    $459,858

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,888,729

  • Tax year 2018

    $144,356

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $72,663

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Clark UniversityWorcester, MA

    Undergraduate honors program - year 2 of 4 year $1,000,000 pledge

    $250,000
  2. Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA

    Gift to silen family and mugar family scholarship fund to support the students, faculty, and staff of the school.

    $100,000
  3. Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA

    Landau gallery fund

    $100,000
  4. Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation IncBoston, MA

    Gift to fund fireworks on the 4th of july at symphony hall

    $100,000
  5. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MA

    Dana-farber cancer institute to support lung cancer research and patient care.

    $100,000
  6. Tufts UniversityMedford, MA

    Gift designated for the baseball stadium project to support the construction of the university's newsol gittleman park.

    $50,000
  7. Watertown Boys and Girls ClubWatertown, MA

    Gift to the stephen p. Mugar memorial golf tournament in support of community youth programs.

    $40,000
  8. First Night Boston 2024Boston, MA

    Gift to fund the family fireworks display over boston common on december 31, 2024.

    $30,629
  9. Boston Arts Academy FoundationBoston, MA

    Gift to fun student's education, health, scholarships, and academic programming

    $25,000
  10. Epilepsy Foundation New EnglandLowell, MA

    General support

    $25,000
  11. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    General gift to support progress in the treatement of cystic fibrosis

    $10,000
  12. Armenia Tree ProjectWoburn, MA

    Gift to support the project's tree planting, work and education programs.

    $5,000
  13. Association of Cotuit Moquito Yacht Club IncCotuit, MA

    Gift to help fund nonprofit

    $5,000
  14. Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA

    Belmont day annual fund

    $5,000
  15. Farm AidCambridge, MA

    Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs.

    $2,229

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $505,00075% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $125,00019% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $40,0006% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,229<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts14 grants $837,858
  2. Maryland1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Alan W RottenbergINVEST. COMMITTEE TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jennifer E MugarTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Peter S MugarTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jonathan WG MugarTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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