Funding search · EIN 800638652 · Boston, MA

The Mugar Foundation

Name: The Mugar Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

54
grants reported: $2.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

gift family mugar university baseball designated fireworks research

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “ranchers” · $17,229

$2,229
Farm Aid · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs.
$5,000
Farm Aid · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs.
$10,000
Farm Aid · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Clark University3 grants · $520,000
Belmont Hill School7 grants · $410,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute3 grants · $300,000
Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation2 grants · $199,208
Tufts University5 grants · $162,500
Cure Epilepsy2 grants · $140,000
Community Boating1 grant · $140,000
Watertown Boys and Girls Club3 grants · $120,000
Camp Harbor View2 grants · $60,000
Farm Aid4 grants · $32,997

Giving over time

$598,458

2022

$903,119

2023

$847,858

2024

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

$250,000
Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2024
Undergraduate honors program - year 2 of 4 year $1,000,000 pledge
$250,000
Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2023
Undergraduate honors program - year 1 of 4 year $1,000,000 pledge
$140,000
Community Boating · Boston, MA · 2023
Mugar statue fund
$100,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2024
Landau gallery fund
$100,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2024
Gift to silen family and mugar family scholarship fund to support the students, faculty, and staff of the school.
$100,000
Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Gift to fund fireworks on the 4th of july at symphony hall
$100,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2024
Dana-farber cancer institute to support lung cancer research and patient care.
$100,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2023
Gift to silen family and mugar family scholarship fund to support the students, faculty, and staff of the school.
$100,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2023
Dana-farber cancer institute to support lung cancer research and patient care.
$100,000
Cure Epilepsy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Gift to support the cure epilepsy jeavons syndrome initiative.
$100,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Final payment on $300,000 gift commitment to mugar family fellowship in lung cancer under direction of pasi janne md at dana-farber cancer institute to support lung cancer research and patient care.
$99,208
Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Gift to fund the boston pops fireworks spectacular on july 3rd and july 4th 2022.
$50,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2024
Gift designated for the baseball stadium project to support the construction of the university's newsol gittleman park.
$50,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2023
Gift to silen family and mugar family scholarship fund to support the students, faculty, and staff of the school.
$50,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2023
Gift designated for the baseball stadium project to support the construction of the university's newsol gittleman park.
$50,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2022
Gift to silen family and mugar family scholarship fund to support the students, faculty, and staff of the school.
$50,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2022
Gift designated for the baseball stadium project to support the construction of the university's newsol gittleman park.
$40,000
Watertown Boys and Girls Club · Watertown, MA · 2024
Gift to the stephen p. Mugar memorial golf tournament in support of community youth programs.
$40,000
Cure Epilepsy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Gift to support the cure epilepsy jeavons syndrome initiative.
$40,000
Watertown Boys and Girls Club · Watertown, MA · 2023
Gift to the stephen p. Mugar memorial golf tournament in support of community youth programs.
$40,000
Watertown Boys and Girls Club · Watertown, MA · 2022
Gift to the stephen p. Mugar memorial golf tournament in support of community youth programs.
$30,629
First Night Boston 2024 · Boston, MA · 2024
Gift to fund the family fireworks display over boston common on december 31, 2024.
$30,000
Camp Harbor View · Boston, MA · 2023
Gift to support the camp's leadership and summer programs.
$30,000
Camp Harbor View · Boston, MA · 2022
Gift to support the camp's leadership and summer programs.
$29,851
First Night Boston 2023 · Boston, MA · 2023
Gift to fund the family fireworks display over boston common on december 31, 2022.
$27,500
First Night Boston 2022 · Boston, MA · 2022
Gift to fund the family fireworks display over boston common on december 31, 2021.
$25,000
Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Gift to fun student's education, health, scholarships, and academic programming
$25,000
Epilepsy Foundation New England · Lowell, MA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Trustees of Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2022
Gift to the john blydenburgh fund for student research at clark university to support student research programs.
$20,000
Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2023
Gift clark university to support men's basketball.
$20,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Gift designated to support the mgh down syndrome program.
$15,768
Farm Aid · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General gift to support progress in the treatement of cystic fibrosis
$10,000
Armenia Tree Project · Woburn, MA · 2022
Gift to support the project's tree planting, work and education programs.
$10,000
Farm Aid · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs.
$10,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Gift designated to support the mgh down syndrome program.
$7,500
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2023
Gift to friends of tufts baseball to support the university's baseball program.
$5,000
Armenia Tree Project · Woburn, MA · 2024
Gift to support the project's tree planting, work and education programs.
$5,000
Association of Cotuit Moquito Yacht Club · Cotuit, MA · 2024
Gift to help fund nonprofit
$5,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2024
Belmont day annual fund
$5,000
Armenia Tree Project · Woburn, MA · 2023
Gift to support the project's tree planting, work and education programs.
$5,000
Belmont Day School · Belmont, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Brimmer · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
General support - building our tommorrow campaign
$5,000
Farm Aid · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs.
$5,000
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Belmont Day School · Belmont, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundationthe Joey Fund · Natick, MA · 2022
Gift to support cystic fibrosis foundation's research programs.
$5,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2022
Gift to the home for little wanderers in honor of lydia shire to support the home's programs for disadvantaged youngsters.
$5,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2022
Gift to friends of tufts baseball to support the university's baseball program.
$4,500
Dayton Children'S Hospital Foundation · Dayton, OH · 2022
Gift to support the hospital foundation's behavioral health services program for local families.
$2,229
Farm Aid · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Gift to support the farm aid network of family farmers and ranchers agriculture programs.
$1,250
Isg Baseball · Greenfield, WI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Pine Tree Hospice · Doverfoxcroft, ME · 2022
Memorial gift to honor richard mitchell to provide support for volunteer caregivers and new volunteer training.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.