Funding search · EIN 043542759 · Boston, MA
The Downey Family Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 52
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Catholic School Foundation2 grants · $150,000
- Cathedral High School2 grants · $105,000
- Epiphany School2 grants · $80,000
- Mother Caroline Academy2 grants · $80,000
- Epiphany School2 grants · $75,000
- St Theresa School2 grants · $70,000
- Nativity Preparatory School2 grants · $70,000
- Nativity Prepatory School2 grants · $70,000
- Mission Grammar School2 grants · $60,000
- Catholic Memorial School2 grants · $55,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 52 reported grants, largest first.
- $125,000
Catholic School Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $55,000
Cathedral High School · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $50,000
Cathedral High School · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $50,000
Catholic School Fdn · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $45,000
Cathedral High School · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $40,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2025
Educational
- $40,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Educational
- $40,000
Mother Caroline Academy · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Educational
- $40,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Educational
- $40,000
Mother Caroline Academy · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Educational
- $35,000
Nativity Prepatory School · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2025
Educational
- $35,000
Nativity Prepatory School · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Educational
- $35,000
St Theresa School · West Roxbury, MA · 2024
Educational
- $35,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Educational
- $35,000
Nativity Preparatory School · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Educational
- $35,000
St Theresa School · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
Educational
- $35,000
Catholic Memorial School · West Roxbury, MA · 2022
Educational
- $35,000
Nativity Preparatory School · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Educational
- $35,000
St Theresa School · West Roxbury, MA · 2022
Educational
- $32,000
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $30,000
Mission Grammar School · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $30,000
Pioneer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Mission Grammar School · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $30,000
Mission Grammar School · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $25,000
Catholic School Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
Educational
- $25,000
Mother Caroline Academy · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Educational
- $25,000
Building Minds Scholarship Fd · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $20,000
Catholic Memorial School · West Roxbury, MA · 2024
Educational
- $20,000
St Johns Prep School · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $20,000
Catholic Memorial School · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
Educational
- $20,000
St Joseph Prep · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $17,500
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2025
Educational
- $15,000
Pioneer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $15,000
Beacon Academy · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $15,000
Beacon Academy · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $15,000
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $15,000
Pioneer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Beacon Academy · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $12,000
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
Boston Dance Alliance · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
St Johns Prep School · Boston, MA · 2025
Educational
- $10,000
Boston Dance Alliance · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Boston Dance Alliance · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Boston Dance Alliance · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
The Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2024
Educational
- $5,000
The Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
The Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
The Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $2,000
The Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $2,000
City Ballet of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
The Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
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