Funding search · EIN 136141528 · Needham, MA
John L McHugh 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.
- 190
- grants reported
- $588,300
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Planned Parenthood4 grants · $24,000
- American Red Cross4 grants · $23,000
- Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $21,000
- American Ballet Theatre4 grants · $21,000
- Broadway Cares4 grants · $21,000
- National Network of Abortion Funds4 grants · $19,000
- New York City Ballet4 grants · $17,000
- Dance Theatre of Harlem4 grants · $17,000
- World Food Program4 grants · $17,000
- New Dramatists4 grants · $17,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 190 grants.
- $8,000
American Red Cross · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $7,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
American Ballet Theatre · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
American Red Cross · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
Entertainment Community Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2024
Help keep abortion accessible
- $6,000
World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2024
Help fight world hunger
- $6,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $6,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
City Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Dance Theatre of Harlem · New York, NY · 2024
Educational and artistic programs
- $5,000
New Dramatists · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Food for families
- $5,000
World Vision Ukraine Crisis · Federal Way, VA · 2024
Feeding vulnerable families
- $5,000
American Ballet Theatre · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
American Red Cross · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Entertainment Community Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2023
Help keep abortion accessible
- $5,000
World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2023
Help fight world hunger
- $5,000
Actors' Fund of America · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
American Ballet Theatre · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Help keep abortion accessible
- $5,000
Nyc Food Bank · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Actors' Fund of America · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
American Ballet Theatre · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Nyc Food Bank · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Helping people with alzheimers
- $4,000
Ballet Tech Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Coalition for the Homeless · New York, NY · 2024
Feeding the homeless
- $4,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · West Springfield, MA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Friends of Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Habitat for Humanity-Nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Affordable homes for low income families
- $4,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
United Negro College Fund · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
City Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Dance Theatre of Harlem · New York, NY · 2023
Educational and artistic programs
- $4,000
New Dramatists · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Food for families
- $4,000
City Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Dance Theatre of Harlem · New York, NY · 2022
Educational and artistic programs
- $4,000
New Dramatists · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Food for families
- $4,000
American Red Cross · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
City Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
Dance Theatre of Harlem · New York, NY · 2021
Educational and artistic programs
- $4,000
New Dramatists · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted grant
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021
Food for families
- $3,300
Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
American Lung Association · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Environmental Energy Study Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Food for families
- $3,000
Fresh Air Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research · Chappaqua, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Museum of Modern Art (Moma) · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024
Health care for poor countries
- $3,000
Remote Area Medical · Tennessee, TN · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Ronald McDonald House · New York, NY · 2024
Children with cancer
- $3,000
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
The Doe Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (Raices) · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2024
Public television
- $3,000
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Helping people withalzheimer's
- $3,000
Ballet Tech Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Coalition for the Homeless · New York, NY · 2023
Feeding the homeless
- $3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · West Springfield, MA · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Friends of Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Habitat for Humanity-Nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Affordable homes for low income families
- $3,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
United Negro College Fund · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
World Vision Ukraine Crisis · Federal Way, VA · 2023
Feeding vulnerable families
- $3,000
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Helping people with alzheimer's
- $3,000
Ballet Tech Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Coalition for the Homeless · New York, NY · 2022
Feeding the homeless
- $3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · West Springfield, MA · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Friends of Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
- $3,000
Habitat for Humanity-Nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Affordable homes for low income families
- $3,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant
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