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Funding search · EIN 043244143 · Lebanon, NH

Joseph P Donahue Charitable

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

189
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
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.

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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.

Lowell Catholic High School3 grants · $116,000
Orchard Valley Waldorf School3 grants · $100,000
Off the Park Press3 grants · $71,425
Selva Oscura3 grants · $67,000
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust3 grants · $60,000
Pioneer Valley Poetry Productions2 grants · $50,000
Church of the Good Shepherd3 grants · $36,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust3 grants · $29,000
Upper Valley Snow Sports Foundation2 grants · $27,000
Golden Handcuffs Review Publication1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$303,000

2022

$446,500

2023

$313,375

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 189 grants.

$56,000
Lowell Catholic High School · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$55,000
Lowell Catholic High School · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
Orchard Valley Waldorf School · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$32,000
Selva Oscura · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$30,000
Off the Park Press · Plainfield, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
Pioneer Valley Poetry Productions · Northfield, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$26,425
Off the Park Press · Plainfield, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted
$26,000
Upper Valley Snow Sports Foundation · Enfield, NH · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Orchard Valley Waldorf School · Montpelier, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Selva Oscura · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Orchard Valley Waldorf School · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Nashua, NH · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Golden Handcuffs Review Publication · Seatle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Greater Lowell Community Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Pioneer Valley Poetry Productions · Northfield, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust · Bethel, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Off the Park Press · Plainfield, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted
$11,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Nashua, NH · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Brother Sullivan Fund · Danvers, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Fractured Atlas · Amherst, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Golden Handcuffs Review · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Capstone Vt · Barre, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Greenville Junction Depot Friends · Greenville, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Litter Krewe · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Maine Adaptive Sports and Rec · Newry, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Moosehead Marine Museum · Greenville, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Selva Oscura · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$8,000
Lowell Festival Foundation Fall Fes · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$8,000
Bridgton Academy · North Bridgton, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$8,000
Central Catholic High School · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$8,000
Chelmsford Comm Exchange · Chelmsford, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$8,000
Montpelier Community Gospel Choir · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$8,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust · Bethel, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,000
White River Partnership · South Royalston, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Bridgton Academy · North Bridgton, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Central Catholic High School · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Girls Incorporated Fo Greater Lowel · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Greenville Junction Depot Friends · Greenville, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Litter Krewe Corp · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust · Bethel, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Waldorf School of Lexington · Lexington, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Brother Sullivan Fd-St John'S Prep · Danvers, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$6,000
Brother Sullivan Fd-St John'S Prep · Danvers, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Capstone Vt · Barre, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chelmsford Comm Exchange · Chelmsford, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lowell Catholic High School · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Maine Adaptive Sports and Rec · Newry, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Montpelier Community Gospel Choir · Montpelier, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Moosehead Marine Museum · Greenville, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Scrag Mountain Music · Marshfield, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Old Meeting House · East Montpelier, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chelmsford Comm Exchange · Chelmsford, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Nashua, NH · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Greenville Function Depot Friends · Greenville, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Main Adaptive Sports and Recreation · Newry, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
United Teen Equality Center · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,500
The Good Smaritan Haven · Barre, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$4,000
Alameda County Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$4,000
Clemmons Family Farm · Charlotte, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$4,000
Lowell Boys & Girls Club · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$4,000
Lowell Festival Foundation Fall Fes · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$4,000
Lowell Festival Foundation Fall Fes · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Montpelier Community Gospel Choir · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
Mill City Grows · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,000
Northwood Music Collaborative · Amasa, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,000
Spectrum Youth & Family Services · Burlington, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,000
The Good Smaritan Haven · Barre, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,000
Girls Incorporated Fo Greater Lowel · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,000
The Whole Horse Experience · Newry, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,000
Bridgton Academy · North Bridgton, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
Central Catholic High Sch · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
Girls Incorporated Fo Greater Lowel · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
Lowell Litter Krewe · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
The Austin Fund · Reading, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
The Old Meeting House · East Montpelier, VT · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
The Whole Horse Experience · Newry, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
Wardorf School of Lexington · Lexington, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,500
Water for Cambodia · Bristol, RI · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,500
Water for Cambodia · Bristol, RI · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Green Mountain Monastery · Greensboro, VT · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,500
The Good Smaritan Haven · Barre, VT · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,500
Water for Cambodia a Middleton Rota · Bristol, RI · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,000
Adam Keenan Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Adam Keenan Memorial Scholarship Fu · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Green Mountain Club · Waterbury, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Lake Champlain Land Trust · Burlington, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Lowell Humane Society · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Mustard Seed Community · Medfield, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Northern Stage · White River Junction, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Scrag Mountain Music · Marshfield, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
The Craig Maxfield Mem S · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
The Old Meeting House · East Montpelier, VT · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Another Way · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Unrestricted

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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.