Funding search · EIN 046043096 · Dover, MA
Macpherson Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 91
- grants reported
- $161,400
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Children'S Hospital Trust2 grants · $40,000
- Childrens Hospital2 grants · $21,000
- Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance3 grants · $6,000
- High Spirit Community Farm3 grants · $6,000
- The Church of the Redeemer3 grants · $6,000
- Groton School3 grants · $5,934
- Kenyon College3 grants · $4,966
- Reach3 grants · $3,000
- Animal Friends Alliance3 grants · $3,000
- St Jude Childrens Research Hospital3 grants · $3,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 91 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Children'S Hospital Trust · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
Children'S Hospital Trust · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $2,000
High Spirit Community Farm · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General Fund
- $2,000
The Church of the Redeemer · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General Fund
- $2,000
High Spirit Community Farm · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General Fund
- $2,000
The Church of the Redeemer · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
General Fund
- $2,000
High Spirit Community Farm · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $2,000
The Church of the Redeemer · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
General Fund
- $1,983
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2024
General fund
- $1,983
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2023
General fund
- $1,978
Groton School · Groton, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,978
Groton School · Groton, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,978
Groton School · Groton, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Animal Friends Alliance · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association · Cody, WY · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Divof Devel& the Jimmy Fund · Brookline, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Dexter Southfield School · Brookline, MA · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Epilepsy Foundation New England · Lowell, MA · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Folds of Honor · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation · Powell, WY · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program · Lincoln, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Museum of the Rockies · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Mystic Seaport Museum · Mystic, CT · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Needham Police Working Dogs Foundation · Needham, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
New England Center and Home for Veterans · Bostona, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
New England Ski Museum · Franconia, NH · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Reach · Waltham, MA · 2024
Capital Campaign
- $1,000
Refugee Protection International · Belmont, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Santa'S Magic · Boxford, MA · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Tcc Employee Education Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Tenacity · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Texas Children Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
The Vincent Memorial Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Uss Constitution Museum · Boston, MA · 2024
General Fund
- $1,000
Veterans 2 Veterans Group · Littleton, NH · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Youth Build Boston · Roxbury, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
America Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Animal Friends Alliance · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association · Cody, WY · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Dexter Southfield School · Brookline, MA · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Epilepsy Foundation New England · Lowell, MA · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Folds of Honor · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center · West Yellowstone, MT · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation · Powell, WY · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Massachusetts General Hospitalvincent Memorial Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Museum of the Rockies · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Mystic Seaport Museum · Mystic, CT · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
New England Ski Museum · Franconia, NH · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
New York Road Runners · New York, NY · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Reach · Waltham, MA · 2023
Capital Campaign
- $1,000
Santa'S Magic · Boxford, MA · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Tcc Employee Education Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
The Neighborhood Developers · Chelsea, MA · 2023
General Fund
- $1,000
Youth Build Boston · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Alzheimers Association of Nh · Waltham, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Animal Friends Alliance · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Cape Cod Maritime Museum · Hingham, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Divof Devel& the Jimmy Fund · Brookline, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Mt Eustis Ski Hill · Littleton, NH · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Mystic Seaport Museum · Mystic, CT · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
New England Ski Museum · Franconia, NH · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Reach · Waltham, MA · 2022
Capital Campaign
- $1,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Santa'S Magic · Boxford, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Texas Children Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
The Genesis Foundation for Children · Waltham, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
The Light Foundation · Greenville, OH · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
The Vincent Memorial Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Wee3beasties Saving the Strays · New Prague, MN · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
General Fund
- $1,000
Youth Build Boston · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General fund
- $500
Dexter Southfield School · Brookline, MA · 2022
General Fund
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