Funding search · EIN 043133049 · Lowell, MA

Richard K & Nancy L Donahue

Name: Richard K & Nancy L Donahue grants, 2022–2025
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.

117
grants reported: $8.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
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.

What they fund

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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.

Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congres1 grant · $2.5M
Greater Lowell Community Foundation4 grants · $987,500
Merrimack Repertory Theatre4 grants · $840,000
Utec2 grants · $620,000
Lasell University4 grants · $600,000
Project Learn4 grants · $530,000
Jfk Library4 grants · $500,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank3 grants · $344,000
International Institute of Ne2 grants · $126,000
Neqm4 grants · $125,000

Giving over time

$4.8M

2022

$2.5M

2023

$551,500

2024

$638,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 117 grants.

$2.5M
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congres · Burlington, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$960,000
Greater Lowell Community Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$530,000
Lasell University · Newton, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$520,000
Utec · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$505,000
Merrimack Repertory Theatre · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$312,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$310,000
Project Learn · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$285,000
Merrimack Repertory Theatre · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$250,000
Jfk Library · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$160,000
Project Learn · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$125,000
International Institute of Ne · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Jfk Library · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Utec · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$75,000
Jfk Library · Boston, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$75,000
Jfk Library · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$75,000
Who What Why Russ Baker · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$55,000
Project Learn · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$50,000
Massachusetts School Admin Assoc · Franklin, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$50,000
Neqm · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$50,000
Real News Project · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$50,000
Merrimack Valley Housing · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$45,000
Whistler House Museum · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestriced
$35,000
Merrimack Valley Housing · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
Girls Inc of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$30,000
Lowell Festival Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$30,000
Gbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
Gmvc & V Bureau · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
Lasell University · Newton, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
McC Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Merrimack Repertory Theatre · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wbur Radio · Boston, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wgbh Radio · Boston, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$25,000
Gbh Beacon Circle · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Merrimack Repertory Theatre · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Neqm · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wbur Radio · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Whistler House Museum · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestriced
$25,000
Lowell Association for the Blind · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Neqm · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
University of Massachusetts · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wbur Radio · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Whistler House Museum · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestriced
$25,000
Gbh · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Neqm · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Nrwa · Groton, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Strongwater Farm · Tewksbury, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wbur Radio · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Whistler House Museum · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestriced
$20,000
Gmvc & V Bureau · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Lasell University · Newton, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Lowell Community Health Center · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Lasell University · Newton, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Mill City Grows · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Girls · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Lowell Festival Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Mill City Grows · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Lowell Chamber Orchestra · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Merrimack Valley Housing · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Middlesex Community College · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Mill City Grows · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
McC Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
Mill City Grows · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
Immaculate Conception · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Ironstone Farm · Andover, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Merrimack Community College Gala · North Andover, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$12,500
Greater Lowell Community Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$12,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Greater Lowell Community Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Summer Music Festival · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Youth Leadership Program · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Middlesex Community College · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Girls · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Chamber Orchestra · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Festival Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Summer Kids Program · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unresitricted
$10,000
Gmvc & V Bureau · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lowell Transitional Living · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Coalition for a Better Acre · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
D'Youville Senior Care · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lowell Association for the Blind · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lowell Parks & Conservation · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lowell Transitional Living · Lowell, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Mustard Seed Communities · Needham, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Strongwater Farm · Tewksbury, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Meagan House Foundation · Dracut, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
United Way of Mass Bay · Boston, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Greater Lowell Community Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Strongwater Farm · Tewksbury, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
McC Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Project Learn · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Women Working Wonders · Lowell, MA · 2023
Unrestricted

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