Open Foundations · Massachusetts

John a Mcneice Jr Charitable Foundation

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043371560. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.4M across 27 grants in 2024, a median of $200K each.

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$4.4M
paid in 2024
27
grants paid
$200K
median grant
53%
to first-time recipients
$73.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
The Board of Trustees
Address
c/o Choate PO Box 961019, Boston, MA, 02196
Phone
6172484045
Form the request should take
Interested applicants may request a "preliminary" application from the Foundation, complete it, and return the application by the end of the first month in their application cycle. The initial "preliminary" application can be found on the Foundation's website. The Trustees and their advisors will then review all received "preliminary" applications, and then decide which applicants will be invited to submit a "final" application ("final" applications are by invitation only). Applicants may be requested to provide a description of their organization, a description of the funding need, a budget, a Board list, financial and tax reports, and other materials deemed necessary by the Trustees to approve the application. Applicants may be required to submit their materials both online and by mail.
Submission deadline
Awards are reviewed in 4-month cycles, from October-January, and from April-July.
Restrictions on awards
The Foundation makes distributions primarily to the Roman Catholic Church and Church related charitable, educational, and medical organizations. More specifically, the Foundation pays grants to support and promote (1) the Catholic faith and mission of the Catholic Church; (2) the education, training, and development, both spiritual and intellectual, of young people; (3) those who are unable to support themselves. Applicants must comply with these goals. Additionally, preference will be shown to applicants with clear and immediate intentions for using granted funds, and that show clean and compliant financial reports, budgets, and tax records. Awards are generally between $25,000 to $250,000 per year, and are rarely paid to organizations located outside Massachusetts.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202501889349100425. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 27 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Cardinal Spellman High SchoolMA$350,000General Purpose
2St John the Baptist Catholic ChurchMA$350,000General Purpose
3Austin Preparatory SchoolMA$250,000General Purpose
4Campaign for Catholic SchoolsMA$250,000General Purpose
5Daughters of St PaulMA$250,000General Purpose
6Saint Thomas the Apostle ParishMA$250,000General Purpose
7The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of BostonMA$250,000General Purpose
8Trustees of Boston CollegeMA$250,000General Purpose
9Catholic Center at Northeastern UniversityMA$200,000General Purpose
10Montrose SchoolMA$200,000General Purpose
11Oblates of the Virgin MaryMA$200,000General Purpose
12Saint Bridget SchoolMA$200,000General Purpose
13Saint Francis House IncMA$200,000General Purpose
14South Shore Community Action CouncilMA$200,000General Purpose
15My Brothers Keeper IncMA$150,000General Purpose

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202018$292K
202111$165K
20227$45K
202319$2.3M
202427$4.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Massachusetts100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Cameron CaseyTrustee · 2024
Edward G CaseyTrustee · 2024
George AshurTrustee · 2024
John Shaughnessy JrTrustee · 2024
Margarete a PortanovaTrustee/Executive Director · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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