Richard K and Nancy L Donahue Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Lowell, MA · EIN 04-3133049 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Richard K & Nancy L Donahue
90grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$3.7Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
52 Belmont Ave
Lowell, MA 01852-2865
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | Lowell, MA | $960,000 |
| Merrimack Repertory Theatre | Lowell, MA | $505,000 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | $312,000 |
| Project Learn | Lowell, MA | $160,000 |
| International Institute of NE | Lowell, MA | $125,000 |
| Jfk Library | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Utec | Lowell, MA | $100,000 |
| Jfk Library | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Jfk Library | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Project Learn | Lowell, MA | $55,000 |
| Massachusetts School Admin Assoc | Franklin, MA | $50,000 |
| Neqm | Lowell, MA | $50,000 |
| Real News Project Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Whistler House Museum UNRESTRICED | Lowell, MA | $45,000 |
| Merrimack Valley Housing | Lowell, MA | $35,000 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $30,000 |
| Lowell Festival Foundation | Lowell, MA | $30,000 |
| Gbh | Boston, MA | $30,000 |
| Gmvc & V Bureau | Lowell, MA | $30,000 |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | $30,000 |
| Merrimack Repertory Theatre | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| Wbur Radio | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Wgbh Radio | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Lowell Association for the Blind | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| Neqm | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| University of Massachusetts | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| Wbur Radio | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Whistler House Museum UNRESTRICED | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| Gbh Beacon Circle | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Merrimack Repertory Theatre | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| Neqm | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| Wbur Radio | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Whistler House Museum UNRESTRICED | Lowell, MA | $25,000 |
| Gmvc & V Bureau | Lowell, MA | $20,000 |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | $20,000 |
| Lowell Community Health Center | Lowell, MA | $20,000 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | $20,000 |
| Mill City Grows | Lowell, MA | $20,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lowell | Lowell, MA | $20,000 |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | $20,000 |
| Lowell Chamber Orchestra | Lowell, MA | $15,000 |
| Merrimack Valley Housing | Lowell, MA | $15,000 |
| Middlesex Community College | Lowell, MA | $15,000 |
| Mill City Grows | Lowell, MA | $15,000 |
| Immaculate Conception | Lowell, MA | $15,000 |
| Ironstone Farm | Andover, MA | $15,000 |
| Merrimack Community College Gala | North Andover, MA | $15,000 |
| McC Foundation Inc | Lowell, MA | $15,000 |
| Mill City Grows | Lowell, MA | $15,000 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | $12,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lowell | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| House of Hope | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| Lowell Summer Music Festival | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lowell | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| Girls Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| House of Hope | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| Lowell Chamber Orchestra | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| Lowell Festival Foundation | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
| Lowell Summer Kids Program UNRESITRICTED | Lowell, MA | $10,000 |
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