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Laffey-Mchugh Foundation

Wilmington, DE · EIN 51-6015095. Reported 521 grants totalling $14.9M to 303 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$14.9Mgranted, 2021-2024
303organizations funded
41%of grantees funded again the next year
$66.1Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Laffey-Mchugh Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
3 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
28 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
201 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
207 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
67 grants
$100,000 and Up
15 grants

Every organization it funded

All 303 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Ministry of Caring IncWilmington, DE$825,000742024
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaConshohocken, PA$625,000842024
Food Bank of DelawareNewark, DE$450,000542024
TeensharpWilmington, DE$300,000442024
YMCA of DelawareWilmington, DE$300,000442024
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$225,000332024
Wilmington Friends SchoolWilmington, DE$225,000332023
Combined Campaign for JusticeWilmington, DE$210,000442024
Sunday Breakfast MissionWilmington, DE$210,000542024
Summer Learning Collaborative IncWilmington, DE$205,000332024
Catholic Charities IncWilmington, DE$175,000222023
Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League IncWilmington, DE$175,000432024
Friendship HouseWilmington, DE$155,000332024
Kind to Kids FoundationWilmington, DE$150,000222024
Kingswood Community Center IncWilmington, DE$140,000322023
Leading Youth Through Empowerment IncWilmington, DE$130,000332024
Urbanpromise WilmingtonWilmington, DE$125,000322024
4TH-Dimension LeadersWilmington, DE$120,000442024
Delaware College ScholarsWilmington, DE$120,000222024
YWCA Delaware IncWilmington, DE$120,000442024
Wilmington AllianceWilmington, DE$115,000222023
The Choir School of DelawareWilmington, DE$110,000332024
Nativity Preparatory School of WilmingtonWilmington, DE$105,000332024
Catholic Charities IncAlexandria, VA$100,000112022
Delaware Art MuseumWilmington, DE$100,000442024
Delaware College Scholars ProgramWilmington, DE$100,000222022
Delaware State University FoundationDover, DE$100,000112023
First Community FoundationWilmington, DE$100,000112022
Green Beret ProjectDover, DE$100,000442024
Partners for JusticeNew York, NY$100,000222024
Reading AssistWilmington, DE$100,000222024
Urbanpromise Ministries WilmingtonWilmington, DE$100,000222022
West End Neighborhood HouseWilmington, DE$100,000442024
Wilmington Senior CenterWilmington, DE$100,000442024
Literacy DelawareWilmington, DE$95,000332024
Tech ImpactWilmington, DE$95,000332024
Children & Families First Delaware IncWilmington, DE$94,000422024
Stehm IncWilmington, DE$94,000442024
Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids IncHockessin, DE$93,500332024
Delaware Center for Horticulture IncWilmington, DE$90,000442024
Las Americas Aspira AcademyNewark, DE$90,000222022
Operation WarmPhiladelphia, PA$90,000442024
Network ConnectWilmington, DE$80,000422024
Spur Impact AssociationWilmington, DE$80,000442024
St Patrick's CenterWilmington, DE$80,000222024
Teach for America IncWilmington, DE$80,000222022
The Precision InstituteWilmington, DE$80,000442024
Zoe Ministries IncGreenwood, DE$80,000332024
Serviam Girls AcademyWilmington, DE$76,500332023
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$75,000112021
Christina Cultural Arts Center IncWilmington, DE$75,000222024
Four YouthWilmington, DE$75,000222024
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle CountyWilmington, DE$75,000332024
Wilmington Children's ChorusWilmington, DE$73,000332024
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of ArtChadds Ford, PA$70,000332024
Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering IncWilmington, DE$70,000332024
Stop the Violence Prayer Chain FoundationWilmington, DE$70,000332024
Strive How to Lead Matters IncWilmington, DE$70,000222022
The Delaware ContemporaryWilmington, DE$70,000332024
The Challenge ProgramWilmington, DE$66,000332024
Cambodian Children's FundSanta Monica, CA$65,000532024
Central Delaware Habitat for HumanityDover, DE$65,000442024
Harpers HeartWilmington, DE$65,000222022
Wilmington Hope CommissionWilmington, DE$65,000222024
Academia Antonia Alonso Charter SchoolNewark, DE$60,000222024
Cancer Support Community DelawareWilmington, DE$60,000442024
Delaware Pacem in TerrisWilmington, DE$60,000222024
Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring AssociationWilmington, DE$60,000222024
The GrandWilmington, DE$60,000222024
Year Up IncNew Castle, DE$60,000222024
Delaware Adolescent Program IncBear, DE$55,000222024
Delaware Black Chamber of CommerceWilmington, DE$55,000222023
National Alopecia Areata FoundationSan Rafael, CA$55,000332024
Neighborhood House IncWilmington, DE$55,000222023
Network DelawareWilmington, DE$55,000332024
True Access Capital CorpWilmington, DE$55,000222024
Delaware Institute for the Arts in EducationWilmington, DE$51,000222024
Compass for Lifelong DiscoveryWoody Creek, CO$50,000332024
Delaware State UniversityDover, DE$50,000222022
Edge for TomorrowWilmington, DE$50,000332024
Family Promise of Northern NccoWilmington, DE$50,000112022
Family Promise of Northern New Castle County IncWilmington, DE$50,000112023
Fractured Atlas IncHartsdale, NY$50,000222022
Kind to KidsWilmington, DE$50,000112022
Leadership Delaware IncWilmington, DE$50,000222023
Limen House IncWilmington, DE$50,000222022
Little Sisters of the PoorNewark, DE$50,000112022
Ocean AllianceGloucester, MA$50,000332023
Planting to Feed IncWilmington, DE$50,000222024
Read-Aloud DelawareWilmington, DE$50,000222022
Reading Assist InstituteWilmington, DE$50,000112022
Response - Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual AssaultAspen, CO$50,000222024
St Michael's School & NurseryWilmington, DE$50,000112021
St Paul Catholic ChurchDelaware City, DE$50,000112021
The Connectde IncNewark, DE$50,000222024
The Harambee Fund at the Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DE$50,000212024
The Mary Campbell CenterWilmington, DE$50,000112021
Choir of Delaware IncorporatedWilmington, DE$45,000112021
Delaware Theatre CompanyWilmington, DE$45,000222024
Ingleside Homes IncWilmington, DE$45,000332024
More Than Fitness IncWilmington, DE$45,000222024
Nativity Prep School of WilmingtonWilmington, DE$45,000112022
Nehemiah Gateway Comm Development CorpWilmington, DE$45,000212021
Sojourners' Place IncWilmington, DE$45,000332024
Survivors of Abuse in Recovery IncWilmington, DE$45,000222023
Project New Start IncWilmington, DE$44,000222024
ResiliaNew Orleans, LA$40,816112022
Black Mothers in PowerWilmington, DE$40,000112023
Cambodian Childrens FundSanta Monica, CA$40,000212021
Delaware Futures IncWilmington, DE$40,000222024
Faithful Friends IncNew Castle, DE$40,000222022
Fractured Atlas (fiscally Sponsoring Ellen Priest Projects)Hartsdale, NY$40,000222024
Harambee Delaware FundWilmington, DE$40,000112023
Saint Patrick's CenterWilmington, DE$40,000112022
Teach for America DelawareWilmington, DE$40,000112023
The Delaware Zoological Society IncWilmington, DE$40,000222024
Freire Charter School FoundationWilmington, DE$35,000112022
Nerdit Foundation (dba Nerdit Cares)Wilmington, DE$35,000112023
Sussex Montessori SchoolSeaford, DE$35,000222024
The Nerdit FoundationWilmington, DE$35,000112021
The Teen Warehouse IncWilmington, DE$35,000112024
Kalmar Nyckel FoundationWilmington, DE$32,500222024
Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation IncWilmington, DE$31,000222024
Children & Families FirstWilmington, DE$30,000112022
Children and Families First Delawre IncWilmington, DE$30,000112021
Culture Restoration Project IncWilmington, DE$30,000112021
Delaware Center for Justice IncWilmington, DE$30,000112021
Delaware ShakespeareWilmington, DE$30,000222024
Gaudenzia IncNorristown, PA$30,000112022
Good Neighbors IncKennett Square, PA$30,000332024
Horizons at Tower HillWilmington, DE$30,000112023
Lutheran Community Services IncWilmington, DE$30,000112021
Mental Health Association in DelawareWilmington, DE$30,000112024
Neighborgood Partners IncDover, DE$30,000112024
PathfindersAspen, CO$30,000222024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater DelawareWilmington, DE$30,000112024
Saint Michael's School and NurseryWilmington, DE$30,000112022
Saint Paul Catholic ChurchDelaware City, DE$30,000112021
St John's Community ServicesWashington, DC$30,000222024
St Michael's School and Nursery IncWilmington, DE$30,000112023
The Music School of DelawareWilmington, DE$30,000222024
Todmorden FoundationWilmington, DE$30,000112023
Wilmington LibraryWilmington, DE$30,000112021
Year Up WilmingtonNew Castle, DE$30,000112023
Public Allies Delaware (americorps With Ud)Wilmington, DE$27,000112024
Public AlliesWilmington, DE$25,500112022
Abc Parenting InstituteNewark, DE$25,000112024
Amanacer Counseling and Resource CenterWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Archmere Academy US Catholic ConferenceClaymont, DE$25,000112022
Blindsight Delaware Enterprises IncWilmington, DE$25,000112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of DelawareWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Brandywine ConservancyChadds Ford, PA$25,000112022
Camp Possibilities FoundationPort Deposit, MD$25,000222024
Center for Structual Equity CommunityWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Center for Structural EquityWilmington, DE$25,000112021
Community Collaboration of Delaware IncNew Castle, DE$25,000112024
De Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Delaware Center for Contemporary ArtsWilmington, DE$25,000112021
Delaware College of Art and DesignWilmington, DE$25,000112021
Delaware Institute for the Arts in EducaWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Delaware Public Media IncDover, DE$25,000112024
Delawre Breast Cancer CoalitionWilmington, DE$25,000112021
Do Care Doula Foundation IncSmyrna, DE$25,000112023
Down Syndrome Association of DelawareNewark, DE$25,000112024
Early College School at Delaware State UniversityDover, DE$25,000112023
Elevate Vocal ArtsWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Elizabeth W Murphey SchoolDover, DE$25,000112022
Endless Possibilities in the Community IncNewark, DE$25,000112023
First State Squash IncWilmington, DE$25,000222023
Impact LifeWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Jefferson Street Center IncWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Jewish Family Services of Delaware IncWilmington, DE$25,000112021
Jfs DelawareWilmington, DE$25,000112023
Las Amricas Aspira AcademyNewark, DE$25,000112024
Local Journalism Initiative of DelawareWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Meet Me at the Well FoundationWilmington, DE$25,000112023
Melodic Movements Performing ArtsHockessin, DE$25,000112022
Mom's House Inc WilmingtonWilmington, DE$25,000112021
National Coalition of 100 Black Women De ChapterWilmington, DE$25,000112021
Pathfinders MbsAspen, CO$25,000222022
Pressley Ridge FoundationPittsburgh, PA$25,000112021
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA$25,000112023
Reed's Refuge CenterWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Reeds Refuge Center (rrc)Wilmington, DE$25,000112023
Saint Edmond's AcademyWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Saint Mark's High SchoolWilmington, DE$25,000112022
SL24 Unlocke the Light FoundationNewark, DE$25,000112023
Stop the Violence Prayer ChainWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Survivor VenturesWilmington, DE$25,000112023
Sussex County Habitat for HumanityNewton, NJ$25,000112021
Teach Zen IncWilmington, DE$25,000112024
The Grand Opera HouseWilmington, DE$25,000112021
The Springboard CollaborativeWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Urban Bike ProjectWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Wilmington Placemakers Dba Wilm Green BoxWilmington, DE$25,000112022
University of DelawareWilmington, DE$24,000112021
Adoption CenterWilmington, DE$20,000112021
Archmere AcademyClaymont, DE$20,000112024
Aspen Art MuseumAspen, CO$20,000442024
Best Buddies in DelawareGreenville, DE$20,000222024
Boy's & Girls Club of DelawareWilmington, DE$20,000112022
Bringing Hope Home IncMalvern, PA$20,000222024
Camp PossibilitiesPort Deposit, MD$20,000112022
Children's Beach House IncWilmington, DE$20,000222022
Delaware Children's MuseumWilmington, DE$20,000112022
Delaware First Media CorporationDover, DE$20,000112022
Exceptional Care for Children IncNewark, DE$20,000112022
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley IncGlenwood Springs, CO$20,000222024
Imperial Dynasty Arts Program IncWilmington, DE$20,000112021
Latin American Community CenterWilmington, DE$20,000222024
Mom's House (dover)Dover, DE$20,000112022
OperadelawareWilmington, DE$20,000332024
Presbyterian Church of the CovenantWilmington, DE$20,000112022
Rodney St Tennis & Tutoring AssocWilmington, DE$20,000112022
Rodney Street Tennis AssociationWilmington, DE$20,000112021
Ronald Mcdonald House of DelawareWilmington, DE$20,000112021
Sisters Supporting Sisters FoundationNew Castle, DE$20,000222024
Special Olympics DelawareNewark, DE$20,000112023
The Arc of Delaware IncWilmington, DE$20,000112024
The Gamma Theta Lambda Education FoundationWilmington, DE$20,000222024
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research IncNewark, DE$20,000222024
Ursuline AcademyWilmington, DE$20,000222023
Reach Riverside Development CorporationWilmington, DE$17,500112022
Girls on the Run DelawareWilmington, DE$16,000112023
Holy Angels School St Johns Rc ChurchNewark, DE$15,500112021
Resilia Philanthropic Ventures FoundationOakland, CA$15,300112024
American National Red Cross Delmarva ChapterWilmington, DE$15,000112021
Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO$15,000332023
Cheer IncGeorgetown, DE$15,000112023
Child IncWilmington, DE$15,000112021
Delaware Breast Cancer CoalitionWilmington, DE$15,000112024
Delaware HIV ConsortiumWilmington, DE$15,000112024
Delaware Interscholastic Cycling LeagueWilmington, DE$15,000112024
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science IncWilmington, DE$15,000112024
Epilepsy Foundation of DelawareNewark, DE$15,000112023
First State Ballet Theatre IncWilmington, DE$15,000112024
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake BayNewark, DE$15,000112022
Harry K FoundationRehoboth Beach, DE$15,000112021
Honorhealth FoundationScottsdale, AZ$15,000112024
La Esperanza IncGeorgetown, DE$15,000112023
Little People Big Dreams Learning CenterNew Castle, DE$15,000112024
Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporationtennis Rocks Tutoring AnWilmington, DE$15,000112023
Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporationtennis Rocks Tutoring andWilmington, DE$15,000112024
Roofs From the HeartWilmington, DE$15,000112024
ShatterproofNorwalk, CT$15,000112024
Shoes That FitClaremeont, CA$15,000112024
The Diocesan Council IncWilmington, DE$15,000112021
The Healing Tree Scd IncWilmington, DE$15,000112024
University of Delaware Partnership for Healthy CommunitiesNewark, DE$15,000112023
Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO$15,000332023

121 of 303 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 331 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
75 grants
Education
52 grants
Arts & Culture
43 grants
Housing & Shelter
20 grants
Youth Development
20 grants
Environment
14 grants
Crime & Legal
12 grants
Employment
11 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021122$3,929,000$25,000
2022116$3,703,316$25,000
2023130$3,587,000$25,000
2024153$3,703,800$20,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in Delaware. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Delaware
$12.7M
Pennsylvania
$1.2M
Colorado
$255K
New York
$200K
California
$190K
Virginia
$100K
Massachusetts
$75K
Maryland
$45K

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How to approach this foundation

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  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Delaware.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Laffey-Mchugh Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 2286, Wilmington, DE, 19899. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

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