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Mildred H Mcevoy Foundation

Worcester, MA · EIN 04-6069958. Reported 361 grants totalling $7,094,102 to 143 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$7,094,102granted, 2021-2024
143organizations funded
60%of grantees funded again the next year
$50.2Massets, 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. Mildred H Mcevoy 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $493,310. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
30 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
22 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
61 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
168 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
57 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
16 grants
$100,000 and Up
7 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Boothbay Railway Village MuseumBoothbay, ME$2,026,7112142024
Boothbay Region YMCABoothbay Harbor, ME$290,7501142024
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$290,0001142024
Willard House and Clock Museum IncNorth Grafton, MA$205,000532024
Lifeflight FoundationUnion, ME$161,956732024
Grand Banks Schooner Museum TrustBoothbay, ME$153,000632023
Worcester Art MuseumWorcester, MA$133,000742024
Maine Public Broadcasting CorporatiLewiston, ME$120,000332023
Boothbay Sea and Science CenterEast Boothbay, ME$105,500742024
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library AsBoothbay Harbor, ME$100,250322023
Boothbay Region Health CenterBoothbay Harbor, ME$100,000442024
Boothbay Harbor Police DepartmentBoothbay Harbor, ME$93,500542024
Boothbay Region Community ResourceBoothbay Harbor, ME$85,500832023
Maine Maritime MuseumBath, ME$80,000532024
Pomfret SchoolPomfet, CT$80,000442024
YMCA of Central MassachusettsWorcester, MA$76,500742024
Lincoln County Dental IncDamariscotta, ME$76,000542024
Historic New EnglandHaverhill, MA$75,000332024
Boothbay Region Historical SocietyBoothbay Harbor, ME$74,000442024
Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME$72,000942024
YWCA of Central MassachusettsWorcester, MA$70,000222022
Centro IncWorcester, MA$60,000332023
Main South Community Development CoWorcester, MA$60,000442024
Umass Memorial Health - Community HWorcester, MA$60,000332023
The Community CenterBoothbay Harbor, ME$55,000332023
Boothbay Region Ambulance ServiceBoothbay, ME$50,250322023
Barton Center for Diabetes EducatioNorth Oxford, MA$50,000112022
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library AssocBoothbay Harbor, ME$50,000112024
Lifelight FoundationUnion, ME$50,000112021
Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, ME$50,000332024
Moosehead Marine Museum IncGreenville, ME$50,000332024
New Hampton SchoolNew Hampton, NH$50,000222022
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens inBoothbay, ME$45,500522023
Boothbay Region Community Resource CouncBoothbay Harbor, ME$45,000112024
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens IncBoothbay, ME$45,000222024
Hanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsWorcester, MA$45,000222024
United States Lighthouse Society IHansville, WA$45,000222023
EcotariumWorcester, MA$42,000542024
Boothbay Harbor Cemetery DistrictBoothbay Harbor, ME$40,000442024
Boothbay Harbor Town ofBoothbay Harbor, ME$40,000332023
Boothbay Region Maritime FoundationBoothbay Harbor, ME$40,000112021
CASA Project Inc (the)Worcester, MA$40,000442024
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation MassachNatick, MA$40,000222023
Dean Snell Cancer FoundationBrunswick, ME$40,000442024
Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME$40,000332023
Maine Public Broadcasting CorpLewiston, ME$40,000112024
Rachel's TableWorcester, MA$40,000442024
Worcester AcademyWorcester, MA$40,000222022
Boothbay Region Land Trust IncBoothbay Harbor, ME$35,300332023
Maine PreservationYarmouth, ME$35,000332024
Music Worcester IncWorcester, MA$35,000442024
Pine Tree SocietyBath, ME$35,000332024
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor (theBoothbay Harbor, ME$34,700222024
American Antiquarian SocietyWorcester, MA$34,000422022
Boothbay Region Student Aid FundBoothbay Harbor, ME$30,450532023
Abby Kelley Foster House IncWorcester, MA$30,000332024
Boothbay Harbor Waterfront PreservationBoothbay Harbor, ME$30,000112024
Delta AmbulanceWaterville, ME$30,000222024
Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust Attn Robert RyanBoothbay Harbor, ME$30,000112024
Greater Worcester Community FoundatWorcester, MA$30,000332023
Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers MaineTopsham, ME$30,000332024
MainehealthDamariscotta, ME$30,000222022
Quoddy Tides FoundationEastport, ME$27,500332024
Boothbay Region District Nursing AsBoothbay, ME$25,100432023
Joy of Music Program IncWorcester, MA$25,000112022
Mechanics HallWorcester, MA$25,000332024
Boys & Girls Club of WorcesterWorcester, MA$20,000222024
College GuildBrunswick, ME$20,000332023
Community Harvest Project IncNorth Grafton, MA$20,000442024
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Mari ChNatick, MA$20,000112021
Cystic Firbrosis Foundation-Mari ChapteNatick, MA$20,000112024
Habitat for Humanity MetrowestgreaWorcester, MA$20,000222023
Hanover Theatre and Conservatory FoWorcester, MA$20,000112023
Make a Wish Foundation of MaineScarborough, ME$20,000112022
Mcphs UniversityWorcester, MA$20,000112021
New Garden Park - Fiscal Agent forWorcester, MA$20,000112022
Regional Enviromental Council (rec)Worcester, MA$20,000112023
Regional Environmental Council IncWorcester, MA$20,000112024
Saint John's Food for the Poor ProgWorcester, MA$20,000112022
Southern Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME$20,000112024
Umass Memorial Health Care Inc One Biotech ParkWorcester, MA$20,000112024
Virginia Project IncBath, ME$20,000112021
Worcester Regional Research BureauWorcester, MA$20,000442024
Worcester Youth Center IncWorcester, MA$20,000442024
Brunswick Naval Aviation MuseumBrunswick, ME$15,000112022
Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL$15,000112022
OceanswideNewcastle, ME$15,000112024
Roca IncChelsea, MA$15,000112022
Umass Memorial Health Care IncWorcester, MA$15,000112022
Vna Care Network & Hospice IncWorcester, MA$15,000112022
Vna Care Network and Hospice IncWorcester, MA$15,000112024
Boothbay Town of Fire DepartmentBoothbay, ME$14,500332023
Literacy Volunteers of Greater WorcWorcester, MA$11,000222022
300 Committee Land Trust IncFalmouth, MA$10,000112022
Assumption CollegeWorcester, MA$10,000112021
Boothbay Region District Nursing AssocBoothbay, ME$10,000112024
Camp Susan CurtisPortland, ME$10,000222023
Ecn Eldercare NetworkDamariscotta, ME$10,000112021
Greater Worcester Community Foundation IWorcester, MA$10,000112024
Island InstituteRockland, ME$10,000112021
Literacy Volunteers of Greater WorcesterWorcester, MA$10,000112024
Maine Lobstermen's Community AllianKennebunk, ME$10,000112022
Maine NeedsPortland, ME$10,000112022
Mustard Seed Catholic CommunityWorcester, MA$10,000112024
National Consumer Law Center IncBoston, MA$10,000112024
Penobscot Marine MuseumSearsport, ME$10,000112021
Pride Produations IncWorcester, MA$10,000112023
Pride Productions IncWorcester, MA$10,000222024
Quoddytides FoundationEastport, ME$10,000112023
Rangeley Health and WellnessRangeley, ME$10,000222024
Rescue Charlie's Friends Dog RescueWoolwich, ME$10,000112024
Rocky Coast Group HomeBoothbay Harbor, ME$10,000222023
Sargent Family Community FundRangeley, ME$10,000112022
Sargent Family Community Fund C/O Craig R SargentRangeley, ME$10,000112024
Southeast Asian CoalitionWorcester, MA$10,000112024
The Community Center Boothbay Region Health/Wellness FdnBoothbay Harbor, ME$10,000112024
Worcester Regional Chamber of CommerceWorcester, MA$10,000112024
National Education for Assistance DPrinceton, MA$8,000222022
Susan L Curtis Charitable FoundationPortland, ME$7,500112024
The WaldoWaldoboro, ME$7,000222024
United Way of Mid Coast MaineBath, ME$6,000112022
DetectogetherWestborough, MA$5,000112024
Dismas House of Massachusetts IncWorcester, MA$5,000112024
Harbor TheaterBoothbay, ME$5,000112024
Jeremiah's InnWorcester, MA$5,000112023
Neighborhood FalmouthFalmouth, MA$5,000112022
Snowlion Reperatory CompanyBoothbay Harbor, ME$5,000112024
Southeast Asian Coalition of CentraWorcester, MA$5,000112022
United States Lighthouse SocietyHansville, WA$5,000112024
Worcester Chamber Music SocietyWorcester, MA$5,000112022
Worcester Chamber Music Society Mechanics HallWorcester, MA$5,000112024
Middlesex SchoolConcord, MA$4,000222022
All Saints Episcopal ChurchWorcester, MA$2,000222023
Maine Climate Action Now Fiscal AgeBar Harbor, ME$2,000112023
All Saint Episcopal ChurchWorcester, MA$1,000112021
New England Botanic Garden at TowerBoylston, MA$1,000222023
Coastal Neighbors NetworkDartmouth, MA$500112023
Tower Hill Botanic GardenBoylston, MA$500112021
Friends of theLakewood Ranch, FL$470112023
Greater Androscoggin Humane SocietyLewiston, ME$50112022
The Animal FoundationLas Vegas, NV$50112022
New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MA$40112023
Children's Adovcacy Center of BcWorcester, MA$25112023

74 of 143 (52%) 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 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 201 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
54 grants
Arts & Culture
44 grants
Health Care
25 grants
Environment
16 grants
Human Services
16 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
12 grants
Food & Nutrition
7 grants
Community Improvement
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202182$1,681,000$10,000
2022111$2,038,905$10,000
202398$1,577,137$10,000
202470$1,797,060$10,000

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mildred H Mcevoy Foundation has 81 of them, worth $5,397,250. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Boothbay Harbor Waterfront PreservaBoothbay Harbor, ME$500,000
Willard House and Clock Museum IncNorth Grafton, MA$500,000
Boothbay Railway Village MuseumBoothbay, ME$370,000
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library AsBoothbay Harbor, ME$200,000
Lifelight FoundationUnion, ME$200,000
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$160,000
Maine Public Broadcasting CorporatiLewiston, ME$160,000
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library AsBoothbay Harbor, ME$150,000
Lifeflight FoundationUnion, ME$150,000
Boothbay Railway Village MuseumBoothbay, ME$125,000
Boothbay Railway Village MuseumBoothbay, ME$125,000
Boothbay Railway Village MuseumBoothbay, ME$125,000
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$120,000
Maine Public Broadcasting CorporatiLewiston, ME$120,000
Boothbay Region YMCABoothbay Harbor, ME$120,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 69% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maine. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Maine
$4.9M
Massachusetts
$2.0M
Connecticut
$80K
Washington
$50K
New Hampshire
$50K
Florida
$15K
Nevada
$50

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund65 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc47 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program37 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc34 shared recipientsMaine Community Foundation Inc29 shared recipientsRuth H & Warren a Ellsworth Foundation29 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maine.
  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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Mildred H Mcevoy 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: 100 Front Street 5TH Floor, Worcester, MA, 01608. 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.

EIN 04-6069958 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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