Sheehan Family Foundation
Kingston, MA · EIN 04-3197325. Reported 133 grants totalling $636,978 to 89 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Sheehan Family 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant to Rocking the Boat | Bronx, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rocking the Boat | Bronx, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eagles Wings | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $21,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grant to Little Women's Fund of Gr Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Women's Fund of Gr Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| STEM Alliance | Larchmont, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean Reef Community Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $17,000 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Horizon for Homeless | Roxbury, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ocean Reef | Key Largo, FL | $12,000 | 5 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keys Children Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $10,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womans Club of Wi | Milwaukee, WI | $10,500 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Community Fish | Chatham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chatham Orpheum Theatre | Chatham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Contribution to Notre Dame Middle School | Duluth, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fields for Kids | Larchmont, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fields for Kids Program | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grant to First Stage Children's Theater | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horizons for Homeless Center | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keys Childrens Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Chance to Grow Up | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Northshore | Beverly, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grant to Ocean Reef Community Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grant to YMCA of North Shore | Beverly, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grant to Asian University for Women Support Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grant to CARE2COMMUNITIES | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant to Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grant to Keys Children's Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Comm Fisherman Alliance | Chatham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chatham Orpheum | Chatham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grant to Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harwich Conservation | South Harwich, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harwich Conservation Tr | Harwich, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home Church of Citrus | Floral City, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keys Childrens Foundations | Key Largo, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Belgium Coworker Assistance Fund | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the North Shore | Beverly, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant to Girls on the Run | Charlotte, NC | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Stage | Milwaukee, WI | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grant to Cape Cod Commercial Fishermans Alliance | Chatham, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grant to Chatham Orpheum Theatre | Chatham, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| IMPACT100 Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michael E Thornton Foundation | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Contribution to Pi Beta Phi - University of Mo | Town and Country, MO | $2,778 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Newton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise Metrowes | Natick, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Stage Children's Theater | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Impact 1000 Greater Milwaukee | Brookfield, WI | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant to Harwich Convservation | South Harwich, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grant to Wellspring House | Gloucester, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smu Office of Development | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Contribution to Green Tree Garden Club | Mequon, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marthas Vineyard | Oak Bluffs, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pleasant Bay Community | Hariwch, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sya | North Andover, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,250 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aloha Foundation | Fairlee, VT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Care 2 Communities | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contribution to Boys Hope Girls Hope | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contribution to Junior League of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contribution to Milwaukee College Prep | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grant to Sojourner Family Peace Center | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Leage of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marthas Vineyard Arts | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame School of Mi | Pontiac, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pi Beta Phi - University of Mo | Town and Country, MO | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Acts Housing | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charles Kubly Foundation | Mequon, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Contribution to Keys Children's Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Garden Club of America | Mequon, WI | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant to Milwaukee College Prep School | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Tree Garden Club | Mequon, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Public Library | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minute Man Road Club | Boxborough, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame School | Pontiac, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pi Beta Phi Foundation | Town and Country, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Hills Foundation | River Hills, WI | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sarcoma Foundation | Damascus, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Mi | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Versiti Blood | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wi Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts | Cedarburg, WI | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wi Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
24 of 89 (27%) 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 36%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 36 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | $81,500 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 23 | $127,278 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 41 | $186,850 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $241,350 | $2,000 |
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. 33% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- 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.
- 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 Sheehan Family 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 K, Kingston, MA, 02364. 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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