The Donald C. McGraw Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on medical research and patient care—especially neurological disease (multiple sclerosis) and cancer—alongside sustained support for regional hospitals, hospices, and rehabilitation centers. It also invests in place-based cultural, environmental, and educational institutions in two primary geographies: Palm Beach County/Florida and Cape Cod/Berkshire (New England). Many grants are repeat awards to the same organizations, signaling multi-year relationships rather than one-off gifts.
Donald C Mcgraw Foundation Inc gives across a relatively small set of repeat partners, with several organizations appearing year after year at the $250,000 to $300,000 level. In the recent grant list, National Multiple Sclerosis Society received $350,000 in 2025, while Brigham and Women's Hospital received $300,000 in 2025 after prior gifts of the same amount in 2024 and 2023. That pattern points to sustained support rather than one-time project funding. Medical research and patient care dominate the foundation’s profile, especially multiple sclerosis, cancer, and specialized hospital programs. Mayo Clinic Jacksonville appears repeatedly, including a $250,000 grant in 2025 and earlier $250,000 support in 2024 and 2023, while Dana Farber Cancer Institute received $250,000 in 2025 and 2024. The foundation also backs the National Ms Society-north Florida Chapter, Bethesda Hospital Foundation, and Mayo Clinic-translational Neuroimmunology Lab, showing a mix of national disease-focused organizations and clinical institutions. Alongside health care, the foundation supports a smaller cluster of cultural, educational, and community organizations in Florida and New England, including Mystic Seaport, Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County, Berkshire School, and Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society. Most awards are listed as general support.
Multiple sclerosis is one of the clearest themes in the recent grants. The foundation gave $350,000 to National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2025, and it also awarded $250,000 to National Ms Society-north Florida Chapter in 2025, following the same amount in 2024 and 2023. That repeated support suggests an ongoing commitment to MS services and research. Cancer care is another major thread. Dana Farber Cancer Institute received $250,000 in 2025 and $250,000 in 2024, both for general support. Hospital-based giving is also visible in Florida, where Bethesda Hospital Foundation received $250,000 in 2025 after $250,000 in 2024 and 2023. The foundation also funds neuroscience research directly. Mayo Clinic-translational Neuroimmunology Lab received $200,000 in 2024 and $200,000 in 2023. Outside medicine, support reaches cultural and community institutions such as Mystic Seaport, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County, and Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society.
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$42.5M
$12.4M
$6.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 17% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Concentrated, mid-to-large sized grants with frequent repeat funding to core grantees; a mix of national research leaders and regionally focused nonprofits, indicating multi-year relationships and geographic loyalty to Palm Beach County and Cape Cod/Berkshire communities.
Notable grantees: National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County
Typical grants cluster around five figures to low six figures, with p25 at $10,000, median at $25,000, and p75 at $50,000. The recent grant list shows many larger general-support awards layered on top of that distribution, including repeated commitments across 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the same organizations. That recurrence appears in health-care and disease-focused grantees as well as place-based cultural institutions. The foundation does not make grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is broad, but the funding style is stable: general support and multi-year relationships are prominent.
Giving is national, and every recipient in the provided distribution is in the United States. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 16% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards also cluster in Massachusetts, including Brookline, Hyannis, East Sandwich, Sandwich, Sheffield, and West Palm Beach in Florida. Outside Florida and Massachusetts, the list includes Washington, DC; Jacksonville and Boynton Beach in Florida; Mystic, Connecticut; and Rochester, Minnesota.
The recent grants center on medical research and patient care, especially multiple sclerosis, cancer, hospitals, and rehabilitation programs. The list also includes a smaller set of cultural, educational, and youth-serving organizations in Florida and New England.
The recent grants are overwhelmingly labeled general support. That appears across hospitals, disease organizations, and community institutions, including repeated awards to the same recipients over multiple years.
Typical grants are modest relative to the larger awards in the recent list: p25 is $10,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $50,000. The foundation also makes larger general-support grants at the $150,000 to $350,000 level.
Florida receives the most grants by count, and 16% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The giving is still national overall, with recipients spread across Florida, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Washington, DC.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2023, 2024, and 2025; National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2024 and 2025, plus a 2023 gift; and Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHAM AND WOMANS HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (DAVID) | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL MS SOCIETY-NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER (JOSH) | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BROOKLINE, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MYSTIC SEAPORT | MYSTIC, CT | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BROOKLINE, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BERKSHIRE SCHOOL (ROBIN) | SHEFFIELD, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HERITAGE PLANTATION OF SANDWICH | SANDWICH, MA | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (ROBIN) | SHEFFIELD, MA | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH ZOO AND CONSERVATION SOCIETY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAMI | HYANNIS, MA | $125,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CAPE COD | EAST SANDWICH, MA | $125,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CAPE COD | MASHPEE, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD ACADEMY | OSTERVILLE, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL MS SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH (JOSH) | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD MARITIME MUSEUM | HYANNIS, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOOSAC SCHOOL | HOOSICK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA | PALATKA, FL | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD SYMPHONY | HYANNIS, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (CAPE COD HOSP) | HYANNIS, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MALIVAI WASHINGTON KIDS FOUNDATION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $55,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAN DO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | AVON, CO | $55,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HYANNIS PUBLIC LIBRARY | HYANNIS, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REVOLUTIONARY SPACES | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| US FENCING FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP BOGGY CREEK | EUSTIS, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELIZABETH FREEMAN CENTER | PITTSFIELD, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME | STURGIS, SD | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WARRIORS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD YMCA | WEST BARNSTABLE, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PLAY TO LEAD FOUNDATION | GREAT BARRINGTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LITERACY COALITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WELLSTRONG INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORP | HYANNIS, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL-GREAT BARRINGTON MA | GREAT BARRINGTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREENAGERS INC | SOUTH EGREMONT, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BARNSTABLE CLEAN WATER COALITION (DAVID) | OSTERVILLE, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER | JUNO BEACH, FL | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERSSISTERS OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS | HYANNIS, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SUPPORT FND | PLYMOUTH, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARTS FOUNDATION OF CAPE COD (DAVID) | HYANNIS, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BERKSHIRE SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER (ROBIN) | GREAT BARRINGTON, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HILLCREST EDUCATION CENTERS | PITTSFIELD, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK SKI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
BRIGHAM AND WOMANS HOSPITAL
$300,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (DAVID)
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY-NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER (JOSH)
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
MYSTIC SEAPORT
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BERKSHIRE SCHOOL (ROBIN)
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (ROBIN)
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PALM BEACH ZOO AND CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NAMI
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CAPE COD
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAPE COD ACADEMY
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH (JOSH)
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAPE COD MARITIME MUSEUM
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOSPICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAPE COD SYMPHONY
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (CAPE COD HOSP)
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HYANNIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
REVOLUTIONARY SPACES
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
US FENCING FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMP BOGGY CREEK
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WARRIORS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PLAY TO LEAD FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WELLSTRONG INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL-GREAT BARRINGTON MA
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BARNSTABLE CLEAN WATER COALITION (DAVID)
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERSSISTERS OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SUPPORT FND
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARTS FOUNDATION OF CAPE COD (DAVID)
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BERKSHIRE SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER (ROBIN)
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HILLCREST EDUCATION CENTERS
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW YORK SKI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT