The Lyndon Paul Lorusso Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on a single pediatric healthcare initiative, providing substantial support for coordinated genetics services for children. Its funding appears focused, programmatic, and locally targeted, likely aimed at sustaining specialized clinical services for rare genetic conditions.
Lyndon Paul Lorusso Charitable Foundatio centers its giving on a single pediatric genetics program: the Dr. Murray Feingold Coordinated Care Service. In 2023, the foundation made a $250,000 grant to The Genesis Foundation for Children Inc for salary support and Cape Cod patient care tied to that service, and in 2025 it followed with another $175,000 for the Feingold Coordinated Genetics Service. That pattern points to sustained support for specialized clinical care rather than broad, multi-issue grantmaking. The foundation’s recent awards also show that this medical focus is connected to children and families living on Cape Cod. Beyond the genetics program, it has funded coordinated care, patient services, and local health programming through Cape-based nonprofits and clinics. Its giving is local in scope, with grants going to organizations in Massachusetts and concentrated in the communities that serve Cape Cod residents. Alongside the healthcare grants, the foundation has also supported food access, fuel assistance, scholarships, and youth recreation in the same region. The result is a small set of recurring community needs around child health, household stability, and family support, funded through substantial six-figure and five-figure grants.
Pediatric genetics is the clearest through line. The foundation gave The Genesis Foundation for Children Inc $250,000 in 2023 for salary support and Cape Cod patient care for the Dr. Murray Feingold Coordinated Care Service, then $175,000 in 2025 for the Feingold Coordinated Genetics Service. Its health grantmaking also reaches broader Cape Cod services. Community Health Center of Cape Cod Inc received $125,000 in 2023 to launch a lifestyle medicine program and another $30,000 in 2025 for lifestyle medicine. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corporation was awarded $101,750 in 2025 to update equipment for Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod. The foundation also backs basic-needs programs. The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc received $125,000 in 2023 for food distribution on Cape Cod and $50,000 in 2025 for food distribution to Cape Cod. Housing Assistance Corporation received $35,000 in 2025 for fuel assistance for low- and moderate-income households.
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Most grants fall between $12K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Highly concentrated: few large grants to a single repeat grantee/program rather than broad distribution; multi-grant support focused on sustaining a specific medical service.
Notable grantees: The Genesis Foundation for Children (Feingold Coordinated Genetics Service)
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range: p25 is $12,000, the median is $20,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent record also includes several much larger awards, including $250,000 and $175,000 for genetics services. The pattern is programmatic and recurring rather than one-off, with some recipients appearing in both 2023 and 2025, such as The Genesis Foundation for Children Inc, Community Health Center of Cape Cod Inc, Cape Abilities Inc, Falmouth Service Center Inc, The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc, Duffy Health Center Inc, and Housing Assistance Corporation. The foundation funds individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Giving is entirely in the United States, and 100% of grants in the data go to recipients in Massachusetts. The strongest concentration is on Cape Cod communities, including Boston, Hyannis, Mashpee, Falmouth, Orleans, South Dennis, Harwich, Sandwich, Yarmouth Port, Osterville, and Forestdale. Boston appears as a recipient city for The Genesis Foundation for Children Inc, The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc, and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Several grants also reach Plymouth-based organizations serving Cape Cod needs.
Its clearest focus is pediatric coordinated genetics services, especially the Dr. Murray Feingold Coordinated Care Service and Feingold Coordinated Genetics Service. The largest recent grants were $250,000 in 2023 and $175,000 in 2025 to The Genesis Foundation for Children Inc for that work.
The recent grant profile is centered on smaller awards: p25 is $12,000, the median grant is $20,000, and p75 is $25,000. Larger outliers do appear, including six-figure grants for genetics services and Cape Cod health programs.
Giving is local and entirely in Massachusetts. The recipient country distribution is 100% US, and the grants in the data go to Massachusetts organizations in places such as Boston, Hyannis, Mashpee, Falmouth, Orleans, South Dennis, Harwich, Sandwich, Yarmouth Port, Osterville, and Forestdale.
The foundation also supports food access, fuel assistance, scholarships, recreation, and housing-related services. Examples include grants for food distribution on Cape Cod, emergency fuel assistance for low- and moderate-income households, scholarships for Falmouth students, and a vacation recreation program for children on Cape Cod.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including The Genesis Foundation for Children Inc, Community Health Center of Cape Cod Inc, Cape Abilities Inc, Falmouth Service Center Inc, The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc, Duffy Health Center Inc, and Housing Assistance Corporation. That repeated presence suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GENESIS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN INC | BOSTON, MA | $175,000 | 2025 | FEINGOLD COORDINATED GENETICS SERVICE |
| SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CORPORATION | SANDWICH, MA | $101,750 | 2025 | F/B/O SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CAPE COD FOR UPDATING EQUIPMENT |
| LOWER CAPE OUTREACH COUNCIL INC | ORLEANS, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT POSITION |
| COMMUNITY SYSTEMS INC | PLYMOUTH, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | RENOVATIONS TO A GROUP HOME IN SANDWICH |
| CAPE ABILITIES INC | HYANNIS, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO CAPE COD |
| FALMOUTH SERVICE CENTER INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEROES IN TRANSITION INC | MASHPEE, MA | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FEASIBILITY |
| HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORPORATION | HYANNIS, MA | $35,000 | 2025 | FUEL ASSISTANCE FOR LOW & MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS |
| FAMILY PANTRY OF CAPE COD CORP THE | HARWICH, MA | $35,000 | 2025 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS |
| ELDER SERVICES OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS INC | SOUTH DENNIS, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | MEALS-ON-WHEELS SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF CAPE COD INC | MASHPEE, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | LIFESTYLE MEDICINE |
| DUFFY HEALTH CENTER INC | HYANNIS, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION OF FALMOUTH INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FALMOUTH STUDENTS |
| LATHAM CENTERS INC | YARMOUTH PORT, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE KITCHEN RENOVATION PROJECT |
| CAPE COD CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | MASHPEE, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES INC | HYANNIS, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY SUPPORT FOUNDATION INC | SANDWICH, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | HEALTHY VETS SHARE MARKETS |
| CAPE COD CHALLENGER CLUB INC | OSTERVILLE, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | VACATION RECREATION PROGRAM |
| TOMMY'S PLACE FOUNDATION INC | QUINCY, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SHARING KINDNESS INC | SOUTH HARWICH, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | THE HOPE SQUAD PROGRAM |
| WELLSTRONG INC | EAST FALMOUTH, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD VILLAGE CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | ORLEANS, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BELONGING TO EACH OTHER INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CAPE AND ISLANDS VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER INC | HYANNIS, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM |
| HOMELESS NOT HOPELESS INC | HYANNIS, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL INC | HYANNIS, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID |
| WINGS FOR FALMOUTH FAMILIES INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CAPE KID MEALS INC | FORESTDALE, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FALMOUTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT, INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE $5,000 TOWARDS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY INITIATIVE |
| JOE Q VETERAN COFFEE BREAK | NORTH FALMOUTH, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL TO BUILD OUT A CAF AND COOKING CLASS SPACE |
| SAMARITANS ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS INC | MASHPEE, MA | $19,120 | 2025 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM |
| CAPE HEAD INJURED PERSONS' HOUSING AND EDUCATION GROUP INC | CENTERVILLE, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CAPE COD CHILDREN'S PLACE INC | NORTH EASTHAM, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | EARLY LEARNING CENTER |
| PAUSE A WHILE INC | BREWSTER, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WE CAN CORPORATION | HARWICH PORT, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | HYANNIS EXPANSION |
| CAPE WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE INC | SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES FOR PEOPLE FACING CANCER |
| CAPE ORGANIZATION FOR RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED INC | HYANNIS, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL INC | ORLEANS, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | CRITICAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATORS INC | SOUTH CHATHAM, MA | $12,500 | 2025 | POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES TO STUDENT SUPPORT (PASS) |
| CHAMP HOMES INC | HYANNIS, MA | $12,500 | 2025 | TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS |
| FALMOUTH VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $10,200 | 2025 | BE BOLD: ENCOURAGING CONFIDENCE, CURIOSITY, LEADERSHIP AND CONNECTION |
| HEALTH IMPERATIVES INC | BROCKTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | BARNSTABLE COUNTY EQUITY NOW / CAPE COD WOMEN, INFANT AND CHILDREN NUTRITION SERVICES |
| NEIGHBORHOOD FALMOUTH INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | YARMOUTH PORT, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 HOME BUILDS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CAPE COD INC | MASHPEE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CAPE COD TEEN PROGRAM |
| AMAZING GRACE OF CAPE COD INC | CENTERVILLE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | MSPCA CAPE COD |
| MONOMOY DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS | NORTH CHATHAM, MA | $9,000 | 2025 | MONOMOY DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS |
| UPPER CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL | BUZZARDS BAY, MA | $9,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
THE GENESIS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN INC
$175,000FEINGOLD COORDINATED GENETICS SERVICE
SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$101,750F/B/O SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CAPE COD FOR UPDATING EQUIPMENT
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT POSITION
COMMUNITY SYSTEMS INC
$50,000RENOVATIONS TO A GROUP HOME IN SANDWICH
CAPE ABILITIES INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO CAPE COD
HEROES IN TRANSITION INC
$45,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FEASIBILITY
FUEL ASSISTANCE FOR LOW & MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
ELDER SERVICES OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS INC
$30,000MEALS-ON-WHEELS SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF CAPE COD INC
$30,000LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
THE SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION OF FALMOUTH INC
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FALMOUTH STUDENTS
LATHAM CENTERS INC
$25,000CAPITAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE KITCHEN RENOVATION PROJECT
CAPE COD CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CAPE COD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CAPE COD CHALLENGER CLUB INC
$25,000VACATION RECREATION PROGRAM
TOMMY'S PLACE FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SHARING KINDNESS INC
$20,000THE HOPE SQUAD PROGRAM
WELLSTRONG INC
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT
CAPE COD VILLAGE CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CAPE AND ISLANDS VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER INC
$20,000THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
HOMELESS NOT HOPELESS INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL INC
$20,000NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID
WINGS FOR FALMOUTH FAMILIES INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CAPE KID MEALS INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FALMOUTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT, INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE $5,000 TOWARDS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY INITIATIVE
JOE Q VETERAN COFFEE BREAK
$20,000CAPITAL TO BUILD OUT A CAF AND COOKING CLASS SPACE
SAMARITANS ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS INC
$19,120COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
CAPE HEAD INJURED PERSONS' HOUSING AND EDUCATION GROUP INC
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PAUSE A WHILE INC
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES FOR PEOPLE FACING CANCER
CAPE ORGANIZATION FOR RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED INC
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATORS INC
$12,500POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES TO STUDENT SUPPORT (PASS)
CHAMP HOMES INC
$12,500TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS
FALMOUTH VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
$10,200BE BOLD: ENCOURAGING CONFIDENCE, CURIOSITY, LEADERSHIP AND CONNECTION
BARNSTABLE COUNTY EQUITY NOW / CAPE COD WOMEN, INFANT AND CHILDREN NUTRITION SERVICES
NEIGHBORHOOD FALMOUTH INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMAZING GRACE OF CAPE COD INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MONOMOY DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS
$9,000MONOMOY DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS
UPPER CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
$9,000SCHOLARSHIPS