The Magraw A F–Marguerite Magraw Trust is focused almost exclusively on higher-education scholarship support, making many modest awards to colleges and universities—particularly institutions in the Northeast and New England. Grants are frequently renewal or repeat awards to the same campuses and include a noticeable emphasis on Catholic and faith-affiliated colleges alongside regional public and private universities and occasional minority-serving institutions. The foundation appears to prioritize direct student aid rather than programmatic or capital giving.
Magraw a F-marguerite Magraw Tr concentrates almost entirely on scholarship support for colleges and universities, with repeated awards to the same campuses over time. The largest recent grants in the record are $8,000 to Sacred Heart University and $7,500 to the University of Connecticut, both for scholarships, which reflects a preference for direct student aid through higher-education institutions rather than programmatic grants. Recent awards also include multiple payments to institutions in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maine, South Carolina, Florida, and Washington, DC, showing a national scope even as the giving pattern clusters in the Northeast and New England. The foundation’s support often reaches Catholic and faith-affiliated colleges as well as regional public and private universities. Assumption University, Fairfield University, Manhattan College, College of Saint Rose, University of Saint Joseph, and Johnson & Wales University all appear in the recent grants list with scholarship awards. Other recipients such as Western Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Quinnipiac University, University of Maine, and Howard University show a mix of institutional types, but the grant purpose remains consistent: scholarships for students at postsecondary institutions.
Scholarship support is the central pattern in the recent record, and the purposes are consistently tied to tuition and student aid. For example, Magraw a F-marguerite Magraw Tr gave $4,500 to Assumption University for scholarships and $4,000 to College of Saint Rose for scholarships, both within the Catholic and faith-affiliated college segment. The foundation also supports larger public universities. It gave $7,500 to the University of Connecticut for scholarships and $4,000 to Western Ct State University for scholarships, showing continued attention to Connecticut institutions. In addition, the trust funded specialty and minority-serving campuses, including $4,000 to Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ for scholarships and $2,000 to Howard University for scholarships. Across these awards, the common thread is direct educational assistance to undergraduate students.
Typical grant sizes are modest: the distribution runs from a p25 of $2,000 to a median of $3,500 and a p75 of $4,000. The recent record also shows repeat giving to the same institutions across more than one year, including the University of Connecticut, Springfield College, Western Ct State University, University of Maine, Howard University, and College of Saint Rose. The pattern points to a recurring scholarship fund rather than one-off project support. The foundation is a trust, and the available record shows restricted, earmarked awards to colleges and universities rather than open applications or individual grants.
$110K
$1.3M
-$12K
$86K
Most grants fall between $2K and $4K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in RI.
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Distributed, many small-to-moderate annual scholarship awards (frequent repeat grants) concentrated in higher education; giving is geographically concentrated in the Northeast/New England with recurring support to a core set of institutions rather than large one-off commitments.
Notable grantees: University of Connecticut, Sacred Heart University, College of Saint Rose, Howard University, Springfield College
Grantmaking is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. The heaviest concentration is in Rhode Island, followed by repeated awards in Connecticut, especially Fairfield, Storrs, West Hartford, Danbury, and New Haven. Other visible recipient cities include Worcester and Springfield in Massachusetts, Albany and Riverdale in New York, and Bangor, Orono, and Portland in Maine. Outside the Northeast, the recent record also reaches Providence, Conway, Daytona Beach, Gettysburg, and Washington, DC.
The trust gives scholarship support to colleges and universities. In the recent record, every listed grant is marked for scholarships, with awards going to postsecondary institutions rather than to individuals or projects.
Typical awards are small. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $2,000, a median of $3,500, and a p75 of $4,000, which places most recent grants in a modest scholarship range.
Yes. The recent record includes repeat awards to the University of Connecticut, Springfield College, Western Ct State University, University of Maine, Howard University, and College of Saint Rose across 2023 and 2024.
Recent recipients include Sacred Heart University, University of Connecticut, Assumption University, Johnson & Wales University, University of Saint Joseph, Howard University, and Fairfield University, all funded for scholarships.
The top state by grant count is Rhode Island. Connecticut also appears frequently in the recent grants list, with multiple scholarship awards to institutions in Fairfield, Storrs, West Hartford, Danbury, New Haven, and Hamden.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | STORRS, CT | $5,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Johnson & Wales University | PROVIDENCE, RI | $4,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $4,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway, SC | $4,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE | BANGOR, ME | $3,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GETTYSBURG COLLEGE | GETTYSBURG, PA | $3,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Manhattan College | Riverdale, NY | $3,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Springfield College | Springfield, MA | $3,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY | DANBURY, CT | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Southern CT State University | NEW HAVEN, CT | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Southern Maine Community College | PORTLAND, ME | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE | ALBANY, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY | WILBRAHAM, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| Hobart and William Smith College | GENEVA, NY | $1,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $1,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $8,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | STORRS, CT | $7,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY | WORCESTER, MA | $4,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY | DANBURY, CT | $4,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ENDICOTT COLLEGE | BEVERLY, MA | $4,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE | ALBANY, NY | $4,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $4,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIV | DAYTONA BEACH, FL | $4,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE | ORONO, ME | $3,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $3,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $3,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $2,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY | HAMDEN, CT | $2,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $1,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $1,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GETTYSBURG COLLEGE | GETTYSBURG, PA | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
$5,500SCHOLARSHIPS
Johnson & Wales University
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
Coastal Carolina University
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
$3,500SCHOLARSHIPS
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
$3,500SCHOLARSHIPS
Manhattan College
SCHOLARSHIPS
Springfield College
$3,500SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,500SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH
$2,500SCHOLARSHIPS
Southern CT State University
$2,500SCHOLARSHIPS
Southern Maine Community College
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
Howard University
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
Hobart and William Smith College
$1,500SCHOLARSHIPS
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
$1,500SCHOLARSHIPS
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
$8,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
$7,500SCHOLARSHIPS
ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY
$4,500SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIV
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
$3,500SCHOLARSHIPS
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
$3,500SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
$3,000SCHOLARSHIPS
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$1,500SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
$1,500SCHOLARSHIPS
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
$1,000SCHOLARSHIPS