Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on large, general-purpose gifts to health care institutions, military/veteran and patriotic causes, and Catholic faith-based education and parish organizations. Grants tend to support prominent hospitals, memorial/museum projects, and local Catholic schools/parishes, with occasional support for youth development and higher education. The foundation favors a small number of sizable awards to recognizable organizations rather than many small grants.
Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation Inc has built a recent pattern of large, general-purpose gifts to institutions in health care, Catholic education, military remembrance, and community-based youth development. In the latest grants list, Boston Children’s Hospital received $392,000 for general purposes, while Northwell Health Foundation received $360,000 in 2024 and another $360,000 in 2023, showing repeated support at a similar scale. The foundation also backs organizations with long operating footprints rather than narrowly restricted projects, with awards such as $300,000 to Catholic Schools Foundation Inc and $300,000 to Ron Burton Training Village. Other major gifts point to the same approach: $250,000 went to Saint Cecilia Parish in both 2023 and 2024, and National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation received $250,000 in both years as well. The grant list suggests a funder that concentrates on core support for established nonprofits serving health, faith, veteran, educational, and civic purposes. Its giving is national in scope, but the pattern is especially dense in Massachusetts.
Health care appears prominently in the foundation’s grantmaking. Boston Children’s Hospital received $392,000 in 2025 for the organization’s general purpose, and Boston Children’s Hospital also received $167,000 in 2024. Northwell Health Foundation was awarded $360,000 in both 2023 and 2024, also for general purposes. Catholic education and parish support are another clear line of giving: Catholic Schools Foundation Inc received $300,000 in 2024, Campaign for Catholic Schools received $200,000 in 2025, and Saint Cecilia Parish received $250,000 in 2023, $250,000 in 2024, and $150,000 in 2025. The foundation also funds youth development and life-skills programming, including $300,000 in 2023 and $220,000 in 2025 to Ron Burton Training Village. Military and patriotic causes show up through gifts such as $250,000 to Semper Fi & America’s Fund and $250,000 to National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation in 2024.
Typical grants cluster at a modest-to-mid-six-figure level, with a p25 of $5,000, median of $10,000, and p75 of $25,000. The recent-grants file also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Northwell Health Foundation, Saint Cecilia Parish, National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc, Boston Children’s Hospital, Ron Burton Training Village, The Boston Foundation, and Nick’s Kids Foundation. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder and makes direct charitable donations; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$3M
$3M
$2.6M
$2.6M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, large-dollar gifts to a limited set of recognizable institutions; evidence of repeat funding to select grantees (e.g., multiple grants to Northwell Health). Mix of local faith-based and regional/national high-profile recipients rather than many small, grassroots awards.
Notable grantees: Northwell Health Foundation, National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, Saint Cecilia Parish, Boston Children's Hospital, Catholic Schools Foundation Inc
Most grants in the file go to recipients in Massachusetts, which accounts for 60% of grants given to the recipient state. Boston appears repeatedly, including awards to Boston Children’s Hospital, Catholic Schools Foundation Inc, Northeastern University, Saint Cecilia Parish, The Boston Foundation, Boston Bruins Foundation, Museum of Fine Arts, and Camp Harbor View Foundation. Outside Massachusetts, New Hyde Park, New York; New York, New York; Arlington, Texas; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama each appear among the recent recipients. All recorded grants in the dataset are to U.S. organizations.
The recent grants list centers on health care institutions, Catholic education and parish organizations, military and patriotic causes, and youth development groups. Examples include Boston Children’s Hospital for general purposes, Catholic Schools Foundation Inc and Saint Cecilia Parish for general purposes, and Ron Burton Training Village for general purposes.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Northwell Health Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Saint Cecilia Parish in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That indicates recurring support.
The distribution shows a p25 of $5,000, a median grant of $10,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent-grants list also includes larger general-purpose awards in the $100,000 to $392,000 range.
Massachusetts receives 60% of the grants given to recipient states. Boston is especially prominent, with recent recipients including Boston Children’s Hospital, Northeastern University, Saint Cecilia Parish, The Boston Foundation, and Museum of Fine Arts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM INC | FOXBOROUGH, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $200,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WORLD TRADE CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CAMPAIGN FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | BRAINTREE, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE | HUBBARDSTON, MA | $150,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WEST POINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES | WEST POINT, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| STOP THE ADDICTION FATALITY EPIDEMIC (SAFE) PROJECT US | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL GENEROSITY FOUNDATION TRUST | CLEARWATER, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LUBAVITCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SUFFOLK COUNTY | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE CARROLL SCHOOL | LINCOLN, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NAMI CAPE COD INC | HYANNIS, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BOSTON COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL | DORCHESTER, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LAPPIN FOUNDATION | BEVERLY, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| OLD COLONY YMCA | BROCKTON, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE MONROE SCHOOL INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BIG SISTER ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $8,333 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ONE MIND | RUTHERFORD, CA | $7,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GREATER FALL RIVER RE-CREATION | FALL RIVER, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CARITAS COMMUNITIES INC | BRAINTREE, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HEADING HOME INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CAROUSEL OF LIGHT INC | FALMOUTH, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $392,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE | HUBBARDSTON, MA | $220,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CAMPAIGN FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | BRAINTREE, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WORLD TRADE CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SAINT CECILIA PARISH | BOSTON, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| COREY C GRIFFIN FOUNDATION | BRAINTREE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION | AMHERST, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BOSTON BRUINS FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $51,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SHULAMITH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | CEDARHURST, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MASSACHUSETTS WONDERFUND INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE JOE TORRE SAFE AT HOME FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE GAVIN FOUNDATION INC | SOUTH BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA | DAVIE, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CATHOLIC MEMORIAL | WEST ROXBURY, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| EMPATH ECONOMIC MOBILITY PATHWAYS | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SQUASHBUSTERS INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE |
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM INC
$200,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION
$200,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CAMPAIGN FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
$200,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
WEST POINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES
$100,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
THE CARROLL SCHOOL
$15,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
NAMI CAPE COD INC
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
BOSTON COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
THE MONROE SCHOOL INC
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
GREATER FALL RIVER RE-CREATION
$5,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CAROUSEL OF LIGHT INC
$5,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$392,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CAMPAIGN FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
$200,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
SAINT CECILIA PARISH
$150,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION
$100,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
COREY C GRIFFIN FOUNDATION
$100,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION
$100,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
BOSTON BRUINS FOUNDATION
$100,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$51,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
MASSACHUSETTS WONDERFUND INC
$50,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
THE GAVIN FOUNDATION INC
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
CATHOLIC MEMORIAL
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
EMPATH ECONOMIC MOBILITY PATHWAYS
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE