The Carney Family Charitable Foundation makes a small number of large, targeted gifts focused on regional Catholic institutional support and health-care philanthropy. The foundation has made a multi‑grant founding pledge to the Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts and a sizeable gift to Massachusetts General Hospital supporting psychiatry and internal medicine, indicating priorities in faith‑based community infrastructure and clinical/mental health services in Massachusetts.
A 2025 grant of $200,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital for the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine points to a foundation that supports clinical and mental health work alongside regional Catholic infrastructure. The Carney Family Charitable Foundation C/o Claremont Mgmt Co has also made repeated major commitments to the Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, including a founding pledge that appears across multiple years and a $200,000 general-operating gift in 2025 tied to FACE and Catholic Charities. Those recurring awards show a pattern of backing institutions that anchor community life in southeastern Massachusetts. The foundation’s recent giving is centered on Massachusetts organizations and is marked by a mix of large strategic gifts and smaller capacity-building awards. It has supported faith-based institutions, hospital departments, local service organizations, and school-related initiatives. Within that mix, the Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts and Massachusetts General Hospital stand out as major recipients, while other grants go to organizations serving New Bedford and Fall River. The grant record suggests a funder that uses philanthropy to strengthen organizations, fund campaigns, and support operating needs rather than making broad, dispersed awards.
Faith-based institutional support is a core theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $55,000 to the Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts for Diocese of Fall River schools capacity building, and it also made a $100,000 gift in 2023 for the Bishop Stang - New Fields Campaign. Health care and medical research are another visible thread. The foundation gave $200,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2025 for breast cancer immunology, and it previously awarded $166,667 in both 2023 and 2024 to Dana-Farber for the Carney Family Charitable Foundation Fund for Breast Cancer Immuno-Oncology. Community services in New Bedford appear repeatedly as well. The Immigrants' Assistance Center received $55,000 in 2023 for case management for Spanish-speakers, while New Bedford Women's Center Inc. received support for People First and for talent management and fundraising capacity building.
$2.4M
$9.4M
$5.5M
$2.9M
Most grants fall between $1K and $13K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$13K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Carney Family Charitable Foundation C/O Claremont Mgmt.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 430 | $6.7M | 99.3% |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving: few large grants with repeat support to a single faith-based regional beneficiary and targeted major gifts to a leading medical center.
Notable grantees: Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Massachusetts General Hospital — Dept. of Psychiatry & Division of General Internal Medicine
Typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $12,500 at the 75th percentile, which sits below the foundation’s largest recent awards. The record also shows repeated grants to the same organizations across multiple years, especially the Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Northstar Learning Centers Inc., New Bedford Women’s Center Inc., Coastal Foodshed Inc., and Community Economic Development Center (cedc). That pattern indicates ongoing relationship-based giving rather than one-off support. The foundation is a family charitable foundation, and it funds individuals. The recent-grants list does not show an application process.
Grantmaking is highly local and concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 82% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Fall River and New Bedford appear most often in the recent list, with Boston and Brookline also recurring for hospital and research support. Specific recipient cities include Fall River, New Bedford, Boston, and Brookline. Outside the United States, the recipient distribution includes 2 grants to Ireland.
The recent record shows repeated support for Catholic institutions, health-care and medical research organizations, and New Bedford-based community groups. Examples include the Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and local service organizations such as the Immigrants' Assistance Center and New Bedford Women’s Center Inc.
Yes. The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute also appears in both 2023 and 2024, and several New Bedford organizations received grants in more than one year, including Northstar Learning Centers Inc., Coastal Foodshed Inc., and New Bedford Women’s Center Inc.
The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $1,000, a median of $5,000, and a 75th percentile of $12,500. Recent awards also include much larger gifts, including $200,000 and $166,667 grants.
Most grants go to Massachusetts recipients, and 82% of grants are directed to the foundation’s HQ state. Among recipient locations in the recent list, Fall River and New Bedford appear frequently, with additional grants in Boston and Brookline.
Recent grants point to breast cancer research, mental health and internal medicine, Catholic school support, immigrant case management for Spanish-speakers, local food system capacity, youth development, and capital improvements for a YMCA facility.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 |
| $30K |
0.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | DEPT. OF PSYCHIATRY & DEPT. OF MEDICINE'S DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | FALL RIVER, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, FACE & CATHOLIC CHARITIES |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | BREAST CANCER IMMUNOLOGY |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | FALL RIVER, MA | $120,700 | 2025 | LUMEN CHRISTI CATHEDRAL GALA |
| YMCA SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $70,000 | 2025 | NEW BEDFORD YMCA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT |
| COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CEDC) | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $65,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| NEW BEDFORD WOMEN'S CENTER INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $65,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| COASTAL FOODSHED INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $65,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| NORTHSTAR LEARNING CENTERS INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $55,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | FALL RIVER, MA | $55,000 | 2025 | DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER SCHOOLS CAPACITY BUILDING |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NEW BEDFORD | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| COMMUNITY BOATING CENTER | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GAME ON: FIELD CAMPAIGN FOR BISHOP STANG |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS HOUSING PROGRAM INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INC | NEWTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CLAIRE T. CARNEY LEADERS PROGRAM |
| YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED INC (YOU) | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $45,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| YWCA SOUTHEASTERN MA | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $45,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| DEDHAM COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | DEDHAM, MA | $45,000 | 2025 | TOGETHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & ANNUAL FUND |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHERN MASS INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| CHARLES RIVER SCHOOL | DOVER, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CLIMB HIGHER CAMPAIGN |
| FRIENDS ACADEMY | NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA | $28,750 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | FALL RIVER, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PRESERVATION AND PROMISE CAMPAIGN |
| ZEITERION THEATRE INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| IMMIGRANTS' ASSISTANCE CENTER | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| MAPYA LTA - RED CLOUD | PINE RIDGE, SD | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERATIONS CAMPAIGN - FACULTY AND TECHNOLOGY FUND |
| GLOBAL IMPACT - PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS NEW BEDFORD WORKGROUP |
| SOUTHCOAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FUNDER CENSUS & BCEC INITIATIVES |
| NEW BEDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | LEARNING IN CONCERT 2024-2025: THE ORCHESTRA AS ECOSYSTEM |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | SOLANUS FOOD PANTRY |
| YMCA SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | SHARING THE HARVEST COMMUNITY FARM |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | CHESTNUT HILL, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | LYNCH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY-SOUTH COAST PARTNERSHIP |
| 3RD EYE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE MARION INSTITUTE | MARION, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | SOUTHCOAST FOOD POLICY COUNCIL GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NEW BEDFORD LIGHT | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MY BROTHER'S KEEPER | EASTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GNOME SURF | FALL RIVER, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE SEAL FOUNDATION | LAKEVILLE, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | SIMULATIONS: WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO LEARN DIFFERENTLY AND CONSULTING/MENTORING/COACHING TEACHERS |
| THE BRIDGE | DARTMOUTH, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR THE BRIDGE: A CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALING |
| CHARLES RIVER SCHOOL | DOVER, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | 2024 ANNUAL FUND |
| PLAY BALL FOUNDATION | CONCORD, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | NEW BEDFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS LEAGUES |
| YWCA - SACRED BIRTHING VILLAGE SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF NEW BEDFORD | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | CARING NETWORK |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | CHESTNUT HILL, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 FLYNN FUND |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | FACIAL PLASTICS UNIT GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WHOOP DEE DOO | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM HIGH SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN PSYCHIATRY |
| COACHING4CHANGE | TAUNTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | C4C COLLEGE MENTORS FOR NEW BEDFORD K-12 STUDENTS |
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$200,000DEPT. OF PSYCHIATRY & DEPT. OF MEDICINE'S DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
GENERAL OPERATIONS, FACE & CATHOLIC CHARITIES
LUMEN CHRISTI CATHEDRAL GALA
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
$70,000NEW BEDFORD YMCA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CEDC)
$65,000CAPACITY BUILDING
NEW BEDFORD WOMEN'S CENTER INC
$65,000CAPACITY BUILDING
DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER SCHOOLS CAPACITY BUILDING
COMMUNITY BOATING CENTER
$50,000CAPACITY BUILDING
BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL
$50,000GAME ON: FIELD CAMPAIGN FOR BISHOP STANG
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
$50,000CAPACITY BUILDING
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS HOUSING PROGRAM INC
$50,000CAPACITY BUILDING
DEDHAM COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$45,000TOGETHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & ANNUAL FUND
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHERN MASS INC
$40,000CAPACITY BUILDING
FRIENDS ACADEMY
$28,750CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
PRESERVATION AND PROMISE CAMPAIGN
ZEITERION THEATRE INC
$25,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
MAPYA LTA - RED CLOUD
$20,000GENERATIONS CAMPAIGN - FACULTY AND TECHNOLOGY FUND
GLOBAL IMPACT - PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS
$20,000PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS NEW BEDFORD WORKGROUP
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FUNDER CENSUS & BCEC INITIATIVES
NEW BEDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$20,000LEARNING IN CONCERT 2024-2025: THE ORCHESTRA AS ECOSYSTEM
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
$20,000SOLANUS FOOD PANTRY
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
$15,000SHARING THE HARVEST COMMUNITY FARM
3RD EYE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE MARION INSTITUTE
$15,000SOUTHCOAST FOOD POLICY COUNCIL GENERAL OPERATIONS
GNOME SURF
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE SEAL FOUNDATION
$15,000SIMULATIONS: WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO LEARN DIFFERENTLY AND CONSULTING/MENTORING/COACHING TEACHERS
THE BRIDGE
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR THE BRIDGE: A CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALING
YWCA - SACRED BIRTHING VILLAGE SOUTHCOAST
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOSTON COLLEGE
$10,0002024 FLYNN FUND
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$10,000FACIAL PLASTICS UNIT GENERAL OPERATIONS
WHOOP DEE DOO
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM
$10,000NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM HIGH SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$10,000LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN PSYCHIATRY