The foundation concentrates its giving on health-related causes, with a strong emphasis on pediatric medical care and disease-specific patient support. A large share of its recent funding goes to a major national children's hospital through repeat grants, while other grants support regional patient advocacy/support for celiac disease. Grants are general-purpose rather than project-restricted, indicating flexible support for recipient operations or care delivery.
A repeat $33,000 general-use grant to St Jude Childrens Hospital appears three times across the recent record, making pediatric care the clearest thread in The Daniel F & Margaret Macadam Loughry Charitable Foundation’s giving. The foundation uses flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding, and its recent grants show a steady pattern of backing health and human-service organizations with amounts that cluster in the mid-five-figure and low-five-figure range. Alongside the national children’s hospital grants, the foundation has also supported New England Celiacdh Support Group Inc with general-purpose funding, pointing to interest in disease-related patient support close to home. Other recurring awards go to community organizations that serve people needing advocacy, care, or access to services, which suggests a grantmaking style built around operational support rather than isolated program bets. The record also includes scholarship-related gifts and grants to nursing care organizations, showing that the foundation’s philanthropy reaches beyond one diagnosis or one institution. Across the recent list, the foundation favors practical grants to established nonprofits that provide direct services to patients, residents, students, and families.
Health care is the strongest theme in the recent grants. The foundation gave $15,000 to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for research, and it made separate $15,000 general-use grants to Marist Hill Nursing Center for nursing care. Patient support also appears in the $25,000 general-purpose grant to New England Celiacdh Support Group Inc, which aligns with advocacy and support for people living with celiac disease. Educational and community-facing giving is present too: The Smile Train received $15,000 for education, while Make a Wish Foundation of Massachusetts received $15,000 for education. The foundation also supported broader community services through grants to Middlesex Human Service Agency and Watch Cdc, both in Waltham, with general-purpose awards that point to operating support for local service organizations.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a modest range: p25 is $13,000, median is $14,000, and p75 is $17,500. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients over multiple years, including St Jude Childrens Hospital, New England Celiacdh Support Group Inc, Watch Cdc, Middlesex Human Service Agency, Carroll Center for the Blind, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Marist Hill Nursing Center, and the MA Soc for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. That pattern points to recurring support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation gives general-use and general-purpose funding often, with some scholarship and program-specific grants mixed in. It also funds individuals, though no individual grants appear in the recent list.
$237K
$1.8M
$256K
$291K
Most grants fall between $13K and $18K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$18K
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Concentrated and modest in volume: few, relatively large grants focused on health; repeat multi-grant support to a single flagship grantee (St. Jude) and occasional one-off grants to smaller regional patient groups.
Notable grantees: St. Jude Children's Hospital, New England Celiac Support Group, Inc.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 79% of grants and is the top state by recipient count. Recent awards cluster in Waltham, Boston, Newton, Wellesley, Reading, and North Andover, with Memphis and New York also appearing in the record. The Massachusetts pattern is especially visible through repeated support for Waltham-based organizations and multiple Boston-area grantees. All recent grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants center on health and human services. Examples include general-use support for a pediatric hospital, general-purpose support for a celiac support group, nursing care funding, research support for juvenile diabetes, and grants to community service organizations and scholarship recipients.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years, including St Jude Childrens Hospital, New England Celiacdh Support Group Inc, Watch Cdc, Middlesex Human Service Agency, Carroll Center for the Blind, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Marist Hill Nursing Center, and the MA Soc for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The grant-size distribution is fairly tight: p25 is $13,000, median is $14,000, and p75 is $17,500. Recent awards also include a larger $25,000 grant and several $33,000 grants, but most grants sit in that low-to-mid five-figure band.
Massachusetts receives most of the grants, with 79% going to recipients in the state. Recent Massachusetts recipients include organizations in Waltham, Boston, Newton, Wellesley, Reading, and North Andover.
Yes. The recent record includes scholarship-related grants to Austin Prepartory School and Merrimack College, both at $13,000, and education-designated grants to The Smile Train and Make a Wish Foundation of Massachusetts, both at $15,000.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $33,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| NEW ENGLAND CELIACDH SUPPORT GROUP INC | WELLESLEY, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MIDDLESEX HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY | WALTHAM, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL PURPOSE |
| WATCH CDC | WALTHAM, MA | $17,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND | NEWTON, MA | $17,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITYSCHOLARSHIPSGENERAL USE |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| MA SOC FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| THE SMILE TRAIN | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MARIST HILL NURSING CENTER | WALTHAM, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | NURSING CAREGENERAL PURPOSE |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AUSTIN PREPARTORY SCHOOL | READING, MA | $13,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MERRIMACK COLLEGE | NORTH ANDOVER, MA | $13,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION | WALTHAM, MA | $13,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARHIP FUND | WALTHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $33,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| NEW ENGLAND CELIACDH SUPPORT GROUP INC | WELLESLEY, MA | $19,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WATCH CDC | WALTHAM, MA | $17,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MIDDLESEX HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY | WALTHAM, MA | $17,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL PURPOSE |
| CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND | NEWTON, MA | $17,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC CHARITYSCHOLARSHIPSGENERAL USE |
| MARIST HILL NURSING CENTER | WALTHAM, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | NURSING CAREGENERAL PURPOSE |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| MA SOC FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | BOSTON, MA | $13,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $13,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MERRIMACK COLLEGE | NORTH ANDOVER, MA | $13,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| THE SMILE TRAIN | NEW YORK, NY | $13,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION | WALTHAM, MA | $13,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AUSTIN PREPARTORY SCHOOL | READING, MA | $13,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARHIP FUND | WALTHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $33,000 | 2023 | GENERAL USE |
| NEW ENGLAND CELIACDH SUPPORT GROUP INC | WELLESLEY, MA | $19,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WATCH CDC | WALTHAM, MA | $17,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MIDDLESEX HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY | WALTHAM, MA | $17,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL PURPOSE |
| CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND | NEWTON, MA | $17,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC CHARITYSCHOLARSHIPSGENERAL USE |
| MARIST HILL NURSING CENTER | WALTHAM, MA | $15,000 | 2023 | NURSING CAREGENERAL PURPOSE |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| AUSTIN PREPARTORY SCHOOL | READING, MA | $13,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MERRIMACK COLLEGE | NORTH ANDOVER, MA | $13,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $13,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION | WALTHAM, MA | $13,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE SMILE TRAIN | NEW YORK, NY | $13,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MA SOC FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | BOSTON, MA | $13,000 | 2023 | GENERAL USE |
| WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARHIP FUND | WALTHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
NEW ENGLAND CELIACDH SUPPORT GROUP INC
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
MIDDLESEX HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL PURPOSE
WATCH CDC
$17,500GENERAL PURPOSE
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$15,000RESEARCH
MARIST HILL NURSING CENTER
$15,000NURSING CAREGENERAL PURPOSE
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
$15,000EDUCATION
AUSTIN PREPARTORY SCHOOL
$13,000SCHOLARSHIPS
MERRIMACK COLLEGE
$13,000SCHOLARSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION
$13,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARHIP FUND
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$33,000GENERAL USE
NEW ENGLAND CELIACDH SUPPORT GROUP INC
$19,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WATCH CDC
$17,500GENERAL PURPOSE
MIDDLESEX HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY
$17,500GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL PURPOSE
MARIST HILL NURSING CENTER
$15,000NURSING CAREGENERAL PURPOSE
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$15,000RESEARCH
MERRIMACK COLLEGE
$13,000SCHOLARSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION
$13,000GENERAL PURPOSE
AUSTIN PREPARTORY SCHOOL
$13,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARHIP FUND
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
NEW ENGLAND CELIACDH SUPPORT GROUP INC
$19,000GENERAL PURPOSE
MIDDLESEX HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY
$17,500GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL PURPOSE
MARIST HILL NURSING CENTER
$15,000NURSING CAREGENERAL PURPOSE
AUSTIN PREPARTORY SCHOOL
$13,000SCHOLARSHIPS
MERRIMACK COLLEGE
$13,000SCHOLARSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION
$13,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARHIP FUND
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS