The Maurice and Anne Makepeace Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local education and student support in the Marion, MA area, with a strong emphasis on sustaining a specific secondary school through scholarship and annual fund support. A smaller portion of funding goes to community social services serving vulnerable populations. The foundation makes relatively few, targeted grants rather than broad-based philanthropy, often supporting named scholarships or core operating needs.
The Maurice and Anne Makepeace Family Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored by a repeated commitment to Tabor Academy in Marion, where it has funded both the John C. Makepeace Memorial Scholarship Fund and the school’s annual fund. In 2023, the foundation gave $31,000 to Tabor Academy, followed by $30,000 grants in both 2024 and 2025, showing a steady pattern rather than a one-time award. That recurring support sits alongside smaller, targeted grants for local education, social services, health care, and community organizations in the South Coast region of Massachusetts. The foundation’s recent grants show a preference for direct, practical support: unrestricted operating gifts, scholarship support, and designated funding for specific programs or endowments. It also backs organizations serving students and local residents in New Bedford, Wareham, Fairhaven, and Marion. The largest recent awards go to schools and community-serving institutions, while other grants support organizations such as Damien’s Place, The Marion Institute Inc, and Southcoast Health System. Across its recent filing period, the foundation’s pattern is local, narrow in scope, and centered on organizations with long-term community roles.
Education is a core theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $20,000 in 2024 to Tabor Academy for the John C. Makepeace Memorial Scholarship Fund and $10,000 for the annual fund, then repeated the same split in 2023. It also supported Nativity Preparatory School with $10,000 in 2023 for student scholarships and matching programs, and another $10,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. Beyond schools, the foundation funds community health and social support. Southcoast Health System-Tobey Hospital received $10,000 in 2023 for Tobey Hospital Emergency Department renovations and Tobey Hospital Endowment, and $10,000 in 2024 for a permanent endowment. In social services, Damien’s Place received $25,000 in 2024 unrestricted. The foundation also backed The Family Pantry - Damien’s Place with $15,000 in 2025 unrestricted. Food policy and civic infrastructure appear as smaller but recurring interests. The Marion Institute Inc received $17,000 in 2024 and $12,000 in 2023 for the Southcoast Food Policy Council Program.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated and targeted: a small number of relatively large grants with repeated multi-year support to a primary beneficiary (Tabor Academy), plus occasional single grants to local social-service providers.
Notable grantees: Tabor Academy, Damien's Place
Typical grants are modest and targeted: the distribution is p25 $2,500, median $5,000, and p75 $10,000. That pattern fits a family foundation making many small awards and a few larger ones. The recent record also shows repeat support across multiple years, especially for the same schools and community institutions, rather than mostly one-off grants. Its giving is local in scope, and the foundation also funds individuals. The recent grants are dominated by unrestricted support, scholarship funding, annual fund support, and occasional endowment or capital-related gifts.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 96% of grants. Recipient locations cluster in Marion, New Bedford, Wareham, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett. New Bedford appears often across schools, health care, arts, and community support, while Wareham and Marion also receive repeated awards. Every recent grant in the provided data went to a U.S. recipient.
The recent grants focus on schools, student scholarships, community health, and local social services. Examples include scholarship support for Tabor Academy and Nativity Preparatory School, unrestricted support for Wareham Public Schools, and funding for Damien’s Place and Southcoast Health System-Tobey Hospital.
It gives recurring support to several organizations. Tabor Academy received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Wareham Public Schools was funded in all three of those years; and The Marion Institute Inc received grants in 2023 and 2024. That pattern points to multi-year relationships.
The typical grant size is small to moderate: p25 is $2,500, median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. Recent awards also include larger exceptions such as $30,000 to Tabor Academy and $25,000 to Damien’s Place.
Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts, which represents 96% of grants. Recent recipient cities include Marion, New Bedford, Wareham, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett, all in-state.
The foundation commonly uses unrestricted grants, scholarship and financial aid support, annual fund support, and some designated gifts for endowments or capital needs. Examples in the recent record include unrestricted awards, scholarship funds, and gifts for hospital endowment and emergency department renovations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TABOR ACADEMY | MARION, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WAREHAM, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE MARION INSTITUTE INC | MARION, MA | $17,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE FAMILY PANTRY - DAMIEN'S PLACE | WAREHAM, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE NATIVITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SOUTHCOAST HEALTH SYSTEM | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| COMMUNITY NURSE HOME CARE | FAIRHAVEN, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF MARION COA | MARION, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| EVERGREEN HOUSE INC | EAST WAREHAM, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SOUTHCOAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE WOMEN'S CENTER | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RD STILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | WAREHAM, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BUZZARDS BAY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | MATTAPOISETT, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GOULD ACADEMY | BETHEL, ME | $3,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YMCA SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| VETERANS TRANSITION HOUSE | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WAREHAM LIBRARY FOUNDATION | EAST WAREHAM, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CRANBERRY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | EAST WAREHAM, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ZEITERION | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BUZZARDS BAY MUSICFEST INC | MARION, MA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ASPIRE HEALTH ALLIANCE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TABOR ACADEMY | Marion, MA | $30,000 | 2024 | $20,000 for THE John C. Makepeace MEMORIAL Scholarship Fund and $10,000 for the annual fund |
| Damien's Place | Wareham, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Wareham Public Schools | Wareham, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| The Marion Institute Inc | Marion, MA | $17,000 | 2024 | Southcoast Food Policy Council Program |
| Our Sister's School | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| New Bedford Art Museum | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Nativity Preparatory School | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | Provide for student scholarships and matching programs |
| Community Nurse Home Care | Fairhaven, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SOUTHCOAST HEALTH SYSTEM-TOBEY HOSP | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | Permanent endowment for Tobey Hospital |
| Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Human | Mattapoisett, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| RD STILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FU | Wareham, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Evergreen House | Wareham, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SouthCoast Community Foundation | New Bedford, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Friends of Marion COA | Marion, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Cushing Community Park Project |
| The Women's Center | New Bedford, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| United Negro College Fund | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GOULD ACADEMY ANNUAL FUND | Bethel, ME | $3,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Wareham Library Foundation | East Wareham, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | Reading Partners Program |
| Veterans Transition House | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| CRANBERRY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | East Wareham, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YMCA Southcoast | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Zeiterion Performing Arts Center | New Bedford, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Buzzards Bay Musicfest | Marion, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Aspire Health Alliance | Braintree, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | Annual Fund |
| TABOR ACADEMY | Marion, MA | $31,000 | 2023 | $20,000 for THE John C. Makepeace MEMORIAL Scholarship Fund and $10,000 for the annual fund |
| WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Wareham, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
THE MARION INSTITUTE INC
$17,000UNRESTRICTED
THE NATIVITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
SOUTHCOAST HEALTH SYSTEM
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
COMMUNITY NURSE HOME CARE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF MARION COA
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
EVERGREEN HOUSE INC
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
THE WOMEN'S CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
RD STILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
BUZZARDS BAY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
GOULD ACADEMY
$3,500UNRESTRICTED
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
VETERANS TRANSITION HOUSE
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
WAREHAM LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
CRANBERRY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
ZEITERION
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
BUZZARDS BAY MUSICFEST INC
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
ASPIRE HEALTH ALLIANCE
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
$20,000 for THE John C. Makepeace MEMORIAL Scholarship Fund and $10,000 for the annual fund
Damien's Place
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
Wareham Public Schools
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
The Marion Institute Inc
$17,000Southcoast Food Policy Council Program
New Bedford Art Museum
$10,000Unrestricted
Nativity Preparatory School
$10,000Provide for student scholarships and matching programs
Community Nurse Home Care
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
SOUTHCOAST HEALTH SYSTEM-TOBEY HOSP
$10,000Permanent endowment for Tobey Hospital
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Human
$5,000Unrestricted
RD STILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FU
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
Evergreen House
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
Friends of Marion COA
$5,000Cushing Community Park Project
The Women's Center
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
United Negro College Fund
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
GOULD ACADEMY ANNUAL FUND
$3,500Unrestricted
Wareham Library Foundation
$2,500Reading Partners Program
Veterans Transition House
$2,500Unrestricted
CRANBERRY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
YMCA Southcoast
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
$2,000Unrestricted
Buzzards Bay Musicfest
$1,500Unrestricted
Aspire Health Alliance
$1,500Annual Fund
$20,000 for THE John C. Makepeace MEMORIAL Scholarship Fund and $10,000 for the annual fund
WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$20,000UNRESTRICTED