Grants paid by The Downey Family Charitable Foundation
EIN 04-3542759 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T21
The Downey Family Charitable Foundation of Boston, MA (EIN 04-3542759) reported 108 grants paid totaling $2,287,100 to 29 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,287,100
108 grants
Recipients
29
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14 | $212,600 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | $222,000 | — |
| 2020 | 18 | $291,500 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | $291,500 | — |
| 2022 | 16 | $411,000 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | $237,000 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | $469,000 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $152,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 29 recipients receiving the most from The Downey Family Charitable Foundation, by grants paid, out of 29 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphany School 04-3391788 | B | Dorchester, MA | 8 | $265,000 | 2025 |
| Cathedral High School | U | Boston, MA | 7 | $265,000 | 2024 |
| Nativity Preparatory School 04-3501206 | D | Jamaica Plain, MA | 8 | $255,000 | 2025 |
| St Theresa School 51-0486335 | D | West Roxbury, MA | 7 | $220,000 | 2024 |
| Mother Caroline Academy 04-3163180 | D | Dorchester, MA | 6 | $190,000 | 2024 |
| Catholic School Foundation 22-2485502 | C | Boston, MA | 2 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| The Roxbury Latin School 04-2104857 | B | West Roxbury, MA | 7 | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Mission Grammar School | U | Boston, MA | 4 | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Catholic Memorial School 38-3957495 | C | West Roxbury, MA | 6 | $110,000 | 2024 |
| Boston Dance Alliance 04-3064755 | B | Boston, MA | 8 | $90,000 | 2025 |
| Pioneer Institute 22-2632081 | B | Boston, MA | 5 | $87,000 | 2025 |
| Beacon Academy 73-1710051 | C | Boston, MA | 6 | $77,000 | 2024 |
| New England Conservatory 23-7225104 | C | Boston, MA | 5 | $76,500 | 2025 |
| St Joseph Prep | U | Boston, MA | 4 | $60,000 | 2022 |
| Catholic School Fdn | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| St Johns Prep School | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Building Minds Scholarship Fd | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Helpmission School | U | Roxbury, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Boston College | U | Brighton, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| The Winsor School 04-2105842 | B | Boston, MA | 7 | $14,000 | 2024 |
| The Needham Education 04-3088148 | C | Needham, MA | 3 | $5,500 | 2021 |
| City Connect | U | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| The Deck House School Inc | U | Edgecomb, ME | 2 | $2,600 | 2019 |
| The Dance Complex | U | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Huntington Theater 22-2659560 | D | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| City Ballet of Boston 82-4650392 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| St Anthony's Shrine 04-2119394 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Riverbend School | U | Natick, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| First Book 52-1779606 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 108 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202611339349100941 |
| 2025 | Nativity Prepatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202611339349100941 |
| 2025 | Catholic School Foundation Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202611339349100941 |
| 2025 | New England Conservatory Boston, MA | C | $17,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202611339349100941 |
| 2025 | Pioneer Institute Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611339349100941 |
| 2025 | St Johns Prep School Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202611339349100941 |
| 2025 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202611339349100941 |
| 2024 | Catholic School Foundation Boston, MA | C | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Cathedral High School Boston, MA | U | $45,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | St Theresa School West Roxbury, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Nativity Prepatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | New England Conservatory Boston, MA | C | $32,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Mission Grammar School Boston, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Pioneer Institute Boston, MA | C | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | St Johns Prep School Boston, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Beacon Academy Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2024 | The Winsor School Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202513219349105216 |
| 2023 | Cathedral High School Boston, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | St Theresa School West Roxbury, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | Nativity Preparatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | Mission Grammar School Boston, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | Pioneer Institute Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | Charitable | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2023 | The Winsor School Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 202421299349102422 |
| 2022 | Cathedral High School Boston, MA | U | $55,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Catholic School Fdn Boston, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester, MA | D | $40,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury, MA | C | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | St Theresa School West Roxbury, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Nativity Preparatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Mission Grammar School Boston, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Building Minds Scholarship Fd Boston, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | St Joseph Prep Boston, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Beacon Academy Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | New England Conservatory Boston, MA | C | $12,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | The Winsor School Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 202321239349101712 |
| 2022 | City Ballet of Boston Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Charitable | 202321239349101712 |
| 2021 | Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester, MA | D | $40,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | Cathedral High School Boston, MA | U | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | Mission Grammar School Boston, MA | U | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | Nativity Preparatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | St Theresa School West Roxbury, MA | D | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury, MA | B | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | Beacon Academy Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | St Joseph Prep Boston, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | The Needham Education Needham, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | Huntington Theater Boston, MA | D | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2021 | The Winsor School Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 202211369349101826 |
| 2020 | St Theresa School West Roxbury, MA | D | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury, MA | B | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Nativity Preparatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester, MA | D | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Cathedral High School Boston, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Our Lady of Perpetual Helpmission School Roxbury, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Boston College Brighton, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | St Joseph Prep Boston, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Beacon Academy Boston, MA | C | $12,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | The Dance Complex Cambridge, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | The Winsor School Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | The Needham Education Needham, MA | C | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | Riverbend School Natick, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | St Anthony's Shrine Boston, MA | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202111349349100811 |
| 2020 | First Book Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | Educational | 202111349349100811 |
| 2019 | Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester, MA | D | $30,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | Cathedral High School Boston, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | St Theresa School West Roxbury, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | Nativity Preparatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | Pioneer Institute Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | St Joseph Prep Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | Beacon Academy Boston, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | New England Conservatory Boston, MA | C | $8,000 | paid | Charitable | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | The Winsor School Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | The Deck House School Inc Edgecomb, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202011949349100201 |
| 2019 | The Needham Education Needham, MA | C | $1,000 | paid | Educational | 202011949349100201 |
| 2018 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | Cathedral High School Boston, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | Nativity Preparatory School Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | St Theresa School West Roxbury, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | Pioneer Institute Boston, MA | B | $12,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | Boston Dance Alliance Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | Beacon Academy Boston, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | New England Conservatory Boston, MA | C | $7,000 | paid | Charitable | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | City Connect Chestnut Hill, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | The Winsor School Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Educational | 201911349349102361 |
| 2018 | The Deck House School Inc Edgecomb, ME | U | $1,600 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 201911349349102361 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202611339349100941 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513219349105216 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202421299349102422 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321239349101712 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211369349101826 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202111349349100811 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202011949349100201 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911349349102361 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/043542759.json.
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