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Grants paid by The Lucey Family Foundation Inc

EIN 20-3863497 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

The Lucey Family Foundation Inc of Wilmington, DE (EIN 20-3863497) reported 154 grants paid totaling $694,200 to 48 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$694,200

154 grants

Recipients

48

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2024

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201828$143,000
202029$130,000
202229$130,500
202332$147,000
202436$143,700

Top recipients

The 48 recipients receiving the most from The Lucey Family Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 48 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Boston College Trustees 04-2103545BChestnut Hill, MA6$285,0002024
Hamden Hall School Inc 06-0662137BHamden, CT8$63,0002024
Greenwich Hospital 06-0646659BGreenwich, CT5$62,0002024
Homeless Solutions Inc 22-2491675BCedar Knolls, NJ5$34,0002024
Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc 13-6714749BNew York, NY6$26,0002024
Waterside School Inc 06-1609222BStamford, CT5$25,0002024
Gonzaga College High School 53-0204703BWashington, DC5$19,0002024
Hope for Haiti Inc 59-3564329BNaples, FL5$17,0002024
The Everglades Foundation Inc 59-3228899BPalmetto Bay, FL3$15,0002023
Alzheimer's Association - Connecticut ChapterUSouthington, CT3$12,0002022
Syrian American Medical Society Foundation 05-0513407CWashington, DC4$12,0002023
Kolbe Catholic Preparatory School Inc 06-1560971BBridgeport, CT3$12,0002024
Brunswick School Inc 06-0646562BGreenwich, CT1$10,0002024
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Incorporated 22-2721171BRiverside, CT5$8,0002024
St Michael the Archangel ParishUGreenwich, CT3$7,0002024
Saint Michael Roman Catholic Church Corporation 06-0864815BGreenwich, CT2$6,0002022
That Man May See Inc 23-7129943CSan Francisco, CA5$6,0002024
Trinity Church 06-1531034BCos Cob, CT5$6,0002024
Kolbe Cathedral High SchoolUBridgeport, CT1$5,0002023
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors WithoutUHagerstown, MD2$5,0002022
Reach Prep Inc 06-1438889BStamford, CT5$5,0002024
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc 13-3433452BNew York, NY1$4,0002024
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncUHagerstown, MD1$4,0002023
Sams Foundation 16-1717058BWashington, DC1$4,0002024
Save the Sound Inc 06-0990195BNew Haven, CT3$3,5002024
Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc 59-0915177BWest Palm Bch, FL1$2,7002024
Call a Ride of Greenwich 06-0970902BGreenwich, CT5$2,5002024
Neighbor to Neighbor Inc 06-6071605BGreenwich, CT5$2,5002024
Meals-On-Wheels Inc of Greenwich Connecticut 06-0809614BGreenwich, CT5$2,5002024
Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc 22-3934788BGreenwich, CT5$2,5002024
The Greenwich Land Trust Inc 06-0950851BGreenwich, CT5$2,5002024
Amogerone Fire Co 1 Inc 06-6041123BGreenwich, CT5$2,5002024
The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated 06-0653531BFairfield, CT5$2,5002024
Life Line Chaplaincy IncUMonroe, CT4$2,5002023
Alzheimer's AssociationUSouthington, CT2$2,0002024
Coffee for Good Inc 83-4441264BGreenwich, CT3$2,0002024
Housatonic Habitat for HumanityUDanbury, CT2$1,5002024
Habitat for Humanity International Inc - HousatoniUDanbury, CT3$1,5002022
The St Margaret Church Corporation of Madison Conn 06-0715087CMadison, CT1$1,0002024
Connecticut Fund for the Environment Inc 06-1341985DNew Haven, CT2$1,0002020
The UCLA Foundation 95-2250801CPasadena, CA1$1,0002022
Americares Foundation Inc 06-1008595BStamford, CT1$1,0002018
Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the PooUBronx, NY1$1,0002018
Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese 13-5562185CNew York, NY1$1,0002018
Semper Fi & Americas FundUOceanside, CA1$1,0002024
Health Lifeline Inc 26-0211195BNyack, NY1$1,0002018
University of Vermont and State Agricultural Colle 45-1556038CBurlington, VT1$5002024
Maine Audubon Society 01-0248780BFalmouth, ME1$5002023

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 154 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by The Lucey Family Foundation Inc
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, CTB$20,000paidThe Neurosciences Equipment Fund202502479349101025
2024Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$10,000paidLucey Family Scholarship Fund202502479349101025
2024Homeless Solutions Inc Cedar Knolls, NJB$10,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, CTB$10,000paidThe Neuroscience Equipment Fund202502479349101025
2024Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$10,000paidMcKeon/Lucey Scholarship Fund202502479349101025
2024Brunswick School Inc Greenwich, CTB$10,000paidBrunswick Sports Broadcasting Program202502479349101025
2024Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$10,000paidOne Community/ALL IN campaign202502479349101025
2024Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc New York, NYB$6,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Hope for Haiti Inc Naples, FLB$6,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Kolbe Catholic Preparatory School Inc Bridgeport, CTB$5,000paidLucey Scholarship Fund202502479349101025
2024Waterside School Inc Stamford, CTB$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Kolbe Catholic Preparatory School Inc Bridgeport, CTB$5,000paidLucey Family Foundation Scholarship Fund202502479349101025
2024Gonzaga College High School Washington, DCB$5,000paidThe Noreen Lucey WJA Endowed Scholarship Fund202502479349101025
2024Sams Foundation Washington, DCB$4,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc New York, NYB$4,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc West Palm Bch, FLB$2,700paidCharitable Event202502479349101025
2024Kolbe Catholic Preparatory School Inc Bridgeport, CTB$2,000paidCharitable Event202502479349101025
2024St Michael the Archangel Parish Greenwich, CTU$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024That Man May See Inc San Francisco, CAC$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Incorporated Riverside, CTB$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Trinity Church Cos Cob, CTB$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Save the Sound Inc New Haven, CTB$1,500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Reach Prep Inc Stamford, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Housatonic Habitat for Humanity Danbury, CTU$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Alzheimer's Association Southington, CTU$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Semper Fi & Americas Fund Oceanside, CAU$1,000paidCharitable Event202502479349101025
2024The St Margaret Church Corporation of Madison Conn Madison, CTC$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024University of Vermont and State Agricultural Colle Burlington, VTC$500paidThe Jeff Stone Memorial Fund202502479349101025
2024Amogerone Fire Co 1 Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024The Greenwich Land Trust Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated Fairfield, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Meals-On-Wheels Inc of Greenwich Connecticut Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Coffee for Good Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Call a Ride of Greenwich Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2024Neighbor to Neighbor Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202502479349101025
2023Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$50,000paidLucey Family Scholarship Fund202422429349100317
2023Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, CTB$20,000paidThe Neurosciences Equipment Fund202422429349100317
2023Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$10,000paidMcKeon/Lucey Scholarship Fund202422429349100317
2023Homeless Solutions Inc Cedar Knolls, NJB$10,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc New York, NYB$6,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023The Everglades Foundation Inc Palmetto Bay, FLB$5,000paidCharitable Event202422429349100317
2023Gonzaga College High School Washington, DCB$5,000paidThe Noreen Lucey WJA Endowed Scholarship Fund202422429349100317
2023Kolbe Cathedral High School Bridgeport, CTU$5,000paidLucey Family Foundation Scholarship Fund202422429349100317
2023Waterside School Inc Stamford, CTB$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Hope for Haiti Inc Naples, FLB$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Syrian American Medical Society Foundation Washington, DCC$4,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc Hagerstown, MDU$4,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023St Michael the Archangel Parish Greenwich, CTU$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, CTB$2,000paidCharitable Event202422429349100317
2023Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Incorporated Riverside, CTB$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023That Man May See Inc San Francisco, CAC$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Trinity Church Cos Cob, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Alzheimer's Association Southington, CTU$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Save the Sound Inc New Haven, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Reach Prep Inc Stamford, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated Fairfield, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Neighbor to Neighbor Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Maine Audubon Society Falmouth, MEB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023The Greenwich Land Trust Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Meals-On-Wheels Inc of Greenwich Connecticut Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$500paidCharitable Event202422429349100317
2023Call a Ride of Greenwich Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Housatonic Habitat for Humanity Danbury, CTU$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Coffee for Good Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Life Line Chaplaincy Inc Newtown, CTU$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2023Amogerone Fire Co 1 Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202422429349100317
2022Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$50,000paidLucey Family Scholarship Fund202303049349100705
2022Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, CTB$10,000paidThe Neurosciences Equipment Fund202303049349100705
2022Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$10,000paidMcKeon/Lucey Scholarship Fund202303049349100705
2022Homeless Solutions Inc Cedar Knolls, NJB$8,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc New York, NYB$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Gonzaga College High School Washington, DCB$5,000paidThe Noreen Lucey WJA Endowed Scholarship Fund202303049349100705
2022Waterside School Inc Stamford, CTB$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022The Everglades Foundation Inc Palmetto Bay, FLB$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Alzheimer's Association - Connecticut Chapter Southington, CTU$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without Hagerstown, MDU$4,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Syrian American Medical Society Foundation Washington, DCC$4,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Hope for Haiti Inc Naples, FLB$4,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Saint Michael Roman Catholic Church Corporation Greenwich, CTB$3,000paidWe Stand With Christ - Rebuilding Together and Infrastructure Fund Project202303049349100705
2022Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Incorporated Riverside, CTB$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Reach Prep Inc Stamford, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022The UCLA Foundation Pasadena, CAC$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022That Man May See Inc San Francisco, CAC$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Save the Sound Inc New Haven, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Trinity Church Cos Cob, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Coffee for Good Inc Greenwich, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022The Greenwich Land Trust Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Life Line Chaplaincy Inc Monroe, CTU$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Call a Ride of Greenwich Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated Fairfield, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Habitat for Humanity International Inc - Housatoni Danbury, CTU$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Amogerone Fire Co 1 Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Meals-On-Wheels Inc of Greenwich Connecticut Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2022Neighbor to Neighbor Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202303049349100705
2020Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$50,000paidLucey Family Scholarship Fund202142369349101454
2020Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$25,000paidLucey Family Scholarship Fund202142369349101454
2020Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$10,000paidMcKeon/Lucey Scholarship Fund202142369349101454
2020Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc New York, NYB$5,000paidAllan E. Inglis, MD Chair in Surgical Arthritis Program202142369349101454
2020Alzheimer's Association - Connecticut Chapter Southington, CTU$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020The Everglades Foundation Inc Palmetto Bay, FLB$5,000paidCharitable Event202142369349101454
2020Waterside School Inc Stamford, CTB$5,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Saint Michael Roman Catholic Church Corporation Greenwich, CTB$3,000paidWe Stand With Christ - Rebuilding Together; INFRASTRUCTURE FUND202142369349101454
2020Homeless Solutions Inc Cedar Knolls, NJB$3,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$2,500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Syrian American Medical Society Foundation Washington, DCC$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc New York, NYB$2,000paidAllan E. Inglis, MD Chair in Surgical Arthritis Program202142369349101454
2020Gonzaga College High School Washington, DCB$2,000paidNoreen Lucey Washington Jesuit Academy Scholarship Fund202142369349101454
2020Reach Prep Inc Stamford, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Hope for Haiti Inc Naples, FLB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Trinity Church Cos Cob, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Incorporated Riverside, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without Hagerstown, MDU$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Habitat for Humanity International Inc - Housatoni Danbury, CTU$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Amogerone Fire Co 1 Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Life Line Chaplaincy Inc Monroe, CTU$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020The Greenwich Land Trust Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Call a Ride of Greenwich Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Neighbor to Neighbor Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020That Man May See Inc San Francisco, CAC$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Connecticut Fund for the Environment Inc New Haven, CTD$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated Fairfield, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2020Meals-On-Wheels Inc of Greenwich Connecticut Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted202142369349101454
2018Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$100,000paidThe Lucey Family Scholarship Fund201903049349100920
2018Hamden Hall School Inc Hamden, CTB$10,000paidMcKeon/Lucey Scholarship Fund201903049349100920
2018Waterside School Inc Stamford, CTB$5,000paidAnnual Fund201903049349100920
2018St Michael the Archangel Parish Greenwich, CTU$3,000paidWe Stand With Christ - Rebuilding Together; infrastructure fund201903049349100920
2018Homeless Solutions Inc Cedar Knolls, NJB$3,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Alzheimer's Association - Connecticut Chapter Southington, CTU$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Gonzaga College High School Washington, DCB$2,000paidNoreen Lucey Washington Jesuit Academy Scholarship Fund201903049349100920
2018Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc New York, NYB$2,000paidAllan E. Inglis, MD, Chair in surgical arthritis program201903049349100920
2018Syrian American Medical Society Foundation Washington, DCC$2,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poo Bronx, NYU$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Trinity Church Cos Cob, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Americares Foundation Inc Stamford, CTB$1,000paidCalifornia wildfire relief Fund201903049349100920
2018Health Lifeline Inc Nyack, NYB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Incorporated Riverside, CTB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Reach Prep Inc Stamford, CTB$1,000paidHumanities & Science Scholarship fund201903049349100920
2018Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese New York, NYC$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Life Line Chaplaincy Inc Monroe, CTU$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Hope for Haiti Inc Naples, FLB$1,000paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Call a Ride of Greenwich Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Amogerone Fire Co 1 Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated Fairfield, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Habitat for Humanity International Inc - Housatoni Danbury, CTU$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Meals-On-Wheels Inc of Greenwich Connecticut Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018That Man May See Inc San Francisco, CAC$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018The Greenwich Land Trust Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Neighbor to Neighbor Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc Greenwich, CTB$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920
2018Connecticut Fund for the Environment Inc New Haven, CTD$500paidGeneral & Unrestricted201903049349100920

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202502479349101025
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202422429349100317
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202303049349100705
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202142369349101454
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1201903049349100920

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