Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity with no existing link to it should not apply cold.
- If you already have a route to it, a modest request fits: half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 grants fall between $10,000 and $1,000,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling.
- In the filing, 100% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so repeat support is its clear pattern.
- Its grants have mainly gone to Massachusetts, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that as past practice rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's filings describe its awards as programme support. Its grants go to a varied group of charitable organisations, including youth-serving organisations, schools, housing providers, community-development bodies, and civic and cultural institutions. The recipients include organisations working with young people through clubs and camps, educational institutions, a housing organisation, a city-focused coalition, and organisations connected with Irish-American heritage and public history. Its grants are directed to organisations in Massachusetts, and its filings show repeat support among grantees. The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 18 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 53% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Joseph E and Rosemarie Corcoran Family Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boys And Girls Club Dorchester Inc · Program support$1,000,0002025 tax year
- American City Coalition · Program support$250,0002025 tax year
- Camp Harborview · Program support$200,0002025 tax year
- Cathedral High School · Program support$25,0002025 tax year
- American Ireland Fund · Program support$5,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Suzanne Corcoran Early — Trustee
- Patricia Corcoran Chapple — Trustee
- Bryan Connolly — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $745,351 | $625,000 | $17,024,916 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,760,743 | $1,675,000 | $15,723,563 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,514,495 | $1,480,000 | $15,701,856 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Boston, MA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Boston, MA