Egan 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 cold proposal is unlikely to get a hearing; any approach should go through an existing contact rather than an open application.
- About 8 in 10 of its recorded grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $210,000, and half of its 60 such grants were $25,000 or less, so a modest request sits within its usual pattern, though its largest grant was about $780,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows that 57% of its grant dollars in the most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so relationships and repeat support appear to matter.
- No geographic focus or funding field is stated, so fit should be judged from what the foundation has recorded funding, and organisations that have not been preselected should not send it a request.
Overview
Egan 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 (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) 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 filings do not state a funding field or a broader eligibility profile. The recorded grants went to a broad mix of organisations, including universities and schools, youth and community organisations, libraries and cultural institutions, churches and other religious bodies, and social-service, health, conservation and scholarship organisations. Most grant purposes are recorded only as general, so they do not identify more specific priorities. Recorded giving is concentrated in Rhode Island, with further substantial support in Connecticut and Pennsylvania; smaller grants reach organisations elsewhere. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 57% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 60 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 30% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 57% of grant dollars went to organisations Egan Family Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 26 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fairfield University · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Villanova University · General$468,0002024 tax year
- Boys and Girls Club of Newport County · General$183,0002024 tax year
- Newton Public Education Foundation · General$150,0002024 tax year
- Redwood Library · General$110,0002024 tax year
- Providence College · General$100,0002024 tax year
- Hope Funds for Cancer Research · General$100,0002024 tax year
- Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church · General$86,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jacalyn C Egan — Trustee
- Renat V Lumpau — Trustee (As Of 02/2025)
- William P Egan — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,674,804 | $1,419,800 | $27,899,401 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,790,245 | $1,541,064 | $42,411,723 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,364,245 | $2,015,500 | $48,058,086 | Filing for 2024 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Boston, MA