Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Concord, MA EIN: 27-6648632

Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation is a private foundation, based in Concord, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $700K. Net investment income was $600K.

Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation at a glance

In short: Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation gave $700K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $350K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$700,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$350,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$350,000
Total assets
$7,241,133
+13.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Emerson Health Care Foundation: $400KEmerson Health Care Foundation$400KBridge Over Troubled Waters: $300KBridge Over Troubled Waters$300K

The largest 2025 recipient was Emerson Health Care Foundation ($400K). Together the top 2 received $700K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K7$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 7 grants of 8 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ConcordBoston

How Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 222% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $110K (2020) to $700K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $700K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Emerson Health Care Foundation Concord, MACharitable$400,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Boston, MACharitable$300,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$7,241,133$1,000,505$712,629$700,0002$704,550$599,792$316,711
2024$6,400,274$928,163$704,934$700,0002$704,370$527,599$301,977
2023$6,264,368$88,008$654,553$650,0002$654,035$220,412$305,571
2022$6,330,713$-436,970$25,281——$4,500$46,629$319,933
2021$6,785,207$1,795,279$267,330$260,0002$266,250$794,199$307,137
2020$6,359,970$336,231$118,579$110,0002—$42,194$257,247

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation reported a distributable amount of $317K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Byron E. Woodman Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Charles I. Clough III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Charles I. Clough Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria L. Clough

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn A. Lorusso

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin M. Canty

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Tillman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Peter R. Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Nardone

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation

How much does Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation give each year?

Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation gave $700K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $700K across 2 grants.

How large is Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation?

Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $705K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $317K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation operate?

Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation's EIN?

Gloria and Charles Clough Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6648632. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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