Healy Charitable Foundation
The Healy Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Holliston, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports 12 grants totaling $10,000 to charitable organizations, with stated purposes including assistance for displaced communities, addiction relief, medical care, children’s programs, and food assistance.
Healy Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Healy Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $833.333), top state California. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $833
- -7.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $192,761
- +5.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Healy Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Contact
Mailing address: 21 Brooksmont Drive, Holliston, MA 01746
Phone: (508) 353-9979
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Healy Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Partners International ($2K). Together the top 10 received $10K.
Grant Size Distribution
59 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 59 grants of 59 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to organizations in California, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut, Washington, DC, New Jersey, and Virginia. California, Vermont, and Rhode Island each accounted for 20% of grant dollars; Maryland and Connecticut each accounted for 10%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Healy Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $500; repeat grants $900. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $750 repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 742% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $13K (2021). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Partners International San Francisco, CA | Provide Funding for the Displaced Communities and Poverty | $2,000 |
| The Herren Project Portsmouth, RI | Provide Funding for Addiction Relief | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD | Provide Funding for Medical Assistance | $1,000 |
| Save the Children Fairfield, CT | Provide Funding for Children's Programs | $1,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | Provide Funding for Food Assistance | $1,000 |
| Cots Burlington, VT | Provide Funding for Educational Assistance | $500 |
| Princeton University Hockey Assoc Princeton, NJ | Provide Funding for Student Athletes | $500 |
| SML Good Neighbors Moneta, VA | Provide Funding for Children's Programs | $500 |
| South Burlington Foodshelf South Burlington, VT | Provide Funding for Food Assistance | $500 |
| Vermont Food Bank Barre, VT | Provide Funding for Food Assistance | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $192,761 | $24,088 | $13,837 | $10,000 | 12 | $10,000 | $24,088 | $1,347 |
| 2024 | $182,510 | $12,815 | $13,010 | $9,000 | 10 | $9,000 | $12,815 | $9,307 |
| 2023 | $176,573 | $-7,871 | $12,320 | $9,000 | 11 | $9,000 | $4,495 | $8,183 |
| 2022 | $185,745 | $3,287 | $13,446 | $10,000 | 11 | $10,000 | $3,045 | $8,676 |
| 2021 | $199,874 | $9,711 | $16,602 | $13,100 | 15 | $13,100 | $8,013 | $10,079 |
| 2020 | $192,051 | $36,865 | $12,287 | $8,500 | 14 | — | $34,905 | $8,409 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Healy Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include supporting community-based organizations and basic needs in Myanmar and along its borders (Community Partners International), preventing substance misuse and supporting recovery (The Herren Project), providing meals during crises (World Central Kitchen), developing children’s skills through nourishing and educational programs (SML Good Neighbors), and addressing hunger and its systemic causes (Hunger Free Vermont). These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $10,000 through 12 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $2,000, with a median of $500. The largest grants were $2,000 each to Community Partners International and The Herren Project. Other listed grants included $1,000 each to Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, and World Central Kitchen.
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Catherine C Healy as president, Michael P Healy as treasurer, and Rebecca Iwerks and Heather Conway as directors.
Healy Charitable Foundation is led by Catherine C. Healy, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine C. Healy
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Conway
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Iwerks
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael P. Healy
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Healy Charitable Foundation
How much does Healy Charitable Foundation give each year?
Healy Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 10 grants.
What is Healy Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Healy Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $833, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Healy Charitable Foundation that year got $500 on average.
Where does Healy Charitable Foundation give grants?
Healy Charitable Foundation's top state is California, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Vermont (20%) and Rhode Island (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Burlington, VT (2 grants) and South Burlington, VT (2 grants).
Does Healy Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Healy Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Provide Funding for Food Assistance" (4 grants) and "Provide Funding for Children's Programs" (3 grants).
Who are Healy Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Healy Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Community Partners International ($2,000), The Herren Project ($2,000) and Doctors Without Borders ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Healy Charitable Foundation?
Healy Charitable Foundation reported $193K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Healy Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Healy Charitable Foundation?
Healy Charitable Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines.
What is Healy Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Healy Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2937389. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Healy Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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