Meehan Foundation

PROVIDENCE, RI EIN: 05-6015366

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$861K

+1.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$180K

+5.3% YoY

Grant Count

18

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+22.8% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary mission is to fund and underwrite family stays at a residential facility, support women's shelters, women's oncology programs, and support the rescue and relief of suffering and homeless animals. The foundation also holds investments primarily for the purpose of providing funds to meet the requirements of its trust agreement.

Grantmaking

The foundation made 21 grants in the most recent year, including support to organizations such as Crossroads RI.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Rhode Island.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BostonCentral FallsCranstonEast ProvidencePortsmouthProvidenceRiversideSouth Kingstown

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets: $860,918 (as of 2024)

Total Revenues: $193,372 (2024)

Total Expenses: $184,043 (2024)

Employees: 0

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$73K$146K$220K$293K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$860,918$851,589$947,234
Revenue$193,372$78,952$74,684
Expenses$184,043$174,597$159,786
Qualifying Distributions$180,000$171,000$154,500
Net Investment Income$266,214$170,016$146,727
Distributable Amount$84,438$80,216$87,810

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$45K$90K$135K$180K22 grants202021 grants202121 grants202221 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WHAT CHEER FLOWER FARM$17KCROSSROADS RI$15KAMOS HOUSE$15KTHE LEARNING COMMUNITY$15KRI COALITION AGAINST GUN…$15KPORTSMOUTH ABBEY SCHOOL$15KSALVATION ARMY$10KR I COMMUNITY FOOD BANK$10KLINCOLN SCHOOL$10KRISPCA$10K

Grant Size Distribution

103 grants across all recorded years

103<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PETER HUNTTRUSTEE
CHARLES W RANSOMTrustee

Contact Information

Address: 9 Meeting Street, Providence, RI 02903-1214

Telephone: 401-751-1414

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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