The Healey Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Melville, NY EIN: 35-7282258

The Healey Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Melville, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $953K. Net investment income was $3K.

The Healey Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Healey Family Foundation gave $953K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $191K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$952,800
-8.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$190,560
-8.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$177,800
Total assets
$1,052,167
+138.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Rhode Island (63% 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 The Healey Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Brown University: $375KBrown University$375KAlzheimers Disease & Related Disord: $200KAlzheimers Disease & RelatedDisord$200KBishop Hendricken School: $178KBishop Hendricken School$178KChild Mind Institute: $150KChild Mind Institute$150KThe Friends of the Narragansett Library: $50KThe Friends of theNarragansett Library$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was Brown University ($375K). Together the top 5 received $953K.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K13$100–250K7$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 13 grants of 22 (59%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkProvidenceWarwickNarragansettBostonPlano

How The Healey Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2020 2 grants2021 6 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $255K (2021) to $1.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $953K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brown University Providence, RICharitable Contribution$375,000
Alzheimers Disease & Related Disord New York, NYCharitable Contribution$200,000
Bishop Hendricken School Warwick, RICharitable Contribution$177,800
Child Mind Institute New York, NYCharitable Contribution$150,000
The Friends of the Narragansett Library Narragansett, RICharitable Contribution$50,000
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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$1,052,167$1,568,211$957,677$952,8005$954,410$2,962$9,937
2024$441,633$1,340,961$1,059,953$1,040,9005$1,049,198$455,795$4,856
2023$160,625$951,064$799,258$774,2504$777,301$653,113—
2022$8,819$1,110,426$1,296,729$1,286,7296$1,286,729$856,626—
2021$195,122$450,122$255,000$255,0002$255,000$393,945$232

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Healey Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Healey Family Foundation is led by Joseph P. Healey, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph P. Healey

    Trustee

    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 The Healey Family Foundation

How much does The Healey Family Foundation give each year?

The Healey Family Foundation gave $953K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 5 grants.

What is The Healey Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Healey Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $177,800, and its average grant was $190,560, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Healey Family Foundation give grants?

The Healey Family Foundation gives mostly in Rhode Island: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (37%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Who are The Healey Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Healey Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Brown University ($375,000), Alzheimers Disease & Related Disord ($200,000) and Bishop Hendricken School ($177,800), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Healey Family Foundation?

The Healey Family Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $954K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Healey Family Foundation's EIN?

The Healey Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-7282258. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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