The McCarthy Family Foundation Charity Fund aims to support organizations and programs that focus on education, food, health, and housing & shelter. They are open to funding general operating expenses, specific programs, and capital improvements that enable program operations. The foundation may require matching funds and can provide grants extendable over multiple years. On rare occasions, it also considers emergency grant requests.
The grant program guided by the McCarthy Family Foundation Charity Fund primarily supports initiatives in the areas of education, food, health, and housing & shelter. It is open to considering various types of financial support requests, including for general operations, specific programs, and capital improvements necessary for program enablement. Additionally, the grant may come with matching obligations and the possibility of multi-year funding. Emergency grants are considered but only under exceptional circumstances.
Priority will be afforded to organizations located to the north of Boston, bounded by Route 93 to the east towards the sea, and up to the southern edge of the New Hampshire border. Although the consideration is inclusive, particular attention may be directed towards projects within the towns and cities of Lynn, Salem, Beverly, Peabody, Gloucester, Ipswich, Newburyport, and Salisbury. The trustees favor initiatives and entities that concentrate on education, food security, healthcare, as well as housing and shelter services.