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Mayor’s foundation offers a complete list of donors
By Meghan E. Irons
Globe Staff

Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s charity has released a list of its nearly 250 donors, saying it is a complete accounting of every person or entity who gave to the MJW Charitable Foundation last year.

In releasing the roster Tuesday — which the charity says “goes beyond what is required’’ from nonprofits — the mayor and the foundation sought to end months of media scrutiny about who has donated and whether any of them sought to curry favor with City Hall. Walsh has said that his foundation’s donors are not granted special access.

The foundation had previously released a partial list of donors. But after repeated media inquiries, the mayor said he would release a list that included everyone, officials said.

The list includes names of citizens, city officials, public safety unions, other labor groups, and construction companies, such as Delaware North Cos., whose subsidiary, Boston Garden Development Corp., signed a three-year contract with the Walsh administration last year to breathe new life into City Hall Plaza.

The company drew hundreds of thousands of spectators onto the plaza to dine, shop, and loop around a massive ice path at its Winter Wonderland.

The city said the contract did not cost taxpayers anything. Delaware North agreed pay the city a cut of the sales, expected to be at least $50,000, in exchange for use of the plaza.

Last year, Delaware North was one of the biggest donors to the MJW Charitable Foundation, giving between $5,000 and $7,500, according to the list.

Suffolk Cares Inc., the philanthropic arm of Suffolk Construction Co., donated between $15,000 and $25,000. General Electric Co., which the mayor helped woo to Boston, announced in December that Suffolk Construction will manage the construction of a 12-story anchor in the industrial giant’s new headquarters in South Boston.

Feeney Brothers Excavation LLC also gave to the charity, between $2,500 and $5,000, according to the list. The Dorchester company, which has worked with the city since 2012, has a three-year contract with the city that expires next year. Records show the city paid Feeney Brothers $1.5 million in 2015, $1.58 million in 2016, and $1.62 million this year.

The city paid the company zero dollars from 2012 to 2014, the data show.

The foundation, established in 2015, says it supports organizations that tackle substance abuse, homelessness, and urban violence. It also backs organizations that help people live with cancer, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.

The foundation hosts one event annually — a golf tournament — and does not solicit donations outside of this event, officials said.

Nicole Caravella, the mayor’s press secretary, said Walsh serves only as a host of the golf tournament and is not involved in soliciting donations for the MJW Charitable Foundation.

“Regardless, no donations, whether political or charitable, influence the mayor’s decision-making on official city business,’’ she said.

The foundation provided a dollar range for each donation, not the specific size of the gift.

The two biggest donors last year were the City of Boston Credit Union and Suffolk Cares Inc., which each donated between $15,000 and $25,000, the foundation said.

Rebel Restaurants Inc., Putnam Investments, G&C Concrete Construction Inc., and the Boston Police Athletic League Inc. donated $7,500 to $10,000, according to the list.

Delaware North, Fallon Company LLC, and the Boston Police League Inc. each donated $5,000 to $7,500

Two dozen entities gave $2,500 to $5,000 last year, including Feeney Brothers.

And more than 200 people donated up to $2,500, the records show.

Meghan E. Irons can be reached at meghan.irons@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @meghanirons.