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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-2103796

Howard Home

A private foundation in Brockton, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $215,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
John Creedon Trust
71 Legion Parkway
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 584-4088
Form and materials
Applications shoould be in the form of a simple letter giving a brief summarry of the proposal and how the funds are to be used. (no predetermined format.)
Deadlines
No submission deadlines
Restrictions
There are geographical restrictions: within 35 miles of boston. The fund must be used for elderly situations (60 years or older). We donate to charitable and non-charitable institutions and we request a followup attestation from the donee as to the actual expenditures of the funds.funds may not be used to fund salaries of caoital building projects.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,905,096
  • Tax year 2024

    $164,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,064,367
  • Tax year 2023

    $217,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,104,336
  • Tax year 2022

    $158,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,308,526
  • Tax year 2021

    $174,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,437,239
  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,423,312
  • Tax year 2019

    $218,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,411,990
  • Tax year 2018

    $178,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,527,405

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Old Colony YMCABrockton, MA

    Donation

    $37,000
  2. Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA

    Donation

    $25,000
  3. Brockton VNABrockton, MA

    Donation

    $25,000
  4. Signature Health CareBrockton, MA

    Donation

    $20,000
  5. My Brothers KeeperNorth Easton, MA

    Donation

    $17,000
  6. Brockton Council on AgingBrockton, MA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  7. Old Colony Elder ServicesBrockton, MA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  8. Neheimer Life DevelopmentBartlesville, OK

    Donation

    $12,000
  9. Bamsi Dorn Davies Senior CenterBrockton, MA

    Charitable

    $12,000
  10. BamsiBrockton, MA

    Donation

    $12,000
  11. Town of Bridgewater CoaBridgewater, MA

    Charitable

    $9,000
  12. East Bridgewater CoaEast Bridgewater, MA

    Donation

    $8,000
  13. Nemhemiah Life EmpowermrentBartersville, OK

    Donation

    $4,000
  14. Brockton RotaryBrockton, MA

    Donation

    $4,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $25,00060% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $17,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts12 grants $199,000
  2. Oklahoma2 grants $16,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John F CreedonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Samuel WilliamsCLERK Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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