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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-2139087

Foundation for Alcohol Education Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $45,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Stephen A Walsh
17 Hedding Ave
S Hamilton, MA 01938
(978) 468-7709
Form and materials
Application can be in letter form specificing grant request amount and how it is to be used.
Deadlines
No
Restrictions
To encourage drug and alcohol abstinence

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $577,511

  • Tax year 2024

    $22,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $582,848

  • Tax year 2023

    $41,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $569,268

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,850

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $432,901

  • Tax year 2021

    $29,550

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $470,110

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,050

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $328,031

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,900

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $296,051

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. 2nd ACTIMPROBABLE PLAYERSBoston, MA

    Support school substanceabuse prevention throughperformances & workshops

    $10,000
  2. Drug Story TheaterMarshfld HLS, MA

    Improv theaterfor teens in earlystage of recovery

    $7,500
  3. Mass Organization for Addiction RecoveryBoston, MA

    To educate the publicabout the recovery fromalcohol & other addictions

    $5,000
  4. Teen ChallengeBrockton, MA

    Education andresidential carefor addicts

    $5,000
  5. River Valley Healthy Valley CommRumford, ME

    Partners with law, schools, communityto address underage drinking

    $4,000
  6. The Initiative for Civility in Everyday LifeChester, NH

    Project for alcohol &drug preventionamoung youth

    $4,000
  7. Jeremiah's House Recovery ResidenceWorcester, MA

    Sober home for patients in recoveryfrom substance abuse

    $3,000
  8. National Council on Alcoholism & DDBaltimore, MD

    Support foryouths re: issuesof underage drinking

    $3,000
  9. Yar at Pathways for ChildrenGloucester, MA

    Sponsor conferencefor professionalsworking with youth

    $2,500
  10. Tri-Town CouncilTopsfield, MA

    Public informationfor local communityfocused on alcohol/drug

    $1,000
  11. Wakefield Memorial High SchoolWakefield, MA

    Sponsor after promevent withoutalcohol & drugs

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $7,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $34,500
  2. Maine1 grant $4,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $4,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Father Joseph WhitePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rev Dr Dennis GillDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen A WalshDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $500
  • Joseph W Griffiths JrTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maryanne FrangulesCLERK Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ian S DrummondDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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