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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-2305919

Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $137,358 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
No
Restrictions
Applications should include a description of the event giving rise to the need and the specific items for which relief is requested when requesting assistance from the summer street fire relief fund. Awards will be limited to the boston area.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $137,358

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,549,773

  • Tax year 2023

    $113,624

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,513,318

  • Tax year 2022

    $133,432

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,497,654

  • Tax year 2021

    $126,850

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,569,551

  • Tax year 2020

    $109,460

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,584,545

  • Tax year 2019

    $93,610

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,554,991

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Last Call FoundationBraintree, MA

    General purpose

    $27,471
  2. Massachusetts Corps of Fire ChaplainsFramingham, MA

    General purpose

    $27,471
  3. Boston Firefighters Burn FoundationDorchester, MA

    General purpose

    $20,604
  4. Charitable Association of the Boston Fire DepartmentDorchester, MA

    General purpose

    $20,604
  5. Shriners Burn HospitalBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $13,736
  6. Boston Firefighters Local 718 Children's FundDorchester, MA

    General purpose

    $13,736
  7. Cut Fire Fund IncBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $13,736

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $54,94273% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $20,60427% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $137,358

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Douglas L BulfinchVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Harold BeachamTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Henry M OgilbySECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Herbert P DanePRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Neil TownsendTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • N Wayne Townsend JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • U Haskell Crocker IITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lalor BurdickTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Roger R SullivanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Samuel C CrockerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John O'LearyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter O WildeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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