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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3017940

The Lynch Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 107 grants and $8.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Kathryn M Everett
109 State St Ste 404
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 639-1280
Form and materials
All requests are submitted electronically through the lynch foundation website: www.thelynchfoundation.com. Applicants should fill out the concept paper which includes information about the organization, description of request and objectives of their request.
Deadlines
The concept papers are reviewed on a rolling process.
Restrictions
Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) organization that performs work primarily in massachusetts and be under the giving guidelines of education, health care and wellness including social determinants of health, preservation and access to cultural and historic assets and open space for all, the religious and educational efforts of the roman catholic church, and housing and homelessness.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,250,254

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $146,827,858

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,723,164

    Grants listed
    105
    Assets, end of year
    $130,010,432

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,804,863

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $115,314,269

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,302,763

    Grants listed
    118
    Assets, end of year
    $176,006,196

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,968,220

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $145,946,715

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,652,601

    Grants listed
    104
    Assets, end of year
    $121,629,998

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,183,620

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $116,086,915

Grants paid in 2024

107 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lawrence Catholic AcademyLawrence, MA

    Capital campaign and early childhood support

    $512,576
  2. Mission Grammar SchoolBoston, MA

    Early childhood program

    $510,576
  3. Children's Services of RoxburyRoxbury, MA

    Capital campaign

    $400,000
  4. Fidelity CharitableBoston, MA

    Discretionary grants

    $400,000
  5. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Global health equity fellowships

    $300,000
  6. Esperanza AcademyLawrence, MA

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  7. Familyaid BostonBoston, MA

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  8. St Mary's Center for Women and ChildrenDorchester, MA

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  9. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    Paul e. Farmer scholarship fund & general operating support

    $225,000
  10. I2 Learning FoundationBrewster, NY

    Day of ai

    $200,000
  11. YMCA of the North ShoreBeverly, MA

    Salem rooftop playground

    $200,000
  12. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Supportive services for 900 morrissey boulevard project

    $167,000
  13. Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA

    Capital campaign

    $150,000
  14. Citizens Housing and Planning AssociationBoston, MA

    Mbta communities support

    $150,000
  15. Father's UpliftDorchester, MA

    Capacity building

    $150,000
  16. Archdiocese of BostonBraintree, MA

    Cardinal's appeal, clergy benefit trust, catholic schools support

    $125,000
  17. Boys and Girls Clubs of DorchesterDorchester, MA

    Capital campaign

    $125,000
  18. Cathedral High SchoolBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $125,000
  19. Lynch Leadership AcademyChestnut Hill, MA

    General operating support

    $115,000
  20. Sacred Heart WeymouthWeymouth, MA

    Early childhood program

    $102,807
  21. Mustique Charitable FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Hurricane beryl relief

    $101,425
  22. St Mary's of the Annunciation SchoolDanvers, MA

    Early childhood program

    $100,671
  23. Boston Celtics Shamrock FoundationBoston, MA

    Boston celtics united for social justice initiative

    $100,000
  24. CareportalKansas City, MO

    Massachusetts expansion

    $100,000
  25. Catholic Schools FoundationBoston, MA

    Endowment support

    $100,000
  26. Embrace BostonBoston, MA

    Capital campaign

    $100,000
  27. Foundation to Combat AntisemitismFoxborough, MA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  28. HopewellDedham, MA

    My first place program

    $100,000
  29. Innercity WeightliftingCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  30. More Than WordsWaltham, MA

    Housing support

    $100,000
  31. New England Wildlife CenterS Weymouth, MA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  32. Order of Malta American AssociationNew York, NY

    Capital campaign

    $100,000
  33. Thrive ScholarsLos Angeles, CA

    Program expansion

    $100,000
  34. Xaverian Brother's High SchoolWestwood, MA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  35. YMCA of Greater BostonBoston, MA

    Metco partnership

    $85,000
  36. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Research center

    $80,000
  37. JumpstartBoston, MA

    Accelerated workforce program pilot

    $75,000
  38. McLean HospitalBelmont, MA

    Capital campaign

    $75,000
  39. St Mary of the Assumption SchoolBrookline, MA

    Early childhood program

    $73,864
  40. International Consortium for Health Outcomes MeasurementBoston, MA

    Conference support

    $55,000
  41. Boston College Pops on the HeightsChestnut Hill, MA

    Scholarship support

    $50,000
  42. Boys and Girls Clubs of BostonBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  43. Camp Harbor View FoundationBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  44. Catholic CharitiesBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  45. Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA

    Scholarship endowment

    $50,000
  46. Echo Horizon SchoolCulver City, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  47. Lawrence CommunityworksLawrence, MA

    Dye works capital support

    $50,000
  48. Mentor National Mentoring PartnershipBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  49. Milton AcademyMilton, MA

    Scholarship endowment

    $50,000
  50. Ron Burton Training VillageHubbardston, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  51. Sisters of Notre Dame de NamurEverett, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  52. The Baseball IncRoxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  53. The Urban Catholic Teacher CorpsChestnut Hill, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  54. Union Capital BostonBoston, MA

    Springfield expansion

    $50,000
  55. St Bridget FraminghamFramingham, MA

    Early childhood program

    $44,498
  56. St Agatha SchoolMilton, MA

    Early childhood program

    $43,249
  57. Wily NetworkNewton, MA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  58. Bay PATH UniversityLongmeadow, MA

    Scholarship support

    $26,468
  59. Sacred Heart School KingstonKingston, MA

    Early childhood program

    $25,436
  60. American Ireland FundBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  61. Better Angels SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  62. Boston Harbor NowBoston, MA

    Community cruises

    $25,000
  63. Breast Cancer Research FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  64. Campaign for Catholic SchoolsBraintree, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  65. CareAtlanta, GA

    Poland support

    $25,000
  66. Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD

    General operating support

    $25,000
  67. Charles River ConservancyCambridge, MA

    Public art project

    $25,000
  68. Francis Ouimet Scholarship FundNorton, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  69. Historic New EnglandHaverhill, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  70. Hope and ComfortNeedham, MA

    Capacity building

    $25,000
  71. Lasalle AcademyProvidence, RI

    Scholarship support

    $25,000
  72. My Brother's KeeperNorth Easton, MA

    Capital campaign and general operating support

    $25,000
  73. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  74. PhoenixBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  75. Pioneer InstituteBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  76. Renew InternationalPlainfield, NJ

    General operating support

    $25,000
  77. Teach for America MassachusettsBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  78. The Goodness WebWayland, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  79. UncorneredDorchester, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  80. Urban League of MassachusettsRoxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  81. Saint John Paul II Catholic AcademyDorchester, MA

    Early childhood program

    $22,728
  82. Lowell Catholic AcademyLowell, MA

    Early childhood program

    $21,864
  83. Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyCambridge, MA

    Ma mapping project

    $20,000
  84. South Boston CatholicBoston, MA

    Early childhood program

    $19,864
  85. Amerigo EducationChicago, IL

    Ilee

    $17,500
  86. Regis CollegeWeston, MA

    Summer scholars program

    $15,500
  87. Gregorian University FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $15,000
  88. St John School BostonBoston, MA

    Early childhood program

    $13,863
  89. Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic SchoolSomerville, MA

    Early childhood program

    $13,576
  90. St Pius V SchoolLynn, MA

    Early childhood program

    $12,576
  91. St Michael's School LowellLowell Ma, MA

    Early childhood program

    $11,376
  92. Trinity Catholic AcademySouthbridge, MA

    Early childhood program

    $11,185
  93. Philanthropy MassachusettsBoston, MA

    Memberships

    $10,500
  94. Boston Children's MuseumBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  95. City of Boston Parks and Recreation DepartmentBoston, MA

    Boston common tree lighting

    $10,000
  96. GBHBoston, MA

    Nova program support

    $10,000
  97. Rose Kennedy GreenwayBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  98. Sitters for ScholarsBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  99. Holy Name SchoolWest Roxbury, MA

    Early childhood program

    $6,288
  100. Sacred Heart RoslindaleRoslindale, MA

    Early childhood program

    $6,288
  101. St Agnes SchoolArlington, MA

    Early childhood program

    $6,288
  102. City Year BostonBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  103. Facing History & OurselvesBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  104. Friends of the Public GardenBoston, MA

    Endowment support

    $5,000
  105. Massachusetts Mentoring PartnershipBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  106. Oak Rose FundGreenwood VLG, CO

    Catholic school working group

    $5,000
  107. East Boston Central CatholicEast Boston, MA

    Early childhood program

    $2,288

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services11 grants $1,237,00031% of the total
  2. Education13 grants $1,026,96826% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $400,00010% of the total
  4. Health3 grants $360,0009% of the total
  5. Youth development3 grants $225,0006% of the total
  6. Arts and culture6 grants $190,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes9 grants $566,92514% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts93 grants $7,511,329
  2. New York3 grants $325,000
  3. California2 grants $151,425
  4. Missouri1 grant $100,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $40,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  8. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  9. Rhode Island1 grant $25,000
  10. Illinois1 grant $17,500

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Victoria PruddenCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Hours 40Pay $178,154
  • Kathryn M EverettEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $592,385
  • Richard SpillaneTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ralph C Sweetland MDTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter S LynchPRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy CoolidgeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary WitkowskiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marie-Claude TannyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John ReganTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth de MontrichardSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anne LukowskiVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amanda FernandezTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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