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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3195994

Hildreth Stewart Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $1.3 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,337,308

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $8,442,181

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,565,730

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $9,256,021

  • Tax year 2022

    $640,528

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,890,580

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,916,168

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $8,964,657

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,498,140

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $8,503,039

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,558,779

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $11,454,499

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,710,728

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $9,298,693

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development & Public PolicyBoston, MA

    General use

    $1,000,000
  2. The Boston FoundationBoston, MA

    General use

    $116,503
  3. Chelsea CollaborativeChelsea, MA

    General use

    $50,000
  4. Hildreth Institute IncBoston, MA

    General use

    $40,000
  5. Brookwood SchoolManchester, MA

    General use

    $15,000
  6. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    General use

    $10,000
  7. Boys and Girls Club of HartfordHartford, CT

    General use

    $9,755
  8. Kingsley Montessori SchoolBoston, MA

    General use

    $8,000
  9. Rockport ExchangeRockport, MA

    General use

    $6,000
  10. Kingswood Oxford SchoolWest Hartford, CT

    General use

    $6,000
  11. Holy Family ParishGloucester, MA

    General use

    $6,000
  12. Woodwell Climate ResearchFalmouth, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  13. Thatcher IslandRockport, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  14. Schooner EmestinaNew Bedford, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  15. Rockport MusicRockport, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  16. Hartford StageHartford, CT

    General use

    $5,000
  17. Gloucester Winter GroupGloucester, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  18. College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  19. Chelsea Public SchoolsChelsea, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  20. Cape Ann MuseumGloucester, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  21. Wellspring HouseGloucester, MA

    General use

    $3,000
  22. The Open DoorGloucester, MA

    General use

    $3,000
  23. Rockport Art Association and MuseumRockport, MA

    General purpose

    $3,000
  24. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    General use

    $3,000
  25. Pathways to ChildrenGloucester, MA

    General use

    $3,000
  26. Ocean AllianceGloucester, MA

    General use

    $2,000
  27. Addison Gilbertbeth IsraelGloucester, MA

    General use

    $2,000
  28. Senior Care IncGloucester, MA

    General use

    $1,000
  29. Sawyer Library FoundationGloucester, MA

    General use

    $1,000
  30. Rockport Illumination Fund IncRockport, MA

    General use

    $1,000
  31. La Vida IncLynn, MA

    General use

    $1,000
  32. Camp KitaShapleigh, ME

    General use

    $1,000
  33. The Trustees of the ReservationsBoston, MA

    General use

    $800
  34. Copper CanyonBethlehem, NH

    General use

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $116,50345% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $67,00026% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $53,00020% of the total
  4. Arts and culture5 grants $20,0008% of the total
  5. Environment2 grants $2,8001% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts29 grants $1,315,303
  2. Connecticut3 grants $20,755
  3. Maine1 grant $1,000
  4. New Hampshire1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Robert HildrethTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0
  • Diane HildrethTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0
  • Anne Hildreth Start 5925TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Benjamin Hildreth Start 5925TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rebecca O'Hanley Start 5925TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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