The Massachusetts State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3419612

Ipswich Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ipswich, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $11,500 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $104,412

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $112,291

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $108,019

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $107,427

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $98,253

  • Tax year 2020

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $120,758

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $123,815

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $136,458

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lawstroud FoundationRockport, MA

    Medical/social

    $5,000
  2. St Jude's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Medical

    $2,500
  3. Assumption of the Virgin MaryIpswich, MA

    Religious

    $1,000
  4. First ChurchIpswich, MA

    Religious

    $1,000
  5. National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    Historical

    $1,000
  6. Annunciation Greek ChurchDover, NH

    Religious

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $7,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $2,500
  3. Louisiana1 grant $1,000
  4. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sophia FowlerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia SmithTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diana KingSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sophia FowlerRESIDENT AGENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Indu FoundationNorth Andover, MA 5 grants Preselected only $11,500 giving
  2. M & R Derector Family FoundationGreat Barrington, MA 3 grants Preselected only $12,000 giving
  3. Alma J Goldman Charitable FoundationWellesley, MA 4 grants Preselected only $12,057 giving
  4. Tied to the Tracks Films IncCambridge, MA 1 grant Preselected only $10,934 giving
  5. Female Charitable Association of GloucesterGloucester, MA 11 grants Accepts applications $12,100 giving