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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3500194

MFS Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Norwell, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $46,000 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $205,033

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $233,691

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $212,336

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $192,891

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $188,877

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $169,820

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $165,917

  • Tax year 2018

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $195,940

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cardinal Cushing CentersHanover, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $15,000
  2. South Shore Hospital FoundationWeymouth, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $10,000
  3. Marshfield Council on Aging BoostersMarshfield, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  4. OHI Brewer Area Food PantryBrewer, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  5. Lorraine's Soup Kitchen & Food PantryChicopee, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  6. Westbay Community Action Food PantryWarwick, RI

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  7. Worcester County Food BankShrewsbury, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  8. Cornerstone FoundationVernon, CT

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  9. My Brother's TableLynn, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  10. Keene Community KitchenKeene, NH

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  11. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  12. Martin Luther King CenterSpringfield, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  13. Preble Street Hope HouseBangor, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  14. North Haven Community ServicesNorth Haven, CT

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  15. Wales Community PantryBrimfield, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  16. Augusta Food BankAugusta, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  17. Biddeford Food BankBiddeford, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  18. Sanford Food BankSanford, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  19. Kaydenz Food PantryLewiston, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  20. Falmouth Food BankFalmouth, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  21. Wayside Food ProgramsPortland, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  22. Westbrook Community CenterWestbrook, ME

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000
  23. Our Savior Lutheran Church The BridgeTopsfield, MA

    To support the charity's mission.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture4 grants $4,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts10 grants $33,000
  2. Maine9 grants $9,000
  3. Connecticut2 grants $2,000
  4. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000
  5. Rhode Island1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul J SullivanPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert D SullivanTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • maureen cullityCLERK Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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