The Massachusetts State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3559359

Foundation M

A private foundation in Andover, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 93 grants and $922,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $922,000

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $16,045,649
  • Tax year 2023

    $841,500

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $13,153,186
  • Tax year 2022

    $911,150

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $13,072,939
  • Tax year 2021

    $868,500

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $11,722,318
  • Tax year 2020

    $713,700

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $11,862,055
  • Tax year 2019

    $775,500

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $11,250,636
  • Tax year 2018

    $726,500

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $10,947,911

Grants paid in 2024

93 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    Barnard Tract Project

    $50,000
  2. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    Clean Vehicles Program

    $40,000
  3. Audubon VermontHuntington, VT

    Working Lands Conservation Initiative

    $35,000
  4. Solihten InstituteEnglewood, CO

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  5. ACLUNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $20,000
  6. NAACPBrockton, MA

    Legal Defense Fund & General Purpose

    $20,000
  7. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Abortion ACcess

    $20,000
  8. National Public RadioWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $18,000
  9. WGBHBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $18,000
  10. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Turkey/Syria

    $15,000
  11. Equine AdvocatesValatie, NY

    General Purpose

    $15,000
  12. MSPCA Nevins FarmMethuen, MA

    Low Cost Spay/Neuter

    $15,000
  13. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    Sea Turtle Rescue

    $15,000
  14. Boys & Girls Club of LawrenceLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $12,000
  15. Farm SanctuaryWatkins Glen, NY

    General Purpose

    $12,000
  16. Waltham Fields Community FarmsWaltham, MA

    General Purpose

    $11,000
  17. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  18. AmericaresStamford, CT

    Turkey/Ukraine

    $10,000
  19. ASPCAWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  20. Boston University (WBUR)Boston, MA

    WBUR Underwriting

    $10,000
  21. Bread & RosesLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  22. Danielson InstituteBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  23. Family Service IncLawrence, MA

    Youth Development

    $10,000
  24. Greater Boston Food Bank TheBoston, MA

    Food Pantry

    $10,000
  25. Humane Farming AssociationSan Rafael, CA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  26. Lazarus House MinistriesLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  27. Mercy CorpsPortland, OR

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  28. Merrimack River Watershed CouncilLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  29. MIRA CoalitionBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  30. MSPCA Lawrence CatsBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  31. National Braille PressBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  32. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  33. Pathways for ChildrenGloucester, MA

    Family Enrichment Program

    $10,000
  34. People's PantryNorth Parish TheNorth Andover, MA

    Food Pantry

    $10,000
  35. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  36. Project BreadBoston, MA

    Food Pantry

    $10,000
  37. Project HopeLynn, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  38. RaicesSan Antonio, TX

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  39. Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  40. Women's Lunch PlaceBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  41. Dismas HouseWorcester, MA

    Initiative at Farm

    $9,000
  42. Families FirstWatertown, MA

    Parent Leadership

    $9,000
  43. Feeding AmericaWashington, DC

    Food Bank

    $9,000
  44. Food for FreeCambridge, MA

    Food Pantry

    $9,000
  45. International Fund for Animal WelfareYarmouth Port, MA

    Elephant & Atlantic Right Whale Protection

    $9,000
  46. Merrimack Valley Food BankLowell, MA

    General Purpose

    $9,000
  47. Neighbors In NeedLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $9,000
  48. Raising a Reader MassachusettsBoston, MA

    RAR Lawrence

    $9,000
  49. Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MA

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  50. Food for the WorldLawrence, MA

    Food Pantry

    $8,000
  51. Food Project TheLincoln, MA

    Food Pantry

    $8,000
  52. Interfaith Social ServicesWollaston, MA

    Home Safe Program

    $8,000
  53. Merrimack Valley YMCALawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  54. National Urban LeagueNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  55. RESPOND IncSomerville, MA

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  56. The Fine Arts Work CenterProvincetown, MA

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  57. United Negro College FundWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  58. WburBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  59. Berkshire Family YMCAPittsfield, MA

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  60. Essex County Community FoundationBeverly, MA

    Greater Lawrence Summer Fund

    $7,500
  61. Boys & Girls Club of LynnLynn, MA

    After School Art Program

    $7,000
  62. Charity NavigatorUnion City, NJ

    General Purpose

    $7,000
  63. Community InroadsNorth Andover, MA

    General Purpose

    $7,000
  64. Lowell Humane SocietyLowell, MA

    General Purpose

    $7,000
  65. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General Purpose

    $7,000
  66. The Boston FoundationBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $7,000
  67. Mass Assoc for the Blind & Vis ImpBrookline, MA

    Services for Merrimack Valley Residents

    $6,500
  68. New England Primate ConservancyMerrimack, MA

    General Purpose

    $6,500
  69. Animal Rescue League of BostonDedham, MA

    General Purpose

    $6,000
  70. Boston Area GleanersActon, MA

    Food Pantry

    $6,000
  71. Daily TableCambridge, MA

    Food Pantry

    $6,000
  72. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Purpose

    $6,000
  73. Woburn Council of Social Concern Food PantryWoburn, MA

    General Purpose

    $6,000
  74. Adolescent Consultation ServicesCambridge, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  75. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  76. Education Comes FirstNewton, NH

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  77. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  78. Feeding Pets Of The HomelessCarson City, NV

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  79. Healing AbuseSalem, MA

    Domestic Violence

    $5,000
  80. International Institute of New EnglandBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  81. Pilots To The RescueBrooklyn, NY

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  82. Read to a ChildWellesley, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  83. South Church Giving GardenAndover, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  84. Woodstock Farm SanctuaryHigh Falls, NY

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  85. Xerces SocietyPortland, OR

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  86. Animal Legal Defense FundSacramento, CA

    General Purpose

    $4,000
  87. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $4,000
  88. Ironwood Pig SanctuaryTuscon, AZ

    General Purpose

    $4,000
  89. Merrohawke Nature SchoolBoxford, MA

    General Purpose

    $4,000
  90. Village Food HubAndover, MA

    General Purpose

    $4,000
  91. Food Bank of Western MA TheChicopee, MA

    Food Bank

    $3,000
  92. Live and Let Live Farm IncChichester, NH

    General Purpose

    $3,000
  93. LovelaneLincoln, MA

    General Purpose

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals14 grants $105,00020% of the total
  2. Human services10 grants $99,00019% of the total
  3. International aid4 grants $75,00014% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $65,00012% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture7 grants $52,00010% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $28,0005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes14 grants $106,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts63 grants $615,000
  2. New York9 grants $118,000
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $44,000
  4. Vermont1 grant $35,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $25,000
  6. California2 grants $14,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  8. Iowa1 grant $10,000
  9. Texas1 grant $10,000
  10. New Hampshire2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Casper MartinTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Linda WoolfordTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $8,000

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