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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6004390

Wheelwright Scientific School

A private foundation in Newburyport, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $294,194 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
John C Elwell
266 High Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 462-8749
Form and materials
See attached application
Deadlines
April 30th
Restrictions
Residents of Newburyport pursuing a field of study in engineering or basic science. See attached application.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $294,194

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,864,056

  • Tax year 2023

    $344,928

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,595,261

  • Tax year 2022

    $256,361

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,698,643

  • Tax year 2021

    $143,688

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,717,014

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,767

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,460,328

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UWisconin MadisonCanton, NY

    Tuition Scholarship

    $30,000
  2. Worcester PolytechnicWorcester, MA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $30,000
  3. UMass AmherstAmherst, MA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $30,000
  4. University of VermontBurlington, VT

    Tuition Scholarship

    $30,000
  5. Virginia TechBlackburg, VA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $30,000
  6. Rochester Inst of TechRochester, NY

    Tuition Scholarship

    $26,987
  7. Simmons UniversityBoston, MA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $25,477
  8. UCAL BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $23,231
  9. Wentworth Institute of TechBoston, MA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $21,220
  10. Georgia Inst of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $21,180
  11. Loyola UniversityChicago, IL

    Tuition Scholarship

    $15,000
  12. UMass LowellLowell, MA

    Tuition Scholarship

    $11,099

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,477100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $117,796
  2. New York2 grants $56,987
  3. Virginia1 grant $30,000
  4. Vermont1 grant $30,000
  5. California1 grant $23,231
  6. Georgia1 grant $21,180
  7. Illinois1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • John W PrambergTrustee Hours 2Pay $6,500
  • John C ElwellPresident Hours 2Pay $9,000
  • Honorable Sean ReardonTrustee Hours 2Pay $6,500
  • Mark LittlefieldTreasurer Hours 2Pay $9,000
  • Cindy JohnsonSecretary Hours 2Pay $4,500
  • Anna MakosOfficer Hours 2Pay $6,500

The return

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