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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6039173

Weld Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 66 grants and $1.1 million 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

    $1,104,300

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $8,170,027

  • Tax year 2024

    $958,050

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $8,277,156

  • Tax year 2023

    $946,350

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $7,859,768

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,061,514

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $7,504,641

  • Tax year 2021

    $860,418

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $7,875,872

  • Tax year 2020

    $812,502

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $7,181,528

  • Tax year 2019

    $713,412

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $6,910,942

  • Tax year 2018

    $644,957

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,807,087

Grants paid in 2025

66 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. North Haven Sustainable HousingNorth Haven, ME

    General

    $140,250
  2. Pingree SchoolS Hamilton, MA

    General

    $118,170
  3. Salem HospitalSalem, MA

    General

    $104,900
  4. Great Rock ChurchDanvers, MA

    General

    $61,350
  5. Maine College of Art and DesignPortland, ME

    General

    $61,350
  6. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York IncWallkill, NY

    General

    $61,350
  7. Beaufort AcademyBeaufort, SC

    General

    $38,200
  8. Child Abuse Prevention Association (capa)Beaufort, SC

    General

    $30,000
  9. Mount Washington ObservatoryNorth Conway, NH

    General

    $30,000
  10. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    General

    $25,000
  11. Windrush Farm Therapeutic EquitationNorth Andover, MA

    General

    $20,000
  12. Marblehead MuseumMarblehead, MA

    General

    $17,700
  13. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    General

    $17,350
  14. Roman Catholic Bishop of PortlandCamden, ME

    General

    $16,350
  15. Alzheimer Research and Prevention FoundationTucson, AZ

    General

    $12,270
  16. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    General

    $12,270
  17. Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY

    General

    $12,270
  18. Multiple Sclerosis FoundationFt Lauderdale, FL

    General

    $12,270
  19. Beaufort CharitiesSanta Clara, CA

    General

    $12,000
  20. Lake Champlain Waldorf SchoolShelburne, VT

    General

    $12,000
  21. Watermans Community CenterNorth Haven, ME

    General

    $12,000
  22. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General

    $11,350
  23. Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD

    General

    $10,000
  24. Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL

    General

    $10,000
  25. Founding Fish NetworkAtlantic Highlands, NJ

    General

    $10,000
  26. Friends of CarolineRidgeland, SC

    General

    $10,000
  27. Issue OneWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  28. Kathmandu Valley Preservation TrustNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  29. Spring Street Climate FundBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $10,000
  30. Unite for Health FoundationGarfield, NJ

    General

    $10,000
  31. Upper West Side Cinema CenterNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  32. Wild Salmon CenterPortland, OR

    General

    $10,000
  33. Rozalia ProjectBurlington, VT

    General

    $8,000
  34. Area Interfaith OutreachRockland, ME

    General

    $7,500
  35. Preble Street Resource CenterPortland, ME

    General

    $7,500
  36. Vermont Food BankBarre, VT

    General

    $7,000
  37. Southern Harbor Elder ServicesNorth Haven, ME

    General

    $6,000
  38. Vinalhaven Housing InitiativeVinalhaven, ME

    General

    $6,000
  39. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $6,000
  40. The Film Collaborative IncLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $5,700
  41. Aquidneck Land TrustMiddletown, RI

    General

    $5,000
  42. Atlantic Shark InstituteWakefield, RI

    General

    $5,000
  43. Bonefish Tarpon TrustMiami, FL

    General

    $5,000
  44. Bottomless ClosetNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  45. Brooklyn Greenway InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $5,000
  46. Coastal Conservation Association South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    General

    $5,000
  47. Community Foundation of the LowcountryHilton Head, SC

    General

    $5,000
  48. Eternal Word Television NetworkIrondale, AL

    General

    $5,000
  49. Genesis Community Loan FundBrunswick, ME

    General

    $5,000
  50. Greenwich House IncNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  51. Hurricane Island FoundationRockland, ME

    General

    $5,000
  52. North Haven FoundationNorth Haven, ME

    General

    $5,000
  53. Palestine Children's Relief FundBurbank, CA

    General

    $5,000
  54. Perlman Music ProgramNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  55. Save the Bay NarragansettProvidence, RI

    General

    $5,000
  56. South Carolina Waterfowl AssociationPinewood, SC

    General

    $5,000
  57. St Francis CenterSt Helena Is, SC

    General

    $5,000
  58. University of South Carolina Educational FoundationColumbia, SC

    General

    $5,000
  59. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    General

    $5,000
  60. Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, ME

    General

    $3,200
  61. Agape IncPortland, ME

    General

    $2,500
  62. Maine Immigrant & Refugee ServicesLewiston, ME

    General

    $2,500
  63. Milestone RecoveryPortland, ME

    General

    $2,500
  64. Tidal Creek FellowshipBeaufort, SC

    General

    $2,500
  65. Good Shepard Food BankAuburn, ME

    General

    $2,000
  66. Lifeflight FoundationAugusta, ME

    General

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $252,07037% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter2 grants $146,25022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture6 grants $58,2009% of the total
  4. Environment7 grants $54,3508% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $35,0005% of the total
  6. Science and technology2 grants $35,0005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes15 grants $93,20014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $357,120
  2. Maine19 grants $315,350
  3. New York9 grants $123,620
  4. South Carolina10 grants $110,700
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $30,000
  6. Florida3 grants $27,270
  7. Vermont3 grants $27,000
  8. California3 grants $22,700
  9. New Jersey2 grants $20,000
  10. Rhode Island3 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • C-F David BoitTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $22,736
  • Thomas R AppletonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $22,736

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